We describe the collection of unfertilized Xenopus tropicalis eggs and production of a meiosis II-arrested egg extract. This egg extract can be used to purify microtubules and microtubule-associated RNAs.
Sharp, J. A., Blower, M. D. Production of Xenopus tropicalis Egg Extracts to Identify Microtubule-associated RNAs. J. Vis. Exp. (76), e50434, doi:10.3791/50434 (2013).