Is there a short tandem repeat (STR) database for mouse cell line authentification?

Hi, Have a mystery cell line of mouse origin that I need help identifying. I used the IDEXX service for STR analysis but the results were inconclusive. Seems like the database is forthcoming but...

03 April 2019 6,584 1 View

Di0c6 and fixation?

Anyone know if di0c6 can be used before PFA fixation?

31 December 2017 1,677 2 View

How would you distinguish granulocytic myeloid derived suppressor cells from a neutrophil?

The challenging part of this is that once a tumor has collapsed, presumably infiltrating neutrophils will "mop up" and look like granulocytic MDSC's i.e. ly6c mid, ly6g hi, cd11b+.

02 March 2016 7,017 4 View

Are 14M1.4 macrophage cells publicly available?

10 November 2014 1,507 0 View

Is hair a problem with NIR dylight 747 whole body imaging?

08 September 2014 3,974 3 View

IL-1B, caspase 1, caspase 11 antibodies for western blot of murine samples?

Looking for a good primary antibody.

10 November 2013 7,856 2 View

BFA i.v. injection insolubility

I would like to inject 250 ug of BFA i.v. into a mouse and at the dilution step from neat DMSO to 10% DMSO in PBS the BFA crashes out of solution (BFA is at 1.25 mg/ml at this point). Usually...

06 July 2013 2,951 1 View

Has anyone managed to successfully lower the number of beads for luminex detection of cytokines?

After seeing how little of the sample is consumed to acquire the desired number of beads, I thought we may be able to stretch the kit by lowering the number of beads per sample. Hopefully this...

05 June 2013 968 11 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Buffer to disrupt platelet alpha granules for PF4 quantification?

Hello! I want to quantify by ELISA the secreted (from platelets poor plasma) and the non-secreted (from platelet lysate) PF4 before and after TRAP stimulation. I will use the ELISA from R&D...

03 March 2021 1,499 2 View

Have someone successfully used the ER alpha (Santa Cruz sc-8002) antibody in immunostaining ?

Santa Cruz now recommends this new antibody (F-10) but I can't find a publication using this reference. I'm working on human et non human primate hypothalamus and so far, it doesn't work. Is...

02 March 2021 10,003 2 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Does anyone know an alternative product for cardiac Troponin T antibody for Immunofluorescence (Thermo # MA512960)?

We have been using Thermo Fisher anti-cardiac Troponin T antibody for immunofluorescence staining in FFPE mouse heart sections but it was recently discontinued. The literature shows it to be the...

01 March 2021 4,937 1 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

What are the most relevant MSc proposal topics for Petroleum Production Engineering at the moment?

I am a Petroleum Production Engg MSc student at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and I am in the process of selecting a topic for my MSc Engineering Investigation proposal. I would very much...

01 March 2021 7,396 4 View

Are protein samples in SDS compatible with ELISA?

I have used an AllPrep DNA/RNA/Protein Mini Kit QIAGEN kit to extract RNA and protein from my samples. At the end of the protein purification, I resuspend my protein in 5% SDS. Will these samples...

28 February 2021 7,370 3 View

How does an antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody?

Hello, I was just wondering how does a antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody? Is it because of the drug conjugation?

28 February 2021 1,577 1 View