Abstract
Here we describe how to prepare nucleoplasmic extracts from suspension cultures of Drosophila S2 (Schneider Line 2) cells. Harvested cells are washed in phosphate-buffered saline supplemented with MgCl2, resuspended in hypotonic buffer, and homogenized. Nuclei are isolated by centrifugation and then sonicated. The nuclear sonicate is placed on a 30% sucrose cushion and sedimented. The soluble nuclear ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes remain in the supernatant and the nuclear membrane fragments and chromatin pellet through the sucrose cushion.
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