Example 2
Dioleoylphosphatidylserine (DOPS) was obtained from Avanti Polar Lipids (Alabaster Ala.). Twenty to thirty μmoles of DOPS in chloroform were dried under N2 and vacuum to lipid films. Five to ten μmoles saposin C polypeptide was added to the dried films and suspended in 50 μl McIlvanine buffer (pH 4.7). The suspension was then brought to a 1 ml volume with either cell culture medium or phosphate buffered saline (PBS) (Ausubel et al. (2002) Current Protocols in Molecular Biology. John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y., herein incorporated by reference). The mixture was sonicated in a bath sonicator for approximately 20 minutes. Ice was added as needed to prevent overheating the samples.