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Western blot

Western blot is an analytical technique used to detect and quantify specific proteins in a complex mixture extracted from cells or tissues.
It involves separating proteins by size using gel electrophoresis, transferring them to a membrane, and detecting the protein of interest using specific antibodies.
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Cells were solubilized with lysis buffer [50 mM Tris-HCl (pH7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 5 mM EDTA, 0.5% (v/v) NP-40, 50 mM NaF, 1 mM Na3VO4, 10 µg/ml leupeptin, 10 µg/ml aprotinin, 0.25 mM pAPMSF] and centrifuged at 12,000 × g for 20 min. For co-immunoprecipitation assay, cells were sonicated briefly in lysis buffer before centrifugation. The lysates were subjected to immunoprecipitation, SDS-PAGE, and Western blot analyses as described2 (link).
Publication 2017
Aprotinin Biological Assay Buffers Cells Centrifugation Co-Immunoprecipitation Edetic Acid Immunoprecipitation leupeptin Nonidet P-40 SDS-PAGE Sodium Chloride Tromethamine Western Blot
Cells were incubated for 24 h in complete media supplemented with 1 µg/ml doxycycline and 50 µM biotin. After three PBS washes, cells (for small-scale analysis, <107; for large scale analysis, 4 × 107) were lysed at 25°C in 1 ml lysis buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.4, 500 mM NaCl, 0.4% SDS, 5 mM EDTA, 1 mM DTT, and 1x Complete protease inhibitor [Roche]) and sonicated. Triton X-100 was added to 2% final concentration. After further sonication, an equal volume of 4°C 50 mM Tris (pH 7.4) was added before additional sonication (subsequent steps at 4°C) and centrifugation at 16,000 relative centrifugal force. Supernatants were incubated with 600 µl Dynabeads (MyOne Steptavadin C1; Invitrogen) overnight. Beads were collected and washed twice for 8 min at 25°C (all subsequent steps at 25°C) in 1 ml wash buffer 1 (2% SDS in dH2O). This was repeated once with wash buffer 2 (0.1% deoxycholate, 1% Triton X-100, 500 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, and 50 mM Hepes, pH 7.5), once with wash buffer 3 (250 mM LiCl, 0.5% NP-40, 0.5% deoxycholate, 1 mM EDTA, and 10 mM Tris, pH 8.1) and twice with wash buffer 4 (50 mM Tris, pH 7.4, and 50 mM NaCl). 10% of the sample was reserved for Western blot analysis. Bound proteins were removed from the magnetic beads with 50 µl of Laemmli SDS-sample buffer saturated with biotin at 98°C. For the larger scale preparation, 90% of the sample to be analyzed by mass spectrometry was washed twice in 50 mM NH4HCO3.
Publication 2012
Biotin Buffers Cells Centrifugation Deoxycholate Doxycycline Edetic Acid HEPES Laemmli buffer Mass Spectrometry Nonidet P-40 Protease Inhibitors Proteins Sodium Chloride Triton X-100 Tromethamine Western Blot
SaOS2 cells were transfected with the respective siRNAs and then with the respective expression plasmids for VSVG-GFP, VSVG-Myc, VSVG-MT1-MMP, or VSVG-KDELR-Myc with or without expression plasmid for sr-IFT20 or IFT20. To examine the ER-to-cell surface transport, VSVG-GFP-transfected SaOS2 cells were incubated overnight at 40 °C in DMEM containing 1% FBS to accumulate VSVG-GFP at the ER, and then shifted to DMEM containing 1% FBS and 0.1 mg/ml cycloheximide pre-warmed at 32 °C to allow transport through the Golgi. After 30 or 60 min in culture, cell surface proteins were biotinylated with 0.5 mg/ml Sulfo-NHS-ss-biotin (Thermo) in Dulbecco’s PBS (DPBS) for 30 min at 4 °C and quenched with 50 mM NH4Cl in DPBS for 10 min at 4 °C. After washing with ice-cold DPBS, cells were solubilized with Triton X-100 lysis buffer [25 mM Tris-HCl (pH7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 5 mM EDTA, 1% (v/v) Triton X-100, 0.4% (w/v) sodium deoxycholate, 10 µg/ml leupeptin, 10 µg/ml aprotinin, 0.25 mM pAPMSF]. Biotinylated proteins were affinity-purified with streptavidin-Sepharose beads and subjected to SDS-PAGE followed Western blot analyses. ER-to-cis-Golgi and intra-Golgi transport of VSVG and VSVG-MT1-MMP and retrograde transport of VSVG-KDELR have been described previously48 (link).
Publication 2017
Aprotinin Buffers Cells Cell Surface Proteins Cold Temperature Cycloheximide Deoxycholic Acid, Monosodium Salt Edetic Acid Golgi Apparatus leupeptin Plasmids Proteins RNA, Small Interfering SDS-PAGE Sodium Chloride streptavidin-agarose sulfosuccinimidyl-2-(biotinamido)ethyl-1,3-dithiopropionate Triton X-100 Tromethamine Western Blot

