Tackling the Mouse-on-Mouse Problem in Cochlear Immunofluorescence: A Simple Double-Blocking Protocol for Immunofluorescent Labeling of Murine Cochlear Sections with Primary Mouse Antibodies

Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Current protocols in mouse biology Pub Date : 2020-10-02 DOI:10.1002/cpmo.84

Mohamed Bassiouni, Katharina Stölzel, Alina Smorodchenko, Heidi Olze, Agnieszka J. Szczepek

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The mouse is the most widely used animal model in hearing research. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescent staining of murine cochlear sections have, thus, remained a backbone of inner ear research. Since many primary antibodies are raised in mouse, the problem of “mouse-on-mouse” background arises due to the interaction between the anti-mouse secondary antibody and the native mouse immunoglobulins. Here, we describe the pattern of mouse-on-mouse background fluorescence in sections of the postnatal mouse cochlea. Furthermore, we describe a simple double-blocking immunofluorescence protocol to label mouse cochlear cryosections. The protocol contains a conventional blocking step with serum, and an additional blocking step with a commercially available anti-mouse IgG blocking reagent. This blocking technique virtually eliminates the “mouse-on-mouse” background in murine cochlear sections, while adding only a little time to the staining protocol. We provide detailed instructions and practical tips for tissue harvesting, processing, and immunofluorescence-labeling. Further protocol modifications are described, to shorten the duration of the protocol, based on the primary antibody incubation temperature. Finally, we demonstrate examples of immunofluorescence staining performed using different incubation times and various incubation temperatures with a commercially available mouse monoclonal primary antibody. © 2020 The Authors.

Basic Protocol: Tackling the Mouse-on-Mouse Problem in Cochlear Immunofluorescence: A Simple Double-Blocking Protocol for Immunofluorescent Labeling of Murine Cochlear Sections with Primary Mouse Antibodies

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