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Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
  • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
  • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
  • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
  • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)

Key features and details

  • Chicken polyclonal to beta Galactosidase
  • Suitable for: IHC-FrFl, IHC-FoFr, ICC/IF, IHC-Fr, IHC-P
  • Reacts with: Escherichia coli
  • Isotype: IgY

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  • Ethical standards compliant – production is animal-free

Overview

  • Product name

    Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody
    See all beta Galactosidase primary antibodies
  • Description

    Chicken polyclonal to beta Galactosidase
  • Host species

    Chicken
  • Tested applications

    Suitable for: IHC-FrFl, IHC-FoFr, ICC/IF, IHC-Fr, IHC-Pmore details
  • Species reactivity

    Reacts with: Escherichia coli
  • Immunogen

    Full length native protein (purified). The immunogen was purified beta-galactosidase from Escherichia coli.

  • General notes

    The Life Science industry has been in the grips of a reproducibility crisis for a number of years. Abcam is leading the way in addressing this with our range of recombinant monoclonal antibodies and knockout edited cell lines for gold-standard validation. Please check that this product meets your needs before purchasing.

    If you have any questions, special requirements or concerns, please send us an inquiry and/or contact our Support team ahead of purchase. Recommended alternatives for this product can be found below, along with publications, customer reviews and Q&As

Properties

  • Form

    Liquid
  • Storage instructions

    Shipped at 4°C. Store at +4°C short term (1-2 weeks). Upon delivery aliquot. Store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycle.
  • Storage buffer

    pH: 7.40
    Preservative: 0.097% Sodium azide
    Constituent: 0.0268% PBS
  • Concentration information loading...
  • Purity

    Immunogen affinity purified
  • Purification notes

    Antibodies were solid phase absorbed then immunoaffinity purified using purified beta-galactosidase immobilized on a solid phase.
  • Clonality

    Polyclonal
  • Isotype

    IgY
  • Research areas

    • Tags & Cell Markers
    • Fusion / Marker Proteins
    • Beta Galactosidase

Associated products

  • Conjugation kits

    • PE / R-Phycoerythrin Conjugation Kit - Lightning-Link® (ab102918)
    • APC Conjugation Kit - Lightning-Link® (ab201807)
  • Isotype control

    • Chicken IgY - Isotype Control (ab50579)
  • Recombinant Protein

    • Native E. coli beta Galactosidase protein (ab79449)
  • Related Products

    • Prestained Protein Ladder – Broad molecular weight (10-245 kDa) (ab116028)

Applications

The Abpromise guarantee

Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab9361 in the following tested applications.

The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.

Application Abreviews Notes
IHC-FrFl (4)
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
IHC-FoFr (4)
1/1000 - 1/2000.
ICC/IF (9)
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
IHC-Fr (9)
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
IHC-P (7)
1/200 - 1/2000. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9.0 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
Notes
IHC-FrFl
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
IHC-FoFr
1/1000 - 1/2000.
ICC/IF
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
IHC-Fr
Use at an assay dependent concentration.
IHC-P
1/200 - 1/2000. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9.0 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.

Target

  • Relevance

    Beta galactosidase is coded by a gene (lac z) in the lac operon of Escherichia coli. It is a metalloenzyme that splits lactose into glucose and galactose. It hydrolyzes terminal, non-reducing beta-D-galactose residues in beta-D-galactosides. Activation by cations seems to be substrate dependent. K+, Na+, NH4+, Rb+, Cs+ and Mn++ all activate enzyme activity based upon the substrate used.
  • Cellular localization

    Cytoplasmic
  • Database links

    • Entrez Gene: 945006 Escherichia coli
    • SwissProt: B7UJI9 Escherichia coli
    • SwissProt: P00722 Escherichia coli
    • Alternative names

      • Beta D galactosidase antibody
      • Beta gal antibody
      • Beta galactosidase antibody
      • ECK0341 antibody
      • JW0335 antibody
      • Lactase antibody
      • lacZ antibody
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    Images

    • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
      Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)Image from PLoS One. 2013; 8(11): e77928, Fig 2, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077928 Reproduced under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

      P0-adult mice were euthanized and perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS (PF). Their spinal cords were then post-fixed for 30–60 mins in 4% PF at 4°C (P0) or at room temperature (adult). Spinal cords were rinsed and cryoprotected in 20% sucrose in PBS (4°C) prior to embedding in OCT (Tissue-Tek). Immunostaining of frozen spinal sections was performed by incubating 20 µm thick sections with primary antibodies, which were then detected using species-specific secondary antibodies conjugated with Cy2, Cy3 and Cy5 or FITC. ab9361 was used at 1:1000.

    • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
      Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)This image is courtesy of an Abreview submitted by Laurel Baglia

      ab9361 staining beta Galactosidase in mouse e13 stomach and liver tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (IHC-P - paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections). Tissue was fixed with Davidson's fixative, permeabilized with 0.5% Triton-X 100 and blocked with 10% serum for 30 minutes at 22°C; antigen retrieval was by heat mediation in a citrate buffer. Samples were incubated with primary antibody (1/500 in TBST + 10% goat serum) for 16 hours at 4°C. A Biotin-conjugated goat anti-chicken IgY polyclonal (1/500) was used as the secondary antibody.

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    • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
      Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)Image courtesy of Dr Sean Speese by Abreview.
      ab9361 staining beta Galactosidase in fruit fly central nervous system glia cells by Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence. The cells were fixed in paraformaldehyde, permeabilised in 0.1% Triton. Samples were then incubated with primary antibody at 1/2000 for 12 hours at 4°C. The secondary antibody used was a donkey anti-chicken monoclonal conjugated to DyLight® 649 (pink) used at a 1/400 dilution. Nuclei stained with a pan nuclear marker (green).

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    • Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
      Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)Image from PLoS One. 2013; 8(11): e80801, Fig 1B, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080801 Reproduced under the Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

      Ab9361 staining Beta galactosidase in Mouse thyroid tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (PFA perfusion fixed frozen sections). Tissue samples were fixed 10% buffered formalin, cut into 3-4 micron slices, blocked with 10% normal goat serum and antigen retrieval was by heat mediation in citrate buffer. The sample was incubated with the following primary antibodies; anti-BrdU, anti-Sca1 (ab109211, 1∶600), anti-NKX2-1 and anti-β-gal (ab9361, 1∶1000). Sections were incubated with the first primary antibody (anti-Sca1) for 1 hour at room temperature. After washing with PBS, sections were incubated with the first secondary antibody (Alexa Fluor 555 goat anti-rabbit IgG) and washed with PBS. Sections were then incubated with normal serum (5% rabbit serum) from the same host species as the first primary antibodies for 1 hour at room temperature and washed with PBS. Sections were further incubated with an excess of unconjugated Fab antibody derived from the same host species as the primary antibody for 1 hour at room temperature and washed with PBS. The sections were finally incubated with the mixed second primary antibodies (anti-BrdU, anti-β-gal, anti-NKX2-1) overnight at 4°C, washed with PBS, and were incubated with the second secondary antibody (Alexa Fluor 488 goat anti-rat IgG, Dylight 650 goat anti-chicken IgY, Dylight 594 goat anti-rabbit IgG) for 1 hour at room temperature and washed with PBS. DAPI dye was used to stain the nuclei of cells.

    • Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
      Immunohistochemistry (Frozen sections) - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)This image is courtesy of an Abreview submitted by Dr Steven Hughes

      ab9361 staining Beta Galactosidase in mouse retinal tissue sections by IHC-Fr (Frozen sections). Tissue samples were fixed with formaldehyde, permeabilized with 0.2% triton-X and blocked with 5% serum for 1 hour at 23°C. The sample was incubated with primary antibody (1/1500 in PBS, 2% serum, 0.2% Triton-X) at 4°C for 16 hours. An Alexa Fluor® 488-conjugated Goat monoclonal to chicken IgY (1/200) was used as secondary antibody.

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    • Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)
      Immunocytochemistry/ Immunofluorescence - Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody (ab9361)This image is courtesy of an Abreview submitted by Dr Deon Wolpowitz
      ab9361 at 1/250 staining human HEK293T cells by ICC/IF. The cell line was transfected with a b-gal expressing plasmid, and x-gal staining was performed on adjacent wells. The cells were paraformaldehyde fixed and blocked with serum prior to incubation with the antibody for 16 hours. A Texas Red conjugated donkey anti-chicken antibody was used as the secondary.

