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ArticlePloS one2016

A Secondary Antibody-Detecting Molecular Weight Marker with Mouse and Rabbit IgG Fc Linear Epitopes for Western Blot Analysis.

Wen-Wei Lin, I-Ju Chen, Ta-Chun Cheng, Yi-Ching Tung, Pei-Yu Chu, Chih-Hung Chuang, Yuan-Chin Hsieh, Chien-Chiao Huang, Yeng-Tseng Wang, Chien-Han Kao and 2 more

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wen-Wei LinInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
I-Ju ChenGraduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ta-Chun ChengCenter for Biomarkers and Biotech Drugs, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yi-Ching TungDepartment of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Pei-Yu ChuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chih-Hung ChuangCenter for Biomarkers and Biotech Drugs, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yuan-Chin HsiehGraduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chien-Chiao HuangGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yeng-Tseng WangDepartment of Biochemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chien-Han KaoGraduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Steve R RofflerInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tian-Lu ChengInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular weight markers that can tolerate denaturing conditions and be auto-detected by secondary antibodies offer great efficacy and convenience for Western Blotting. Here, we describe M&R LE protein markers which contain linear epitopes derived from the heavy chain constant regions of mouse and rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG Fc LE). These markers can be directly recognized and stained by a wide range of anti-mouse and anti-rabbit secondary antibodies. We selected three mouse (M1, M2 and M3) linear IgG1 and three rabbit (R1, R2 and R3) linear IgG heavy chain epitope candidates based on their respective crystal structures. Western blot analysis indicated that M2 and R2 linear epitopes are effectively recognized by anti-mouse and anti-rabbit secondary antibodies, respectively. We fused the M2 and R2 epitopes (M&R LE) and incorporated the polypeptide in a range of 15-120 kDa auto-detecting markers (M&R LE protein marker). The M&R LE protein marker can be auto-detected by anti-mouse and anti-rabbit IgG secondary antibodies in standard immunoblots. Linear regression analysis of the M&R LE protein marker plotted as gel mobility versus the log of the marker molecular weights revealed good linearity with a correlation coefficient R2 value of 0.9965, indicating that the M&R LE protein marker displays high accuracy for determining protein molecular weights. This accurate, regular and auto-detected M&R LE protein marker may provide a simple, efficient and economical tool for protein analysis.

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AnimalsAntibodiesBiomarkersBlotting, WesternEpitopesImmunoglobulin GMiceMolecular WeightRabbitsAntibodiesBiomarkersEpitopesImmunoglobulin G

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PMID27494183
PMCPMC4975442
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