Hormones
Viruses are equally a threat to plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. They use their hosts to reproduce and can thereby damage them. This can lead, for example, to crop or farm animal losses and pandemics. On the other hand, viruses serve as tools for genetic engineering and the targeted modification of genomes.
Modern virology characterises viruses molecularly and functionally and uses this information to develop diagnostic tests, antiviral drugs and vaccines. Traditionally, virology largely relied on microscopic methods. Nowadays, microplate-based assays increase throughput and enable the measurement of replication, virus neutralization, binding of molecules to viral particles and much more.
Virus assays range from simple ELISA assays for measuring antibody titer to live-cell assays to measure replication. The variety of virus assays in combination with the need for cell-based methods requires a flexible microplate reader.
The CLARIOstar®Plus microplate reader offers this flexibility. It is a modular multi-mode reader that can be equipped with fluorescence, luminescence, absorbance and advanced detection modes. With its Atmospheric Control Unit, it is further optimized for live-cell assays as it creates the optimal environment for long-term cell-based experiments. The CLARIOstar Plus can be equipped with a red-shifted PMT for increased sensitivity with fluorophores emitting in the red range of light. These are often used in cell assays to avoid autofluorescence.
The PHERAstar FSX multi-mode microplate reader is the ideal platform for screening departments, where potential anti-viral compounds have to be detected quickly and efficiently in high throughput. In addition, it can quickly and effortlessly measure all FRET, TR-FRET and fluorescence polarization dual emission assays. These are often used in binding/interaction assays for anti-viral compound screens.
Resources
Browse our Resources section for information about specific applications, literature citations, videos, blog articles and many other publications. Many of the resources provided are associated with current and previous instrument models and versions.
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Assessing parallelism using Parallel Line Analysis (PLA) in MARS
Mario Schneider (1), Michael Haitz (1), Klaus-Jürgen Ziegler (1), Carl Peters (2), (1) BMG LABTECH GmbH, Ortenberg, Germany; (2) BMG LABTECH Inc., Cary NC, USA, 02/2019 - 294
Development of a rapid HTRF insulin assay
Z.J. Farino (1) , T.J. Morgenstern (1) , J. Vallaghe (2) , N. Gregor (2) , P. Donthamsetti (1) , P.E. Harris (1) , N. Pierre (2) , R. Freyberg (3) , F. Charrier-Savournin (2) , J.A. Javitch (1) , Z. Freyberg (1), (1) Columbia University , (2) Cisbio , (3) Yeshiva University, 04/2016 - 285
Fluorescence polarization based assay suitable for screening H-Prostaglandin D Synthase inhibitors
Carl Peters, BMG LABTECH, 07/2015 - 282
Using SPARCL technology to develop immunoassays for biomarker detection and pharmacokinetic studies
Wenhua Xie (1) , Mark Cameron (1) , Carl Peters (2), (1) Lumigen , (2) BMG LABTECH, 06/2015 - 154
Cisbio's HTRF cortisol assay performed on the PHERAstar FS
Jean-Luc Tardieu , Francois Degorce, Cisbio, 03/2007
Stress and behavioral correlates in the head-fixed method: stress measurements, habituation dynamics, locomotion, and motor-skill learning in mice
Read articleSci Rep
ZIGIR, a Granule-Specific Zn2+ Indicator, Reveals Human Islet α Cell Heterogeneity
Read articleCell Rep
The PARP inhibitor, olaparib, depletes the ovarian reserve in mice: implications for fertility preservation
Read articleHum. Reprod.
Fecal microbiota transplantation from high caloric-fed donors alters glucose metabolism in recipient mice, independently of adiposity or exercise status
Read articleAm. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.
The day-to-day reliability of peak fat oxidation and FATMAX
Read articleEur. J. Appl. Physiol.
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