Immunocytochemical analysis of human pluripotent stem cells

Methods Mol Biol. 2011:767:201-20. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-201-4_15.

Abstract

This chapter will describe the most common immunocytochemical method utilized in the stem cell field - using fluorescently tagged secondary antibodies to detect a primary antibody that is bound to an epitope on a molecule of interest. Secondary antibodies recognize the heavy chain of the primary antibody's isotype. Generally, these methods employ an incubation period of the sample with the primary antibody, a series of washes to remove unbound primary antibody, a secondary incubation period of the sample with the fluorescently conjugated secondary antibody, followed by washes and preparation for microscopy.

MeSH terms

  • Bromodeoxyuridine / metabolism
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Fluorescent Dyes / metabolism
  • Glass
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Immunohistochemistry / methods*
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells / chemistry
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells / cytology
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells / immunology
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells / metabolism*
  • Software
  • Staining and Labeling
  • Surface Properties
  • Tissue Fixation

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Bromodeoxyuridine