Not useful for looking at brain homogenate

Pharmacology and experimental neuroscience
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Graduate student

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Company:

Cell Signaling Technology

Product Name:

Phospho-tyrosine hydroxylase (ser40)

Catalog Number:

2791

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The phosphorylation of TH at the different serine residues was evaluated in MPTP-intoxicated mice. Following MPTP, brain regions were isolated, homogenized, purified, and run on Western blots. Membranes were probed for phospho-TH (ser40) and expression quantified using ImageJ.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Western Blot

Sample

Brain homogenate

Primary Incubation

1:500 in 5% BSA/TBST. Overnight at 4 degrees

Blocking Agent

5% BSA/TBST

Secondary Incubation

1:10,000 HRP-conjugated secondary, 60 minutes at room temp

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

Femto Chemiluminescent

Results Summary

There was a fairly light band at ~55 kDa (where the protein should be detected) but there were also bands and multiple other molecular weights. This could be due to using whole brain homogenate instead of PC-12 cells. I re-ran several gels to attempt to get better results with no luck.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Seems like it would work well on PC-12 cells

The Bad

Multiple bands at incorrect molecular weights. Did work well on brain homogenate.

The Bottom Line

Didn't get any useable data with this antibody. Need to find a different one.

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