Ian A. York wrote:
> I'm looking for a molecule as a control for flow cytometry. What I
> need is a protein with the following characteristics:
> o Expressed on many (human) tissue types and cell lines
> o Expressed at relatively high levels, so easily detected
> o Expressed at relatively constant levels (i.e. minimally sensitive
> to cell cycle stage or stress)
> o Antibodies easily available
> o NOT MHC class I, since that's what I'm trying to control for.
>> I'm wondering about some of the integrins, perhaps, but I'm not sure
> which are widely-enough expressed; but any protein that meets the
> characteristics above would be OK.
>Beta 1 integrin has the widest expression pattern. Cell lines that don't
express beta 1 will express beta 3.
