Anti-BrdU antibody [BU1/75 (ICR1)] - Proliferation Marker (ab6326)
Key features and details
- Rat monoclonal [BU1/75 (ICR1)] to BrdU - Proliferation Marker
- Suitable for: ICC/IF, IHC-P, Flow Cyt
- Reacts with: Species independent
- Isotype: IgG2a
Overview
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Product name
Anti-BrdU antibody [BU1/75 (ICR1)] - Proliferation Marker
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Description
Rat monoclonal [BU1/75 (ICR1)] to BrdU - Proliferation Marker -
Host species
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Tested applications
Suitable for: ICC/IF, IHC-P, Flow Cytmore details -
Species reactivity
Reacts with: Species independent -
Immunogen
The details of the immunogen for this antibody are not available.
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Positive control
- ICC/IF: HeLa cells; Flow Cyt: HeLa cells; IHC-P: Rat small intestine tissue.
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General notes
Protocol advice:
This antibody recognizes single stranded DNA so the DNA needs to be unraveled first. This can be done with DNAse, although it doesn't give the best results. Depending on the assay, acid denaturation with 2M HCL or heat denaturation are the most successful. Please note this step is critical in any assay with this antibody and is the area that should be modified to optimize results. A detailed BrdU staining protocol is available in the Protocols tab or by clicking on this link.
Unstained positive control slides from mice treated with BrdU (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded intestine sections) are available as BrdU control slides ab129956.
This monoclonal antibody is manufactured exclusively by Abcam.
AF488 conjugate available as ab220074
AF647 conjugate available as ab220075
Please see the Associated Products tab for other available conjugates.If you require this antibody in a particular buffer formulation or a particular conjugate for your experiments, please contact orders@abcam.com or you can find further information here.
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Properties
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Form
Liquid -
Storage instructions
Shipped at 4°C. Store at +4°C short term (1-2 weeks). Upon delivery aliquot. Store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycle. -
Storage buffer
pH: 7.40
Preservative: 0.02% Sodium azide
Constituent: PBS
Some batches contain 6.97% L-Arginine as a stabilizing agent. For lot-specific buffer information, please contact our Scientific Support team. -
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Purity
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Clonality
Monoclonal -
Clone number
BU1/75 (ICR1) -
Isotype
IgG2a -
Light chain type
kappa -
Research areas
Images
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ab6326 stained in Hela cells. Untreated and BrdU treated (10uM for 24 hours) cells were fixed with 100% methanol (5 min) and then subjected to acid hydrolysis using 2M HCL in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 30 minutes at room temperature to denature the DNA. They were then incubated with PBS containing 10% goat serum, 0.3 M glycine, 1% BSA and 0.1% triton for 1h at room temperature to permeabilise the cells and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody ab6326 at 5µg/ml and ab7291 (Mouse monoclonal to alpha tubulin) at 1ug/ml overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibodies were Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed (ab150165) (colored green) used at 2 ug/ml and Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594) preadsorbed (ab150120) (pseudo-colored red) used at 1/1000 dilution for 1hour at room temperature. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (colored blue) at a concentration of 1.43µM for 1hour at room temperature.
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Dot plot showing BrdU-treated HeLa cells stained with ab6326. Cells were incubated with 10 µM BrdU for 30 minutes prior to being harvested, washed twice in 1x PBS and fixed in 70% ethanol (4°C, added drop-wise) for at least 30 minutes on ice. Once fixed, pellets were acid denatured with 2M HCl for 30 minutes at 22ºC and then neutralised with borate buffer (0.1M, pH8.5).
Samples were washed and incubated in 1x PBS / 10% normal goat serum to block non-specific protein-protein interactions followed by the antibody (ab6326, 1µg/1x106 cells) for 30 min at 22°C. The secondary antibody used was Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed (ab150165) at 1/2000 dilution for 30 min at 22ºC.
7-AAD was added to cells 20 min prior to data acquisition.
Acquisition of >5,000 events were collected using a 50 mW Blue laser (488nm) with 530/30 and 685/35 bandpass filters.
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Confocal immunofluorescence sections (~0.3 μm thick) showing the localization of the different factors in HEK 293 cells infected with Ad5 wt. Double labeling for BrdU (ab6326, magenta) and L1 52/55 kDa (green). Dotted rectangles indicate the areas shown at higher magnification in the bottom row. Bars: 3 μm.
