Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot
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...gradients? Excellent! Now, let’s head west, intrepid reader!
Protein Prep
The first step in any western blot is...minutes) at 37 °C, if you suspect aggregation in your prep.
If your proteins are the wrong size on your gel...will simply load an extra ladder or technical replicate (ie, leftover sample) to fill the relevant wells...antibody’s dynamic range. A) The protein dilutions, representing expected concentrations, are all within the ...antibody’s dynamic range. B) The protein dilutions, representing expected concentrations, are outside of the ...blot, you may want to consider using a different reporter or, if you don’t need to compare the protein amounts... amounts directly, stripping and reprobing. Just make sure to go from least to most abundant protein if...