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How stable is the Senescence β-Galactosidase Staining Kit #9860 after multiple freeze/thaws?
We are confident that the Senescence β-Galactosidase Staining Kit #9860 will continue to perform as expected up to at least 3 freeze/thaw cycles. We recommend aliquoting your reagents into single use ...
How should I resuspend and aliquot the PTMScan® LysC Protease #84748?
To resuspend the PTMScan® LysC Protease #84748, we recommend allowing the vial to equilibrate at room temperature for a few minutes after removing from the -20C freezer. Next, spin the vial at 1,0...
Why do I need to use the three buffers in the Cell Fractionation Kit #9038?
Each buffer in the Cell Fractionation Kit #9038 contains detergents to help isolate different cellular fractions. The Cytoplasmic Isolation Buffer (CIB) contains a non-ionic detergent used as a cell p...
Can I use primers from the Illumina Nextera Library preparation system or design my own primers to amplify the DNA library generated from the CUT&Tag Assay Kit #77552??
Yes, you can use primers from the Illumina Nextera Library preparation system or self-designed primers to amplify the DNA library generated from the CUT&Tag DNA using the CUT&Tag Assay Kit #77...
Do you have human-reactive antibodies available for SignalStar™ Multiplex IHC?
Yes, please select “Human” in the first step of the SignalStar Multiplex IHC Panel Builder ...
Do I need to optimize the SignalStar™ Multiplex IHC Kits & Reagents for the type of tissue I’m using?
The SignalStar Multiplex IHC kits and reagents have been optimized with respect to fluorophore pairing and order of antibodies. As tissues vary in quality and expression level of biomarkers, increasin...
Can you provide data that confirms the specificity of your Raptor (24C12) Rabbit mAb #2280?
The specificity of our Raptor (24C12) Rabbit mAb #2280 has been confirmed by siRNA in the following papers:
PMID: 28648777 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28648777/) Figure 2B
PMID: 249...
What positive and negative controls can I use to demonstrate that my CUT&Tag experiment is successful?
We recommend using a CUT&Tag-validated positive control antibody, like our Tri-Methyl-Histone H3 (Lys4) (C42D8) Rabbit mAb #9751, in your experiment to confirm that your CUT&Tag assay is worki...
Why is the PTMScan® LysC Protease #84748 digestion performed in a diluted urea formulation?
Although LysC can digest proteins at high urea concentrations (~8M), we recommend diluted urea (~2M) to minimize the risk of carbamylation.
How can I confirm the PTMScan® LysC Protease #84748 digested my proteins efficiently?
To confirm digestion, we recommend taking a ~1% aliquot of the protein sample pre- and post-digestion and running them on an SDS-PAGE gel with Coomassie blue staining. After digestion, you should ...
Why do my Concanavalin A Magnetic Beads #82307 appear aggregated?
As long as your Concanavalin A Magnetic Beads #82307 have been stored at the appropriate recommended temperature, the appearance of aggregation is not a cause for concern. By nature, the bead particle...
Can I store the unopened, lyophilized PTMScan® LysC Protease #84748 at -80°C instead of -20°C?
Yes, the lyophilized PTMScan® LysC Protease #84748 may be stored at -80°C. However, we do not recommend storing the LysC powder in a frost-free freezer or a freezer that undergoes freeze-thaw cycles. ...
Can I store the resuspended PTMScan® LysC Protease #84748 aliquots at -20°C instead of -80°C?
Although the lyophilized powder can be stored at -20°C, we recommend long-term storage of the resuspended LysC at -80°C. We do not recommend long-term storage of the resuspended LysC at -20°C due to p...
Why is a fluorescent conjugate of a rabbit antibody giving no signal on compensation beads in flow cytometry?
If you are using compensation beads in your flow cytometry experiment and observe no signal with one of our fluorescent conjugates of a rabbit antibody, this may be due to the reactivity of the compen...
What is the shelf life of my product?
