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Recommended Assay Procedures
BD® CompBeads can be used as surrogates to assess fluorescence spillover (compensation). When fluorochrome conjugated antibodies are bound to BD® CompBeads, they have spectral properties very similar to cells. However, for some fluorochromes there can be small differences in spectral emissions compared to cells, resulting in spillover values that differ when compared to biological controls. It is strongly recommended that when using a reagent for the first time, users compare the spillover on cells and BD® CompBeads to ensure that BD® CompBeads are appropriate for your specific cellular application.
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).
Product Notices
- Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
- Please refer to http://regdocs.bd.com to access safety data sheets (SDS).
- For U.S. patents that may apply, see bd.com/patents.
- 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.
- Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
- The production process underwent stringent testing and validation to assure that it generates a high-quality conjugate with consistent performance and specific binding activity. However, verification testing has not been performed on all conjugate lots.
- For fluorochrome spectra and suitable instrument settings, please refer to our Multicolor Flow Cytometry web page at www.bdbiosciences.com/colors.
- An isotype control should be used at the same concentration as the antibody of interest.
- Although every effort is made to minimize the lot-to-lot variation in the efficiency of the fluorochrome energy transfer, differences in the residual emission from BD Horizon™ BV421 may be observed. Therefore, we recommend that individual compensation controls be performed for every BD Horizon™ BV605 conjugate.
- Please observe the following precautions: We recommend that special precautions be taken (such as wrapping vials, tubes, or racks in aluminum foil) to protect exposure of conjugated reagents, including cells stained with those reagents, to any room illumination. Absorption of visible light can significantly affect the emission spectra and quantum yield of tandem fluorochrome conjugates.
Companion Products
The NFLD.D1 monoclonal antibody is specific for the HLA-DR4 serogroup. This panspecific HLA-DR4 antibody binds to an epitope expressed in the extracellular beta-2 (β2) domain of all HLA-DRB1 beta chain variants encoded by HLA-DRB1*04 alleles. The epitope recognized by the NFLD.D1 antibody depends on both a leucine present at sequence position 180 and a threonine at position 181. HLA-DR antigens are heterodimers comprised of type I transmembrane glycoprotein alpha and beta subunits that contain two extracellular domains, transmembrane regions, and cytoplasmic tails. The ~34 kDa HLA-DR alpha (HLA-DRα) chain is encoded by HLA-DRA whereas the alternative ~28 kDa HLA-DR beta (HLA-DRβ) chains are encoded by one of the four different HLA-DRB loci (HLA-DRB1,3,4, and 5) that are located within the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Complex of chromosome 6. HLA-DR is variably expressed on antigen-presenting cells (APCs), such as dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, monocytes, macrophages, and thymic epithelial cells as well as by activated T cells, epithelial cells, inflammatory fibroblasts, and tumor cells. Polymorphisms in the HLA-DRβ chains allow for variability in peptide binding and the presentation of self and foreign peptide antigens to CD4+ T lymphocytes that generate and regulate adaptive immune responses. The NFLD.D1 antibody can be especially useful along with other HLA-DRβ allotype-specific antibodies in applications such as immunofluorescence and flow cytometry for analyzing allelic HLA-DRB expression patterns by individual cells within heterogeneous cell populations. Some HLA-DRB1*04 alleles or their aberrant expression patterns have been associated with susceptibility to diseases including rheumatoid arthritis.
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Drover S, Karr RW, Fu XT, Marshall WH. Analysis of monoclonal antibodies specific for unique and shared determinants on HLA-DR4 molecules.. Hum Immunol. 1994; 40(1):51-60. (Biology). View Reference
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Marshall, W. H., S. Drover, et al. Assessing prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis using monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry. In: S. Drover. Madrigal A.J., Bencová M., Middleton D., Charron D., Nánási T., ed. Immunogenetics: Advances and Education. Dordrecht: Springer; 1997:87-98.
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Patil NS, Pashine A, Belmares MP, et al. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated HLA-DR alleles form less stable complexes with class II-associated invariant chain peptide than non-RA-associated HLA-DR alleles.. J Immunol. 2001; 167(12):7157-68. (Biology). View Reference
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