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Do you spend lots of time and effort homogenizing tissue samples? The Bullet Blender® is a multi-sample homogenizer that delivers superior results. No other homogenizer comes close to delivering the Bullet Blender’s winning combination of top-quality performance and budget-friendly affordability. | |
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Bullet Blender settings for Tissue Homogenization
Sample size |
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microcentrifuge tube model (up to 300 mg) | Small adipose tissue samples |
5mL tube model (100mg – 1g) | Medium adipose tissue samples |
50mL tube model (100mg – 3.5g) | Large adipose tissue samples |
Selected publications for Tissue Homogenization
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Clark, D. J., Mei, Y., Sun, S., Zhang, H., Yang, A. J., & Mao, L. (2016). Glycoproteomic Approach Identifies KRAS as a Positive Regulator of CREG1 in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cells. Theranostics, 6(1), 65–77. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.12350
Tranchemontagne, Z. R., Camire, R. B., O’Donnell, V. J., Baugh, J., & Burkholder, K. M. (2016). Staphylococcus aureus Strain USA300 Perturbs Acquisition of Lysosomal Enzymes and Requires Phagosomal Acidification for Survival inside Macrophages. Infection and Immunity, 84(1), 241–253. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00704-15
Park, S. J., Lee, H. W., Kim, H.-R., Kang, C., & Kim, H. M. (2016). A carboxylesterase-selective ratiometric fluorescent two-photon probe and its application to hepatocytes and liver tissues. Chem. Sci., 7(6), 3703–3709. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5SC05001D
Lee, D., Ahn, C., An, B.-S., & Jeung, E.-B. (2015). Induction of the Estrogenic Marker Calbindn-D9k by Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(11), 14610–14625. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121114610
Upadhyay, A., Fontes, F. L., Gonzalez-Juarrero, M., McNeil, M. R., Crans, D. C., Jackson, M., & Crick, D. C. (2015). Partial Saturation of Menaquinone in Mycobacterium tuberculosis : Function and Essentiality of a Novel Reductase, MenJ. ACS Central Science, 1(6), 292–302. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.5b00212
Meyer, R. E., Chuong, H. H., Hild, M., Hansen, C. L., Kinter, M., & Dawson, D. S. (2015). Ipl1/Aurora-B is necessary for kinetochore restructuring in meiosis I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 26(17), 2986–3000. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E15-01-0032
Giengkam, S., Blakes, A., Utsahajit, P., Chaemchuen, S., Atwal, S., Blacksell, S. D., … Salje, J. (2015). Improved Quantification, Propagation, Purification and Storage of the Obligate Intracellular Human Pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(8), e0004009. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004009
Dragunow, M., Feng, S., Rustenhoven, J., Curtis, M., & Faull, R. (2015). Studying Human Brain Inflammation in Leptomeningeal and Choroid Plexus Explant Cultures. Neurochemical Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-015-1682-2
Ran, L., Yu, Q., Zhang, S., Xiong, F., Cheng, J., Yang, P., … Wang, C.-Y. (2015). Cx3cr1 deficiency in mice attenuates hepatic granuloma formation during acute schistosomiasis by enhancing the M2-type polarization of macrophages. Disease Models & Mechanisms, 8(7), 691–700. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.018242
Sahu, R. (2015). Expression of the platelet-activating factor receptor enhances benzyl isothiocyanate-induced apoptosis in murine and human melanoma cells. Molecular Medicine Reports. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3371
Behnia, F., Peltier, M. R., Saade, G. R., & Menon, R. (2015). Environmental Pollutant Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether, a Flame Retardant, Induces Primary Amnion Cell Senescence. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 74(5), 398–406. https://doi.org/10.1111/aji.12414
Lydic, T. A., Townsend, S., Adda, C. G., Collins, C., Mathivanan, S., & Reid, G. E. (2015). Rapid and comprehensive ‘shotgun’ lipidome profiling of colorectal cancer cell derived exosomes. Methods, 87, 83–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.04.014
Ozgul, S., Kasap, M., Akpinar, G., Kanli, A., Güzel, N., Karaosmanoglu, K., … Iseri, P. (2015). Linking a compound-heterozygous Parkin mutant (Q311R and A371T) to Parkinson’s disease by using proteomic and molecular approaches. Neurochemistry International, 85–86, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2015.03.007
Lemon, D. D., Harrison, B. C., Horn, T. R., Stratton, M. S., Ferguson, B. S., Wempe, M. F., & McKinsey, T. A. (2015). Promiscuous actions of small molecule inhibitors of the protein kinase D-class IIa HDAC axis in striated muscle. FEBS Letters, 589(10), 1080–1088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2015.03.017
Mouton, J., Loos, B., Moolman-Smook, J. C., & Kinnear, C. J. (2015). Ascribing novel functions to the sarcomeric protein, myosin binding protein H (MyBPH) in cardiac sarcomere contraction. Experimental Cell Research, 331(2), 338–351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.11.006
Zhang, Z., He, L., Hu, S., Wang, Y., Lai, Q., Yang, P., … Wang, C.-Y. (2015). AAL exacerbates pro-inflammatory response in macrophages by regulating Mincle/Syk/Card9 signaling along with the Nlrp3 inflammasome assembly. American Journal of Translational Research, 7(10), 1812–1825.
