Here we describe protocols to disrupt mammalian cells by solid-state milling at a cryogenic temperature, produce a cell extract from the resulting cell powder, and isolate protein complexes of interest by affinity capture upon antibody-coupled micron-scale paramagnetic beads.
LaCava, J., Jiang, H., Rout, M. P. Protein Complex Affinity Capture from Cryomilled Mammalian Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (118), e54518, doi:10.3791/54518 (2016).