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Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse anti-GFAP
Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse anti-GFAP
Immunofluorescent staining of Rat Brain (left image).  Following antigen retrieval with BD Retrievagen A buffer (Cat. no. 550524), the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections were stained with Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse anti-GFAP (pseudo colored green) and counterstained with Hoechst 33342 (pseudo colored blue).  The images were captured on a BD Pathway™ 435 High-Content Bioimager System with a 20x objective and merged using BD Attovision™ software. Immunofluorescent staining of human grade III glioblastoma and astrocytoma cell line (right image). U-373 (ATCC HTB-17; discontinued, investigators may refer to: http://www.atcc.org/MisidentifiedCellLines/tabid/683/Default.aspx) were seeded in a 96-well imaging plate (Cat. No. 353219) at ~15,000 cells per well. After overnight incubation, the cells were fixed, permeabilized with cold methanol, and stained with Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse anti-GFAP (pseudo colored green) according to the Recommended Assay Procedure.  Cell nuclei were counterstained with Hoechst 33342 (pseudo colored blue).  The images were captured on a BD Pathway™ 435 High-Content Bioimager System using a 20X objective and merged using BD AttoVision™ software. It also worked with the Saponin and the Triton X-100 Perm/Wash protocols (see Recommended Assay Procedure; Bioimaging protocol link).
Immunofluorescent staining of Rat Brain (left image).  Following antigen retrieval with BD Retrievagen A buffer (Cat. no. 550524), the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections were stained with Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse anti-GFAP (pseudo colored green) and counterstained with Hoechst 33342 (pseudo colored blue).  The images were captured on a BD Pathway™ 435 High-Content Bioimager System with a 20x objective and merged using BD Attovision™ software. Immunofluorescent staining of human grade III glioblastoma and astrocytoma cell line (right image). U-373 (ATCC HTB-17; discontinued, investigators may refer to: http://www.atcc.org/MisidentifiedCellLines/tabid/683/Default.aspx) were seeded in a 96-well imaging plate (Cat. No. 353219) at ~15,000 cells per well. After overnight incubation, the cells were fixed, permeabilized with cold methanol, and stained with Alexa Fluor® 488 Mouse anti-GFAP (pseudo colored green) according to the Recommended Assay Procedure.  Cell nuclei were counterstained with Hoechst 33342 (pseudo colored blue).  The images were captured on a BD Pathway™ 435 High-Content Bioimager System using a 20X objective and merged using BD AttoVision™ software. It also worked with the Saponin and the Triton X-100 Perm/Wash protocols (see Recommended Assay Procedure; Bioimaging protocol link).
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BD Pharmingen™
Human (QC Testing), Mouse, Rat, Pig, Dog, Chicken, Rabbit, Cow, Guinea Pig, Sheep (Reported)
Mouse IgG2b
Cow spinal cord homogenate
Bioimaging (Routinely Tested)
5 µl
AB_1645350
Aqueous buffered solution containing BSA, protein stabilizer, and ≤0.09% sodium azide.
RUO


Preparation And Storage

The monoclonal antibody was purified from tissue culture supernatant or ascites by affinity chromatography. The antibody was conjugated to Alexa Fluor® 488 under optimum conditions, and unreacted Alexa Fluor® 488 was removed. Store undiluted at 4°C and protected from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze.

Recommended Assay Procedures

For more information, please refer to: http://www.bdbiosciences.com/pharmingen/protocols/Bioimaging_Certified.shtml

Recommended Protocol for Bioimaging:

1.        Seed the cells in appropriate culture medium at an appropriate cell density in a BD Falcon™ 96-well Imaging Plate (Cat. No. 353219), and

        culture overnight to 48 hours.

2.        Remove the culture medium from the wells, and wash (one to two times) with 100 µl of 1× PBS.

3.        Fix the cells by adding 100 µl of fresh 3.7% Formaldehyde in PBS or BD Cytofix™ fixation buffer (Cat. No. 554655) to each well and

        incubating for 10 minutes at room temperature (RT).

4.        Remove the fixative from the wells, and wash the wells (one to two times) with 100 µl of 1× PBS.

5.        Permeabilize the cells using either cold methanol (a), Triton™ X-100 (b), or Saponin (c):

                a.        Add 100 µl of -20°C 90% methanol or -20°C BD™ Phosflow Perm Buffer III (Cat. No. 558050) to each well and incubate for 5

                        minutes at RT.

                b.        Add 100 µl of 0.1% Triton™ X-100 to each well and incubate for 5 minutes at RT.

                c.        Add 100 µl of 1× Perm/Wash buffer (Cat. No. 554723) to each well and incubate for 15 to 30 minutes at RT.  Continue to use 1×

                        Perm/Wash buffer for all subsequent wash and dilutions steps.

