Reliable IL-4 Staining

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Company:

BD

Product Name:

APC Rat Anti-Mouse IL-4

Catalog Number:

562045

Clone Number:

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I used this antibody for ICS staining for my in vitro Th2 cell differentiation. It works well when cells were fully differentiated and activated by activation cocktail with BrefA.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Sample

In vitro mouse Th2 differentiation

Primary Incubation

1:100 in FACS Buffer at RT for 30 min

Blocking Agent

N/A

Secondary Incubation

N/A

Tertiary Incubation

N/A

Detection

Flow Cytometry

Results Summary

The figure on the left was FMO staining in the absence of IL-4 antibody and the figure on the right was staining with IL-4, suggesting the positive population for IL-4.

DOI or PMID #

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Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

Consistent results across different batches

The Bad

Only works for Flow

The Bottom Line

It only works well when cells were differentiated well and activated well before staining.

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