Lipid droplets are important organelles for the replication of several pathogens, including the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). We describe a method to isolate lipid droplets for quantitative mass spectrometry of associated proteins; it can be used under a variety of conditions, such as virus infection, environmental stress, or drug treatment.
Rösch, K., Kwiatkowski, M., Schlüter, H., Herker, E. Lipid Droplet Isolation for Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Analysis. J. Vis. Exp. (122), e55585, doi:10.3791/55585 (2017).