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Add 1? ml ice cold RIPA buffer (sc-24948) to subconfluent cell monolayer and incubate at 4?C for 10 minutes. For suspension cells, add the RIPA buffer to washed cell pellet in a microcentrifuge tube. |
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Disrupt cells by repeated passage through a 21-gauge needle or sonication. Transfer to a microcentrifuge tube. |
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Optional: Wash cell culture plate with additional 1.0 ml ice cold RIPA buffer and combine with original extract. |
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Pellet cellular debris by centrifugation at 10,000xg for 10 minutes at 4?C. Transfer supernatant to a fresh microcentrifuge tube on ice. |
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Preclear lysate by adding 1.0 礸 of the appropriate control IgG (corresponding to the host species of the primary antibody), together with 20 祃 of appropriate suspended (25% v/v) agarose conjugate (Protein A-Agarose, Protein G-Agarose, Protein A/G-Agarose, or Protein L-Agarose). Incubate at 4?C for 30 minutes. |
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Centrifugation at 3,000 rpm (e.g. Eppendorf 5415D; approximately 1,000xg) for 30 seconds at 4?C. |
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Transfer the supernatant, or approximately 100?000 礸 total cellular protein, to a microcentrifuge tube. Add 1?0 祃 (i.e., 0.2? 礸) primary antibody (optimal antibody concentration should be determined by titration) and incubate for 1? hours at 4?C. Alternatively, if antibody agarose conjugate is employed, add 20 祃 (i.e., 5 祃 packed beads) and incubate at 4?C for 1 hour to overnight with mixing; skip the next step. |
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Add 20 祃 of the appropriate agarose conjugate suspension (Protein A-Agarose, Protein G-Agarose, Protein A/G-Agarose, or Protein L-Agarose). Cap tubes and incubate at 4?C on a rocker platform or rotating device for 1 hour to overnight. |
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Collect immunoprecipitates by centrifugation at 3,000 rpm (approximately 1,000xg) for 30 seconds at 4?C. Carefully aspirate and discard supernatant. |
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Gently wash pellet 2? times with 1.0 ml RIPA buffer (more stringent) or PBS (less stringent), each time repeating centrifugation step above. |
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After final wash, carefully aspirate and discard supernatant and resuspend pellet in 40 祃 of 2x electrophoresis sample buffer (sc-24945). |
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Boil samples for 2? minutes and subject to electrophoresis and autoradiography. Unused samples may be stored at -20?C. |