Aug 29, 2024

Public workspaceImmunofluorescence and confocal microscopy

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dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr8p1olmk/v1
  • 1Sascha Martens lab, University of Vienna, Max Perutz Labs - Vienna
Elias Adriaenssens
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DOI: dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr8p1olmk/v1
Protocol Citation: Elias Adriaenssens 2024. Immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr8p1olmk/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
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Created: July 02, 2024
Last Modified: August 29, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 103082
Keywords: ASAPCRN
Funders Acknowledgement:
Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP)
Grant ID: ASAP-000350
Marie Skłodowska-Curie MSCA Postdoctoral fellowship
Grant ID: 101062916
Abstract
This protocol details the process of immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy.
Materials
28906, Thermo Fisher ScientificReagentPierce™ 16% Formaldehyde (w/v) Methanol-freeThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #28906
0.1% (v/v) Triton X-100 (9002-93-1, Sigma-Aldrich)
5% (v/v) BSA (9048-46-8, Sigma-Aldrich)ReagentBovine Serum Albumin [BSA]Fisher ScientificCatalog #9048-46-8
DAPI Fluoromount-G mounting medium (0100-20, Southern Biotech)
Steps
Steps
2h 15m
2h 15m
Seed the cells on glass coverslips (12 mm #1.5) at a concentration of 100.000 cells/well, and after treatment with Rapalog for the indicated time, fix in 4% paraformaldehyde (28906, Thermo Fisher Scientific) for Duration00:10:00 at TemperatureRoom temperature .
10m
Temperature
After washing with PBS, permeabilize the cells with 0.1% (v/v) Triton X-100 (9002-93-1, Sigma-Aldrich) in PBS for Duration00:05:00 .
5m
Perform the blocking with blocking buffer (5% (v/v) BSA (9048-46-8, Sigma-Aldrich) and 0.05% (v/v) Triton X-100 diluted in PBS) for Duration01:00:00 at TemperatureRoom temperature .
1h
Temperature
Dilute the primary and secondary antibodies in blocking buffer and incubate for Duration01:00:00 at TemperatureRoom temperature with three PBS washing steps in between.
1h
Mount the cells on microscopy slides in DAPI Fluoromount-G mounting medium (0100-20, Southern Biotech), which stains the nuclei, and store at Temperature4 °C until use.
Perform the confocal microscopy with a Zeiss LSM700 laser scanning confocal microscopy with Plan-Apochromat 40×/1.30 Oil DIC, WD 0.21 mm objective.