Phospho SMAD3 Primary Antibody

Immunology
University of Pittsburgh
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Company:

Cell Signaling Technology

Product Name:

Phospho-Smad3 (Ser423/425) (C25A9) Rabbit mAb

Catalog Number:

9520

Clone Number:

C25A9

We used this antibody to detect phospho SMAD3 in primary mouse naive CD4+ T-cells treated with different doses of SMAD3 inhibitor. The antibody had numerous non-specific bands, especially above 100 kDa, many of which were brighter than the bands at the predicted MW.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Western Blot

Sample

Primary mouse CD4+ T cells treated with varying doses of SMAD3 inhibitor

Primary Incubation

1:1000, overnight, at 4 C

Blocking Agent

5% BSA

Secondary Incubation

1:2000 anti-Rabbit HRP-linked

Tertiary Incubation

N/A

Detection

Chemiluminescence

Results Summary

We found that the antibody was able to detect phospho-SMAD3, but the band was quite faint compared to many non-specific bands.This made quantification very challenging and we did not feel confident in these results.

DOI or PMID #

N/A

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

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The Bad

Too many non-specific bands in our detection, made quantification difficult

The Bottom Line

There are other antibodies for detection of Phospho-SMAD3 that produce a much cleaner image for western blot quantification.

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