Re: double label for dendritic cells and MVE virus antigen

From: Kevin G Waddick (waddi002@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 10 1997 - 17:34:41 EST


I guess that I wasn't thinking as clearly as I should have been.  The 
anti-CD83 MoAb we use is against the human antigen; I don't know if 
Coulter/Immunotech (from which we got it) has a murine version, or if the 
antibody cross-reacts.

Kevin G. Waddick, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Hughes Institute
2685 Patton Road
Roseville, Minnesota 55113
(612) 628-0598
(612) 628-9891  Fax

On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Paul J. Jansen wrote:

> Does this mean that there is an Ab against murine CD83 available??
> Thanx.
> Paul J Jansen
> 
> 
> On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Kevin G Waddick wrote:
> 
> > Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 17:24:57 -0500 (CDT)
> > From: Kevin G Waddick <waddi002@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
> > To: Cytometry Mailing List <cytometry@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu>
> > Cc: Cytometry Mailing List <cytometry@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu>
> > Subject: Re: double label for dendritic cells and MVE virus antigen
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > If the infected cells co-express HLA-DR and CD83, they are dendritic cells.
> > 
> > Kevin G. Waddick, Ph.D.
> > Staff Scientist
> > Hughes Institute
> > 2685 Patton Road
> > Roseville, Minnesota 55113
> > (612) 628-0598
> > (612) 628-9891  Fax
> > 
> > On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Leanne Sammels wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I'm not sure that this is the right place to post this question
> > > but here goes. We have used in situ hybs to localise Murray
> > > Valley encephalitis virus RNA in the lymph nodes of mice 
> > > infected IP with MVE. Only a small population of cells 
> > > within the lymph node are positive for viral RNA and the 
> > > morphology suggests it may be the follicular dendritic 
> > > cells. I am interested in using flow cytometry to analyse 
> > > infected lymph node cell suspensions(or maybe just 
> > > peritoneal washouts?)to see if it is the dendritic cells 
> > > which are replicating virus or if other cell populations 
> > > are also involved in viral replication. Is this feasible? 
> > > and if so can anyone recommend some publications which 
> > > would be helpful. I'm sure it is quite obvious by now 
> > > that I have had no cytometry experience whatsoever. Any 
> > > advice would be appreciated.
> > > Kind regards,
> > > 
> > > Lee Sammels
> > > Dr Leanne Sammels
> > > Department of Microbiology
> > > University of Western Australia
> > > Nedlands WA 6009
> > > 
> > > Phone: 08 9346 4872
> > > Fax:   08 9346 2912
> > > 
> > 
> 



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