Antibodies 101: Normalization and Loading Controls for Western Blots
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Blog Post
Published
April 8, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...resulting fraction is reported.
Figure 2: Normalization with loading controls. Under each lane, the...band is weaker in condition 1 than condition 2, the normalized values for the two conditions are equal. Created...POI and loading control) are smaller than the analogous green “condition 2” points by the exact same value...opposite change in your loading control.
Assumption #2: The loading control can be accurately quantified
...significantly lighter in “condition 1” than “condition 2.” By eye, the loading control appears about the same...consider a different loading control.
Assumption #2: The loading control can be accurately quantified
...factors we’ve covered in our previous blog posts (1, 2) on western blotting. If the abundance of your POI...