Table 2.
Antibodies useful for visualizing the fusome and/or microtubules in dividing ovarian germ cells
| Antigen (Host Species) |
Vendor (Catalog) |
Description | Localization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hts (mouse) | DSHB (1B1) | Monoclonal antisera | Fusome |
| LaminC (mouse) | DSHB (LC28.26) | Monoclonal antisera, useful for identifying cap cells | Nuclear envelope |
| α-Spectrin (mouse) | DSHB (3A9) | Monoclonal antisera | Fusome |
| α-Tubulin-AF555 (mouse) | Millipore (#05-829-AF555) | Directly conjugated monoclonal antisera (clone DM1A), can be purchased with AlexaFluor-555 or AlexaFluor-488 | Fusome, mitotic spindle |
| GFP (chicken) | Abcam (ab13970) | Polyclonal antisera, useful for marking GFP-tagged transgenes (see Table 1) | Variable |
| dsRed (rabbit) | Clontech / Takara (632496) | Polyclonal antisera, useful for marking mCherry- and RFP-tagged transgenes (see Table 1) | Variable |
DSHB Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank