western blot

(noun)

The western blot (sometimes called the protein immunoblot) is an analytical technique used to detect specific proteins in the given sample of tissue homogenate or extract. It uses gel electrophoresis to separate proteins by 3-D structure or denatured proteins by the length of the polypeptide.

Related Terms

  • monoclonal antibody
  • immunoglobulin

Examples of western blot in the following topics:

  • Western Blots

    • The Western blot technique determines protein molecular weight and measures protein abundance in different samples.
    • The Western blot (sometimes called the protein immunoblot) is a widely accepted analytical technique used to detect specific proteins in a given sample of tissue homogenate or extract.
    • Western blot samples can be taken from whole tissue or from cell culture.
    • The name Western blot was given to the technique by W.
    • Detection of RNA is termed Northern blot.
  • Immunoblot Procedures

    • Immunoblot procedures like protein blotting, or Western blotting, allow individuals to detect specific solubilized proteins from extracts made from cells or tissues, before or after any purification steps.
    • After this, they are transferred to a synthetic membrane via dry, semi-dry, or wet blotting methods.
    • Western blotting is a routine molecular biology method that can be used to semi-quantitatively compare protein levels between extracts.
    • proteins separated by molecular weight and represented by a dark band on a blot.
    • Describe how Western blotting allows individuals to detect specific solubilized proteins from serum or cell or tissue extracts
  • Basic Techniques in Protein Analysis

    • The western blot, or protein immunoblot, is a technique that combines protein electrophoresis and antibodies to detect proteins in a sample.
    • A western blot is fairly quick and simple compared to the above techniques and, thus, can serve as an assay to validate results from other experiments.
  • Monoclonal Antibodies

    • The western blot test and immuno dot blot tests detect the protein on a membrane.
  • Basic Techniques to Manipulate Genetic Material (DNA and RNA)

    • When DNA is transferred to a nylon membrane, the technique is called Southern blotting; when RNA is transferred to a nylon membrane, it is called northern blotting.
    • Southern blots are used to detect the presence of certain DNA sequences in a given genome, and northern blots are used to detect gene expression.
    • Southern blotting is used to find a particular sequence in a sample of DNA.
    • Northern blotting is similar to Southern blotting, but RNA is run on the gel instead of DNA.
    • In western blotting, proteins are run on a gel and detected using antibodies.
  • Purifying Proteins by Affinity Tag

    • These tags are particularly useful for western blotting, immunofluorescence and immunoprecipitation experiments, although they also find use in antibody purification.
  • Northern Blots

    • Northern blots allow investigators to determine messenger RNA molecular weight and sample content.
    • The term 'Northern blot' actually refers specifically to the capillary transfer of RNA from the electrophoresis gel to the blotting membrane.
    • However, the entire process is commonly referred to as Northern blotting.
    • Northern blotting takes its name from its similarity to the first blotting technique, the Southern blot, named for biologist Edwin Southern.
    • The major difference is that RNA, rather than DNA, is analyzed in the Northern blot.
  • DNA Analysis Using Genetic Probes and PCR

    • Example of genetic analysis method using PCR and immobilized oligonucleotide probes: The reverse dot-blot method has several unique properties that are valuable in a diagnostic setting: (1) The typing that results from a single sample can be located on a single strip.
    • This minimizes user labor as well as error potential and allows the use of standardized reagents. (3) Unlike dot-blot/oligonucleotide typing, only the PCR product is labeled, eliminating the potential problem of probes labeled to different specific activities.
    • Spoligotyping, a reverse dot blot assay that detects the presence of a series of unique spacers in the direct repeat (DR) locus, meets the need for a simple and rapid method by which to distinguish M. tuberculosis complex strains.
  • The FISH Technique

    • A similar hybridization technique is called a zoo blot.
  • The Westerners and the Slavophiles

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