This is a protocol to extract intact Golgi Membranes from HeLa cells using sucrose gradient centrifugation. This extraction is very useful for several applications including pull-down of Golgi membrane proteins, electron microscopy and reconstitution of protein transport into an isolated system. Protocol adapted from Balch et al. (1984).
Readers should cite both the Bio-protocol article and the original research article where this protocol was used:
Galen, J. V. and Blume, J. V. (2013). Enrichment of Golgi membranes from HeLa cells by sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation. Bio-protocol 3(18): e906. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.906.