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大多数研究人员使用硝化纤维素或PVDF膜以用于SuperSignal West Femto化学发光底物。两种效果都很好，但是硝化纤维素膜在一些应用中比PVDF膜更合适。此外，对于这种底物，荷电尼龙膜效果较好。
< p >是的。然而，SuperSignal West Femto化学发光的底物是为Western blots优化的，通常对大多数核酸操作不够敏感。对于Southern和Northern blotting, 使用我们的North2South化学发光核酸杂交和检测试剂盒(货号17097)，用于HRP的North2South化学发光底物（货号17097）或者如果用生物素化探针杂交的话，使用化学发光核酸检测试剂盒(货号 89880)。< / p >
抗体浓度（一抗和二抗）过高。按照产品说明稀释抗体。当使用了合适的封闭剂和HRP结合物浓度时，大部分背景会消失。
因为这种底物比其他化学发给底物更灵敏，使您能够检测到之前看不到的低丰度蛋白。当使用更灵敏的底物时，需要对封闭液和抗体浓度进行更仔细的优化。
请查看“技术贴士#23：剥离和再次检测免疫印迹膜”(https://tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/brochures/TR0023-strip-reprobe-blots.pdf)中的实验方案。
尽管使用化学发光底物检测过的印迹膜可剥离并再次检测，但是，有些抗原/抗体系统对剥离步骤较为敏感，剥离后的印迹膜可能不会产生与新印迹膜质量相同的结果。只有经过实际实验，才能知道某个系统是否可进行再次检测。
SuperSignal West Femto化学发光底物的检测下限为中飞克级（1 x 10^–15）。
有。在涉及辣根过氧化物酶（HRP）的检测步骤期间和之后，应避免使用叠氮化钠，因为它会抑制HRP活性。硫化物、氰化物、氟化物和超氧离子也会在一定程度上抑制HRP。
背景是一种相对的现象——没有一种封闭剂总是能够防止所有相互作用的发生。尽管一种特殊的封闭剂可能会在一组反应条件下产生完美的信噪比，但可能对另一组相似条件无效。关键在于通过改变封闭条件对系统进行优化。
是，也不是。牛奶的生物素含量是可变的，因此不可用于抗生物素蛋白/生物素检测系统。牛奶的磷蛋白含量也是可变的，因此可能干扰抗磷酸酪氨酸过程。有多种封闭剂溶液可兼容SuperSignal化学发光底物。
SuperSignal West Femto化学发光底物的灵敏度比GE Healthcare ECL底物或Thermo Scientific ECL底物（货号32106）高25-50倍。SuperSignal West Femto化学发光底物的灵敏度也显著高于碱性磷酸酶的化学发光底物。
不可以，这些SuperSignal底物需要不同的稀释方法。如果您将SuperSignal West Pico化学发光底物实验方案用于SuperSignal West Femto化学发光底物，将导致高背景或信号强度降低和/或持续时间缩短。SuperSignal West Femto化学发光底物必须使用较少的（较稀的）一抗和二抗（见产品说明书中的推荐范围）。
Most researchers use nitrocellulose or polyvinyldiflouride (PVDF) membranes with SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate. Both work well, although nitrocellulose seems to be better suited in some applications than PVDF. In addition, charge-modified nylon membrane performs well with this substrate. Please also see our guide for choosing western blot membranes (https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/protein-biology/protein-assays-analysis/western-blotting/transfer-proteins-western-blot/membranes-transfer-buffers-western-blotting/membranes-western-blotting.html).
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Yes. However, SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate was optimized for use in Western blot sand is generally not sensitive enough for most nucleic acid protocols. For Southern and Northern blotting, use our North2South Chemiluminescent Nucleic Acid Hybridization and Detection Kit (Cat. No. 17097), North2South Chemiluminescent Substrate for HRP (Cat. No. 17295), or the Chemiluminescent Nucleic Acid Detection Kit, if probing for biotinylated probes (Cat. No. 89880).
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The antibody concentration (primary and secondary) is too high. Use the antibody dilutions described in the product instructions. Most background will disappear when the proper blocking reagent and a HRP conjugate concentration are used.
