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Invitrogen™ Bolt™ Bis-Tris Plus Mini Gel Welcome Pack, 4-12%

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Product Code. 15354604 Supplier Invitrogen™ Supplier No. NW0412A

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Description

Includes

Mini Gel Tank; 20 Bolt (4-12%, 10-well); Bis-Tris Plus Gels; 500mL Bolt MES SDS Running Buffer, 20X; 10mL Bolt LDS Sample Buffer, 4X; 10mL Bolt Sample Reducing Agent, 10X; 500μL SeeBlue Plus2 Prestained Standard

The Bolt Welcome Pack provides all of the necessary Bolt gels and buffers needed to begin using the Mini Gel Tank.

The Bolt Welcome Pack provides all of the necessary Bolt gels and buffers needed to begin using the Mini Gel Tank. The Mini Gel Tank is compatible with Novex gels, NuPAGE gels, and Bolt Bis-Tris Plus gels. Each Mini Gel Tank can accommodate up to two gels per run. The unique tank design enables convenient side-by-side gel loading and enhanced viewing during use. Optimized conditions using constant voltage allow for Bolt Bis-Tris Plus gels to be run in approximately 20 minutes.

The Welcome Pack contains:
• Mini Gel Tank (A25977)
• Bolt Bis-Tris Plus gels (2 boxes, 20 gels)
• Bolt MES Running Buffer, 20X (B0002)
• Bolt LDS Sample Buffer, 4X (B0007)
• Bolt Sample Reducing Agent, 10X (B0009)
• PageRuler Plus Prestained Protein Ladder, 10 to 250 kDa (26619)

About the Mini Gel Tank
The Mini Gel Tank is compatible with Novex gels, NuPAGE gels, and Bolt Bis-Tris Plus gels. Each Mini Gel Tank can accommodate up to two gels per run. The unique tank design enables convenient side-by-side gel loading and enhanced viewing during use. Optimized conditions using constant voltage allow for Bolt Bis-Tris Plus gels to be run in approximately 20 minutes. Run times may vary depending on buffer conditions and power supplies used.

About Bolt Bis-Tris Plus Gels
Bolt Bis-Tris Plus gels are precast polyacrylamide gels designed for optimal separation of your small- to medium-sized proteins under denaturing conditions. Bolt Bis-Tris Plus gels are designed to deliver consistent gel performance and provide a neutral pH environment that minimizes protein modifications. Bolt gels are ideal for western blot transfer and analysis, and any other techniques where protein integrity is crucial. Also use Bolt gels to obtain optimal results for your day-to-day protein separation needs. Bolt Bis-Tris Plus gels come in four polyacrylamide concentrations: 8, 10, 12, and 4-12% gradient and multiple well formats. Bolt Bis-Tris gels feature wedge-shaped wells, which can easily load up to two times more sample volume allowing for detection of proteins in very dilute samples or visualization of low-abundance proteins.

For transferring your proteins to a membrane, we recommend using for Bolt Transfer Buffer (BT0006) for traditional wet transfer using the Mini Blot Module (B1000). Alternatively, rapid semi-dry transfer can be done using the Invitrogen Power Blotter or rapid dry transfer using the iBlot 2 Gel Transfer Device (IB21001).

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Specifications

Gel Percentage 4 to 12%
Gel Size Mini
Gel Thickness 1.0 mm
Gel Type Bis-Tris Plus
Separation Range 3.5 to 260 kDa
Wells 10-well
Quantity 1 Welcome Pk. kit
Shipping Condition Approved for shipment at room temperature and wet ice
Product Line Bolt, WedgeWell
For Use With (Equipment) Mini Gel Tank

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Can I prepare my protein sample with the reducing agent and store it for future use?

DTT is not stable, so it must be added and the reduction performed just prior to loading your samples.
My LDS or SDS sample buffer precipitates when stored at 4 degrees C. Can I warm it up? Can I store it at room temperature?

Precipitation of the LDS or SDS at 4 degrees C is normal. Bring the buffer to room temperature and mix until the LDS/SDS goes into solution. If you do not want to wait for it to dissolve, you can store the sample buffer at room temperature.
What are the storage conditions for Bolt gels?

Similar to NuPAGE gels with storage temperatures of 4 to 25 degrees C.
I used one of your protein standards for a western transfer and noticed that some of the lower-molecular weight protein bands passed through the membrane. How can I resolve this issue?

- Decrease voltage, current or length of transfer time
- Make sure that the methanol concentration in the transfer buffer is proper; use a methanol concentration of 10-20% methanol removes the SDS from SDS-protein complexes and improves the binding of protein to the membrane.
- Make sure that the SDS concentration (if added) in the transfer buffer is proper, don't use more than 0.02-0.04% SDS. Using too much SDS can prevent binding of proteins to the membrane.
- Check the pore size of the membrane and the size of the target protein. Proteins smaller than 10 kDa will easily pass through a 0.45 µm pore size membrane. If proteins smaller than 10 kDa are of interest, it would be better to use a 0.2 µm pore size membrane.

