Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot
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Blog Post
Published
Sept. 17, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...check its subcellular location and solubility. If it’s membrane-bound or located in a subcellular compartment...nuclear- or DNA-binding proteins, you may need to sonicate your lysates in order to release the proteins ...will simply load an extra ladder or technical replicate (ie, leftover sample) to fill the relevant wells...membrane into the psi membrane, that’s a good indication that the p membrane pores are too large.
Transfer...likely technical. White circles, for example, could indicate that you had air trapped between the membrane ...during the transfer, while dark splotches could indicate dirty equipment, degraded or improperly mixed ...using an antibody validated for your protein and application of interest or validating an antibody yourself...