Antibodies 101: Stripping and Reprobing Western Blots
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...membrane will remove some of your sample —and harsher stripping means more sample loss. If you are still optimizing...you want to detect more than one protein in your sample? Or what if something weird happened during your..., almost like new. This approach preserves your sample and saves you from having to run a whole new gel... of time that you want to probe your blot with multiple antibodies. You’ll want to set up your blot with...stripping solution (see below) to minimize loss of your sample from the membrane.
Next, plan out the order of ...stripping methods. If you are planning to detect multiple proteins through several rounds of stripping and... the weaker binding ones first to preserve your sample.
Pro tip! Because some protein is lost each time...