ab96379 staining MEK1 (phospho S298) in SK-N-SH cells treated with CNQX (ab120017), by ICC/IF. Decrease in MEK1 (phospho S298) expression correlates with increased concentration of CNQX, as described in literature.
The cells were incubated at 37°C for 24h in media containing different concentrations of ab120017 (CNQX) in DMSO, fixed with 4% formaldehyde for 10 minutes at room temperature and blocked with PBS containing 10% goat serum, 0.3 M glycine, 1% BSA and 0.1% tween for 2h at room temperature. Staining of the treated cells with ab96379 (1/100 dilution) was performed overnight at 4°C in PBS containing 1% BSA and 0.1% tween. A DyLight 488 goat anti-rabbit polyclonal antibody (ab96899) at 1/250 dilution was used as the secondary antibody.

Left and Middle: Representative IOS amplitude map and field response curve under control condition and under application of 20 µM CNQX, respectively. The colorbar indicates the maximum change of the transmittance compared to the resting light intensity. A Right: Spatial visualization of the percentage of control changes of IOS signal caused by CNQX application.