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Antibody cleanup

Inordertodecreasetheamountofnonspecificstaining,itisoftennecessarytopreabsorbprimaryandsecondaryantibodiestoyeastcellslackingtheantigenpriortouse.A1:1mixtureoffixedyeastwholecellsandspheroplastsareusedforthispurpose.

  • Growcellsin200mlsofYPDat30oCtoanOD600of1.
  • Addformaldehydetothe200mlculturetoafinalconcentrationof3.7%.Fixfor1houratroomtemperaturewithshaking.
  • Centrifugecellsat3000Xg.ResUSPendin200mlsSolutionA.Repeatwash.
  • Pelletcellsasaboveandresuspendin4mlsSolutionA.Reserve2mlsofthecellsuspension.
  • Spheroplasttheremaining2mlofthecellsuspensionbyadditionofbeta-mercaptoethanolto0.1%,glusulaseto0.05%,andzymolyase(100T)to60ug/ml.Incubate1hourat37oC.
  • Pelletspheroplastsasabove.Resuspendin10mlsSolutionAandpelletagain.
  • Combinethesuspensionofwholecellswiththespheroplastsandpelletasabove.Resuspendin10mlsofPBS.
  • Put200ul(3mg/ml)oftheantibodytoanEppendorftube.Add0.8mlsofPBS.
  • Pellet1mlofthecellsuspensionanddiscardthePBSsupernatant.Addtheantibodysolutiontothecellpellet,gentlyresuspendthecells,andincubatefor1houronice.
  • Pelletcells,givinganantibodysupernatant.Addthistoacellpelletpreparedasinstep9.Beverycarefulnottogetsupernatantsmixedup!
  • Repeatsteps9+10seventimes,orasoftenasnecessarytodecreasethebackground.
  • Pelletcells.Saveantibodysupernatant,whichisnowdiluted1:5fromitsinitialconcentration.Theseantibodiescanbestoredat4oCforseveralweeksorat-70oCforlongerperiods.
  • Solutions

    SolutionA1.2Msorbitol,50mMKPO4,pH7.0
    PBS150mMNaCl,50mMNaPO4,pH7.4