Re: best 4-color combinations

From: Tom Mc Closkey (thomasm@nshs.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 07 2000 - 12:21:33 EST


Avis Peters wrote:
>
> We are looking into performing 4-color immunophenotyping analysis
> (leukemia/lymphoma) that must be compatable on a Coulter Elite and BD Calibur.
> We want to use FITC,PE, and APC and are wondering which would be the best 3rd
> color-PE/Cy7, Percp/Cy5.5, APC/Cy7, ECD, or other fluorochomes?

	It will be difficult to find get a 4 color combo that will work on both
machines.  Thae Calibur is designed for FITC/PE/perCP/APC and a 4 color
combo which works on the Elite is FITC/PE/ECD/APC.  To use ECD on a
Calibur you will need to change filters and to use a perCP or PECY5 with
APC on the Elite you need to put the data into a program capable of
software compensation.	The Cy7 tandems show up very poorly on the Elite
with stock PMTs.

good luck,
Tom

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Thomas W. Mc Closkey, Ph. D.
Director of Flow Cytometry, North Shore University Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, New York University School of
Medicine
Boas Marks Biomedical Research Center, 350 Community Drive
Manhasset, Long Island, New York 11030
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