Automated large-scale purification of a recombinant g-protein-coupled neurotensin receptor

Structure determination of G-protein-coupled receptors and other applications, such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies, require milligram quantities of purified, functional receptor protein on a regular basis. This unit presents a step-by-step procedure for the automated two-column purification at the 10-milligram scale of a G protein-coupled receptor for neurotensin, expressed in functional form in Escherichia coli.