The µMACS and MultiMACS GST Isolation Kits facilitate the isolation of GST fusion proteins from different sources. The super-paramagnetic µMACS MicroBeads included in the kits are conjugated to an anti-GST monoclonal antibody, enabling fast and effective magnetic labeling of GST-tagged fusion proteins. The protocol allows for protein isolation within just 1.5 hours. No centrifugation or buffer removal steps are required.

After cell lysis GST-tagged proteins are magnetically labeled with µMACS Anti-GST MicroBeads. The sample is loaded onto a MACS Column placed in the magnetic field of a µMACS or thermoMACS Separator in which the magnetically labeled GST-tagged and associated proteins are retained during the washing steps. After elution with denaturing elution buffer, the precipitated proteins can be analyzed by SDS-PAGE and Western blot. Alternatively, native proteins can be eluted by pH-shift using triethylamine pH 11.8 or by removing the column from the magnetic field and applying a suitable native elution buffer.

The µMACS and MultiMACS GST Isolation Kits facilitate direct immunoprecipitation of GST fusion proteins from cell lysates at an analytical scale. They can also be used in co-immunoprecipitation experiments for the isolation of associated proteins or protein complexes in protein-protein interaction studies.