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Lindsay K Pino
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#massspectrometry, #proteomics, and #bioinformatics | hiking and dogs | co-founder & CTO @talusbio | opinions my own
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We had been using ConA on magnetic beads to move nuclei around our sample prep platform. Lots of non specific membrane binding so we switched to a different, more nuclei-specific lectin!

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Concanavalin A is a lectin found in #seeds of Canavalia ensiformis (#Fabaceae : Ton Rulkens CCBYSA2). Lectins are proteins that bind specifically to certain sugar moieties in other molecules. They bind to cell membrane carbs & destroy membrane integrity. Diabolical! #toxin ☠️ #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪

Close-up photo of legume seeds. The seeds are white with brown hilums. Ton Rulkens CC BY SA 2.0
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Lectins are very cool! 😎

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Lindsay K Pino
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#massspectrometry, #proteomics, and #bioinformatics | hiking and dogs | co-founder & CTO @talusbio | opinions my own
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