Preparation of splicing competent nuclear extracts

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1126:117-21. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-980-2_8.

Abstract

Splicing components play an essential role in mediating accurate and efficient splicing. The complexity of the spliceosome and its regulatory networks increase the difficulty of studying the splicing reaction in detail. Nuclear extracts derived from HeLa cells provide all of the obligatory components to carry out intron removal in vitro. This chapter describes the large-scale preparation of nuclear extract from HeLa cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Cell Extracts / genetics
  • Cell Nucleus / genetics
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Biology / methods*
  • RNA Splicing*
  • Spliceosomes*

Substances

  • Cell Extracts