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Articlecode: 18-8815-33
Contents: Sheep TrueBlot™: Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) anti-sheep IgG
Catalog Number: 18-8815
Sizes: 50 ul (1000X), 200 ul (1000X)
Storage Conditions: Upon receipt, store at less than or equal to -20°C. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles and contamination with sodium azide. This product is guaranteed for 6 months upon receipt, when handled and stored as instructed.
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Figure 1: Jurkat cell lysate (500 ug) was incubated with 2 ug sheep anti-SLP76 and immunoprecipitated using Protein G. 20 ug Jurkat lysate (lane 1), immunoprecipitate (lane 2) and 1 ug and 0.1 ug reduced anti-SLP76 (lanes 3 and 4) were subjected to electrophoresis, transferred to a PVDF membrane, and immunoblotted with anti-SLP76 using conventional HRP conjugated anti-sheep polyclonal antibody (left panel) and Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ (right panel). |
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Description
Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ is a unique horseradish peroxidase conjugated anti-sheep IgG immunoblotting (second step) reagent. Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ enables detection of immunoblotted target protein bands, without hindrance by interfering immunoprecipitating immunoglobulin heavy and light chains. It is easy to generate publication-quality IP/WB data with Sheep IgG TrueBlot™, simply substitute the conventional HRP anti-sheep IgG blotting reagent with Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ and follow the prescribed protocol for sample preparation and immunoblotting.
Note that there are two key procedural considerations:
1. Immunoprecipitate should be completely reduced.
2. Milk should be used as the blocking protein for the immunoblot.
Usage
For research use only, not for diagnostic or therapeutic use.
Applications Tested
Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ is ideal for use in protocols involving immunoblotting of immunoprecipitated proteins. TrueBlot™ preferentially detects the non-reduced form of sheep IgG over the reduced, SDS-denatured form of IgG. When the immunoprecipitate is fully reduced immediately prior to SDS-gel electrophoresis, reactivity of Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ with the 55 kDa heavy chains and the 23 kDa light chains of the immunoprecipitating antibody is minimized thereby eliminating interference by the heavy and light chains of the immunoprecipitating antibody in IP/immunoblotting applications. Applications include studies examining post-translational modification (e.g., phosphorylation or acetylation) or protein-protein interactions. Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ may also be used for detection in immunoblotting assays that do not employ immunoprecipitation.
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Cat. 18-8877 Mouse TrueBlot™: Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) anti-mouse IgG
References
Kong, D., L. Xu, Y. Yu, W. Zhu, D.W. Andrews, Y. Yoon, and T.H. Kuo. 2005. Regulation of Ca2+-induced permeability transition by BCL-2 is antagonized by Drp1 and hFis1. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 272: 187-199. (Rabbit IgG TrueBlot, PubMed)
DiPerna, G., J. Stack, A.G. Bowie, A. Boyd, G. Kotwal, Z. Zhang, S. Arvikar, E. Latz, K.A. Fitzgerald, and W.L. Marshall. 2004. Poxvirus protein N1L targets the I-êB Kinase complex, inhibits signaling to NF-êB by the Tumor Necrosis Factor superfamily of receptors, and inhibits NF-êB and IRF3 signaling by Toll-like Receptors. J. Biol. Chem. 279: 36570-36578. (Rabbit IgG TrueBlot, PubMed)
