Abstract
Tandem affinity purification (TAP) is used to look at protein-protein interaction. Its use relies on generating a fusion protein with a TAP tag on the C- or N- terminal end. In this protocol, a two-step purification of N-terminus TAP-tagged proteins from yeast is described.
Materials and Reagents
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TCA precipitate eluates
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Acknowledgments
This protocol has been modified and adapted in the Espenshade Lab, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Funding to support different projects that have used this protocol has come from NIH – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and the American Heart Association.
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