Alexa Fluor® 647 Mouse IgG1, K Isotype Ctrl (FC) Antibody Flow Cytometry Staining

Inflammation & Ageing
University of Birmingham
PhD Student

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Company:

Biolegend

Product Name:

Alexa Fluor® 647 Mouse IgG1, κ Isotype Ctrl (FC) Antibody

Catalog Number:

400130

The product was used to control for non-specific/Fc receptor binding of this isotype fluorophore combination in human synovial cells. It was chosen as it works in a pre-existing panel. Overall the antibody performed well with little non-specific binding detected.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Sample

Synovial cells yielded by enzymatic digest

Primary Incubation

30 minute incubation at 4oC. Live/dead stain.

Blocking Agent

No specific blocking step. 2% FCS in staining buffer.

Secondary Incubation

30 minute incubation at 4oC. Antibody cocktail used at this point containing antibody at 5ug/ml.

Tertiary Incubation

None

Detection

Mo Flow Astrios EQ 561 excitation 672/30 bandpass filter for emission

Results Summary

Antibody worked well to control for non-specific binding with little detected in an often difficult sample.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Antibody performed as expected allowing quantification of non-specific binding

The Bad

No particular bad points

The Bottom Line

A decent antibody that works well at the recommended starting concentration

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