Help to interplate some intriguing flow cytometry data

From: Xinjian Chen M.D., Ph.D. (xchen2@emory.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 11 2002 - 20:00:31 EST


Greetings to everybody
I have recently obtained some intriguing flow data, as described below, and
am looking for help to understand its nature. When I perform multi-color
staining on spleen or lymph node cells of immunized mice with anti-CD4-FITC
plus other antibodies, I can unequivocally identify by flow cytometry a
subset (fifteen to 30%) of CD4+ T cells that are positive for B cell
markers, including B200, IgM, IgD, MHC Class II, etc. However, if I use same
anti-CD4 antibody conjugated to other flurochrome, such as PE or PerCP, than
FITC for multi-color staining, the B cell marker-positive subset of CD4 T
cells becomes no longer identifiable.
Your comments will be greatly appreciated.


Best regards
Xinjian



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