Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting
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Blog Post
Published
March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
...possible, include positive and negative controls. Positive controls typically include cell lines or tissues...validated applications, pay close attention to the controls listed on the vendor’s website. Typically, the...levels (not overexpression systems) while negative controls are those that do not naturally express the protein...note, however, that you must include a loading control when assessing protein abundance or comparing samples... samples across lanes.
For a typical loading control the membrane is probed with an antibody that detects...transfer causes inconsistent levels of the loading control. In these cases, the western should be repeated...care to include the proper positive and negative controls, choose antibodies that are validated for your...