Density Gradient Media – News and Views

Lipid-rich plasma membrane domains have commonly been isolated from tissues and cultured cells as detergent-resistant membranes (DRMs).

Axis-Shield’s density gradient media – Nycodenz and OptiPrep can provide higher resolution of endosomal compartments than the traditional sucrose gradients. The new Axis-Shield Mini-Review No. 3 [2010] provides a summary of the technology as applied to both tissues and cultured cells. In addition to the routine pre-formed gradients, OptiPrep can also offer a self-generated  mode [...]