Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype
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...antibody for your application!
References and resources
References
Lu, Q. L., & Partridge, T. A. (1998... while polyclonal antibodies contain a mix of different isotypes and subclasses. They each have their ...of clones and thus the potential to bind many different sites on the target protein they tend to have ...polyclonal primary antibody contains a mix of different isotypes and subclasses, use a broadly reactive...secondary antibody binding and therefore the signal strength (Fig. 1).
Monoclonal primaries
If you do decide... be worth considering an antibody raised in a different species.
Table 1: Isotype considerations...targets, look for primary antibodies raised in different, and distantly related, species, and secondary...