Recombinant Mouse BID (Caspase-8-cleaved) Protein, CF

• Recombinant Mouse BID Caspase-8-cleaved (Catalog # 883-M8)
• Crude or enriched mouse liver mitochondria (See Preparation of mouse liver mitochondria at http://www.rndsystems.com/literature_cytochrome_c_release_assays_bcl-2.aspx)
• BID Dilution Buffer: 25 mM HEPES-KOH (pH 7.4), 0.1 M KCl, 1 mg/mL fatty acid free BSA*
• Mitochondria Buffer: 125 mM KCl, 0.5 mM MgCl₂, 3.0 mM Succinic acid, 3.0 mM Glutamic acid, 10 mM HEPES-KOH,(pH7.4), 1 mg/mL BSA*, containing 25 μg/mL Leupeptin, 25 μg/mL Pepstatin, 3 μg/mL Aprotinin, 100 μM PMSF, and 10 μM Boc-Asp-FMK caspase inhibitor *Note: Protease inhibitors and BSA should be added to the buffer immediately prior to use. 
  BSA stock solution should be prepared at 100 mg/mL.

Note: All buffers, proteins and tubes should be kept on ice until indicated. Assay volumes are 75 μL and are combined in 0.5 mL Eppendorf tubes.

1. Prepare dilutions of Recombinant Mouse BID Caspase-8-cleaved (MW: 22 kDa) in Dilution Buffer at concentrations of  500, 150, 50, 15, 5, 1.5, 0.5 and 0.15nM. The final concentration range will be 100 to 0.03 nM in a total reaction volume of 75 μL.
2. Aliquot 15 μL of each of the BID dilutions to a series of tubes containg an additional 20 μL of Dilution Buffer and gently mix. 
3. Initiate the reaction by adding 12 μL of mitochondria (approximately 25-30 μg) and an additional 28 μL of Mitochondria Buffer with added protease inhibitors and BSA to each tube.
4. Two additional control samples must be run for each assay to determine the total amount of Cytochrome c that can be released from the mitochondria and the amount of spontaneously released Cytochrome c. Set up two samples containing only mitochondria and the appropriate buffers that have not been treated with any test proteins.
5. Cap the tubes and gently mix the contents for 5-10 seconds. Incubate in a 30 °C water bath for 30 minutes.
6. Total Cytochrome c in the assay should be determined by freezing the entire 75 μL reaction mix immediately after incubation at 30 °C.
7. Centrifuge the remaining samples at 16,000 x g for 5 minutes at 2-8 °C. Remove and transfer a 50 μL aliquot of the supernatant to a new chilled tube. Samples may be analyzed immediately or stored at -20 °C in a manual defrost freezer.
8. Measure the levels of Cytochrome c in these samples using the Rat/Mouse Cytochrome c Quantikine ELISA Kit (Catalog # MCTC0). See the Preparation of Samples for the Cytochrome c ELISA at
   http://www.rndsystems.com/literature_cytochrome_c_release_assays-bcl2.aspx and additional instructions in the Rat/Mouse Cytochrome c Quantikine ELISA Kit product insert (Catalog # MCTC0).