A robust method for production of MHC tetramers with small molecule fluorophores.
Authors:Ramachandiran V, Grigoriev V, Lan L, Ravkov E, Mertens SA, Altman JD
Journal:J Immunol Methods
PubMed ID:17187819
Tetramers of major histocompatibility complex molecules (MHC) are now well-established reagents for the detection of antigen-specific T cells by flow cytometry. MHC tetramers are prepared by mixing enzymatically biotinylated MHC molecules with commercial preparations of streptavidin, usually conjugated to a fluorescent phycobiliprotein such as phycoerythrin (PE) or allophycocyanin (APC). While ... More