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Multicolor flow cytometric analysis of Bcl-6 expression in mouse B lymphocytes. BALB/c mouse mesenteric lymph node cells were stained with PE Rat Anti-Mouse B220 (Cat. No. 553090), FITC Rat Anti-Mouse CD4 (Cat. No. 553047), Alexa Fluor™ 647 Hamster Anti-Mouse Fas/CD95 (Cat. No. 563647), and BD Horizon™ BV421 Rat Anti-Mouse IgD (Cat. No. 744291) antibodies. Cells were washed, resuspended in RPMI 1640 medium, and fixed with BD Phosflow™ Lyse/Fix Buffer (Cat. No. 558049). Cells were permeabilized with BD Phosflow™ Perm/Wash Buffer I (Cat. No. 557885), followed by intracellular staining with BD Horizon™ BUV805 Mouse Anti-Bcl-6 antibody. The bivariate pseudocolor density plot showing the correlated expression of IgD versus Fas/CD95 on B cells was derived from CD4-B220+ gated events with the forward and side light-scatter characteristics of intact lymphocytes (Left Plot). Germinal center (GC) B cells were identified as Fas/CD95-positive B cells that expressed low levels of IgD (IgDloCD95/Fas+) whereas non-GC B cells primarily expressed intermediate to high levels of IgD and little or no CD95/Fas. Histograms (Right Plot) derived from gated cell subsets show intracellular Bcl-6 staining levels for mouse GC B cells (solid line) and non-GC B cells (dashed line). Flow cytometry and data analysis were performed using a BD LSRFortessa™ X-20 Cell Analyzer System and FlowJo™ software.
Flow cytometric analysis of Bcl-6 expression in Ramos cells. Human Ramos cells (Burkitt's lymphoma, ATCC CRL-1596) were fixed with BD Cytofix™ Fixation Buffer (Cat. No. 554655) and permeabilized with BD Phosflow™ Perm Buffer III (Cat. No. 558050) followed by intracellular staining with BD Horizon™ BUV805 mIgG1, κ Isotype Control (Cat. No. 612897; dashed line histogram) or BD Horizon™ BUV805 Mouse Anti-Bcl-6 (Cat. No. 567755/567787; solid line histogram). The histogram showing Bcl-6 expression (or Ig Isotype control staining) was derived from gated events with the forward and side light-scatter characteristics of intact cells. Flow cytometry and data analysis were performed using a BD LSRFortessa™ X-20 Cell Analyzer System and FlowJo™ software.
BD Horizon™ BUV805 Mouse Anti-Bcl-6
BD Horizon™ BUV805 Mouse Anti-Bcl-6
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The K112-91 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to Bcl-6. Bcl-6 was first identified as a proto-oncogene frequently deregulated by chromosomal translocations in non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphomas. It is a nuclear transcriptional repressor of the BTB/POZ zinc-finger family of transcription factors. In addition to its roles in cancer, Bcl-6 plays important roles in the differentiation of normal cells including B cells, thymocytes, CD4+ or CD8+ T cells. Bcl-6 is highly expressed in germinal center B cells, where it promotes the germinal center reaction by inducing proliferation and inhibiting the DNA-damage response. Bcl-6 has been identified as a key factor in promoting the differentiation of CD4+ follicular T helper (Tfh) cells that are involved in promoting germinal center formation and providing help to B cells. The interplay of Bcl-6 and another transcriptional repressor, Blimp-1, is thought to be critical in defining the results of both B-cell and T-cell differentiation.
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