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Nominate a gene

Tell us which human protein you need a trustworthy antibody for, and which experiment you need it for. We use these requests to decide what the consortium runs next.

Your request

We check the symbol against UniProt when you send this, so you will be told straight away if it is not a human protein.

An antibody that works on a blot often fails in cells, so which application you need changes what we would have to run — and it is part of how we prioritise.

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A grant, a core budget, an industry partner, or a call you are writing an application to. A funded target moves from a list to a plan, so tell us even if it is only a possibility.

What happens next

  • Your request is recorded and counted. How many people have asked for a gene, and which applications they need, is one of the things we weigh when deciding what to run next.
  • We cannot promise to take it on. Characterising one gene properly means knockout cell lines, every commercial antibody for it, and four applications' worth of bench work — so what gets done is limited by funding and capacity, not by interest.
  • If you have a funding route, tell us. That is the thing most likely to turn a nomination into work — tick the box above, or email onlygoodantibodies@gmail.com.
  • Modification-specific antibodies are out of scope. Our results rest on knockout controls, and a knockout removes the whole protein — so it cannot show whether an antibody is specific for a phosphorylated or otherwise modified form.