A Great Antibody for Mitosis Marker

Pharmacology
Boston University
Senior Post-doc

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Company:

EMD Millipore

Product Name:

Anti-phospho-Histone H3 (Ser10)

Catalog Number:

06-570

Analysis of mammalian cells in the mitotic phase using flow cytometry is easy and sensitive. The phosphorylated histone 3 at the Ser10 is a specific mitosis marker. This antibody, with great specificity and sensitivity to the H3 pSer10, is ideal for the analysis of mitotic cells.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Sample

U2OS osteosarcoma cells

Primary Incubation

1:500 in PBS with 1% BSA for 2hr at room temperature

Blocking Agent

1% BSA

Secondary Incubation

Anti-rabbit-Alex Fluor 488

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

BD LSR II

Results Summary

U2OS cells treated with nocodazole for the G2/M arrest were incubated with this antibody. The blue dots in the box depicted the mitotic cells.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Specificity and sensitivity

The Bad

Not Fluor conjugated. Need a fluor-conjugated secondary antibody

The Bottom Line

Overall this is a very good antibody for detecting the mitotic cells.

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