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Bcl-6 expression in Ramos cells (Left Panel). Human Ramos cells (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 either BD Horizon™ BV421 mIgG1, κ Isotype Control (Cat. No. 562438; dashed line histogram) or BD Horizon BV421 Mouse Anti-Human Bcl-6 antibody (Cat. No. 563363, solid line histogram). Histograms were derived from gated events with the forward and side light-scatter characteristics of intact cells. Bcl-6 expression in mouse B lymphocytes (Middle and Right Panels). Mouse mesenteric lymph node cells were preincubated with Purified Rat Anti-Mouse CD16/CD32 antibody (Mouse BD Fc Block™) (Cat. No. 553141/553142). The cells were then stained with BD Horizon™ PE-CF594 Rat Anti-Mouse B220 (Cat. No. 562290/562313), APC Rat Anti-Mouse CD4 (Cat. No. 553051/561091), FITC Hamster Anti-Mouse Fas/CD95 (Cat. No. 554257), and PE Rat Anti-Mouse IgD (Cat. No. 558597) antibodies. Cells were washed, resuspended in RPMI with 10% FBS, 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 BV421 Mouse Anti-Bcl-6 antibody. A two-color flow cytometric dot plot shows the expression of IgD versus Fas/CD95 by B cells identified as CD4-B220+ from gated events with the forward and side light-scatter characteristics of intact lymphocytes (Middle Panel). 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 Panel) 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 was performed using a BD™ LSR II Flow Cytometer.
BD Horizon™ BV421 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.
The antibody was conjugated to BD Horizon™ BV421 which is part of the BD Horizon Brilliant Violet™ family of dyes. With an Ex Max of 407-nm and Em Max at 421-nm, BD Horizon BV421 can be excited by the violet laser and detected in the standard Pacific Blue™ filter set (eg, 450/50-nm filter). BD Horizon BV421 conjugates are very bright, often exhibiting a 10 fold improvement in brightness compared to Pacific Blue™ conjugates.
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