Antibodies 101: Epitope Availability
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...conformation changes. Several types of assays, such as ELISAs and Westerns, frequently denature the proteins ...absorbing of the proteins to the microtiter walls for ELISAs and a more accurate separation of proteins by mass...Monoclonal antibodies suitable for a Western or ELISAs may therefore often be specific to denatured versions...validated for Western blots, but find one validated for ELISAs, it has a good chance of also working for a Western...