Protocol for analyzing DNA dynamics in the presence of crowders and confined within cell-sized droplets

Summary: Here, we present a protocol for encapsulating DNA molecules under crowded conditions within cell-sized lipid-coated droplets. We describe steps for preparing a lipid-oil mixture and adding an aqueous solution containing DNA, which, when mixed, forms water-in-oil droplets of radii between ∼5...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Shafiei Aporvari, Ryan McGorty, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-09-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166724004143