Twist-1 expression in human cancer cells

Cancer bio
MDA
Postdoctoral Fellow

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Company:

R&D Systems

Product Name:

Human Twist-1 Affinity Purified Polyclonal Ab, Sheep IgG

Catalog Number:

AF6230

This was used for detection of Twist-1 in cancer cells using confocal microscopy. Twist-1 is an important player in EMT processes and it is essential to detect its presence in the nucleus of the cells. 

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

Colon cancer cells

Primary Incubation

1:200 in blocking buffer

Blocking Agent

0.05% FBS in PBS

Secondary Incubation

Anti-sheep secondary antibody

Tertiary Incubation

Nucleus stain

Detection

Using Zeiss confocal microscope

Results Summary

Seems like at concentrations of 1:200, the staining is very good and at 1:100, there could be some interference. Had to adjust the secondary dilutions to get consistent staining.

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The Good

Ease of standardization

The Bad

None observed

The Bottom Line

Very good product to detect human twist-1

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