Epigenome Ontology

Last uploaded: July 3, 2016
Preferred Name

western blot analysis
Synonyms
Definitions

An analyte assay that detects specific peptides in an input material by separating it using gel electrophoresis, transfering the separated molecules to a membrane, and staining them with  antibodies specific to the analyte molecules.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0000854

definition

An analyte assay that detects specific peptides in an input material by separating it using gel electrophoresis, transfering the separated molecules to a membrane, and staining them with  antibodies specific to the analyte molecules.

definition source

Philippe Rocca-Serra, IEDB

editor preferred term

western blot analysis

example of usage

Running a cell lysate on an acrylamide gel in a western blot aparatus to separate the constituent proteins, followed by transfer of the proteins from the gel to a nitrocellulose membrane. Staining this membrane with specific antibodies to detect the presence of specific proteins of interest.

has curation status

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000120

label

western blot analysis

prefixIRI

OBI:0000854

prefLabel

western blot analysis

term editor

Philippe Rocca-Serra, IEDB

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0001978

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