Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting
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...abundance of the protein in the sample. More protein causes a thicker band, while less protein leads to a thinner...the presence or absence of a protein, but can also determine if proteins are being up- or downregulated...modifications, quantify protein levels relative to standards, detect the cellular location of proteins, and can be... western, the protein’s secondary and tertiary structures remain intact and the protein is separated through... For better protein separation, vary the acrylamide content of the gel. For small proteins, use a higher...mix of proteins with a broad size range to be separated on a single gel.
Immobilizing proteins on a membrane...albumin or other proteins. The sticky areas on the membrane will bind to the proteins in the buffer, blocking...