Good IFA Antibody

Biological Sciences
University of Idaho
Graduate student

Overall

Quality of Results

Ease-of-Optimization

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Company:

Invitrogen

Product Name:

Alexa Fluor 488 goat anti-mouse IgG

Catalog Number:

A11029

I am looking at characterizing virus infections in cell culture using immunofluorescence assays. I chose this antibody to visualize one of my viruses.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

Cell culture

Primary Incubation

Diluted 1/200, 1 hour at 37 degrees celsius

Blocking Agent

7% normal goat serum

Secondary Incubation

N/A

Tertiary Incubation

N/A

Detection

Fluorescent microscope

Results Summary

There was a small amount of background seen when using this antibody. But I was able to clearly define what cells were infected when compared to uninfected cells.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Easy to optimize.

The Bad

Little bit of background.

The Bottom Line

Good antibody to use, I have to use a lower dilution than recommended but I can still obtain good results.

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