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ReviewExpert review of proteomics2017

Protein purification and analysis: next generation Western blotting techniques.

Manish Mishra, Shuchita Tiwari, Aldrin V Gomes

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Review in Expert review of proteomics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 111 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

111 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Guidelines for authors and reviewers on antibody use in physiology studies.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Manish Mishraa Department of Physiology , University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine , Saskatoon , SK , Canada.
Shuchita Tiwarib Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior , University of California , Davis , CA , USA.
Aldrin V Gomesb Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior , University of California , Davis , CA , USA.

Funding

The Role of the Proteasome in Troponin related CardiomyopathiesR01HL096819 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI GOMES, ALDRIN V. · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL096819
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWestern blotting is one of the most commonly used techniques in molecular biology and proteomics. Since western blotting is a multistep protocol, variations and errors can occur at any step reducing the reliability and reproducibility of this technique. Recent reports suggest that a few key steps, such as the sample preparation method, the amount and source of primary antibody used, as well as the normalization method utilized, are critical for reproducible western blot results. Areas covered: In this review, improvements in different areas of western blotting, including protein transfer and antibody validation, are summarized. The review discusses the most advanced western blotting techniques available and highlights the relationship between next generation western blotting techniques and its clinical relevance. Expert commentary: Over the last decade significant improvements have been made in creating more sensitive, automated, and advanced techniques by optimizing various aspects of the western blot protocol. New methods such as single cell-resolution western blot, capillary electrophoresis, DigiWest, automated microfluid western blotting and microchip electrophoresis have all been developed to reduce potential problems associated with the western blotting technique. Innovative developments in instrumentation and increased sensitivity for western blots offer novel possibilities for increasing the clinical implications of western blot.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlotting, WesternElectrophoresis, CapillaryHumansProteinsProteomicsReproducibility of ResultsProteinsImmunoblotnext generation Western blottingprotein purificationprotein sample preparationWestern blottingWestern blotting techniques

Identifiers

PMID28974114
PMCPMC6810642

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