Auditory and Vestibular Research

Nucleic Acid Protocols.- RNA Isolation from Xenopus Inner Ear Sensory Endorgans for Transcriptional Profiling and Molecular Cloning.- Synthesis of Biotin-Labeled RNA for Gene Expression Measurements Using Oligonucleotide Arrays.- In situ Hybridization Approach to Study mRNA Expression and Distribution in Cochlear Frozen Sections.- Lineage Analysis of Inner Ear Cells Using Genomic Tags for Clonal Identification.- Genetic Fate-Mapping Approaches: New Means to Explore the Embryonic Origins of the Cochlear Nucleus.- The Practical Use of Cre and loxP Technologies in Mouse Auditory Research.- Helios® Gene Gun–Mediated Transfection of the Inner Ear Sensory Epithelium.- Electroporation-Mediated Gene Transfer to the Developing Mouse Inner Ear.- Isolation of Sphere-Forming Stem Cells from the Mouse Inner Ear.- Molecular Biology of Vestibular Schwannomas.- Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis of Otitis Media Causing Pathogens.- Fluorescence “In Situ” Hybridization for the Detection of Biofilm in the Middle Ear and Upper Respiratory Tract Mucosa.- Positional Cloning of Deafness Genes.- Amino Acid Protocols.- Twist-Off Purification of Hair Bundles.- Yeast Two-Hybrid Screening to Test for Protein–Protein Interactions in the Auditory System.- The Use of 2-D Gels to Identify Novel Protein–Protein Interactions in the Cochlea.- Identification of Functionally Important Residues/Domains in Membrane Proteins Using an Evolutionary Approach Coupled with Systematic Mutational Analysis.- In Vivo Verification of Protein Interactions in the Inner Ear by Coimmunoprecipitation.- Identification of Transcription Factor–DNA Interactions Using Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assays.- Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Analysis of Binding Interactions of Proteins inInner-Ear Sensory Epithelia.- Multiplexed Isobaric Tagging Protocols for Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Approaches to Auditory Research.- Imaging Protocols.- Fluorescence Microscopy Methods in the Study of Protein Structure and Function.- Ion Imaging in the Cochlear Hair Cells.- Atomic Force Microscopy in Studies of the Cochlea.