Immunodetection of granzyme B tissue distribution and cellular localisation

Methods Mol Biol. 2012:844:237-50. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-527-5_17.

Abstract

Investigation of Granzyme B (GrB) function and pathophysiology in both human settings and rodent models increasingly involve the use of indirect immunofluorescence imaging and fluorescence-activated cell sorting, which requires reliable GrB antibodies that do not recognise other closely related granzymes. Here, we describe the validation (using a set of recombinant granzymes, and GrB-deficient cells) and application of widely available monoclonal antibodies to specifically monitor GrB in human or mouse cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Culture Techniques
  • Flow Cytometry / methods
  • Granzymes / immunology
  • Granzymes / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Immunomagnetic Separation / methods
  • Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods*
  • Protein Transport
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Granzymes