      See Abreview

    Protocols

    • Immunohistochemistry protocols
    • Immunocytochemistry & immunofluorescence protocols

    Click here to view the general protocols

    Datasheets and documents

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    References (475)

    Publishing research using ab9361? Please let us know so that we can cite the reference in this datasheet.

    ab9361 has been referenced in 475 publications.

    • Marneros AG Magnesium and Calcium Homeostasis Depend on KCTD1 Function in the Distal Nephron. Cell Rep 34:108616 (2021). PubMed: 33440155
    • Chatzeli L  et al. Comparing development and regeneration in the submandibular gland highlights distinct mechanisms. J Anat 238:1371-1385 (2021). PubMed: 33455001
    • Jing J  et al. Reciprocal interaction between mesenchymal stem cells and transit amplifying cells regulates tissue homeostasis. Elife 10:N/A (2021). PubMed: 33480845
    • Liang X  et al. The SNAG Domain of Insm1 Regulates Pancreatic Endocrine Cell Differentiation and Represses ß- to d-Cell Transdifferentiation. Diabetes 70:1084-1097 (2021). PubMed: 33547047
    • Lowenstein ED  et al. Olig3 regulates early cerebellar development. Elife 10:N/A (2021). PubMed: 33591268
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    Immunocytochemistry abreview for Anti-beta Galactosidase antibody

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    Application
    Immunocytochemistry
    Sample
    Mouse Cell (Embryonic Cells)
    Specification
    Embryonic Cells
    Fixative
    Paraformaldehyde
    Permeabilization
    No
    Blocking step
    Serum as blocking agent for 1 hour(s) and 15 minute(s) · Concentration: 4% · Temperature: RT°C
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    Verified customer

    Submitted Aug 20 2012

    Question

    Hi,



    I am planning to purchase the primary antibody for beta-galactosidase (catalog# ab9361, chicken polyclonal) and have a question I would like to ask. Could you please tell me whether someone tried to use this antibody for mouse brain tissues (cryosection) or not? I would appreciate if you could tell me whether it worked or not in mouse brain tissues.



    Also, would it be possible to replace with other batch if the antibody doesn’t work?

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    Verified customer

    Asked on Oct 23 2012

    Answer

    Thank you for contacting Abcam.

    Under our Abpromise we guarantee that the antibody ab9361 will work on mouse sections that have been frozen or paraffin embedded before sectioning. If the antibody fails to perform as we guarantee then we will replace or refund the antibody. The Abpromise is valid for 6 months after purchase.

    You can find a complete list of tested application and species, along with links to various Abreviews and references at the following link:

    https://www.abcam.com/beta-Galactosidase-antibody-ab9361.html

    If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.

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    Abcam Scientific Support

    Answered on Oct 23 2012

    Question


    We have encountered problems with ab9361. Please check the attachment for
    details.

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    Verified customer

    Asked on Oct 18 2012

    Answer

    Thank you for taking time to complete our questionnaire. I am sorry to hear that this antibody is not providing satisfactory results.

    The details provided will enable us to investigate this case and will provide us with vital information for monitoring product quality.

    Has the antibody been stored at 4C since we sent it to you on order 1102740 back in June? We recommend storing at +4°C only short term (1-2 weeks). We recommend aliquotting and storing at -20°C or -80°C.

    You may want to decrease the number of steps that include triton as this can lead to high background. You can also try to increase the percentage of the blocking agent and dilute the antibodies more.

    You sould fix with formaldehyde, permeabilize with 0.2% triton-X and block with 10% serum (no triton) for 1 hour at 23°C. Incubate the primary antibody (1/1500 in PBS, 2% serum, no triton) at 4°C for 16 hours. Try the secondary antibody at 1/2000 for 1 hr at RT with 2% serum (no triton).

    Should the suggestions not improve the results, please do let me know.

    In the event that a product is not functioning in the species and applications cited on the product datasheet (and the problem has been reported within 6 months of purchase), we would be pleased to provide a free of charge replacement, credit note, or refund.

    I hope this information is helpful, and I thank you for your cooperation.

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    Abcam Scientific Support

    Answered on Oct 18 2012

    Question

    ab9361 - is this antibody developed in chicken blood or egg?
    Is it tested in ecoli
    Which secondary antibodies would be suitable to use with this antibody in ELISA?

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    Asked on Sep 07 2012

    Answer

    Thank you for your recent telephone enquiry.