Zhang, X., Y. Ozawa, H. Lee, Y. Wen, T. Tan, B. Wadzinski, and E. Seto. 2005. Histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) activity is regulated by interaction with protein serine/threonine phosphatase 4. Genes & Development. 19: 827-839. (Rabbit IgG TrueBlot, PubMed)
Lehtonen, S., E. Lehtonen, K. Kudlicka, H. Holthöfer, and M.G. Farquhar. 2004. Nephrin Forms a Complex with Adherens Junction Proteins and CASK in Podocytes and in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells Expressing Nephrin. Am J Pathol. 165:923-936. (Rabbit IgG TrueBlot, PubMed)
Tyagi A, Agarwal C, Harrison G, Glode LM, Agarwal R. 2004. Silibinin causes cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human bladder transitional cell carcinoma cells by regulating CDKI-CDK-cyclin cascade, and caspase 3 and PARP cleavages. Carcinogenesis. 25: 1711-20. (Mouse IgG TrueBlot, PubMed)
Okoshi Y, Tahara-Hanaoka S, Nakahashi C, Honda S, Miyamoto A, Kojima H, Nagasawa T, Shibuya K, Shibuya A. 2005. Requirement of the tyrosines at residues 258 and 270 of MAIR-I in inhibitory effect on degranulation from basophilic leukemia RBL-2H3. Int Immunol. 17(1):65-72. (Mouse IgG TrueBlot, PubMed)
Murray, J., M.F. Marusich, R.A. Capaldi, and R. Aggeler. 2004. Focused proteomics: Monoclonal antibody-based isolation of the oxidative phosphorylation machinery and detection of phosphoproteins using a fluorescent phosphoprotein gel stain. Electrophoresis. 25:2520-2525. (Mouse IgG TrueBlot, PubMed)
Hamdane, M., A. Bretteville, A. Sambo, K. Schindowski, S. Begard, A. Delacourte, P. Bertrand, and L. Buee. 2005. p25/Cdk5-mediated retinoblastoma phosphorylation is an early event in neuronal cell death. Journal of Cell Science. 118: 1291-1298. (Rabbit and Mouse IgG TrueBlot, PubMed)
Experimental Procedures
Procedure: Preparation of Immunoprecipitated Sample for SDS-PAGE
- Immediately before use, make 2x SDS Reducing Sample Buffer by adding 1M DTT to 2x SDS Sample Buffer to a final concentration of 50 mM DTT. NuPAGE or standard Laemmli buffer may also be used with the addition of reducing agent (50 mM DTT or 2% ß-mercaptoethanol, final).
- Preclear cell lysate: Add 50 µl of Protein G beads and 500 µl of cell lysate sample to a microcentrifuge tube and incubate on ice for 30 minutes. Spin at 10,000 x g for 3 minutes and transfer the supernatant to a new microcentrifuge tube.
- Immunoprecipitation: Add 5 µg of primary antibody to the microcentrifuge tube containing the precleared lysate. Incubate on ice for 1 hour. Add 50 µl Protein G beads. Incubate for 1 hour on a rocking platform. Spin the microcentrifuge tube at 10,000 x g for 1 minute. Remove supernatant completely and wash the (pelleted) beads 3 times with 500 µl of Lysis Buffer (50mM Tris HCl pH 8.0; 150mM NaCl; 1% NP-40).
- Prepare sample for SDS-PAGE: After the last wash, aspirate supernatant, and add 100 µl Laemmli Buffer (with 50 mM DTT or 2% ß-mercaptoethanol, final) to bead pellet. Vortex and heat to 90-100°C for 10 minutes. Spin at 10,000 x g for 3 minutes, collect supernatant, and load onto the gel.
Note: The supernatant can be stored at -20°C for future use. After thawing, add fresh dithiothreitol and heat as above. Centrifuge the sample at 10,000 x g for 1 minute in a microcentrifuge tube to pellet the Protein G beads and immediately transfer an aliquot of the supernatant to gel wells.
Procedure: Immunoblotting (Western Blotting, WB)
- Prepare sample as indicated above and run on SDS-PAGE.
- Transfer to membrane.
- Block with 5% milk in Buffer A (25 mm Tris-HCl, pH 7.3, 0.15 M NaCl, 0.1% Tween-20) overnight at 4°C on a rocking platform. Note: Milk solution should be stored at 4°C short term or -20°C for long term.
- Incubate with immunoblotting (primary) antibody in 5% milk in Buffer A on a rocking platform at room temperature for 2 hours or overnight at 4°C.
