Sunday, October 19, 2003
Description This protocol can be used to measure the amount of incorporation of 35S-Cysteine into cellular protein following a metabolic labeling procedure. This protocol reduces the amount of non-specific counts, which can be considerable with labeled Cysteine. A protein extract needs to be made before commencing this protocol. Procedure 1. Add 10 l of radiolabeled protein extract to 70 l of Urea Solution. 2. Incubate at 100C for 2 min. 3. Add 20 l 1 M Iodoacetic Acid. 4. Incubate at 37C for 30 min. 5. Add 2 l 2-mercaptoethanol. 6. Transfer 10 l to a new microfuge tube and add 1 ml 10% TCA. 7. Incubate at 100C for 10 min. 8. Collect precipitate onto Whatman glass microfiber GF/C filters using a vacuum manifold. 9. Wash the filters 3 times with 5 ml 5% TCA. 10. Transfer filters to scintillation vials. 11. Add 500 l Protosol. 12. Incubate at 55C for 1 hr. 13. Add 10 ml of scintillation fluid. 14. Count the samples in a scintillation counter. Recipes 5% (v/v) TCA 10% (v/v) TCA 100% TCA Stock Dissolve in 227 ml ddH2O 500 g Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA) 1 M Iodoacetic Acid Prepare fresh Urea Solution 0.5% (v/v) 2-mercaptoethanol 10 M Urea Supplies Tips (责任编辑:泉水) |