Secondary antibody

Secondary antibody

A secondary antibody is an antibody that binds to primary antibodies or antibody fragments. They are typically labeled with probes that make them useful for detection, purification or cell sorting applications.

Secondary antibodies may be polyclonal or monoclonal, and are available with specificity for whole Ig molecules or antibody fragments such as the Fc or Fab regions.

Specific secondary antibodies are usually chosen to work in specific laboratory applications. Frequently, any one of several secondary antibodies perform adequately in a particular application. They are selected according to the source of the primary antibody, the class of the primary antibody (e.g., IgG or IgM), and the kind of label which is preferred. Identifying the optimal secondary antibody is normally done through trial and error.

Applications

Secondary antibodies are used in many biochemical assays [cite web |url=http://www.secondary-antibody.com/review.html |title=Secondary antibody review based on formal publications |accessdate=2008-04-16 |work=secondary-antibody.com] including:
* ELISA, including many HIV tests
* Western blot
* Immunostaining
* Immunohistochemistry
* Immunocytochemistry

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