NHS-SS-Biotin

Sample

hippocampal neurons

Preparation method

Soluble in DMSO or DMF.

Reaction Conditions

1.5 mg/ml, 4 ℃ for 1 h

Applications

Neurons were washed with the artificial cerebrospinal fluid（ACSF） at 37 ℃, and incubated with 1.5 ml of 1.5 mg/ml NHS-SS-biotin with gentle shaking at 4 ℃ for 1 h. After washing, neurons were switched to the neuronal culture medium and incubated at 37 ℃. At indicated times of incubation, neurons were cooled to 4 ℃ and un-endocytosed surface biotin was cleaved by incubating in the glutathione cleavage buffer (50 mM glutathione, 75 mM NaCl, 10 mM EDTA, 1% BSA, and 0.075 N NaOH). Neurons were lysed in the modified RIPA buffer (50 mM Tris–HCl, 150 mM NaCl, 1% NP-40, 0.5% sodium deoxylate, 1 mM EDTA, and protease inhibitors). Lysates were cleared by centrifugation at 10,000g for 10 min at 4 ℃ and incubated at 4 ℃ over-night with 70 μl of 50% streptavidin beads. Endocytosis of ErbB proteins was assayed using cleavable biotin. Bead-associated proteins were subjected to Western blot analysis.

References:

[1]. Yu Liu, Yan-Mei Tao, Ran-Sook Woo, Wen-Cheng Xiong, Lin Mei. Stimulated ErbB4 internalization is necessary for neuregulin signaling in neurons. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 354 (2007) 505–510.