- Wash for 1 hour at room temperature with 10 changes of Buffer A (approximately 6 minutes per wash).
- Incubate with Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ at a 1:1,000 dilution in 5% milk in Buffer A for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Wash for 1 hour at room temperature with 10 changes of Buffer A (approximately 6 minutes per wash).
- Develop the blot using a chemiluminescent-HRP substrate according to instructions provided by the manufacturer.
- Expose the membrane to X-ray film for the desired time. A 1 minute exposure is a suggested starting time and the exposure time can be shortened or lengthened as desired.
Reagent Preparation
- 2x SDS Reducing Sample Buffer (containing 50 mM DTT)
- 950 ml of 2x SDS sample buffer
- 50 ml of 1M DTT
- Use within 1 hour and discard remainder.
- 2x SDS Sample Buffer
- 6% SDS
- 25 mM Tris base pH 6.5
- 10% glycerol
- Bromphenol blue
- Can be stored long term at -20°C and for up to 1 month at room temperature.
- 1M DTT
- Can be made fresh or can be stored as aliquots at -20°C for 6 months or at 4°C for 2 weeks. Avoid repeated freeze thaws.
Other Procedural Notes
- Titration of primary IP antibody.
Titration of the immunoprecipitating antibody is recommended (e.g., 1-5 µg / 107 cells / 1 ml lysate). Typically, 2 µg is a sufficient amount of antibody to maximally immunoprecipitate most antigens in 1 ml of extract from 1 x 107 cells. Using as little IP antibody as possible minimizes potential contamination of SDS reduced sample with nonreduced immunoprecipitating antibody light chain. 5 µg of immunoprecipitating antibody per ml of extract from 0.5 x 107 - 1.0 x 107 cells yields sample loads of 0.5-1.5 µg immunoprecipitating antibody and precipitates from1 x 106- 3 x 106 cells.
Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ will not improve the specificity of immunoblotting antibody. If the immunoblotting antibody cross-reacts with proteins other than the target, the bound immunoblotting antibody will be detected by TrueBlot™.
- Blocking the immunoblot.
Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ has been extensively tested in blotting conditions that employ 5% (w/v) nonfat milk powder for blocking, 5% (w/v) nonfat milk powder for immunoblotting with primary antibody, and 5% (w/v) nonfat milk powder for incubation with TrueBlot™. Blocking solution is made from 25 mM Tris, pH 7.3, 0.15 M NaCl, and 0.1% Tween-20. Always readjust pH to 7.3 after addition of nonfat milk powder, which acidifies the buffer. Use of other proteins for blocking and incubation with immunoblotting antibody and TrueBlot™ is not recommended. The use of BSA for blocking is specifically not recommended.
- Positive control.
Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ will detect SDS-denatured, non-reduced sheep IgG. A 20 ng sample of non-reduced, immunoprecipitating antibody can be included in the immunoblot as a positive control to ensure positive performance of TrueBlot™.
- Negative control.
Sample containing 0.5-2.0 µg of reduced sheep IgG (prepared and run immediately as described in Sample Preparation) can be included as a negative control to ensure that TrueBlot™ does not detect the heavy and light chain of the immunoprecipitating antibody.
Other potential controls include omitting the cell extract during the IP, omitting the IP antibody during the IP, or omitting the immunoblotting antibody.
- SDS-PAGE.
Sheep IgG TrueBlot™ has been tested in procedures that employed anti-oxidant in the running buffer, staining of the membrane with Ponceau S Solution (Sigma) followed by destaining with 20% acetic acid/30% methanol, and air drying the membrane for 1 hour at room temperature after transfer and then rewetting in methanol and equilibration in Buffer A (described in Immunoblotting Protocol) before blocking. These modifications of the protocol gave results identical to the Immunoblotting Protocol. The Immunoblotting Protocol has not included these variations.
Additional information:
General guidelines for immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting protocols can be found at:
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