title: Isolation of yeast mitochondria.
abstract: Often preparations of isolated organelles contain other, unwanted, cellular components. For biochemical experiments to determine the localization of newly identified proteins, or to determine the whole set of proteins (or the proteome) from a desired organelle, these unwanted components often confuse the resulting data. For these types of studies, it is crucial to have highly pure fractions of the desired organelle. Here we describe a protocol for purification of mitochondria from Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells devoid of contamination from other cellular compartments.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meisinger
authors.forename: Nikolaus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pfanner
authors.forename: Kaye N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Truscott
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002458:Cell Fractionation / Q000379:methods*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000737:chemistry*; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins