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Electrophoretic Separation of Proteins
Published on: June 12, 2008
Electrophoretic Separation of Very Large Molecular Weight Proteins in SDS Agarose
Marion L Greaser1, Chad M Warren2
1Muscle Biology Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. mgreaser@wisc.edu.
Abstract:
Very large proteins (subunit sizes, >200 kDa) are difficult to electrophoretically separate on polyacrylamide gels. A SDS vertical agarose gel system has been developed that has vastly improved resolving power for very large proteins. Proteins with molecular masses between 200 and 4000 kDa can be clearly separated. Inclusion of a reducing agent in the upper reservoir buffer and use of a large pore-sized agarose have been found to be key technical procedures for obtaining optimum protein migration and resolution.
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