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. 2006 Mar;59(3):260–263. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2005.027474

Table 2 Details of primary and corresponding secondary antibodies used for Western blotting.

Target protein (molecular weight) Primary antibody type, clone and supplier Primary antibody dilution, diluent,* and incubation conditions Secondary antibody dilution
Actin (42 kDa) Mono, AC‐15, Sigma 1:2000, 5% milk, 1 h at RT 1:10000
Cytokeratin 4 (59 kDa) Mono, NCL‐LL002, Novocastra† 1:400, 5% milk, 1 h at RT 1:1000
EpCAM (40 kDa) Mono, NCL‐ESA, Novocastra 1:25, 5% milk, 2 h at RT 1:1000
Villin (97 kDa) Mono, NCL‐L‐Villin, Novocastra 1:1000, 5% milk, 1 h at RT 1:5000

Mono, monoclonal; RT, room temperature. *All diluents were based on phosphate‐buffered saline with 0.1% Tween 20; †Newcastle‐upon‐Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK.