Protocol for desalting of peptides and protein mixtures by RP-HPLC techniques. The RP-HPLC technique can be used to "desalt" peptide or protein samples derived from extraction procedures, from chemical reactions such as reductive alkylation in the presence of urea or guanidine hydrochloride, citraconylation, iodination, or cyanogen bromide cleavage, or recovered from other chromatographic separation. - [Read Desalting of Peptides and Protein Mixtures by RP-HPLC Techniques Protocol]
Protocol describes an RNA Polymerase III (Pol III) transcription assay using an extract or proteins of choice. Pol III is the polymerase responsible for transcribing 5S RNA, tRNAs, and other small RNAs. α-Amanitin inhibits Pol II transcription in the assay. The newly-transcribed, radiolabeled RNA is visualized by autoradiography following Urea Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. - [Read Protocol for Polymerase III In Vitro Transcription]
Immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) is suitable for the purification of proteins under denaturing conditions. Either guanidine-HCl or urea can be used, although guanidine-HCl is a stronger denaturant than urea. Proteins that have been adsorbed to the column in the presence of guanidine-binding buffer may be washed with urea-binding buffer and eluted with urea elution buffer. - [Read Purification of Histidine-Tagged Proteins under Denaturing Conditions Using IMAC Protocol]