I used one of your protein standards for a western transfer and noticed that some of the higher-molecular weight bands transferred very poorly to the membrane. Can you offer some tips?

- Increase voltage, current or length of time for transfer
- SDS in the gel and in the SDS-protein complexes promotes elution of the protein from the gels but inhibits binding of the protein to membranes. This inhibition is higher for nitrocellulose than for PVDF. For proteins that are difficult to elute from the gel such as large molecular weight proteins, a small amount of SDS may be added to the transfer buffer to improve transfer. We recommend pre-equilibrating the gel in 2X Transfer buffer (without methanol) containing 0.02-0.04% SDS for 10 minutes before assembling the sandwich and then transferring using 1X transfer buffer containing 10% methanol and 0.01%SDS.
- Methanol removes the SDS from SDS-protein complexes and improves the binding of protein to the membrane, but has some negative effects on the gel itself, leading to a decrease in transfer efficiency. It may cause a reduction in pore size, precipitation of some proteins, and some basic proteins to become positively charged or neutral. Make sure that the methanol concentration in the transfer buffer is not more than 10-20% and that high-quality, analytical grade methanol is used.

I used one of your pre-stained standards on a Tris-Glycine gel and noticed that the molecular weights of the proteins were different than on a NuPAGE Bis-Tris gel. What is the reason for this?

Pre-stained standards have a dye that is covalently bound to each protein that will result in the standard migrating differently in different buffer systems (i.e., different gels). As a result, using a pre-stained standard for molecular weight estimation will only give the apparent molecular weight of the protein. Pre-stained standards may be used for molecular weight approximation, confirming gel migration and estimating blotting efficiency but for accurate molecular weight estimation, an unstained standard should be used.

I used one of your protein standards and am seeing some extra bands in the lane. Can you offer some suggestions?

- While loading, take care to make sure that there is no cross-contamination from adjacent sample lanes.
- Make sure that the correct amount of standard is loaded per lane. Loading too much protein can result in extra bands and this is a problem especially with silver-stained gels.
- Improper storage of the standard or repeated freeze/thawing can result in protein degradation.

I used one of your protein standards and the bands look non-distinct and smeary. What should I do?

Here are some suggestions:

- Make sure that the correct amount of standard is loaded per lane. Loading too much protein can cause smearing and this is a problem especially with silver stained gels.
- Bands will not be as well resolved in low percentage gels. Try using a higher percentage gel.
- If the bands look smeary and non-distinct after a western transfer/detection, this may be due to the antibody being too concentrated. Follow the manufacturer's recommended dilution or determine the optimal antibody concentration by dot-blotting.

A couple of bands in my protein standard are missing on the gel. Can you help me troubleshoot?

Here are some suggestions:

- Check the gel type/percentage of the gel that was used. Depending on the gel type and/or percentage, all the bands may not be seen. For example, the smallest bands of the protein standard may not resolve on a very low percentage gel whereas the higher molecular weight bands may not resolve on a high percentage gel.
- Check the expiration date on the protein standard. Expired lots may result in faded or missing bands due to protein degradation.
- Check the storage conditions for the protein standard. Improper storage conditions will compromise the stability of the proteins in the standard.
- Make sure that the protein standard was not heated/boiled prior to loading on the gel. Our protein standards are ready to load and we do not recommend heating/boiling them as this may cause degradation of proteins in the standard.

I am transferring a Tris-Glycine gel using constant voltage and the current reading is way over the expected starting current. Can you offer some suggestions?

The most common cause of abnormally high current is the transfer buffer. If the transfer buffer is too concentrated, this leads to increased conductivity and current. High current may also occur if Tris-HCl is accidentally substituted for the Tris base required in the transfer buffer. This will again result in low buffer pH and lead to increased conductivity and current and subsequently, overheating. We recommend checking the transfer buffer and its reagent components and re-diluting or remaking the buffer.
I ran my protein under native conditions on a Tris-Glycine gel. It has a pI that is higher than the pH of the Tris-Glycine transfer buffer. Can you offer some tips for transferring it?

- Increase the pH of Tris-Glycine transfer buffer to 9.2, allowing all the proteins below pI 9.2 to transfer towards the anode electrode.
- Use the Tris-Glycine transfer buffer and place a membrane on both sides of the gel. If there are any proteins that are more basic than the pH of the transfer buffer, they will be captured on the extra membrane placed on the cathode side of the gel. Both membranes can then be developed in the same manner.
- Prior to blotting, incubate the gel for 15 minutes in Tris-Glycine transfer buffer containing 0.1% SDS. The small amount of SDS will give the proteins enough charge to move unidirectionally towards the anode and in most cases, should not denature the protein. Proceed with the transfer using regular Tris-Glycine transfer buffer.

I had problems transferring my larger-molecular weight proteins from my NuPAGE gel. Can you please offer some suggestions?

