Sox11 from US Biological - works well for mouse retina

Dept. of Ophthalmology
Emory University
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Company:

US Biological

Product Name:

Anti -SOX11

Catalog Number:

S5364-40C

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This antibody was used in a study investigating the role of transcription factor Sox11 in the adult mouse retina. Several antibodies were tested, and only this one worked. Publication forthcoming.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunohistochemistry

Sample

Adult (P100) retinas from C57BL/6J mice, PFA-fixed and embedded in 4% agarose, then cut to 50 µm thick slices on a vibratome.

Primary Incubation

Diluted 1:500 in PBS, incubated overnight at 4° C.

Blocking Agent

4% BSA in 1x PBS

Secondary Incubation

Pierce Donkey-Anti-Goat (SA5-10089) IgG cross-adsorbed and conjugated to DyLight 650, diluted 1:1000 in PBS, incubated for 2 hours at RT.

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

Confocal Microscopy

Results Summary

This antibody worked well for detection of Sox11 in retinal ganglion cells of adult mice.

Additional Notes

Several other antibodies were tried (Santa Cruz sc-20096, Millipore AB5776, Biorbyt orb-101332), and among these, only the one from US Biological worked for Immunofluorescence.

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Summary

The Good

Cheaper than competitor's product. Works great for mouse.

The Bad

None

The Bottom Line

Great antibody, would buy again.

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