    I can confirm that ab9361 Anti-beta Galactosidase antibodyis isolated via affinity chromatography from Chicken egg yolks and is then tested by IEP and ELISA afterwards. The ELISA performed is an indirect ELISA in which the product is tested versus BGAL and an ECOLI extract. The most current lot we have right now exhibits 4.2% reactivity to EColi as a percentage of its overall reaction to the BGAL antigen at the highest usable OD450 value.

    I can suggest we have many suitable secondary antibodies, including the following which have been tested in ELISA. I can recommend to review the online datasheets for further information.

    Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Chicken IgY - H&L (Biotin) (ab97133)
    https://www.abcam.com/Goat-Chicken-IgY-HL-Biotin-ab97133.html (or use the following: https://www.abcam.com/Goat-Chicken-IgY-HL-Biotin-ab97133.html).

    Goat anti-Chicken IgY H&L (HRP) secondary antibody (ab97135)
    https://www.abcam.com/Goat-Chicken-IgY-HL-HRP-ab97135.html (or use the following: https://www.abcam.com/Goat-Chicken-IgY-HL-HRP-ab97135.html).

    I hope this will be helpful to you. if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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    Abcam Scientific Support

    Answered on Sep 07 2012

    Question

    Thank you very much for your reply.
    It is indeed unfortunate that the antibody did not work properly. We are choosing the refund in compensation.
    Thank you also very much for the link to the publication. However, it actually states that this group could not detect bgal expression in uninfected pituitary cells (p2187 left column).
    Best regards,

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    Verified customer

    Asked on Aug 13 2012

    Answer

    Thank you for contacting us.
    Your refund/ credit note ID is XXXXXX.
    I am sorry that this antibody did not perform as stated on the datasheet, I have asked our Finance department to issue a credit note for you. The credit note may be used in one of the following ways:
    (1) Redeemed against the original invoice if this hasn't already been paid.
    (2) Held on the account for use against a future order.
    (3) A full refund can be offered where no other invoices are outstanding.
    Please contact your Finance department to confirm how you would like the credit note to be used and ensure it is not redeemed without your knowledge.
    To specifically receive a refund please ask your Finance department to contact our Finance department at creditcontrol@abcam.com or by telephone using the information at the “Contact Us” link in the top right corner of our website.
    The credit note ID is for your reference only, please refer to the credit note ID in any correspondence with our accounting department. We will send you the completed credit note by email or postal mail with the actual credit note number which will start with the letters CGB.
    I hope this experience will not prevent you from purchasing other products from us in the future. Our Scientific Support team is always at your service should you require further expert advice

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    Answered on Aug 13 2012

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    I would like to enquire if there is any news on this case. It has been a while since I've last heard back about it.
    Also I would very much appreciate if you could please send me a copy of the publication indicating expression of beta-galactosidase in the pituitary gland.
    With best regards,

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    Asked on Aug 09 2012

    Answer

    Thanks you for your email.
    I am sorry I missed answering this case. We are unsure why the lot GR49531 performed as expected but GR81025 don't. Both of these lots have passed strict qc tests so any difference between these lots would be either related to shipping or batch to batch variations.
    The publications I was referring to, is http://endo.endojournals.org/content/138/5/2184.long
    I appreciate the time you have spent in the laboratory and understand your concerns. It is regrettable the results have not been successful.
    Having reviewed the details, I believe this product should have given satisfactory results. It appears that you may have received a faulty vial.
    I apologize for the inconvenience and am pleased to offer you a free of charge replacement, credit note, or refund in compensation.
    Thank you for your cooperation. I look forward to hearing from you with details of how you would like to proceed.

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    Answered on Aug 09 2012

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    I really hope this antibody will work for us. Thank you.

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    Asked on Aug 07 2012

    Answer

    I am sorry this product did not perform as stated on the datasheet and for the inconvenience this has caused. As requested, I have issued a free of charge replacement for one vial of ab92417.

    To check the status of the order please contact our Customer Service team and reference this number.

    Please note that this free of charge replacement vial is also covered by our Abpromise guarantee. Should you still be experiencing difficulties, or if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to let us know.

    I wish you the best of luck with your research.

