Table 1.
Experiment | Citric Acid Boil | CH3OH: H2O2 | Block | Primary Antibody | Secondary Antibody and Detection | Biotin Block | Other Primary Antibody | Other Secondary and Detection |
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ISL1 | 10 min-embryo 15 min-postnatal | Yes | M.O.M.,a TNBb | 1:600 anti-ISL1, DSHBc | Antirat biotin, TSA FITC | |||
ISL1 and POU1F1g | 10 min-embryo 15 min-postnatal | Yes | M.O.M., TNB | 1:600 anti-ISL1, DSHB | Antirat biotin, TSA FITC | Yes | 1:500 anti-POU1F1, gift from S. Rhodes | Antirabbit biotin, TSA TRITC |
ISL1 and NR5A1g | 10 min | Yes | M.O.M., TNB | 1:600 anti-ISL1, DSHB | Antirat biotin, TSA FITC | Yes | 1:1000 anti-NR5A, gift from G. Hammer | Antirabbit biotin, TSA TRITC |
ISL1 and TBX19g | 10 min | Yes | M.O.M., TNB | 1:600 anti-ISL1, DSHB | Antirat biotin, TSA FITC | Yes | 1:200 anti-TBX19, gift from J. Drouin | Antirabbit biotin, TSA TRITC |
CGA and ISL1 | 10 min | Yesf | M.O.M., TNB | 1:600 anti-ISL1, DSHB | Antirat biotin, TSA FITC | Yes | 1:1000, anti-CGA, NHPPd | Antirabbit biotin, TSA TRITC |
TSHb and ISL1 | 15 mine | Yesf | M.O.M., TNB | 1:1000 anti-TSHb, NHPP | Antirabbit biotin, TSA TRITC | Yes | 1:600 anti-ISL1, DSHB | Antirat biotin, TSA FITC |
LHb and ISL1 | 15 mine | Yesf | M.O.M., TNB | 1:500 anti-LHb, NHPP | Antiguinea pig, TSA TRITC | Yes | 1:600 anti-ISL1, DSHB | Antirat biotin, TSA FITC |
GH | none | Yes | NGSh | 1:1000 anti-GH,j NHPP | Antihuman biotin, SA Cy2i | |||
TSH | none | Yes | NGS | 1:1000, anti-TSH, NHPP | Antirabbit biotin, SA Cy2i | |||
TSH and POU1F1 | 10 mine | Yesf | NGS M.O.M. | 1:1000, anti-TSH, NHPP | Antiguinea pig, TSA TRITC | Yes | 1:500, anti-POU1F1 | Antirabbit biotin, TSA FITC |
TSH and NR5A1 | 10 mine | Yesf | NGS M.O.M. | 1:1000, anti-TSH, NHPP | Antiguinea pig, TSA TRITC | Yes | 1:1000, anti-NR5A1 | Antirabbit biotin, TSA FITC |
Mouse kit from Vector Labs.
Block from PerkinElmer Tyramide Signal Amplification TSA Fluorescein isothiocyanate FITC and Tetramethylrhodamine (TRITC) kit.
Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank.
National Hormone and Pituitary Program.
Citrate boiling done after primary antibody.
Second CH2OH:H2O2 block done before second primary antibody.
Primary antibodies incubated at same time.
5% normal goat serum, 3% BSA in 1× PBS.
Streptavidin cyanine 2.
Anti-GH antibody left on for 1 hour.