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Table 1 Antibodies and blocking reagents for Western blot detection of aggregated human α-synuclein, amyloid-β and tau

From: Decontamination of medical devices from pathological amyloid-β-, tau- and α-synuclein aggregates

1stAntibody

Provider and product code

Epitope

Dilution

Blocking solution

2ndAntibody

Dilution

LB 509 (monoclonal)

Abcam, Cambridge, UK ab27766

aa 115-122 of α-synuclein

1:5,000

0.03% (w/v) Casein in TBS with 0.05% (w/v) Tween 20

Alkaline-phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (DAKO)

1:5,000

Phospho-S129 (monoclonal)

Abcam, Cambridge, UK ab51253

α-synuclein phosphorylated at Ser129

1:2,000

3% (w/v) Low-fat milk powder in TBS with 0.05% (w/v) Tween 20

Alkaline-phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-rabbit IgG (DAKO)

1:10,000

Anti-tau (monoclonal)

Merck Millipore, Darmstadt, Germany MAB2239

C-terminal region of tau

1:500

3% (w/v) Low-fat milk powder in TBS with 0.05% (w/v) Tween 20

Alkaline-phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (DAKO)

1:10,000

AT8 (monoclonal)

Thermo Scientific, Rockford, USA MN1020

Phospho-PHF-tau (Ser202/Thr205)

1:500

0.03% (w/v) Casein in TBS with 0.05% (w/v) Tween 20

Alkaline-phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (DAKO)

1:10,000

6E10 (monoclonal)

Covance, Emeryville, USA SIG-39320

aa 3-8 of Aβ

1:2,000

5% (w/v) Low-fat choco powder in TBS with 0.05% (w/v) Tween 20a

Alkaline-phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (DAKO)

1:10,000

4G8 (monoclonal)

Covance, Emeryville, USA SIG-39220

aa 17-24 of Aβ

1:1,000

5% (w/v) Low-fat choco powder in TBS with 0.05% (w/v) Tween 20a

Alkaline-phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (DAKO)

1:10,000

  1. aTina Zimmermann, personal communication and diploma thesis (2012, Establishment of the organotypic slice culture assay as a model for neurodegenerative diseases. Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany).