reprobe western blots

[kramerse at wmvx.lvs.dupont.com]

In article1995Jan6.025507.:
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>>In article <3eg2t9$8hl at neuro.usc.edu>, william at neuro.usc.edu (Fiberman) wrote:
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>>> Hello, Netters,
>>> 
>>> Can a western blot filter be "reprobed" like a Southern blot filter?  If
>>> so, what is the best way to strip the original antibody?  I am using a
>>> secondary antibody conjugated to alkaline phosphatase, and visualizing
>>> with addition of color substrates NBT and BCIP.  I would appreciate your
>>> response.
>>> 
>>> -fm
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Stripping of antibodies from membranes has been described for 125-I
labeled proteins and the extension of theis technique to chemiluminescence
substrates is feasible.

Reference:
Kaufman,et al., Analytical Biochem., 161:89-95,(1987)

Removing chromogenic substrates is difficult, I don't reccommend it.


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