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A Western Blotting Protocol for Small Numbers of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
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Biochemistry
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JoVE Journal Biochemistry
A Western Blotting Protocol for Small Numbers of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
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08:45 min

August 22, 2018

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 00:48Sample Preparation
  • 04:20Electrophoresis, Transfer, and Block
  • 05:30Antibody Labeling and Detection
  • 06:09Results: Use of Optimized Western Blotting Technique to Analyze Small Numbers of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells
  • 07:56Conclusion

Summary

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A standard Western blotting protocol was optimized for analyzing as few as 500 hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells. Optimization involves careful handling of the cell sample, limiting transfers between tubes, and directly lysing the cells in Laemmli sample buffer.

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