Multimer-PAGE for Separating Native Protein Complexes: A Hybrid Separation Technique Consisting of Blue Native-PAGE and SDS-PAGE to Separate Intact Multimeric Proteins From Tissue Lysate
Published: April 30, 2023
Abstract
Source: Rhinesmith, T. et al., Multimer-PAGE: A Method for Capturing and Resolving Protein Complexes in Biological Samples. J. Vis. Exp. (2017).
This video describes multimeric PAGE for separating native protein complexes from tissue homogenates. The technique is a hybrid of blue native-PAGE and SDS-PAGE techniques. The separated complexes can be characterized and studied for their role in cell functioning.
Protocol
1. Tissue Preparation Prepare 10 mL of 4x BN-PAGE sample buffer (200 mM Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino-tris(hydroxymethyl)methane (Bis-Tris), 200 mM NaCl, 40% w/v glycerol, 0.004% Ponceau S, pH 7.2). NOTE: This stock solution may be made in advance and stored at 4 °C. Dilute 250 μL of 4x sample buffer in 750 μL dH2O containing 1x commercial protease inhibitor cocktail. Vortex and chill on ice. Homogenize 20 mg of target tissue in…
Representative Results
Figure 1: General multimer-PAGE flowchart. (A) Prepare tissue lysate using non-denaturing methods, such as homogenizing in BN-PAGE sample buffer. (B) Pipette lysate into BN-PAGE gel, then perform electrophoresis (150 volts) in BN-PAGE running buffer. Allow sample to migrate until the dye front has migrated ~2 cm into the resolving gel. (C) Remove the stacking…
Disclosures
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Materials
| Chemicals | |||
| ε-Aminocaproic acid | Sigma | A2504 | |
| Acrylamide | Acros Organics | 164855000 | Toxic. |
| Acrylamide/bisacrilamide 37.5:1 (40%T stock solution) | BioRad | 161-0148 | Toxic. |
| Ammonium persulfate | Sigma | A3678 | |
| Anti rabbit IgG-HRP from goat | Santa Cruz Biotechnology | sc-2004 | |
| Bicinchoninic acid assay kit | Thermofisher | 23225 | |
| Bis-tris | Sigma | B9754 | |
| Bovine serum albumin | Sigma | A9647 | |
| Butanol | Fisher Scientific | A399-1 | |
| Chemiluminescence substrate kit | ThermoFisher | 24078 | |
| Coomassie blue G-250 | Sigma-Aldrich | B0770 | |
| Digitonin | Sigma | D141 | Toxic. |
| Dimethyl sulfoxide | Fisher Scientific | D128-1 | |
| Dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate) | Thermo Scientific | 22585 | |
| Dry nonfat milk | LabScientific | M0841 | |
| Glycerol | Sigma | G9012 | |
| Glycine | Fisher Scientific | BP381-5 | |
| Halt Protease Inhibitor Cocktail | Thermofisher | 78430 | |
| Hydrochloric acid | Fisher Scientific | A144SI-212 | For titration. Caustic. |
| Methanol | Fisher Scientific | A412-4 | For PVDF membrane activation. Toxic. |
| Monoclonal anti α-synuclein IgG from rabbit | Santa Cruz Biotechnology | sc-7011-R | |
| N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine | Sigma | T9281 | |
| N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide | Acros Organics | 16479 | Toxic. |
| NP40 | Boston Bioproducts | P-872 | |
| Polysorbate 20 (tween-20) | Fisher Scientific | BP337-500 | |
| Polyvinylidene fluoride transfer membranes | Thermo Scientific | 88518 | |
| Ponceau S | Sigma | P3504 | |
| Potassium chloride | Fisher Scientific | P217-3 | |
| Potassium phosphate monobasic | Sigma | P9791 | |
| Protease inhibitor cocktail | Thermo Scientific | 88265 | |
| SDS solution (10% w/v) | BioRad | 161-0416 | |
| Sodium chloride | Fisher Scientific | BP358-212 | |
| Sodium dodecyl sulfate | Sigma | L37771 | |
| Sodium phosphate monobasic | Fisher Scientific | BP329-1 | |
| Tricine | Sigma | T0377 | |
| Tris base | Fisher Scientific | BP152-500 | |
| Tris-HCl (0.5 M buffer, pH 6.8) | BioRad | 161-0799 | |
| Tris-HCl (1.5 M buffer, pH 8.8) | BioRad | 161-0798 | |
| Instruments | |||
| GE Imagequant LAS 4000 | GE Healthcare | 28-9558-10 | |
| ImageJ software NIH | |||
| Synergy H1 microplate reader | BioTek | ||
| Gel Former + Stand | Biorad | ||
| Microfuge 22R centrifuge | Beckman Coulter | ||
| 2 mL dounce homogenizer | |||
| Vortex mixer | Fisher Scientific | ||
| Ultrasonic tissue homogenizer | Fisher Scientific | FB120220 |
Cite This Article
Multimer-PAGE for Separating Native Protein Complexes: A Hybrid Separation Technique Consisting of Blue Native-PAGE and SDS-PAGE to Separate Intact Multimeric Proteins From Tissue Lysate. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e21111, doi: (2023).