A loading control is a protein used as a control in a Western blotting experiment. Typically, loading controls are proteins with high and ubiquitous expression, such as beta-actin or GADPH. They are used to make sure that the protein has been loaded equally across all wells.[1][2]
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- ^ "Beta Actin and GAPDH: The Importance of Loading Controls". 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Loading controls".