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ReviewBioTechniques2023

Western blotting (immunoblotting): history, theory, uses, protocol and problems.

Rasheed Sule, Gabriela Rivera, Aldrin V Gomes

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Review in BioTechniques, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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78citing papers in PubMed
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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

78 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Aptamer-based DNA nanoswitches for multiplexed protein detection.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rasheed SuleDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9759-0809
Gabriela RiveraDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Aldrin V GomesDepartment of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9819-3036

Funding

Workshop on Environmental Technology Transfer and EntrepreneurshipP42ES004699 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI YOUNG, THOMAS MICHAEL · 1987 to 2021
$50.1M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES004699
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Western blotting (immunoblotting) is a powerful and commonly used technique that is capable of detecting or semiquantifying an individual protein from complex mixtures of proteins extracted from cells or tissues. The history surrounding the origin of western blotting, the theory behind the western blotting technique, a comprehensive protocol and the uses of western blotting are presented. Lesser known and significant problems in the western blotting field and troubleshooting of common problems are highlighted and discussed. This work is a comprehensive primer and guide for new western blotting researchers and those interested in a better understanding of the technique or getting better results.

Indexed as

ProteinsBlotting, WesternElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelImmunoblottingProteinsantibodiesgel electrophoresisimmunoblottingproblemsprotocolsample preparationtheorywestern blotting

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PMID36971113
PMCPMC12303220

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