Shemesh, A., Wang, Y., Yang, Y., Yang, G.-S., Johnson, D. E., Backer, J. M., … Zong, H. (2014). Suppression of mTORC1 activation in acid- -glucosidase-deficient cells and mice is ameliorated by leucine supplementation. AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 307(10), R1251–R1259. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00212.2014
Offer, S. M., Fossum, C. C., Wegner, N. J., Stuflesser, A. J., Butterfield, G. L., & Diasio, R. B. (2014). Comparative functional analysis of DPYD variants of potential clinical relevance to dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase activity. Cancer Research, 74(9), 2545–2554. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-2482
Da-Rè, C., Franzolin, E., Biscontin, A., Piazzesi, A., Pacchioni, B., Gagliani, M. C., … Costa, R. (2014). Functional Characterization of d rim2 , the Drosophila melanogaster Homolog of the Yeast Mitochondrial Deoxynucleotide Transporter. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(11), 7448–7459. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.543926
Caruso, V., Hägglund, M. G., Badiali, L., Bagchi, S., Roshanbin, S., Ahmad, T., … Fredriksson, R. (2014). The G protein-coupled receptor GPR162 is widely distributed in the CNS and highly expressed in the hypothalamus and in hedonic feeding areas. Gene, 553(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2014.09.042
Henrich, M., Huber, K., Rydzewski, L., Kirsten, S., Spengler, B., Römpp, A., & Reinacher, M. (2014). Identification of T cell receptor signaling pathway proteins in a feline large granular lymphoma cell line by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 161(1–2), 116–121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2014.06.004
Bartnikowski, M., Klein, T. J., Melchels, F. P. W., & Woodruff, M. A. (2014). Effects of scaffold architecture on mechanical characteristics and osteoblast response to static and perfusion bioreactor cultures: Scaffold Architecture Static Perfusion Bioreactor. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 111(7), 1440–1451. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.25200
Menon, R., Boldogh, I., Urrabaz-Garza, R., Polettini, J., Syed, T. A., Saade, G. R., … Taylor, R. N. (2013). Senescence of Primary Amniotic Cells via Oxidative DNA Damage. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e83416. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083416
Townsend, K. L., An, D., Lynes, M. D., Huang, T. L., Zhang, H., Goodyear, L. J., & Tseng, Y.-H. (2013). Increased Mitochondrial Activity in BMP7-Treated Brown Adipocytes, Due to Increased CPT1- and CD36-Mediated Fatty Acid Uptake. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 19(3), 243–257. https://doi.org/10.1089/ars.2012.4536
Thoene, J., Goss, T., Witcher, M., Mullet, J., N’Kuli, F., Van Der Smissen, P., … Hahn, S. H. (2013). In vitro correction of disorders of lysosomal transport by microvesicles derived from baculovirus-infected Spodoptera cells. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 109(1), 77–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.01.014
Thomas, S. N., Waters, K. M., Morgan, W. F., Yang, A. J., & Baulch, J. E. (2012). Quantitative proteomic analysis of mitochondrial proteins reveals prosurvival mechanisms in the perpetuation of radiation-induced genomic instability. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 53(3), 618–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.03.025
Willis, M. N., Liu, Y., Biterova, E. I., Simpson, M. A., Kim, H., Lee, J., & Barycki, J. J. (2011). Enzymatic Defects Underlying Hereditary Glutamate Cysteine Ligase Deficiency Are Mitigated by Association of the Catalytic and Regulatory Subunits. Biochemistry, 50(29), 6508–6517. https://doi.org/10.1021/bi200708w
Wu, S., Wang, L., Guo, W., Liu, X., Liu, J., Wei, X., & Fang, B. (2011). Analogues and Derivatives of Oncrasin-1, a Novel Inhibitor of the C-Terminal Domain of RNA Polymerase II and Their Antitumor Activities. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 54(8), 2668–2679. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm101417n