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Publication 2021
Actins Animals Antibodies Biopharmaceuticals Capsule Catabolism Cataract Cells DNA Replication Epithelium Epitopes Eye Fibrosis Fluorescent Antibody Technique Fluorescent Dyes Freezing Gene Expression Genes Homo sapiens Immunoglobulins Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees Lens, Crystalline Mice, Inbred C57BL Microscopy, Confocal Mus Operative Surgical Procedures Protein Denaturation Proteins RNA-Seq Smooth Muscles Tissues Training Programs Vision Western Blotting
Seven millilitres of SARS-CoV-2 pseudoviruses with a titre of 1.86 × 105 TCID50/ml were pelleted through a 25% sucrose cushion by ultra-centrifugation at 100,000× g for 3 h. The layers of supernatant and sucrose were removed, and the resulting viral pellets were re-suspended in 100 μl PBS. Sixty microlitre prepared pseudoviruses were mixed with 15 μl 6× SDS-sample buffer. The mixture was heated for 5 min at 100°C. Fifteen microlitre samples were subjected to SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. The VSV pseudotyped virus was prepared with the same procedure and used as the pseudovirus negative control, cell culture medium as negative control. The incorporation of the spike protein on the pseudovirus surface was confirmed using Western bolt with SARS-CoV-2 convalescent serum sample as the detection antibody with a 500-fold dilution. Goat anti-human IgG (Jackson ImmunoResearch, 109-035-0030) was used with a 1:8000 dilution as the secondary antibody.
Publication 2020
anti-IgG Buffers Cell Culture Techniques Cells Centrifugation Culture Media Goat Homo sapiens Immunoglobulins M protein, multiple myeloma Pellets, Drug SARS-CoV-2 SDS-PAGE Serum Sucrose Technique, Dilution Virus

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Western blot procedures were performed as described in ref [36 (link)]. Antibodies employed for Western blot are detailed in Table S1.
Publication 2024
Western blot was performed according to our previous paper [4 (link)]. In brief, whole cell extracts were prepared by lysing the cells in lysis buffer (KeyGEN biotech, Nanjing, China). Then the equal amounts of total proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE and the proteins of interest were probed by Western blot. Subsequently the Western blot results were visualized by enhanced chemiluminescence according to manufacturer’s instructions (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA). The expression of protein was quantified by Image J software.
Publication 2024
Total cellular proteins were extracted from cells or liver samples. The protein analysis by western blot was as described previously [20 (link)]. Protein bands were detected and analyzed using a ChemiDoc MP Imaging System (Bio-Rad Laboratories, CA, USA). β-actin was used as a loading control. Results were expressed as the integrated optical density relative to β-actin or GAPDH. Full scans of western blot assays are shown in Additional file 1: Figs. S1–S4.
Publication 2024
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Western blot analysis was performed as described previously [9] (link), BGN (1:500, 16409-1-AP, Proteintech, USA), N-cadherin (1:200, sc-59987, Santa Cruz, USA), Vimentin (1:200, sc-373717, Santa Cruz, USA), β-actin (1: 5000, Cell Signalling Technology) were utilized in western blot to check invasive capacity of glioma cells. SRY-Box Transcription Factor 2(SOX2, Cell Signalling Technology) and β-catenin (Cell Signalling Technology) was used to test expression stemness marker of TMZ treated cells.
Publication 2024
The cell lysate was mixed with a non-reducing lane marker sample buffer, followed by heat denaturation. A Bradford assay was performed to quantify the protein concentration, and 20 µg of protein was extracted from each sample for western blot analysis. The protein was applied to a 10% SDS-polyacrylamide gel, transferred to polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes (TermoFisher), and then detected by proper primary and secondary antibodies before visualization by the ECL western blot kit. The visualized bands were exposed using a gel imaging system, and the results were analysed using ImageJ software.
Publication 2024

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Western blotting (immunoblotting) is a widely used analytical technique in molecular biology and biochemistry for the detection and quantification of specific proteins within a complex mixture extracted from cells or tissues.
This process involves several key steps: 1.
Protein separation: Proteins are first separated by size using gel electrophoresis, typically SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). 2.
Protein transfer: The separated proteins are then transferred from the gel to a membrane, often a PVDF (polyvinylidene difluoride) or nitrocellulose membrane, using electroblotting. 3.
Protein detection: The membrane is then incubated with specific primary antibodies that recognize the target protein of interest.
After washing, a secondary antibody conjugated with a reporter molecule (e.g., enzyme or fluorescent dye) is added to bind to the primary antibody.
This allows the visualization and quantification of the target protein.
The RIPA (radioimmunoprecipitation assay) lysis buffer is commonly used to extract proteins from cells or tissues, as it helps to solubilize and denature proteins.
Protease inhibitor cocktails are often added to the lysis buffer to prevent protein degradation.
The BCA (bicinchoninic acid) protein assay kit is a widely used method for determining the concentration of proteins in a sample.
Lipofectamine 2000 is a transfection reagent commonly used to introduce genetic material, such as DNA or RNA, into cells, which can be useful for studying the effects of protein overexpression or knockdown on Western blot results.
The housekeeping protein β-actin is frequently used as a loading control in Western blot analysis, as its expression is generally consistent across different samples and conditions.
PubCompare.ai is an innovative platform that leverages advanced machine learning to help researchers optimize their Western blot protocols.
By allowing users to easily locate and compare published methods, PubCompare.ai provides data-driven insights to help achieve consistent, high-quality results and take the guesswork out of the Western blot workflow.