Immunostaining for section
Immunostaining for section
Material
- 0.01% Triton/PBS (4C)
- 0.2% Triton/PBS (4C)
- 2% PFA/PBS (4C)
- Acetone (-20C)
- 1% BSA/PBS (4C)
- 10% BSA/PBS (4C)
- 1/10,000 DAPI in 0.01% Triton/PBS (4C)
- MOM
- Mounting medium (Dako S3023, 4C)
- Slide glass
- PAP pen
- Cover glass (24x50 mm)
Fixation
- Fix by 2% PFA at RT for 5 min, OR
Fix by acetone on ice for 10 min.
- Wash by 0.01% Triton twice.
- FOR MOUSE PRIMARY ANTIBODY: MOM at RT for 1 h.
- Wash by 0.01% Triton twice.
- Blocking by 5% serum in 10% BSA at RT for 30 min.
Primary antibody
- Prepare 200 ul primary antibody sol/slide in 1% BSA at appropriate concentration.
See Antibody.
- Remove blocking sol.
- Add primary antibody sol.
- Incubate at 4C for o/n.
Secondary antibody
- Prepare 200 ul secondary antibody sol/slide in 1% BSA at appropriate concentration.
See Antibody.
- Wash by 0.01% Triton twice.
- Add secondary antibody sol.
- Incubate at RT for 1 h.
- Wash by 0.01% Triton twice.
- Add 200 ul DAPI.
- Incubate at RT for 5 min.
- Remove DAPI.
- Mask circumference of slide glass by PAP pen.
- Add 1-2 drop of mounting medium.
- Enclose by cover glass.