KyoBright488-conjugated Secondary Antibody
This product is a fluorescently conjugated secondary antibody that can be used for applications such as immunocytochemistry. Two affinity-purified antibody types are available: Anti-Mouse IgG and Anti-Rabbit IgG. KyoBright488, the fluorophore conjugated to this product, is a bright and highly photostable fluorescent dye. Like the widely used FITC and Alexa Fluor 488, it is excited by blue light and emits green fluorescence.
Features
- