The Protein Man's Blog | A Discussion of Protein Research

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs or MoAbs) are immune system proteins that were discovered in 1975 as a highly specific targeted molecule - it will bind to its target molecules with high specificity. It could take a load of drug or agent and deliver it to the target. Because of its specificity, monoclonal antibodies have found its use in medical science to treat a wide variety of diseases, including some types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Crohn’s disease, and psoriasis, and minimize or eliminate the risk of transplant rejection. 

What is epigenetics and what roles does it play in disease prevention, treatment, and management? Can it be the key to effective personalized medicine? 

What is ELISA?

ELISA, or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, is a plate-based assay technique designed to detect and quantify target molecules such as peptides, proteins, antibodies, and hormones in biological samples. Like other types of immunoassays, ELISA relies on specific antigen-antibody interactions to detect a target antigen.

DNA extraction refers to the technique(s) used in isolating DNA from a biological sample (cell membranes and other cellular components, tissues, proteins, bacteria, fungus, viruses) by disrupting the cell wall/cell membrane and nuclear envelope through physical, chemical, or enzymatic methods. DNA can be extracted from various sources, including the blood and body fluids, hair, buccal swab, frozen tissue sections, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues, and direct Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). There are a wide variety of kits and methods commercially available for isolation of DNA.