A modified density centrifugation gradient-based methodology was utilized to isolate epithelial cells from Rhipicephalus microplus gut tissue. Surface-bound proteins were biotinylated and purified through streptavidin magnetic beads for utilization in downstream applications.
Karbanowicz, T. P., Lew-Tabor, A., Rodriguez Valle, M. Purification of Biotinylated Cell Surface Proteins from Rhipicephalus microplus Epithelial Gut Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (125), e55747, doi:10.3791/55747 (2017).