This protocol describes how to perform cell-type-specific protein labeling with azidonorleucine (ANL) using a mouse line expressing a mutant L274G-Methionine tRNA synthetase (MetRS*) and the necessary steps for labeled cell-type-specific proteins isolation. We outline two possible ANL administration routes in live mice by (1) drinking water and (2) intraperitoneal injections.
Nassim-Assir, B., Ouro Corredera, D., Alvarez-Pardo, R., tom Dieck, S., Ciirdaeva, E., Schuman, E. M., Alvarez-Castelao, B. Cell-Type Specific Protein Purification and Identification from Complex Tissues Using a Mutant Methionine tRNA Synthetase Mouse Line. J. Vis. Exp. (182), e63713, doi:10.3791/63713 (2022).