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Expression of IFN-γ by stimulated CD8+ and CD8- BALB/c spleen cells. BALB/c spleen cells were cultured for 72h in medium containing Staphylococcus aureus entertoxin B (SEB, 2 µg/ml; Sigma Cat. No. S-4881), recombinant mouse IL-2 (10 U/ml, BD Cat. No. 550069) and recombinant mouse IL-4 (2 ng/ml, BD Cat. No. 550067). The cells were harvested and restimulated for 5 h with immobilized anti-CD3 (145-2C11, BD Cat. No. 553057 at 10 µg/ml) and anti-CD28 (clone 37.51, BD Cat. No. 553294 at 2 µg/ml) antibodies in the presence of BD GolgiStop™ (2 µM final concentration, Cat. No. 554724). The splenocytes were stained with 0.25 µg of PE rat anti-mouse CD8 (PE-53-6.7, Cat. No. 553033), fixed permeabilized, and subseqently stained with 0.1 µg of FITC rat anti-mouse IFN-γ (FITC-XMG1.2, left panel). To demonstrate specificity of staining, the binding by FITC-XMG1.2 was blocked by preincubation of the fixed/permeabilized cells with excess unlabeled XMG1.2 mAb (5 µg; Cat. No. 554409, right panel) prior to staining with the FITC-XMG1.2. The quadrant markers for the bivariate dot plots were set based on the autofluorescence controls and verified using the recombinant cytokine blocking and unlabelled antibody blocking specificity control.
BD Pharmingen™ FITC Rat Anti-Mouse IFN-γ
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Immunofluorescent Staining and Flow Cytometric Analysis: The FITC-conjugated XMG1.2 antibody can be used for multicolor immunofluorescent staining and flow cytometric analyses to identify and enumerate IFN-γ producing cells within mixed cell populations. For optimal immunofluorescent staining with flow cytometric analysis, this anti-cytokine antibody should be titrated (≤0.5 µg mAb/million cells).
A useful control for deomonstrating specificity of staining is either of the following: (1) pre-block the conjugated XMG1.2 antibody with a molar excess of ligand (e.g., recombinant mouse IFN-γ; Cat. No. 554587) prior to staining, or (2) pre-block the fixed/permeabilized cells with un-conjugated XMG1.2 antibody (Cat. No. 554409) prior to staining. The staining technique and use of blocking controls are described in detail by C. Prussin and D. Metcelfe. A suitable rat IgG1 isotype control for assessing the level of background staining on paraformaldehyde-fixed/saponin-permeabilized mouse cells is FITC-R3-34 (Cat. No. 554684); use at comparable concentrations to antibody of interest.
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- Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
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The XMG1.2 monoclonal antibody specifically binds to mouse interferon-γ (IFN-γ) protein. IFN-γ is a pleiotropic cytokine, of approximately 15-17 kDa, involved in the regulation of inflammatory and immune responses. It plays an important role in activation, growth, and differentiation of T and B lymphocytes, macrophages, NK cells and other non-hematopoietic cell types. IFN-γ production is associated with the Th1 cell differentiation. The purified form of this antibody has been reported to be a neutralizing antibody.
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