Washless methods for double staining of nuclear antigen and DNA in unfixed nuclei were compared with established methods for staining of fixed cells. The methods were tested on phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated normal human blood lymphocytes for the double staining of 1) Ki-67 antigen and DNA and
Flow cytometric analysis of proliferation associated nuclear antigens using washless staining of unfixed cells
✍ Scribed by Göran Landberg; Göran Roos
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 942 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-4763
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✦ Synopsis
The expression of different proliferation associated nuclear antigens was analyzed using a washless double-staining method and flow cytometry. It is a simple and rapid two-step procedure which can be performed on low cell numbers. A series of hematopoietic cell lines and fresh lymphoma cells were tested and the methodology was found to be applicable to a number of nuclear antigens (PCNA, Ki-67, p105, MPM-2, fibrillarin). For PCNA, the detectability was dependent on the type of antibody used. The immu-nofluorescence pattern observed by microscopy was altered for antigens stained by the washless technique in comparison with the pattern obtained with fixed cells. With the washless method, detailed cell cycle analysis could be obtained by dual parameter analysis of PCNA and Ki-67.
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