Very Good Anti-Keratin 5 Antibody

Embryology
Carnegie Institution for Science
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Company:

BioLegend

Product Name:

Keratin 5 Polyclonal antibody

Catalog Number:

905501

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My experiments aim to detect the morphological changes of thymus epithelial cells (TEC) in my mutant mice. I use BioLegend’s anti-Keratin 5 to identify medullary TECs in the thymus. I tested several keratin5 antibodies and this antibody gave me very good signal and specificity.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

Cryosection of 6-week old thymus

Primary Incubation

1:300, overnight at 4C

Blocking Agent

5% donkey serum (2nd antibody)

Secondary Incubation

1:1000 2nd antibody (Donkey anti-Rab), 1.5h RT

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

Confocal

Results Summary

Very clear and specific staining for medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTEC) in thymus, showing in red in the picture surrounding by cortex epithelial cells (cTEC) detected by keratin-8 antibodies.

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Summary

The Good

Very specific

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The Bottom Line

High quality antibody and can be used for cryosection immunostaining

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