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Anti-active Caspase 3 antibody (ab2302)

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30 questions for ab2302

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Question 1

Wednesday 15-February-2012


We will happily take you up on your offer to replace our caspase-3 antibody.
Thank you,

ANSWER:

 

Thank you for your reply.

I am sorry this product did not perform as stated on the datasheet and for the inconvenience this has caused. As requested, I have issued a free of charge replacement.

To check the status of the order please contact our Customer Service team and reference this number.

Please note that this free of charge replacement vial is also covered by our Abpromise guarantee. Should you still be experiencing difficulties, or if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to let us know.

I wish you the best of luck with your research.

Question 2

Friday 10-February-2012

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM No staining SAMPLE Mouse brain (fixed frozen) PRIMARY ANTIBODY ab2303, diluted in dako diluent or 1% BSA/0.3% triton X/PBS, diluted 1:30, 1:50 or 1:100, incubated at room temperature for one hour or overnight at 4C or at room temperature. DETECTION METHOD fluorescence or DAB POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONTROLS USED Negative: no primary antibody Positive: brain sections from mice that underwent motor cortex lesion 1 or 5 days before perfusion. These sections show positive TUNEL staining. ANTIBODY STORAGE CONDITIONS Stored in small aliquots at -20C. Aliquots are thawed and stored at 4C as needed. FIXATION OF SAMPLE formalin (perfused then post-fixed overnight) ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL Boiling citrate buffer for 15 minutes PERMEABILIZATION STEP 30 minutes in 0.3% triton X (triton X is also included in the antibody dilution solution) BLOCKING CONDITIONS Dako blocking solution or ImageIT FX signal enhancer or 1% BSA/0.3% triton X in PBS SECONDARY ANTIBODY anti-rabbit Alexa 488 (1:500 in dako diluent or 1% BSA/0.3% triton X/PBS for one hour at RT) or anti-rabbit biotinylated IgG (1:300 in Dako diluent or 1% BSA/0.3% triton X/PBS for 30 minutes at RT) HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU TRIED THE APPLICATION? 10 HAVE YOU RUN A "NO PRIMARY" CONTROL? Yes DO YOU OBTAIN THE SAME RESULTS EVERY TIME? Yes WHAT STEPS HAVE YOU ALTERED? antigen retrieval, blocking, concentration of primary antibody, duration and temperature of primary antibody incubation, detection method

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Thank you for contacting Abcam regarding ab2302.

I am sorry that you have been experiencing difficulties with this antibody in IHC on frozen sections. Based on the various conditions you have tested, I would agree that this antibody is not working as stated on the datasheet.

I am happy to offer a replacement or credit per our Abpromise guarantee. Please let me know which you would prefer.

I look forward to your reply so that I may assist you further. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any additional questions.

Question 3

Friday 10-February-2012

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM No staining SAMPLE Mouse brain (fixed frozen) PRIMARY ANTIBODY activated caspase 3 (ab2302)1:30, 1:50, 1:100 diluted in either Dako diluent or 1% BSA/0.3% triton X in PBS incubated for 1 hour at room temperature, overnight at 4C or overnight at room temperature DETECTION METHOD Fluorescence or DAB POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONTROLS USED Negative control: sections incubated without primary antibody Positive control: sections from mouse brain having undergone motor cortex lesion 24 hours or 5 days earlier. These sections stain positively for TUNEL. ANTIBODY STORAGE CONDITIONS Frozen in small aliquots at -20C. Aliquots are thawed and stored at 4C as needed. FIXATION OF SAMPLE formalin (perfused and post-fixed in formalin overnight) ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL I have tried boiling citrate buffer (15 minutes) PERMEABILIZATION STEP 0.3% triton X in the blocking solution (30 minutes) and in the antibody dilution solution. BLOCKING CONDITIONS I have tried commercial blocking solution, 1% BSA plus triton X in PBS, and Image-IT FX signal enhancer (30 minutes each) SECONDARY ANTIBODY anti-rabbit 488 1:500 for one hour anti-rabbit biotinylated antibody 1:300 for 30 minutes diluted in diluent or 1% BSA/0.3% triton X in PBS HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU TRIED THE APPLICATION? 10 HAVE YOU RUN A "NO PRIMARY" CONTROL? Yes DO YOU OBTAIN THE SAME RESULTS EVERY TIME? Yes WHAT STEPS HAVE YOU ALTERED? antigen retrieval, blocking solution, concentration of primary antibody, duration and temperature of primary antibody incubation, detection method (DAB and fluorescence)

ANSWER:

 

I'm sorry to hear you are having problems with this antibody. Thank you for taking the time to fill in the questionnaire, it is very useful for me to understand your protocol. Your staining procedures and troubleshooting are excellent.

Caspase-3 activity is extremely time dependent. In example, in Jurkat cell culture, caspase activity is maximal at 6-8 hours following treatment of cells with 2 uM camptothecin. At 12-24 hours following treatment, the activity is back to the control cell level. Therefore, choosing the right time points is critical for analyzing caspases. I see that we state on the datasheet that if no signal is observed a time course may be required to identify maximal caspase activity. I see that your samples have undergone motor cortex lesion 24 hours or 5 days earlier prior to staining. Have you attemped using earlier time points with this product? I would suggest trying earlier time points on control samples.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Question 4

Thursday 02-February-2012

I really appreciate your help and your antibody suggestion but it would be more convenient for me to have a different host animal than rabbit. If i could request a refund that would be great.

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Thank you for your reply.
I am sorry that we were not able to find a suitable replacement antibody for you and so as requested I have credited the cost of ab2302. Your credit note number is ****** .
Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

Question 5

Wednesday 01-February-2012

Thanks very much for your prompt response.

I actually have alreadytried aprimary overnight incubation for both; frozen sections and cells plated on dishes.

I will be willing to try an alternative caspase-3 antibody you guys suggest for frozen sections. As I mentioned before I'm working with a human fibrosarcoma cell line (HT1080). Additionally, it will be best if it was anything other than a rabbit host antibody.

thanks again,

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Thank you for your reply.
I know that you said that you would prefer not to receive a rabbit host antibody, but all of our Caspase 3 antibodies are raised rabbit. Out of the 4 that we have in our catalogue, I would recommend ab13847:
- http://www.abcam.com/active-Caspase-3-antibody-ab13847.html
If this antibody will work for you, let me know and I will send to you as soon as possible.
I look forward to your reply.

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