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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for VCP (UniProt ID: P55072) for use in western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence.

Vera Ruíz Moleón, Maryam Fotouhi, Joel Ryan, Donovan Worrall, Riham Ayoubi, Vincent Francis, Peter S McPherson, Carl Laflamme

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Article in F1000Research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Vera Ruíz MoleónNeuroscience and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-3158
Maryam FotouhiNeuroscience and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Joel RyanMcGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Donovan WorrallNeuroscience and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5676-5473
Riham AyoubiNeuroscience and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Vincent FrancisNeuroscience and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7535-8718
Peter S McPhersonNeuroscience and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Carl LaflammeNeuroscience and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5906-025X

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Abstract

Valosin-containing protein (VCP) is a highly conserved and essential ATPase involved in many cellular processes like neuronal function, protein degradation, organelle maintenance, and stress response regulation. Understanding the specific mechanisms by which VCP plays in health and disease can provide novel insides in therapeutic targets, a process that would be facilitated by the availability of high-quality antibodies. Here we have characterized sixteen VCP commercial antibodies for western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence using a standardized experimental protocol based on comparing read-outs in knockout cell lines and isogenic parental controls. These studies are part of a larger, collaborative initiative seeking to address antibody reproducibility issues by characterizing commercially available antibodies for human proteins and publishing the results openly as a resource for the scientific community. While the use of antibodies and protocols vary between laboratories, we encourage readers to use this report as a guide to select the most appropriate antibodies for their specific needs.

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AntibodiesBlotting, WesternFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImmunoprecipitationValosin Containing ProteinCell Line, TumorGene Knockout TechniquesHumansAntibodiesValosin Containing ProteinVCP protein, humanantibody characterizationantibody validationimmunofluorescenceimmunoprecipitationP55072Transitional endoplasmic reticulum ATPaseValosin-containing proteinVCPwestern blot

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PMID41142959
PMCPMC12547379

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