RE: Antwort: FACS question (P-gp)

From: Olson, Douglas (DOLSON4@PARTNERS.ORG)
Date: Mon Dec 17 2001 - 14:37:06 EST


Dear Georg:
In regards to your question about the anti-Pgp antibodies from BD not
working......we actually just published a paper about this.  The directly
conjugated clone marketed by BD [and another from a different commercial
source] is not very good at detecting lower levels of Pgp - so I don't think
it's a bad lot, but rather, an antibody that does indeed work but only is
able to detect VERY high levels of protein.
Reference below.

Taylor BJ, Olson DP, Ivy SP: Detection of P-glycoprotein in cell lines and
leukemic blasts: failure of select monoclonal antibodies to detect
clinically significant Pgp levels in primary cells.
Leuk Res. 2001 Dec;25(12):1127-35.

Best of luck,
do

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Douglas P. Olson
Experimental Hematology/AIDS Research Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
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Boston, MA 02129
(617)724-2668 - Phone
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hans-Georg.Kreysch@merck.de
To: cyto-inbox
Sent: 12/12/01 11:41 AM
Subject: Antwort: FACS question (P-gp)



There are anti-P-gp antibodies conjugated to e.g. PE available from BD
and
other distributors. Possibly you could use these. (Unfortunately we had
some major trouble when we tried the antibody from BD in a "quick and
dirty
experiment". I donīt know why: No p-pg expression on our cell lines or a
bad lot of antibody?)
Best regards
Georg



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