Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot
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...under-transferring.
Membrane pore size
Membranes come in different pore sizes for different proteins:...to take.
If you’re not sure if you need a smaller pore on your membrane, run a double-membrane transfer...membrane, that’s a good indication that the p membrane pores are too large.
Transfer method
Wet transfers ...increases (Figure 3A).
This step is especially important for highly expressed proteins, including “housekeeping...don’t want to skimp on your washing steps! It’s important to let them wash for the full amount of time, ...blot, you may want to consider using a different reporter or, if you don’t need to compare the protein amounts...Electroblot/dry transfer system
Different membrane pore size
Adjust SDS:alcohol ratio in transfer buffer...