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Cf antibody

Cf antibody --> complement-fixing antibody

antibody that combines with and sensitises antigen leading to the activation of complement, which may result in cell lysis.

Synonym: cf antibody, sensitizing substance.


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Two-color in situ help

Problem seems to be solved. Not sure which step went wrong but the second signal began to appear when I diluted the second antibody 2X more and used less incubation time for the TSA reaction (about 3 min).

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by vastgenome
Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:21 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Two-color in situ help
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Re: Difference between ICC and IF

... so that is probably enough of a name. However, you could specify the antibodies, for example: immmunihistochemistry using goat anti-VEGFR primary antibody and anti-goat-IgG secondary antibody conjugated to horseradish peroxidase.

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by jonmoulton
Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:11 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Difference between ICC and IF
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Views: 7555

Re: Difference between ICC and IF

Typically you would use an antibody to bind to the protein of interest and then a secondary antibody carrying a fluorescent tag to detect the first antibody. The two-antibody approach is cheaper than making a custom-labelled fluorescent ...

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by jonmoulton
Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:20 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Difference between ICC and IF
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Views: 7555

Two-color in situ help

... the other is Fluorescein labeled) were added to the sample and hybridized at 65C overnight. I use anti-Digoxigenin-POD for the first antibody reaction, coupling it with cy3 (red) for the TSA reaction. Then I use PH2.2 Glycine + tween20 to disable the first AB and wash many times. ...

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by vastgenome
Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:00 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Two-color in situ help
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Re: Re:

... altogether may be next to impossible, but better treatments can most certainly be developed. If I had to guess, I would perhaps go for monoclonal antibody-based treatments to be the next big thing. The specific nature of antibodies would allow targeting only the cancer cells without harming the ...

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by Ahsmeah
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:10 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
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