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D2R. All constructs were expressed using the Bac-to-bac baculovirus expression system, then extracted with n-Dodecyl-β-D-Maltoside (DDM) and purified using metal affinity chromatography. Samples were then tested for quantity, purity, and homogeneity using SDS-PAGE, western blot, and size-exclusion chromatography. High quality samples were chosen based on insect cell expression levels, purification yield, and stability estimated by the levels of homomeric protein relative to aggregated protein. A final construct was chosen with which to continue future studies in optimization of thermal stability and crystallization conditions. Future work on this project is required to produce a sample amenable to crystallization. Screening of ligands for co-crystallization,
thermostabilizing point mutations, and potentially optimization of extraction and purification techniques prior to crystallization trials. Solving the D2R structure will lead to an increased understanding of its signaling mechanism and the mechanisms of currently approved drugs, while also providing a basis for more effective structure-based drug design.
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An electric field can be applied to a microfluidic device in order to stop particle flow. Electroosmosis, electrophoresis, and dielectrophoresis act on the particles in different directions in the microfluidic channel, and when these forces create zero net force, the particle stops in the channel. The goal of the performed experiments is to investigate whether hydrostatic pressure generated by a syringe pump could help concentrate these particles and separate them from other contents. Introducing precise, adjustable hydrostatic pressure from the syringe pump provides another mechanism for controlling particle behavior. A microfluidic channel was crafted into a device connected to a syringe pump, and videos of 1 µm silica particles in the device were recorded under a microscope in order to show that samples could be infused into the device and concentrated or captured at a specific location in the channel using hydrostatic pressure. Capture of the particles occurred with and without controlled hydrostatic pressure, but these events occurred somewhat consistently at different voltages. In addition, particle movement in the channel with the syringe pump off was originally attributed to the electrokinetic forces. However, when compared to experiments without the syringe pump connected to the device, it became evident that the electrokinetic forces should have moved the particles in the opposite direction and that, in actuality, there is an inherent pressure in the device also affecting particle movement even when the syringe pump is not turned on.
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