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Subject: myc-tag staining
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From: hdeng@hubio2.harvard.edu (HAIYAN DENG)
Date: 27 Jan 1994 20:33 EST  
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Hi everyone,
I am trying to do localization study for a protein of interest in Drosophila
embryo. The experiment is to generate a stable germ-line transformant to 
express in vivo the protein with myc-tag at the N-terminus. After the embryo 
is fixed, I stain the embryo with mAb 9E10 and subsequently with conjugated 
anti-mouse antibodies, followed by fluorescence microscopy. But I've been 
having difficulties with this experiment in that the fluorescence signal is 
extremely, although I can see fairly strong signal with western blot.

Any suggestion on how to improve the fluorescence localization experiment will
be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.

Haiyan


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