6.        Remove the permeabilization buffer from the wells, and wash one to two times with 100 µl of appropriate buffer (either 1× PBS or 1×

        Perm/Wash buffer, see step 5.c.).

7.        Optional blocking step:  Remove the wash buffers, and block the cells by adding 100 µl of blocking buffer BD Pharmingen™ Stain Buffer

        (FBS) (Cat. No. 554656) or 3% FBS in appropriate dilution buffer to each well and incubating for 15 to 30 minutes at RT.

8.        Dilute the antibody to its optimal working concentration in appropriate dilution buffer.  Titrate purified (unconjugated) antibodies and

        second-step reagents to determine the optimal concentration.  If using a Bioimaging Certified antibody conjugate, dilute it 1:10.

9.        Add 50 µl of diluted antibody per well and incubate for 60 minutes at RT.  Incubate in the dark if using fluorescently labeled antibodies.

10.        Remove the antibody, and wash the wells three times with 100 µl of wash buffer.  An optional detergent wash (100 µl of 0.05% Tween in 1×

        PBS) can be included prior to the regular wash steps.

11.   If the antibody being used is fluorescently labeled, then move to step 12.  Otherwise, if using a purified unlabeled antibody, repeat steps 8 to

        10 with a fluorescently labeled second-step reagent to detect the purified antibody.

12.        After the final wash, counter-stain the nuclei by adding 100 µl of a 2 µg/ml solution of Hoechst 33342 (eg, Sigma-Aldrich Cat. No. B2261)

        in 1× PBS to each well at least 15 minutes before imaging.

13.        View and analyze the cells on an appropriate imaging instrument.  Recommended filters for the BD Pathway™ instruments are:

        Instrument                        Excitation        Emission        Dichroic

        BD Pathway 855                488/10                515 LP                Fura/FITC

        BD Pathway 435                482/35                536/40                FF506

Product Notices

  1. Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
  2. This reagent has been pre-diluted for use at the recommended Volume per Test when following the Recommended Assay Procedure. A Test is typically ~10,000 cells cultured in a well of a 96-well imaging plate.
  3. The Alexa Fluor®, Pacific Blue™, and Cascade Blue® dye antibody conjugates in this product are sold under license from Molecular Probes, Inc. for research use only, excluding use in combination with microarrays, or as analyte specific reagents. The Alexa Fluor® dyes (except for Alexa Fluor® 430), Pacific Blue™ dye, and Cascade Blue® dye are covered by pending and issued patents.
  4. Triton is a trademark of the Dow Chemical Company.
  5. Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing.
  6. Source of all serum proteins is from USDA inspected abattoirs located in the United States.
  7. Alexa Fluor® is a registered trademark of Molecular Probes, Inc., Eugene, OR.
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Antibody Details
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1B4

GFAP (Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein) is the major protein of glial filaments in differentiated astrocytes. BD Biosciences offers a panel of monoclonal antibodies (4A11, 1B4, 2E1) that specifically recognize GFAP. They do not cross-react with other intermediate filaments such as vimentin, neurofilament proteins, desmin, keratin, neurotubules or microfilaments.

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Alexa Fluor™ 488
Alexa Fluor™ 488 Dye is part of the BD blue family of dyes. This is a small organic fluorochrome with an excitation maximum (Ex Max) at 494-nm and an emission maximum (Em Max) at 517-nm. Alexa Fluor™ 488 is designed to be excited by the Blue laser (488 nm) and detected using an optical filter centered near 520-nm (e.g., a 530/30-nm bandpass filter). Please ensure that your instrument’s configurations (lasers and optical filters) are appropriate for this dye.
Alexa Fluor™ 488
Blue 488 nm
494 nm
517 nm
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Citations & References
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View product citations for antibody "560297" on CiteAb

Development References (3)

  1. McLendon RE, Bigner DD. Immunohistochemistry of the glial fibrillary acidic protein: basic and applied considerations. Brain Pathol. 1994; 4(3):221-228. (Biology: Immunohistochemistry). View Reference
  2. McLendon RE, Burger PC, Pegram CN, Eng LF, Bigner DD. The immunohistochemical application of three anti-GFAP monoclonal antibodies to formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, normal and neoplastic brain tissues. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1986; 45(6):692-703. (Biology: Immunohistochemistry, Western blot). View Reference
  3. Pegram CN, Eng LF, Wikstrand CJ, McComb RD, Lee YL, Bigner DD. Monoclonal antibodies reactive with epitopes restricted to glial fibrillary acidic proteins of several species. Neurochem Pathol. 1985; 3(2):119-138. (Biology). View Reference
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