Application
Extracts of SK-BR-3 cells were resolved by SDS-PAGE on a 10% Tris-glycine gel and transferred to PVDF. The membrane was either not treated (1-5, 7) or treated (6, 8) with YOP phosphatase, blocked with a 5% BSA-TBST buffer overnight at 4°C, then incubated with the ErbB-2 [pY1248] antibody for two hours at room temperature in a 3% BSA-TBST buffer, following prior incubation with: no peptide (1, 5-8), the non-phosphopeptide corresponding to the phosphopeptide immunogen (2), a generic phosphotyrosine-containing peptide (3), or the phosphopeptide immunogen (4). After washing, the membrane was incubated with goat F(ab)2 anti-rabbit IgG alkaline phosphatase and signals were detected.The data show that only the phosphopeptide corresponding to ErbB-2 [pY1248] blocks the antibody signal, demonstrating the specificity of the antibody. The data also show that phosphatase stripping eliminates the signal, further verifying that the antibody is phospho-specific.