NaCl, 5 mM Imidazole, EDTA free complete protease inhibitor (Roche), lysed by 2
cycles of freeze thaw in liquid nitrogen and the lysate was cleared by
centrifugation at 19,000 g in a Thermo Scientific™ Fiberlite™
F21-8 x 50y fixed-angle rotor for 90 min. The supernatant was mixed with Talon
resin (Clontech), equilibrated in buffer A (25 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0, 150 mM NaCl,
5 mM Imidazole) and incubated for 1 hour at 4° C. The resin was washed
with 15 column volumes (CV), 10 CV of buffer HS (25 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0, 1000 mM
NaCl, 5 mM Imidazole), and 15 CV of buffer A before eluting the bound protein
complex with 5 CV of buffer B (25 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0, 150 mM NaCl, 200 mM
Imidazole). Different samples were analysed by SDS-PAGE analysis and western
blot analysis using HRP conjugated anti-His antibody (Sigma-Aldrich) for TAF5NTD
and anti-TAF6 (primary, received from Laszlo Tora) followed by HRP conjugated
anti-mouse (secondary, Sigma-Aldrich) for TAF6.