Oct-4 Antibody Worked Great for ICC on iPSCs

City University of New York

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Company:

Cell Signaling

Product Name:

Oct-4 Antibody

Catalog Number:

2750

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I used this antibody at 1:200 dilution to confirm OCT-4 expression in my iPSC cultures. Worked great and did not have much background. I paired it with a Alexaflour488 goat anti-mouse secondary.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

human iPSCs

Primary Incubation

1:200 overnight at 4 degrees

Blocking Agent

normal goat serum

Secondary Incubation

alexaflour 488 goat anti-mouse 1:250 for 1 hour RT

Tertiary Incubation

dapi

Detection

GFP wavelength fluorescence scope

Results Summary

I got very good signal with this antibody. Very little background and the images came out well. Showed individual cells within my iPSC colony.

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Summary

The Good

Very clear staining

The Bad

1:200 dilution works best so you use a lot of product at once

The Bottom Line

I will continue to reach for this antibody anytime I need to confirm OCT-4 expression via ICC in my cells.

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