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* [[Jacobs:Protocol Total Protein Isolation Using RIPA Lysis Buffer]] - Jacobs Lab: cell line lysis for protein (method: RIPA buffer)
* [[Jacobs:Protocol Total Protein Isolation Using RIPA Lysis Buffer]] - Jacobs Lab: cell line lysis for protein (method: RIPA buffer)
* [[Streptomyces:Protocols/Mini-Maxi Prep]] - Streptomyces community, East Anglia: bacteria lysis for DNA (method: NaOH)
* [[Streptomyces:Protocols/Mini-Maxi Prep]] - Streptomyces community, East Anglia: bacteria lysis for DNA (method: NaOH)
== Comparison of lysis methods ==
=== Sonication ===
* most efficient method of cell fractionation
* problem: heat build up which can denature proteins (proportionate to length of sonication)
* precaution: do on ice and sonicate intermittantly
=== Homogenisation ===
* best for animal tissue; less suitable for cells
* precaution: do on ice to reduce heat build-up and denaturation
=== Freeze-thaw ===
* least effective method
* plus: does not denature proteins as much as other methods
=== Detergents ===
* chemical method of lysis
* problems: detergent may inhibit subsequent reactions
* problems: detergent may disrupts protein interactions

Revision as of 03:16, 26 June 2008

This page should point you to the many different general and lab-specific protocols describing tissue and cell lysis and serve as forum for comparison.


Comparison of lysis methods

Sonication

  • most efficient method of cell fractionation
  • problem: heat build up which can denature proteins (proportionate to length of sonication)
  • precaution: do on ice and sonicate intermittantly

Homogenisation

  • best for animal tissue; less suitable for cells
  • precaution: do on ice to reduce heat build-up and denaturation

Freeze-thaw

  • least effective method
  • plus: does not denature proteins as much as other methods

Detergents

  • chemical method of lysis
  • problems: detergent may inhibit subsequent reactions
  • problems: detergent may disrupts protein interactions