Antibodies 101: Immunoprecipitation
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...such as this, an epitope such as c-Myc, GFP or V5 can be used to tag the protein of interest on the C- ...appealing, but the disadvantages must be carefully considered before using. For example, the tag may affect the...called a pull-down assay, an antibody against the tag is used to isolate the protein of interest. The wide...interfere with protein interactions of interest. Tagged proteins are typically expressed at much higher...proteins. Data obtained from experiments using a tagged protein may not be translatable to the endogenous...with downstream assays. This is particularly advantageous if the antibody used for IP is derived from ... difference. Magnetic beads are particularly advantageous because they do not require centrifugation between...