(continued)
Antibody Volume per sample
1X Permeabilization Buer 7.75 μL
Total antibody cocktail 25 μL
2. Prepare a cocktail of the antibodies for the fully-stained sample(s):
Antibody Volume per sample
CD3 Monoclonal Antibody (SK7), APC, eBioscience™5 μL
CD4 Monoclonal Antibody (SK3 (SK-3)), PerCP-eFluor 710, eBioscience™5 μL
CD8a Monoclonal Antibody (SK1), eFluor 450, eBioscience™5 μL
IFN gamma Monoclonal Antibody (4S.B3), FITC, eBioscience™1 μL
IL-17A Monoclonal Antibody (eBio64DEC17), PE, eBioscience™5 μL
1X Permeabilization Buer 4 μL
Total antibody cocktail 25 μL
3. Add 25 µL of the appropriate antibody cocktail to the desired tubes containing cells, then mix well.
4. Incubate for 30-60 minutes at room temperature. Protect from light.
5. Prepare single-color compensation controls.
a. Mix UltraComp eBeads™ Plus Compensation Beads by vigorously inverting at least 10 times
or pulse vortexing, then aliquot one drop into each of five wells.
Note: These wells should not be placed near wells containing cells. If this is not possible, the
beads may be stained in a separate 96–well plate or in 12 × 75 mm round bottom test tubes.
b. Add the appropriate antibody to each of the five wells containing UltraComp eBeads™ Plus
Compensation Beads, according to the following table.
Well no. Antibody Volume to add
1 IFN gamma Monoclonal Antibody (4S.B3), FITC, eBioscience™1 µL
2 IL-17A Monoclonal Antibody (eBio64DEC17), PE, eBioscience™5 µL
3 CD4 Monoclonal Antibody (SK3 (SK-3)), PerCP-eFluor 710,
eBioscience™
5 µL
4 CD3 Monoclonal Antibody (SK7), APC, eBioscience™5 µL
5 CD8a Monoclonal Antibody (SK1), eFluor 450, eBioscience™5 µL
c. Mix well, then incubate for 15–30 minutes at room temperature. Protect from light.
6. Add 150 µL of 1X Permeabilization Buer to all wells (cells and beads), then centrifuge.
7. Discard the supernatant, then resuspend the cells and beads in the residual volume of buer
remaining in the wells.
Appendix B 96–well plate protocol
Stain cells and compensation beads with fluorophore-conjugated antibodies B
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