to lyse
- verb
- /laɪs/
- Specialized
- Cells were lysed using multiple freeze/thaw rounds, and free virus was precipitated from the media using PEG, then added to the cell lysate.
- lyse cells
Who not able to lyse infected cells?
- Who not able to lyse infected cells?
Examples
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"We break apart, or lyse, white blood cell samples with detergent and then remove their DNA," O'Rourke explains.
Academic text (2002) -
CSF samples were incubated for 5 minutes at 95 Celsius to lyse cells and to minimize subsequent biohazard.
Academic text (1992) -
BRA (50 L) was added to lyse the bacterial cells, then 50 L of LL was added.
Academic text (2006) -
Cells were lysed with glass beads and collected by centrifugation.
Academic text (2017) -
Isolated hepatocytes were treated for 24 hours with 100 mM corticosterone or vehicle before the cells were lysed.
Blog text (6) -
In the acute infection, the virus enters, it spreads through the body, it is causing tissue damage, cells are being lysed, things like that.
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Homogenates were lysed on ice for 30 min, followed by sonication.
Academic text (2017) -
The cell pellets were re-suspended in protein-removing buffer S and lysed by repeated cycles of freezing and thawing under liquid nitrogen.
Academic text (2016) -
Cells were lysed in NP40 buffer, and protein was quantified using the Pierce BCA Protein Assay Kit (Sigma).
Academic text (2017) -
To analyze the contents of the cell, we need to lyse it using a special enzyme.
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Etymology
The verb lyse comes from the Greek word lysis, which means 'loosening' or 'breaking apart' and is the same root in words like analysis and paralysis. So, to lyse a cell is to break it open and release what is inside.