In this method, we present biochemical procedures for rapid and efficient isolation of intermediate filament (IF) proteins from multiple mouse tissues. Isolated IFs can be used to study changes in post-translational modifications by mass spectrometry and other biochemical assays.
Battaglia, R. A., Kabiraj, P., Willcockson, H. H., Lian, M., Snider, N. T. Isolation of Intermediate Filament Proteins from Multiple Mouse Tissues to Study Aging-associated Post-translational Modifications. J. Vis. Exp. (123), e55655, doi:10.3791/55655 (2017).