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Because this substrate is more sensitive than other chemiluminescent substrates you might detect low-abundance proteins that were not visible before. When using a more sensitive substrate, more careful optimization of blocking buffer steps and antibody concentrations is required.
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See Tech Tip # 23: Strip and reprobe Western blots.
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Although blots detected with chemiluminescent substrates can be stripped and reprobed, some antigen/antibody systems are sensitive to the stripping procedure and might not yield the same quality of results on a stripped blot compared to a new blot. Only actual experimentation will yield information as to whether a given system will allow reprobing. Please also see Tech Tip # 23: Strip and reprobe Western blots (https://tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/brochures/TR0023-strip-reprobe-blots.pdf).
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The lower detection limit of SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate is low-femtogram (1 x 10^-15). Please also see Tech Tip # 32 Guide to Enzyme Substrates for Western Blotting (https://tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/brochures/TR0032-Substrates-Western.pdf).
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Yes. Avoid using sodium azide during and after probing steps involving horseradish peroxidase (HRP), as this will inhibit HRP activity. Sulfide, cyanide, fluoride and superoxide ions also inhibit HRP to some extent.
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Background is a relative phenomenon - no blocker will prevent all interactions 100% of the time. While a particular blocking agent may give a perfect signal-to-noise ratio for one set of reaction conditions, it may not work as well for another set of similar conditions. The key is to optimize the system by trying various blocking conditions. Please see Tech Tip # 22 Determine source of non-specific background signal in Western Blots (https://tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/brochures/TR0022-Determine-background-cause.pdf).
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Yes and no. Milk contains variable amounts of biotin so it should not be used with avidin/biotin detection systems. Milk also contains varying amounts of phosphoproteins that may make interfere with anti-phosphotyrosine procedures. A variety of blocking buffers are compatible with the substrate. Please see our Blocking Buffer selection table (https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/protein-biology/protein-assays-analysis/western-blotting/detect-proteins-western-blot/western-blot-buffers/blocking-buffers-western-blotting.html#table).
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SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate is about 25- to 50-fold more sensitive than GE Healthcare ECL Substrate or Thermo Scientific ECL Substrate (Cat. No. 32106). SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate is also significantly more sensitive than available chemiluminescent substrates for alkaline phosphatase. Please also see Tech Tip # 32 Guide to Enzyme Substrates for Western Blotting (https://tools.thermofisher.com/content/sfs/brochures/TR0032-Substrates-Western.pdf).
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No, these SuperSignal substrates require different dilutions. If you follow the SuperSignal West Pico Chemiluminescent Substrate protocol when you use SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate, you will see high background or a decreased signal intensity and or duration. You must use less (more dilute) primary and secondary antibodies with SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate (see product instructions for recommended ranges).
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Consider transferring to a different membrane or using a different detection method. We have observed increased sensitivity when using PVDF membranes in place of nitrocellulose. On PVDF membranes, using as little as 1 µg of total rat brain protein, PKC can be detected with alkaline phosphatase-mediated chromogenic detection in some cases using affinity-purified antibodies at a concentration of 0.5 µg/mL. Detection sensitivity can also be increased by using chemiluminescent detection, especially when using a SuperSignal West enhanced chemiluminescence subtrate (https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/protein-biology/protein-assays-analysis/western-blotting/detect-proteins-western-blot/western-blot-detection-reagents/detection-technologies-western-blotting/chemiluminescent-western-blot-detection/supersignal-chemiluminescent-substrates.html) such as SuperSignal West Pico PLUS, SuperSignal West Dura, or SuperSignal West Femto. The secondary antibody should be used as recommend by the manufacturer and optimized as needed.
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In the darkroom, prepare 2 mL of working substrate solution by mixing 1 mL of luminol enhancer and 1 mL of stable peroxide in a clear test-tube. Add 1 µL of undiluted HRP-conjugate to the working substrate solution. The solution should immediately emit a blue light that will fade over the next several minutes. This glow indicates that the components in the substrate kit are still active/functional. If no light emission is evident, test another source of HRP to determine the root cause.
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Yes. The SuperSignal western blot substrates are well suited to most imaging systems including CCD camera units; however, most screen-type phosphorimagers give poor results with the SuperSignal substrates.
