FPCount protocol - Short protocol v1
FPCount is a complete protocol for fluorescent protein calibration, consisting of: 1. FP expression/purification using Thermo's HisPur Cobalt Resin. 2. FP concentration determination in a microplate reader. 3. FP fluorescence quantification in a microplate reader. Results can be analysed with the corresponding R package, FPCountR. This short version uses the ECmax protein quantification protocol, and is only suitable for FPs with entries in FPbase. If you want to verify or validate results, it's recommended you follow the complete protocol, which describes three protein quantification methods. The short protocol also skips the SDS-PAGE steps. If you require these, please see the complete protocol. --- Summary 1. Expression 2. Harvesting/Washing 3. Lysis 4. Fractionation 6. Purification 8. Protein concentration and buffer exchange 9. Quantification of FP concentration (part1) 10. Quantification of FP fluorescence 12. Protein storage 13. Calibration of Plate Reader