Anti-biotin antibodies offer superior organelle-specific labelling of mitochondria over avidin or streptavidin.

A number of endogenously biotinylated proteins are found in both cytosol and mitochondria of mammalian cells from many tissues, including liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney, and intestine. Therefore, caution should be taken when using the biotin detection system. Endogenous biotin can interfere with st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Coene, E, Shaw, M, Vaux, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008