Tandem affinity purification of functional TAP-tagged proteins from human cells

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Abstract

Tandem affinity purification (TAP) is a generic two-step affinity purification protocol for isolation of TAP-tagged proteins together with associated proteins. We used bacterial artificial chromosome to heterologously express TAP-tagged murine Sgo1 protein in human HeLa cells. This allowed us to test the functionality of the Sgo1-TAP protein by RNA interference-mediated depletion of the endogenous human Sgo1. Here, we present an optimized protocol for purification of TAP-tagged Sgo1 protein as well as KIAA1387 from HeLa cells with detailed instructions. The purification protocol can be completed in 1 day and it should be applicable to other proteins.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1145-1151
Number of pages7
JournalNature protocols
Volume2
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMedCentral PMC2957861
Scopus 34250155598

Keywords

Keywords

  • Animals, Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics, Chromatography, Affinity/methods, Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial/genetics, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, HeLa Cells, Humans, Mass Spectrometry, Mice, Multiprotein Complexes/isolation & purification, RNA Interference