Nuclear protein indirect staining

From: Marina Polonskaia (mpolonskaia@hms.harvard.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 30 1999 - 16:58:41 EST


Dear Flow-people,

REcently I started to perform indirect antobody staining for protein which
has nuclear localization.
I checked this MoAb by doing immunofluorescense (fixation was done by 3%
pharmaldegade and then I blocked nonspecific staining by 4% non-fat milk).
Under the microscope my negative and positive cell lines look perfect.
Althouth for FACS I used different protocol for fixation (80% iced-cold
EtOH, ON), I didn't expect problems.
So by flow I don't see the difference between negative and positive cell lines.
Am i loosing my protein or I is it nonspecific staining?

Could anyone share any experience with me?
I'll appreciate any advises about fixation protocol, blocking, staining
nuclear proteins.

Thank you.

Marina
Dr. Marina G. Polonskaia
Research Associate
Harvard Medical School
Flow Cytometry Facility
tel: (617)432-3647
pager:(617)465-8982
e-mail: mpolonskaia@hms.harvard.edu



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