Preparation And Storage
Recommended Assay Procedures
For optimal and reproducible results, BD Horizon Brilliant™ Stain Buffer should be used anytime BD Horizon Brilliant™ dyes are used in a multicolor flow cytometry panel. Fluorescent dye interactions may cause staining artifacts which may affect data interpretation. The BD Horizon Brilliant Stain Buffer was designed to minimize these interactions. When BD Horizon Brilliant Stain Buffer is used in in the multicolor panel, it should also be used in the corresponding compensation controls for all dyes to achieve the most accurate compensation. For the most accurate compensation, compensation controls created with either cells or beads should be exposed to BD Horizon Brilliant Stain Buffer for the same length of time as the corresponding multicolor panel. More information can be found in the Technical Data Sheet of the BD Horizon Brilliant Stain Buffer (Cat. No. 563794/566349) or the BD Horizon Brilliant Stain Buffer Plus (Cat. No. 566385).
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- An isotype control should be used at the same concentration as the antibody of interest.
Companion Products
The U16-850 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to glucagon, a member of the secretin family of active peptides. Glucagon is an evolutionarily conserved peptide hormone that participates in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism by counteracting the effects of insulin. Glucagon is produced by α cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. The CGC gene encodes the precursor molecule preproglucagon, which is cleaved to form proglucagon that is in turn cleaved to form at least four distinct peptides, including glucagon, in different tissues. Hypoglycemia causes the secretion of glucagon, which binds to the class B G-protein-coupled glucagon receptor that is mainly expressed in liver and kidney, causing reduced glycogenesis and glycolysis and increased glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis. The expression of glucagon can be used to monitor the pancreatic differentiation of pluripotent stem cells.
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