Western Blot Detection of Proteins on nitrocellulose membrane
Western Blot Detection: 3/98Detection of biotinylated 2'Ab with Vectastain ABC-AP.
1. Rinse blot in H2O. 2. Block non-specific sites on the membrane with 5%(w/v) milk plus 0.1% (v/v) Tween 20 in TBS at 4'C O/N or 1 hour at RT. 3. Dilute 1' Ab 1/100 to 1000 or as appropriate in Blocking Buffer. 4. Incubate 1 hour at room temperature. 5. Wash filter 3X/RT/15 minutes in T-TBS. 6. Dilute biotinylated 2'Ab (ex: goat anti rabbit) as appropriate in Blocking Buffer. 7. Incubate for 1 hour at room temperature. 8. Wash 3X/RT/15 minutes in excess T-TBS. 9. Dilute Vectastain (two drops A then B per 5 ml) in T-TBS and let stand for at least 30 minutes before use. 10. Incubate membrane in Vectastanin for 30 minutes at RT. 11. Wash 3X/RT/15 minutes. 12. Dilute Substrate by adding 45 ul of NBT and 35 ul BCIP (X-phos) in 10 ml of Detection Buffer. 13. Equilibrate membrane in Detection Buffer for 1-2 minutes. 14. Incubate membrane in Substrate for 30 minutes or until blue precipitate forms. Detection Buffer: 1 M Tris-HCl, pH 9.5, 1 M NaCl. Tris buffered Saline with Tween 20 (TTBS): 0.1 M Tris HCl, pH 7.5, 0.1 M NaCl plus 0.1% (w/v) Tween 20. Blocking Buffer: 5% (w/v) Dried powdered milk, 0.1% (v/v) Tween 20.