**Protein Purification** - Lyse each cortex in a buffer containing: - 50 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5 - 150 mM NaCl - 1 mM EDTA - Protease inhibitor mixture (Roche) - Phosphatase inhibitor mixture (PhosSTOP, Roche) - Add an equal volume of buffer containing: - 50 mM Tris/HCl, pH 7.5 - 150 mM NaCl - 1 mM EDTA - 0.4% SDS - 2% TritonX-100 - 2% deoxycholate - Protease inhibitor mixture - Phosphatase inhibitor mixture