Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots
Type
Blog Post
Published
April 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...sample of your protein of interest (POI). This approach is reliable, but it’s overkill in many cases. ...than “condition 2.” By eye, the loading control appears about the same between the two conditions. But ...detected with an antibodies, just like the POI.
This approach is so common that we’ve used it for our cartoon...cells. This means that at sample concentrations appropriate to detect a less-abundant POI, the loading control... control aren’t too far apart, they may have overlapping linear detection ranges, allowing you to accurately..., 2008; Gilda & Gomes, 2013). Depending on the approach you choose, your loading control measurement will...on the same gel or membrane (depending on your approach) as your final blot. Quantifying the entire lane...