Monolayer HEK293 cells grown in cover glasses were infected with Ad5 wt. The infection was synchronized by incubating the cells for 30 min at 4°C and then 30 min at 37°C. Then, the inoculums were removed and medium was added. For BrdU labeling, after 18 h at 37°C the medium was changed by medium containing 25 μg/ml BrdU (5-Bromo-2’-deoxyuridine), followed by another change at 25 hpi. Incubation with BrdU proceeded at 37°C. After 36 hpi, the medium was removed and 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS was added to the cells during 10 min. After 3 rinses with PBS, cover glasses were incubated with a mixture of 0.5% saponin and 10% FBS in PBS for 10 min. Samples were incubated with the primary antibody in 0.5% saponin and 2% FBS in PBS during 45 min. After three more rinses, incubation with secondary antibodies diluted in 0.5% saponin and 2% FBS in PBS was carried out in darkness. After a final rinse with PBS, cover glasses were mounted on glass slides. Antifade reagent was allowed to dry overnight before sample observation. All incubations were carried out at room temperature. Images were taken using a confocal multispectral Leica TCS SP5 system.
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ICC/IF image of ab6326 stained HeLa cells, both BrdU treated (left image) and normal cells (right image). The cells were 100% methanol fixed (5 min) and then subjected to acid hydrolysis using 2M HCL in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 30 minutes at room temperature to denature the DNA. They were then incubated in 1%BSA / 10% normal goat serum / 0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h to permeabilise the cells and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody (ab6326, 10µg/ml) overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (green) was Goat Anti-Rat IgG H&L (DyLight® 488) preadsorbed (ab98420) used at a 1/250 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (red) at a 1/200 dilution for 1h. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue) at a concentration of 1.43µM. Positive staining can be seen in the BrdU treated cells, but not in the normal cells, demonstrating specificity for BrdU.
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IHC image of ab6326 staining in a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded rat small intestine BrdU tissue section. The section was pre-treated using pressure cooker heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH6) for 30mins, and incubated overnight at +4°C with ab6326 at 3 ug/ml. A goat anti-rat biotinylated secondary antibody was used to detect the primary, and visualized using an HRP conjugated ABC system. The section was counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
For other IHC staining systems (automated and non-automated) users should optimize variable parameters such as antigen retrieval conditions, primary antibody concentration and antibody incubation times.
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ab6326 staining cultured cells of rat brain tissue by ICC. The sample was PFA fixed and permeabilized in 1M HCl prior to blocking with 5% serum for 1 hour at 25°C. The primary antibody was diluted 1/500 and incubated with the sample for 16 hours at 25°C. A biotinylated rabbit anti-rat IgG antibody, diluted 1/200, was used as the secondary.
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ab6326 staining BrdU in HeLa cells by Flow Cytometry. Cells were incubated with 10 µM BrdU for 30 minutes prior to being harvested with 1X trypsin-EDTA, washed twice in PBS containing 1% BSA, and fixed in 70% ethanol (added drop-wise) for at least 30 minutes on ice. Once fixed, pellets were acid denatured with HCl/Triton X-100 for 30 minutes at room temperature and then neutralised with sodium tetraborate.
Pelleted cells were re-suspended in Tween/BSA/PBS to which primary antibody was then added (0.1 µg in 0.5% Tween 20 (v/v) plus 1% BSA in PBSA) and incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature. Secondary Alexa Fluor®488-conjugated Goat anti-Rat IgG (H+L) was used at 1/500 and incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature in the dark. Cells were pelleted once more and resuspended in PBS containing 5 µg/mL propidium iodide.
Gating Strategy: Based on forward and side scatter, cells were gated into the region used for analysis. This was done by applying a large circle to a -
ab6326 staining BrdU in mouse lung tissue sections by Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed parafin-embedded sections). Tissue samples were heat mediated with Citrate buffer for 40min. The sections were blocked with 10% donkey serum for 1 hour at 22°C. Samples were incubated with the primary antibody (1/200 in 10% Donkey serum-PBS 0.2% Triton) at 4°C for 16 hours. Cy™3 AffiniPure Donkey Anti-Rat IgG (H+L) (1/400) was used as the secondary antibody.
Representative confocal images of terminal bronchioles in mouse lungs taken at day 5 following naphthalene injection.
Colors label CC10 (red), FoxJ1 (green), BrdU (yellow), and nuclear DNA (blue).