Resins and Elution Conditions for Common IP Tags

TAG (Abbreviation)

Recommended

Resin

Vendor (with link)

Manuf. Stated

Resin Capacity

Pre‐elution wash*

MS‐Compatible

Elution*

Cleanup

Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)

GFP‐Trap_A** GFP‐Trap_M**

http://www.chromotek.com/

~2 ug GFP per 10 uL resin.

0.5% to 1% NP40

in PBS, then 50 mM Ammonium Bicarbonate (3x)

0.25% Rapigest SF, 50mM

AmBic, Boil Or

Supply resin for direct on‐resin digestion (consult DPCF for preferred

approach)

None required

Glutathione S‐ Transferase (GST)

Glutathione Sepharose 4B** (GE Healthcare; 17‐ 0756‐01)

http://www6.gelifesciences.com/

Not given.

0.5% to 1% NP40

in PBS, then 50 mM Ammonium Bicarbonate (3x)

Excess glutathione in 50mM AmBic, no detergents. Or

Supply resin for direct on‐resin digestion (consult DPCF for preferred

approach)

If >150uL, use Amicon 4 10kDa MWCO. For less, use Zebaspin desalt gel filtration columns.

FLAG

ANTI‐FLAG M2

Affinity Gel (A2220)

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/

>0.6 mg/mL

0.5% to 1% NP40

in PBS, then 50 mM Ammonium Bicarbonate (3x)

200 ug/mL FLAG peptide in 50mM AmBic,

no detergents.

If >150uL, use 10kDa MWCO.

For less, Zebaspin

desalt gel filtration columns.

MYC

ANTI‐MYC Affinity Agarose (A7470)

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/

2 nmol/mL

0.5% to 1% NP40

in PBS, then 50 mM Ammonium Bicarbonate (3x)

0.25% Rapigest

in 50 mM AmBic, with boiling.

None required. Immediately compatible for LC‐

MS/MS.

Poly‐histidine (6xHis)

HisPur Cobalt Resin (Pierce 89964)** Ni‐NTA Agarose (Quiagen 30210)**

http://www.piercenet.com/ http://www1.qiagen.com

>10 mg/ml His‐ tagged protein (HisPur)

0.5% to 1% NP40

in PBS, then 50 mM Ammonium Bicarbonate (3x)

10mM – 200

mM imidazole in 50mM AmBic, no detergents; or on‐resin

digestion.

If >150uL, use Amicon 4 10kDa MWCO. For less, use Zebaspin desalt gel

filtration columns.

Biotin (peptide pulldown)

Monomeric avidin

http://www.piercenet.com/

1.2 mg biotinylated BSA/mL resin

0.1% SDS in PBS

at RT (30 min),

then 50mM AmBic (3x)

0.4/30/69.6

v/v/v

TFA/MeCN/ water

None required. Immediately compatible for LC‐

MS/MS.

Biotin (protein pulldown)

Streptavidin Agarose

http://www.piercenet.com/

Up to 10 mg biotinylated BSA/mL resin

0.1% SDS in PBS

at RT (30 min), then 50mM AmBic (3x)

200 ug/mL Biotin in PBS, or boil in 0.5% Rapigest/50

mM AmBic

Zebaspin x2 for biotin elution. None required for Rapigest Elution

HA Tag

Pierce HA Tag IP Kit/Resin (Pierce 26181)

http://www.piercenet.com/

60 nmol HA‐ tagged protein per mL slurry.

0.5% to 1% NP40

in PBS, then 50 mM Ammonium Bicarbonate (3x)

0.1 M Glycine (pH 2.8), or 0.25% Rapigest SF with boiling.

Zebaspin or Amicon MWCO for Glycine elution. None required for

Rapigest elution.