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Protein-bound polyphenols create "ghost" band artifacts during chemiluminescence-based antigen detection.


ABSTRACT: Antigen detection during Western blotting commonly utilizes a horseradish peroxidase-coupled secondary antibody and enhanced chemiluminescent substrate. We utilized this technique to examine the impact of green tea-derived polyphenols on the binding of egg white protein-specific IgE antibodies from allergic human plasma to their cognate antigens. Our experiments unexpectedly showed that green tea-derived polyphenols, when stably complexed with egg white proteins, caused "ghost" band formation in the presence of horseradish peroxide. This study suggests that caution should be taken when evaluating polyphenol-bound proteins by enhanced chemiluminescence Western blotting using horseradish peroxidase and demonstrates that protein-bound polyphenols can be a source of "ghost" band artifacts on Western blots.

SUBMITTER: Plundrich N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5497812 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protein-bound polyphenols create "ghost" band artifacts during chemiluminescence-based antigen detection.

Plundrich Nathalie N   Lila Mary Ann MA   Foegeding Edward E   Laster Scott S  

F1000Research 20170313


Antigen detection during Western blotting commonly utilizes a horseradish peroxidase-coupled secondary antibody and enhanced chemiluminescent substrate. We utilized this technique to examine the impact of green tea-derived polyphenols on the binding of egg white protein-specific IgE antibodies from allergic human plasma to their cognate antigens. Our experiments unexpectedly showed that green tea-derived polyphenols, when stably complexed with egg white proteins, caused "ghost" band formation in  ...[more]

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