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Asked 1st Jun, 2016

What are conserved archaea proteins I can use in my Western blots?

I will be conducting Western blots on some archaeal proteins I am studying. Since my study involves a broad spectrum of archaea, I need an antibody generated to a protein conserved across all the archaeal kingdoms. This will allow me to have a proper loading control for analysis. Any suggestions are appreciated. 

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Mansha Seth-Pasricha
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
 You should look at Julie Maupin Furlow's papers. There are a few different proteins she has antibodies to. Some indicate similarity across Archaea. For others, it will quite a simple alignment to check similarity with Archaea. 

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