| Preface | 6 |
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| Acknowledgments | 7 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| An Overview of This Manual | 24 |
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| Introduction | 24 |
| Kits, Cores, and Computers | 26 |
| How to Use This Book | 26 |
| Basic Laboratory Equipment | 27 |
| Laboratory Automation | 28 |
| Beyond Protein Analysis and Purification | 29 |
| Protein Structure | 31 |
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| Introduction | 31 |
| A. The Amino Acids | 31 |
| B. The Four Levels of Protein Structure | 34 |
| C. Chemical Characteristics of Proteins | 40 |
| Tracking the Target Protein | 47 |
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| Introduction | 47 |
| A. Labeling Cells and Proteins | 49 |
| Metabolic Labeling Adherent Cells | 51 |
| Metabolic Labeling Cells Growing in Suspension | 51 |
| Pulse-Chase Labeling | 52 |
| Lactoperoxidase Labeling Cell Surface Proteins | 54 |
| Labeling Surface Proteins with IODO- GEN ® | 55 |
| Non-radioactive Biotinylation of Cell Surface Proteins | 56 |
| Domain-Selective Biotinylation and Streptavidin- Agarose Precipitation | 57 |
| Labeling Isolated Proteins with Chloramine T | 59 |
| B. Lysis: Preparation of the Cell Free Extract | 60 |
| Lysis of Cells in Suspension ( Continuation of Protocol 3.2) | 61 |
| Lysis of Adherent Cells ( Continuation of Protocol 3.1) | 62 |
| C. Principles of Immunoprecipitation | 62 |
| Immunoprecipitation | 65 |
| Sequential Immunoprecipitation: Dissociation and Reimmunoprecipitation of Immune Complexes | 67 |
| Eliminating Interfering Immunoglobulin Bands During IP- Western Detection: Analysis of the Immunoprecipitate under Non- Reducing Conditions | 69 |
| Nondenaturing Immunoprecipitation | 70 |
| D. Additional Methods to Identify Associated Proteins | 70 |
| Preparation of Sucrose Gradients | 71 |
| Cross-Linking Proteins Added to Cells: Analysis of Receptor- Ligand Interaction | 78 |
| Cross-Linking Proteins in Solution | 78 |
| Cross-Linking Extraneously Added Ligand to Cells | 79 |
| Cross-Linking Proteins in Solution Using the Homobifunctional Reagent Dithiobis ( succinimidyl propionate) ( DSP) | 80 |
| Electrophoretic Techniques | 86 |
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| Introduction to Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ( PAGE) | 86 |
| A. Preparation of SDS-Polyacrylamide Gels | 89 |
| Assembling the Plates | 89 |
| Casting the Separating Gel | 90 |
| Casting the Stacking Gel | 92 |
| Gradient Gels | 93 |
| Sample Preparation | 95 |
| Running the Gel: Attaching the Gel Cassette to the Apparatus and Loading the Samples | 96 |
| Drying the Gel | 99 |
| Separation of Low Molecular Weight Proteins by Tricine- SDS- PAGE ( TSDS- PAGE) | 100 |
| B. 2-Dimensional (2-D) Gel Systems | 102 |
| Preparation of the Sample for Isoelectric Focusing | 106 |
| Preparation and Running of Isoelectric Focusing Tube Gels | 107 |
| Equilibration of the First-Dimension Gel or Strip | 109 |
| Measuring the pH of the Gel Slices | 110 |
| Nonequilibrium pH Gradient Electrophoresis ( NEPHGE) | 112 |
| 2-D Gels The Second Dimension: SDS- PAGE | 113 |
| Labeling Proteins with Cyanine Dyes ( Cy3 and Cy5) | 114 |
| Nonreducing-Reducing 2- D Gels | 115 |
| C. Detection of Protein Bands in Polyacrylamide Gels | 118 |
| Staining and Destaining the Gel with Coomassie Blue | 119 |
| Coomassie Staining Using GelCode® Blue | 121 |
| Staining Gels with SYPRO® Ruby | 121 |
| Silver Staining | 123 |
| Reversible Negative Staining of Proteins in Gels with Imidazole and Zinc Salts | 124 |
| Molecular Weight Determination by SDS- PAGE | 126 |
| D. Recovery of Proteins from the Gel | 128 |
| Excising the Protein Band from the Dried Gel | 128 |
| Extracting the Target Protein from the Dried Gel | 129 |
| E. Identification of Enzyme Activity in Polyacrylamide Gels | 129 |
| Localization of Proteases: Copolymerization of Substrate in the Separating Gel | 130 |
| Identification of Protease Inhibitors: Reverse Zymography | 131 |
| Locating the Enzyme Activity: Reacting the Gel with Substrate Solution after Electrophoresis | 132 |
| Detection of b glucuronidase Activity in Polyacrylamide Gels | 133 |
| Gel Shifts | 135 |
| Getting Started with Protein Purification | 141 |
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| Introduction | 141 |
| A. Making a Cell Free Extract | 143 |
| Nuclear Extracts | 149 |
| Total Lymphocyte Extract | 150 |
| Subcellular Fractionation | 150 |
| B. Protein Quantitation | 151 |
| Bradford Standard Assay | 153 |
| Bradford Microassay | 155 |
| Protein Determination Using Bicinchoninic Acid ( BCA) | 156 |
| Compatible Substances for the BCA Protein Assay | 157 |
| Incompatible Substances | 157 |
| NanoOrange® Protein Quantitation Assay: A Fluorescence- Based Assay of Proteins in Solution | 158 |
| C. Manipulating Proteins in Solution | 159 |
| Recovery of Protein by Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation | 161 |
| Preparation of Dialysis Tubing | 164 |
| D. Precipitation Techniques | 166 |
| Salting Out with Ammonium Sulfate | 166 |
| Precipitation with Acetone | 168 |
| PEG Precipitation | 169 |
| Removal of PEG from Precipitated Proteins | 170 |
| Recovery of Protein from Dilute Solutions by Methanol Chloroform Precipitation | 171 |
| Recovery of Protein by Trichloroacetic Acid ( TCA) Precipitation | 172 |
| Concentration of Proteins by Acetone Precipitation | 173 |
| Membrane Proteins | 176 |
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| Introduction | 176 |
| A. Peripheral Membrane Proteins | 177 |
| Alkali Extraction | 179 |
| High pH Membrane Fractionation | 180 |
| B. Integral Membrane Proteins | 181 |
| Butanol Extraction | 182 |
| Single-Phase Butanol Extraction | 182 |
| C. Detergents | 183 |
| Differential Detergent Solubilization | 192 |
| Solubilization Trial | 194 |
| Transfer and Detection of Proteins on Membrane Supports | 200 |
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| Introduction | 200 |
| A. Transfer of Proteins to Membrane Supports | 200 |
| Transfer of Proteins to Nitrocellulose or Polyvinylidene Difluoride | 201 |
| Enhanced Capture of Small Histidine Containing Polypeptides on Membranes in the Presence of ZnCl2 | 204 |
| Dot Blots | 205 |
| Thin-Layer Chromatography Blotting | 205 |
| B. Staining the Blot | 206 |
| Total Protein Staining with India Ink | 206 |
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