We here present a proven and tested protocol for the purification of chloroplast protein import complexes (TOC-TIC complex) using the TAP-tag. The one-step affinity-isolation protocol can potentially be applied to any protein and be used to identify new interaction partners by mass spectrometry.
Shanmugabalaji, V., Douet, V., Agne, B., Kessler, F. Affinity Purification of Chloroplast Translocon Protein Complexes Using the TAP Tag. J. Vis. Exp. (141), e58532, doi:10.3791/58532 (2018).