Western Blot Experiment: Hoeffer and ECL

ASR

 

(1) Run gels

One to stain and one to Western blot. Include the Rainbow makers

 

(2) Transfer

Fix gel in the transfer buffer 1 X 15' and the nitrocellulose membrane 1 x 15'

Set up the Hoeffer transfer tank: run 50V (~0.5 A, 4-5hrs) or 25 V (~0.2 A) for overnight

(+) Red grid - Scotch Pad - 2 x Filter- 2 x Membrane - Gel- 2 x Filter - Scotch Pad - Black grid (-)

Ensure all the bubbles are out

Starting Amps__________ Ending amps________

 

(3) Block

Place membrane in tray. Add ~100 mL TBS/Tween with 5% PDM 1 hr at room temp or 4°C o/n

 

(4) Primary Antibody

70,92,105,&124 (anti-D)

33,51,175,155 , 219 &236 (anti-N)

Incubate ~1hr with primary antibody 1-50 ug/ml total antibody (1µl each) in TBS

Use 30-50 mls

 

(5) Wash membrane

4 x 5' with TBS + 0.05% Tween 20 (~50 mls)

 

(6) Secondary Antibody

Incubate ~30' with the secondary antibody (goat anti-mouse horseradish peroxidase) 1:10,000 dilution in TBS + Tween

 

(7) Wash membrane

4 x 5' with TBS + 0.05% Tween 20

 

(8) Chemiluminescence

Combine 2 ml of Solution 1 and 2 and spread over membrane

Drain off after 1 min.

Place membrane between two overheads; exclude all air bubbles

Expose to film.

 

(9) Buffers

 

Transfer buffer: (5 L) or (1 L)

25 mM Tris (15.15 g) (3.03 g)

192 mM Glycine (72 g) (14.4 g)

20% MeOH (1000 ml) (200 ml)

Optional SDS inclusion:

**0.05% SDS 30ml of 10% SDS 3gm / 6 liters

** IF USING IMMPBILON-P USE 0.01% SDS !!! 0.6gm/6 liters

 

Tris Buffered Saline: (2 L)

20 mM Tris (4.84g)

137 mM NaCl (16g)

pH to 7.6 (~3 mL of 12 M HCl)

 

Other:

5% PDM (powdered dry milk) is 5g / 100ml of TBS

10% is 10g /100 ml TBS

0.05% Tween-20 (0.5 mL/L)