Protocol for quantifying the in vivo rate of protein degradation in mice using a pulse-chase technique.

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Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Electronic address:

Published: December 2023


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The ability to measure the in vivo rate of protein degradation is a major limitation in numerous fields of biology. Here, we present a protocol for quantifying this rate in mice using a pulse-chase technique that utilizes an azide-bearing non-canonical amino acid called azidohomoalanine (AHA). We describe steps for using chow containing AHA to pulse-label the animal's proteome. We then detail the quantification of AHA-labeled proteins in whole-tissue lysates or histological sections using a copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition 'click' reaction. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Steinert et al. (2023)..

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