Successful antibody for Western blot |
A successful primary antibody immunodetects the target protein, and the signal observed in the WT lysate is lost in the KO lysates (Supplemental Figure 1A). The antibody does not recognize other proteins under the conditions tested. |
Specific, non-selective antibody for Western blot |
The primary antibody specifically recognizes the target protein, but also unrelated protein(s) (Supplemental Figure 1A). |
Successful antibody for immunoprecipitation |
Under the conditions used, a successful primary antibody immunocaptures the target protein to at least 10% of the starting material (Supplemental Figure 1B). |
Successful antibody for immunofluorescence |
A successful primary antibody immunolocalizes the target protein by generating a fluorescence signal in WT cells that is at least 1.5-fold higher than the signal in KO cells (Supplemental Figure 1C). Signal provided by such antibody staining can be easily distinguished from unspecific background and noise. |