Protein-based quantitation of isolated exosomes was done using the protein DC assay kit as described earlier by us7 (link),34 (link). Subsequently, equal amount of exosomes (25 μg) collected from different isolation methods was denatured using 6X denaturation buffer at 95 °C for 10 min and then resolved on 12% SDS-Polyacrylamide gel by electrophoresis. Resolved proteins were transferred onto Immobilon-P PVDF membrane and then blocked by incubating in 5% skimmed milk to minimize non-specific binding of antibodies. Blocked blots were submerged with primary antibodies for CD9 and ARF-6 overnight, and subsequently washed three times (10 min each) with 1X Tris buffer saline with 0.1% Tween-20 (TBST) buffer followed by incubation with HRP-conjugated secondary anti-mouse (for CD9) and anti-rabbit (for ARF-6) antibodies. Unbound antibodies were removed by washing with 1X TBST buffer (3 × 10 min), and signal recorded using WestFemto maximum sensitivity substrate kit under Bio-Rad ChemiDoc Imager (Hercules, CA, USA).
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