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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
While the digoxigenin-anti-digoxigenin (DIG) method is currently the preferred tool for non-radioactive in situ hybridization this study extends its application field to Western blotting of proteins and summarizes advantageous properties of digoxigenylated antibodies in immunocytochemistry. An established protocol for the preparation of digoxigenylated primary antibodies is complemented by dot blot analyses confirming the high sensitivity of hapten-anti-hapten techniques based on primary digoxigenylated antibodies. The comparative Western blot analysis of calcium-binding proteins in nervous tissue is used as an example to show the highly specific detection of relevant antigens with unmodified primary antibodies, digoxigenylated secondary antibodies and anti-digoxigenin-peroxidase conjugates. The application of the DIG technology seems to be especially indicated in tissues containing high amounts of endogenous biotin-bearing proteins which might induce false-positive staining in conventional streptavidin/biotin techniques. Finally, the previously shown suitability of digoxigenylated antibodies for different immunocytochemical procedures is completed here by examples for sensitive single immunoperoxidase staining of neural markers in rat brain and for carbocyanine double immunofluorescence labelling of senile plaques in old rhesus monkeys.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1385-299X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Biotin, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Calcium-Binding Protein, Vitamin D-Dependent, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Digoxigenin, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Indicators and Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Macaca mulatta, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Parietal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Plaque, Amyloid, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:9438069-Streptavidin
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Blot analyses and immunocytochemistry of neural antigens with digoxigenylated primary and secondary antibodies.
pubmed:affiliation
Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research, Department of Neurochemistry, University of Leipzig, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't