Good Thymic M Cell Antibody

Chemical/Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto
PhD Candidate

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Company:

MBL International

Product Name:

Anti-GP2 (Glycoprotein 2) (Mouse) mAb-PE (Monoclonal Antibody)

Catalog Number:

D278-5

Clone Number:

N/A

We are interested in studying the mechanisms responsible for ensuring T cell self tolerance that rely on thyme and extra-thymic Aire expressing cells.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Sample

Mouse thymus

Primary Incubation

Live dead: Zombie NIR LD 1:4000 in 100ul FACS for 20 min at RT

Blocking Agent

2.4G2

Secondary Incubation

Surface stains: Gp2 1:20 in 100uL FACS for 30 min at 4C

Tertiary Incubation

PFA (15 min RT) + FoxP3 Fix/Perm kit (30 min 4C), then intracellular stain in 100uL perm buffer for 1hr at RT

Detection

Cytek Aurora spectral flow cytometry

Results Summary

Despite being sold at an unusually low concentration for flow cytometry antibodies, this antibody stains post aire thymic M cells reasonably well. Requires some titration to optimize staining due to its low initial concentration though.

DOI or PMID #

N/A

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

Good detection of a rare cell population.

The Bad

Very low starting concentration.

The Bottom Line

A good antibody for mTEC spectral FC.

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