For proteins larger than 100 kDa, we recommend pre-equilibrating the gel in 2X NuPAGE Transfer buffer (without methanol) containing 0.02-0.04% SDS for 10 minutes before assembling the sandwich and then transferring using 1X NuPAGE transfer buffer containing methanol and 0.01% SDS.
What causes empty spots on my membrane after transfer?

Here are possible causes and solutions:

- Presence of air bubbles between the gel and the membrane preventing the transfer of proteins. Be sure to remove all air bubbles between the gel and membrane by rolling a glass pipette over the membrane surface.
- Expired or creased membranes used. Use fresh, undamaged membranes.

I performed a western transfer and see the appearance of diffuse bands and swirling patterns on the membrane. What could have happened?

The swirling and diffuse banding patterns are typical of molecules moving laterally before binding to the membrane during transfer. Here are possible causes and solutions:

- Poor contact between the gel and the membrane: The gel should be attached to the membrane through capillary action. To ensure that this happens, make sure that you roll over the surface of each layer of the gel/membrane sandwich with a glass pipette to ensure good contact between the gel and the membrane. It is helpful to use a disposable pipette to place some extra transfer buffer on the surface of each layer as the sandwich is being made. Also, the pads need to be fully saturated (push down with gloved hand when they are placed in transfer buffer to make sure there are no air bubbles.)
- Under-compression of the gel: The gel/membrane assembly should be held securely between the two halves of the blot module. Try adding another pad or replace any pads that have lost their resiliency with fresh ones.
- Over-compression of the gel: A good indication of over-compression is if the gel has been excessively flattened. In the event that the sandwich is over-compressed, remove enough pads so that the blotter can be closed without exerting excess pressure on the gel and membrane.
Note: The height of the uncompressed pads should be 0.5-1.0 cm above the level of the sealing gasket.

When I perform a western transfer, the power supply shuts off in the middle of the transfer. What is wrong?

Here are possible causes and solutions:

- High ionic strength of the transfer buffer. Prepare the buffer as described in the manual.
- Power supply is operating at a current close to the current limit of the power supply. Use a power supply with higher limits.

After a western transfer, I noticed that a significant amount of protein remained in the gel indicated by staining of the gel after transfer. What should I do?

Here are possible causes and solutions:

- Too short a transfer time: Increase the blotting time by 15 minute increments.
- Inappropriate gel type: Check the percentage of the gel used and switch to a higher percentage gel.
- Inappropriate amount of SDS: Add 0.01-0.02% SDS to the transfer buffer to facilitate migration of the protein out of the gel.
- Inappropriate methanol content: Decrease the amount of methanol in the transfer buffer.
Note: Higher molecular weight proteins usually do not transfer completely as compared to mid to low molecular weight proteins.
After a western transfer, I noticed that a significant amount of protein had passed through the membrane indicated by the presence of proteins on the second membrane. Can you please help?

Here are possible causes and solutions:

- Too long a transfer tim: Shorten the transfer time by 15 minute increments.
- Inappropriate amount of SDS: Do not include any SDS in the transfer buffer.
- Inappropriate methanol content: Add additional methanol to the transfer buffer to increase the binding capacity of the membrane.
- Inappropriate gel type: Check the percentage of the gel used and switch to a higher percentage gel.
- Sample overloaded: Decrease the sample load.
- Finally, if using nitrocellulose membrane, switch to PVDF which has a higher binding capacity.

I performed a western transfer and none of my proteins transferred to the membrane. Can you offer some tips?

It is possible that the gel/membrane sandwich was assembled in the reverse direction such that the proteins have migrated out into the buffer. Assemble the blot sandwich in the correct order using instructions provided in the manual.
During western transfer conditions using constant voltage, what would cause the actual current to greatly exceed the expected starting current?

The most common cause of abnormally high current is the buffer. If the buffer is too concentrated, this leads to increased conductivity and higher current. High current may also occur if Tris-HCl was accidentally substituted for the Tris base required in the transfer buffer. Tris-HCl results in a low buffer pH and leads to increased conductivity and current, and, subsequently, overheating. Check the transfer buffer and its reagent components, re-dilute, or remake the buffer.
I am transferring my gel using constant voltage and the current reading has dropped much lower than the expected starting current. What could have happened?

Here are possible causes and solutions:

- The buffer was accidentally made too dilute, therefore increasing resistance and thus lowering conductivity and current: Check the transfer buffer and its reagent components and then re-dilute it or remake it.
- The circuit is broken or impeded, as in the case of a corroded or broken electrode or malfunctioning power supply: Check the equipment.
- There is a leak in the blot module (this is indicated by a drastic decrease in current and in buffer volume within the module): Ensure that the inner buffer chamber is filled sufficiently so that the wells are covered with buffer.
- Tape at the bottom of the gel cassette was not removed: Double check that the tape on the bottom of the gel has been removed.
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