CFTR antibody for confocal microscopy analysis

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Company:

Abcam

Product Name:

Anti-CFTR antibody [CF3]

Catalog Number:

ab2784

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This antibody was used in investigation of regulation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Several antibodies were tested in this study and the product reviewed here (abcam, ab2784) produces clean confocal microscopy images. Results were published in Mol Cell Biol. 2014 Jul;34(14):2554-65

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

IB3-1 cells transfected with wild type CFTR

Primary Incubation

1:100 dilution overnight at 4 degrees in blocking reagent

Blocking Agent

3% BSA (fraction V, Sigma) in PBS

Secondary Incubation

1:100 dilution of anti-mouse Alexa Fluor 568 (Molecular Probes) in PBS for 1 hour at room temperature

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

Zeiss LSM 510 confocal microscope

Results Summary

Antibody works great for detection of cell surface CFTR on non-permeabilized, CFTR transfected IB3-1 cell.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Detection of extracellular loop of CFTR

The Bad

Not good for other assays

The Bottom Line

This antibody is specific for the first extracellular loop of CFTR. Therefore, it is a good product to use to detect cell surface CFTR.

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