Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting
Type
Blog Post
Published
March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
... western, proteins are:
(1) separated by size,
(2) transferred to a membrane, and
(3) detected using ...using antibodies.
Figure 1: Overview of the Western blot process. The sample, a mixture of protein...systems efficiently transfer a range of protein sizes in minutes without any transfer buffer. These systems...protein is separated in a gel, transferred to a membrane, stained with antibodies, and finally visualized...a broad size range to be separated on a single gel.
Immobilizing proteins on a membrane
Once separated...migrate out of the gel and attach to the membrane.
In a wet transfer system the sandwich is completely submerged...filled with a transfer buffer formulated to conduct the electric current. The wet transfer process is very...