Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots
Type
Blog Post
Published
April 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...alternative loading control option. Total protein stains or stain-free imaging systems are both effective for...440, Gilda, J. E., & Gomes, A. V., “Stain-Free total protein staining is a superior loading control to β-actin...Gilda, J. E., & Gomes, A. V. (2013). Stain-Free total protein staining is a superior loading control to β-actin....”
Fully quantifying a western blot requires a standard curve with a pure sample of your protein of interest...validate it for your particular setup.
We recommend starting by searching the literature to see what is already... Weiler, I. J. (2008). The use of total protein stains as loading controls: An alternative to high-abundance...