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We offer the Pierce Background Eliminator Kit (Cat. No. 21065) that reduces high background, shading, speckling, and over-exposed bands on exposed film.
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Treating the nitrocellulose or PVDF membrane with Western Blot Signal Enhancer (Cat. No. 21050) before blocking can boost the chemiluminescent signal of low-intensity bands.
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A high-quality membrane can effectively bind more target protein and result in a lower background after detection when using SuperSignal substrates.
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Nitrocellulose and PVDF membranes can be stripped following detection with SuperSignal chemiluminescent substrates, for reprobing. Restore Western Blot Stripping Buffer (Cat. No. 21059, 21063) can be used to gently but efficiently remove probes from the western blot membrane without damaging the target protein. In most cases, re-blocking of the membrane is not necessary.
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The most common cause of premature signal burnout is the use of excessive peroxidase-conjugated probe. During the substrate reaction, an extreme excess of peroxidase will deplete the limited amount of substrate resulting in intense, but short, signal duration. To avoid signal fading, it is imperative to use the peroxidase conjugated probe at a concentration recommended in the SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate manual (https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/MAN0011307_SupSig_West_Dura_Extend_Dur_Subs_UG.pdf).
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The following are possible causes for weak signal intensity:
- Low level of protein transferred from the gel to the membrane. This is particularly true for high molecular weight proteins. Reversible Protein Stain Kits for Nitrocellulose and PVDF membranes (Cat. Nos. 24580 and 24585, respectively) may be used to stain the bands on the membrane to indicate transfer efficiency.
- Over-diluted primary and secondary antibody probes. We suggest using the recommended dilution for the antibody probes for each substrate. More sensitive substrates will require a more dilute antibody solution.
- Short substrate incubation time. For best results, incubate the membrane for 5-15 min in the SuperSignal substrate.
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The following are possible causes for high background signal:
- Insufficient blocking of the membrane
- Using a non-optimized blocker
- Using excess peroxidase-conjugated probe
- Cross-reactivity of the probes to the blocking agent
We recommend testing a variety of blockers to find the best one for a given system.
- Serum-based blockers are a popular choice but have the potential to cross-react with an antibody probe.
- Avoid blocking the membrane with BSA when using an antibody against a bovine source.
- Follow the recommended dilution of the peroxidase-conjugated probe for the chemiluminescent substrate selected to reduce the potential for excessive background.
The following tech tips provide more information that may be useful:
- https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/Application-Notes/TR0022-Determine-background-cause.pdf
- https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/Application-Notes/TR0024-Optimize-Ab-dilutions.pdf
- https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/Application-Notes/TR0032-Substrates-Western.pdf
- https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/Application-Notes/TR0067-Chemi-Western-guide.pdf
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SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate is a luminol-based enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) horseradish peroxidase (HRP) substrate. It is oxidized to an excited state product in the presence of the stable peroxide and horseradish peroxidase. As the product decays to a lower energy state, light is released at 425 nm. The emitted light is then captured on X-ray film or by using a CCD camera.
SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate for HRP is optimized for high sensitivity and long signal duration, making it ideal for cooled CCD camera-based detection systems. Unlike substrates with signals that decline to barely detectable levels in 30-60 min, the signal produced with SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate is stable for 24 hr, allowing multiple film or camera exposures.
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The following are potential causes of a weak signal or no signal:
- Proteins did not transfer properly during western blotting
- Insufficient binding to the membrane
- Insufficient amounts of antibodies
- Insufficient amount of antigen
- The blocking buffer is covering the antigen
- Exposure time is too short
The following link contains additional helpful information:
https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/BID/Application-Notes/TR0067-Chemi-Western-guide.pdf
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We do not recommend swapping protocols/antibody dilutions between different SuperSignal substrates. For example, if SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate is used with the protocol for SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate, it would result in high background. We also recommend using antibody dilutions as suggested in the manual for the respective SuperSignal substrate.
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We suggest performing the following steps to reprobe blots after stripping:
1. Wash the blot with wash buffer 2 times for 10 min per wash.
2. Perform the immunoassay starting with the blocking step.
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SuperSignal West Femto Maximum Sensitivity Substrate is stable for one year at 4 degrees C or for six months at room temperature. The recommended storage is at 4 degrees C.
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