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    PE Mouse anti-SSEA-4
    PE Mouse anti-SSEA-4
    Flow cytometric analysis of PE Mouse Anti-SSEA-4 on H9 cells.   H9 human embryonic stem (ES) cells were stained with either PE Mouse Anti-SSEA-4 (solid line) or PE mouse IgG3 (A112-3) isotype control (catalog number 559926, dashed line), incubated in the dark for 20 minutes at room temperature and analyzed by flow cytometry. Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACSCalibur™ System.
    PE Mouse anti-SSEA-4
    Flow cytometric analysis of PE Mouse Anti-SSEA-4 on H9 cells.   H9 human embryonic stem (ES) cells were stained with either PE Mouse Anti-SSEA-4 (solid line) or PE mouse IgG3 (A112-3) isotype control (catalog number 559926, dashed line), incubated in the dark for 20 minutes at room temperature and analyzed by flow cytometry. Flow cytometry was performed on a BD FACSCalibur™ System.
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    BD Pharmingen™
    Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen-4
    Human (QC Testing), Mouse (Reported)
    Mouse BALB/c IgG3, κ
    Human Teratocarcinoma Cell Line
    Flow cytometry (Routinely Tested)
    20 µl
    AB_1645533
    Aqueous buffered solution containing BSA, protein stabilizer, and ≤0.09% sodium azide.
    RUO


    Preparation And Storage

    Store undiluted at 4°C and protected from prolonged exposure to light. Do not freeze. The monoclonal antibody was purified from tissue culture supernatant or ascites by affinity chromatography. The antibody was conjugated with R-PE under optimum conditions, and unconjugated antibody and free PE were removed.
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    Product Notices

    1. This reagent has been pre-diluted for use at the recommended Volume per Test. We typically use 1 × 10^6 cells in a 100-µl experimental sample (a test).
    2. An isotype control should be used at the same concentration as the antibody of interest.
    3. Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
    4. 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.
    5. Source of all serum proteins is from USDA inspected abattoirs located in the United States.
    6. For fluorochrome spectra and suitable instrument settings, please refer to our Multicolor Flow Cytometry web page at www.bdbiosciences.com/colors.
    7. Please refer to www.bdbiosciences.com/us/s/resources for technical protocols.
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    MC813-70

    The MC813-70 monoclonal antibody reacts with Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen-4 (SSEA-4), a carbohydrate epitope on the major ganglioside, but not the neutral glycolipid, of human teratocarcinoma cells.  As its name implies, the expression of SSEA-4 is stage-specific and can be used to characterize embryonic cells and monitor their differentiation.  However, its expression pattern differs in the human and mouse.  In the human, SSEA-4 is found on teratocarcinoma (embryonal carcinoma or EC), embryonic inner cell mass (ICM), embryonic stem (ES) cells, and the K562 erythromyeloid leukeumia cell line.  As human stem cells undergo differentiation, SSEA-4 expression is lost.  In the mouse, SSEA-4 is found on oocytes and early cleavage-stage embryos, and primitive ectoderm, but not on EC, ICM, or ES cells.  In some cases, SSEA-4 expression appears upon differentiation of mouse EC or ES cells.

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    PE
    R-Phycoerythrin (PE), is part of the BD family of Phycobiliprotein dyes. This fluorochrome is a multimeric fluorescent phycobiliprotein with excitation maximum (Ex Max) of 496 nm and 566 nm and an emission maximum (Em Max) at 576 nm. PE is designed to be excited by the Blue (488 nm), Green (532 nm) and Yellow-Green (561 nm) lasers and detected using an optical filter centered near 575 nm (e.g., a 575/26-nm bandpass filter). As PE is excited by multiple lasers, this can result in cross-laser excitation and fluorescence spillover on instruments with various combinations of Blue, Green, and Yellow-Green lasers. Please ensure that your instrument’s configurations (lasers and optical filters) are appropriate for this dye.
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    PE
    Yellow-Green 488 nm, 532 nm, 561 nm
    496 nm, 566 nm
    576 nm
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    Citations & References
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    Development References (7)

    1. Andrews PW, Bronson DL, Benham F, Strickland S, Knowles BB. A comparative study of eight cell lines derived from human testicular teratocarcinoma. Int J Cancer. 1980; 26(3):269-280. (Clone-specific). View Reference
    2. Draper JS, Pigott C, Thomson JA, Andrews PW. Surface antigens of human embryonic stem cells: changes upon differentiation in culture. J Anat. 2002; 200:249-258. (Clone-specific). View Reference
    3. Henderson JK, Draper JS, Baillie HS, et al. Preimplantation human embryos and embryonic stem cells show comparable expression of stage-specific embryonic antigens. Stem Cells. 2002; 20:329-337. (Clone-specific). View Reference
    4. Josephson R, Ording CJ, Liu Y, et al. Qualification of embryonal carcinoma 2102Ep as a reference for human embryonic stem cell research. Stem Cells. 2007; 25:437-446. (Clone-specific). View Reference
    5. Kannagi R, Cochran NA, Ishigami F, et al. Stage-specific embryonic antigens (SSEA-3 and -4) are epitopes of a unique globo-series ganglioside isolated from human teratocarcinoma cells. EMBO J. 1983; 2(12):2355-2361. (Immunogen). View Reference
    6. Son YS, Park JH, Kang YK, et al. Heat shock 70-kDa protein 8 isoform 1 is expressed on the surface of human embryonic stem cells and downregulated upon differentiation. Stem Cells. 2005; 23:1502-1513. (Clone-specific). View Reference
    7. Thomson JA, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Shapiro SS, et al. Embryonic stem cell lines derived from human blastocysts. Science. 1998; 282:1145-1147. (Clone-specific). View Reference
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