IHC image of CD147 staining in Human Testis formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue section, performed on a Leica Bond™ system using the standard protocol F. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The section was then incubated with ab21903, 0.1 µg/ml, for 15 mins at room temperature and detected using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX.

For other IHC staining systems (automated and non-automated) customers should optimize variable parameters such as antigen retrieval conditions, primary antibody concentration and antibody incubation times.

Flow cytometry overlay histogram showing wild-type A549 (green line) and BSG knockout A549 cells (ab273748) stained with ab21903 (red line). The cells were incubated in 1x PBS containing 10% normal goat serum to block non-specific protein-protein interaction followed by the antibody (ab21903) (1x10⁶ in 100μl at 5 μg/ml) for 30 min at 4°C.

The secondary antibody Goat anti-mouse IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor^® 488, pre-adsorbed) (ab150117) was used at 1/2000 for 30 min at 4°C.

Isotype control antibody was mouse IgG2bκ (ab170192) used at the same concentration and conditions as the primary antibody (wild-type A549 - black line; BSG knockout A549 - grey line). Unlabelled sample was also used as a control (this line is not shown for the purpose of simplicity).

Acquisition of >5000 events were collected using a 50 mW Blue laser (488nm) and 525/40 bandpass filter.