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    Answered on Aug 07 2012

    Question

    I have tried antigen retrieval for AB9361 this week, but there is no staining at all. I used trypsin retrieval, heat-induced retrieval and triton permeabilization, and both immunofluorescence secondary antibody and DAB staining for each of the retrieval conditions, none of them worked. It is weird that both lots of antibodies did not work. We looked up your product support site for this antibody, it did appear that there were lots of none-working cases, including the lot we have tested lot#GR81025. I saw that a replacement antibody AB92417 worked well for somebody, maybe we can try that too?

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    Asked on Aug 06 2012

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    Thanks so much for your continued troubleshooting efforts. It does appear this vial of ab9361 is not working as expected. I would be happy to send you a vial of ab92417.

    To send you this replacement, I'll just need to have your Abcam order reference number or PO number associated with the purchase of ab9361.

    Thanks for the additional information!

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    Answered on Aug 06 2012

    Question

    Thank you for your email.
    I am replying to your suggestions/remarks in the order you made them:

    -I agree that there is higher background fluorescence in the pictures taken from stainings performed with lot GR49531-2 than in those from lot GR81025-1. However, let me assure you, that not a single cell in wt tissue showed any staining above background. While in transgenic tisse E.coli beta-galactosidase was readily detectable. However, using the second lot, there was no difference in signal intensity between wt and transgene. This cannot be how your company wants the antibody to work.
    Since we were quite satisfied with the performance of the lot we tested, we then ordered the antibody ourselves.
    - The antibody is directed against E.coli beta-galactosidase, the enzyme that is used to generate transgenic mice. In your datasheet you show pictures of transgenic mice expressing the LacZ reporter in the pancreas, where endogenous beta-galactosidase is definitely expressed (http://www.springerlink.com/content/0pv37680888363p2/).
    You are assuming that in the pituitary low levels of beta-galactosidase might be expressed. I am not aware of this. So could you please send me the publications that shows this expression?
    Further, your line of arguments does not explain how or why lot GR49531 performed as expected (detecting only E.coli beta galactosidase), while the lot we bought does not.
    In addition, if it was just a minor cross reactivity between potentially low levels of endogenous beta-galactosidase expression and your antibody (that should mainly recognize E.coli b-gal), then I should have been able to get rid of this signal by the dilution experiments that I performed: I have tried dilutions up to 1:15000, and could not detect a difference between wt and transgene.
    However, if you are saying that your antibody is expected to detect endogenous beta-galactosidase to the same extent as the E.coli beta-galactosidase, then I will have to tell you that abcam is selling the antibody under false pretense (I am referring to the images of bgal expression in mouse pancreas).
    - The images are from PFA fixed, frozen pituitary sections (20um). Not cultured cells.
    - Methanol fixation is not an option, as the mice are perfused.
    To me there seems to be quite a problem in product quality, and under these circumstances we are not going to pay for this antibody. Please forward my request if you cannot take this decision.
    Best regards,

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    Asked on Aug 01 2012

    Answer

    Thank you very much for your email.
    I am currently working on your inquiry so I will get back to you soon.
    Have a good day!

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    Answered on Aug 01 2012

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    I attach the completed questionnaire and the images of the immunohistochemistry.
    To answer your question about our expectations:
    According to previous stainings we expect no signal in the wt tissue and beta-galactosidase expression in gonadotrophs of the transgenic mouse.
    I am looking forward to hearing from you again.
    Best regards,

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    Asked on Jul 30 2012

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    Thank you very much for your email and confirming the details.
    I have checked the protocol which seems fine to me however I have few comments and suggestions that are listed as follows;
    -If the beta-galactosidase protein is absent in pituitary gland then I will not be expecting any staining with ab9361 however as per the image; the lot GR49531 seems showing more non specificity than the lot GR81025 this is in contrast to your provided explanation. I am sorry to me GR81025 staining is better than GR49531.
    -Also while searching for expression of beta-galactosidase in pituitary gland tissues, I am convinced that there might be a low expression of beta glaactosidase naturally in these tissue which is why antibody is binding. So could you please send me some publication links where other scientist have shown the non existence of this protein in pituitary gland.
    -Are the images represents cultured cells or tissue sections? these seems cultured cells.
    -Methanol fixation, could also be tried for optimization.
    - 3% BSA for blocking would also be good to try.
    I hope these suggestions will help improving the results. Please do not hesitate to contact us, if the antibody fails agian.

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    Answered on Jul 30 2012

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