Information about the shelf life of our products can be found at the following link: For lysis in 96-well assay plates, we recommend incubation in the provided lysis buffer for ~30 min at 4°C with gentle shaking. While sonication is difficult in small volumes, we strongly recommend... Yes, digitonin needs to be present in all wash buffers during the entire CUT&Tag experiment. This is because cell membrane permeabilization caused by digitonin is reversible. Removing or lowering ... Product Iba1/AIF-1 (E4O4W) XP® Rabbit mAb #17198 is predicted to detect isoform 1 and isoform 2 of the Ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba1), also known as allograft inflammator... Tagmentation takes place within the nuclei. To minimize non-specific background, any excess Tn5 enzyme is washed away prior to activation. Similarly, spike-in DNA introduced into the reaction woul... The expected yield of an amplified CUT&Tag DNA library depends on the DNA quantification system used.
Do you have a protocol for lysing in a 96-well plate (no sonication)?
Should digitonin be included in my wash buffers for my entire CUT&Tag experiment?
Which isoforms does the ba1/AIF-1 (E4O4W) XP® Rabbit mAb #17198 detect?
Why can't spike-in DNA be used in CUT&Tag assays?
What is the expected yield of a CUT&Tag DNA library?
Which S6 ribosomal protein antibody do you suggest for immunofluorescent immunocytochemistry (IF-IC) with human samples?
We have several monoclonal antibodies for detecting ribosomal protein S6 that are validated for IF-IC with human samples. These are S6 Ribosomal Protein (5G10) Rabbit mAb #2217 and S6 Ribosomal Pro...
Is it possible to perform CUT&Tag on samples like heart, brain, or developing mouse tissues?
Yes. We have shown that our CUT&Tag Assay Kit #77552 works with mouse liver, mouse brain, and mouse heart tissues for histone targets with as little as 1 mg of tissue for each CUT&Tag reaction...
Will the SignalStain® DAB Substrate Kit #8059 still perform as expected if the material has been frozen?
While the SignalStain® DAB Substrate Kit #8059 does have a recommended storage temperature of 4°C, we have found tha...
What secondary antibodies do you recommend for fluorescent western blotting?
We currently have four different secondary antibodies approved for use in fluorescent western blotting, depending on species and wavelength of detection:
- Anti-mouse IgG (H+L) (DyLight™ 680 Con...
Which Phospho-p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2) (Thr202/Tyr204) antibody do you suggest for immunofluorescent immunocytochemistry (IF-IC) with mouse samples?
We have several monoclonal antibodies for detecting p44 and p42 MAPK when phosphorylated at Thr202 and Tyr204 of Erk1, or Thr185 and Tyr187 of Erk2, that are validated for IF-IC with mouse samples. Th...
Is there a maximum number of cells that can be used in a single CUT&RUN assay?
We have found 100,000 cells per assay to be sufficient for enriching target loci for multiple histone modifications, transcription factors, and transcription cofactors. However, one can increase the n...
What types of Ras are recognized by your G12D and G12V mutant specific antibodies?
Our Ras (G12D Mutant Specific) (D8H7) Rabbit mAb #14429 and Ras (G12V Mutant Specific) (D2H12) Rabbit mAb #14412 will detect all three types of Ras (H-Ras, K-Ras, and N-Ras) if the respective mutation...
Which cleaved PARP antibody do you suggest for immunofluorescent immunocytochemistry (IF-IC) in human samples?
We have several antibodies for detecting cleaved PARP that are validated for IF-IC with human samples. These are Cleaved PARP (Asp214) (D64E10) XP® Rabbit mAb #5625 and Cleaved-PARP (Asp214) (E2T4K) M...
Is it possible to perform CUT&Tag on frozen tissue samples?
Yes, our CUT&Tag Assay Kit works with flash frozen tissue samples or tissue samples directly frozen at -80℃. After thawing, fixation of the tissue sample is optional, as we haven't found that ...
Which beta-actin antibody do you suggest for paraffin-embedded immunohistochemistry (IHC-P) with mouse samples?
We have several antibodies for β-actin that are validated for IHC-P in mouse samples. These are β-Actin (13E5) Rabbit mAb #4970 and β-Actin (8H10D10) Mouse mAb #3700. We would recommend β-Actin (13E5)...