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Antibody Assistant

Immunocytochemistry of Human Fetal Microglia Cells Using the Anti-BDNF pAb

  1. Culture microglia cells on coverslips
  2. Remove media and gently wash cells 2 times with PBS
  3. Fix cells in 4% paraformaldehyde at room temperature for 30 minutes
  4. Wash cells 2 times with PBS.
  5. Apply Promega's Anti-Human BDNF pAb diluted 1:100 in Common Antibody Diluent (CAD; Biogenex Laboratories)
  6. Incubate at room temperature on an orbital shaker for 2 hours
  7. Wash cells 3 times with PBS
  8. Apply rabbit anti-chicken IgY-DTAF conjugate (Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories) diluted 1:100 in CAD.
  9. Protect from light and incubate at room temperature for 30 minutes
  10. Rinse cells once with PBS and mount on glass slides with Gelvatol fluorescent mounting medium.