Antibody Labelling Flashcards

1
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2 types of Labelling

A

Monoclonal

Polyclonal

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2
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How are Antibody Labelling characterised by?

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  • Non covelent interaction (similar to the lock and key)
  • Detection of Ag or Ab
  • Diagnosis of disease
  • Identify molecular biology and medical intrest
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3
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What is the basic concept of immunological assays?

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Antigen A+Anti- Antigen A= Positive interaction

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4
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What celluar antigens can we target?

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Cytoplasmic
Nuclear
Cell membrane
Lipids
Proteins
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5
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Why is labelled material usually used?

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used to measure the amount of antigen or antibody present

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6
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3 labelling methods?

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  1. Immunoenzyme methods
  2. Immunofloresence methods
  3. Immuofold methods
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7
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description of the immunoenzyme method?

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Enzyme used as a label

eg, Peroxidase, Glucose Oxidase

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8
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description of the immunofloresence method?

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Flourochrome used as a label

e,g AMCA, Flourscin, TRITC

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9
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Immunogold method description?

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Collodial gold particles are used as the label

USed in microscopy

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10
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Direct labelling methods?

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Label attached directly to the primary antibody. Used in kidney biopses

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11
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Indirect labelling methods?

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Label attached to a secondary antibody:

  • allows greater amplification
  • More economic
  • Longer
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12
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5 Types of antibody load?

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  1. Enzymes
  2. Biotin
  3. Flourophores
  4. Gold
  5. Radioisotope labels
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13
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Enzymes acting as an antibody load description?

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2 typical substances:

  1. 5-brono-4-chloro-3’indolyphosphate ptolyphosphate salt (BCIP)
  2. Nitro blue tetracolium chloride (NBT)
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14
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Preparation for enzyme conjugates?

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Chemical cross linking

Size exclusion chromatography

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15
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Biotin description?

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Covelently linked to Fc domain using aminocapric acid
Free biotin removed by gel filtration
Optimally 20-30 biotin
Amplification step

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16
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What is the signal amplification with biotin labelling?

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Label attached to a secondary antibody:
-high sensitivity
-Longer + more expensive
greater signal amplification

17
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Fluorophores description

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Excitable molecules with distinct excitation/emission wavelengths–> eg, FITC

18
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What can a Flow Cytometer tell us about a cell?

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Its relative size
Its gravity
Relative flouresence intensity

19
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Gold description?

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Immunoglobulin gold complexes
Antibody + collodial gold + PEG (polyethylene Glycol)
Centrifuge conjugates on sucrose density gradient

20
Q

Radioisotope labels advantages?

A

Flexibility
Size
Sensitivity

21
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Radioisotope label disadvantages?

A

Toxicity

Shelf life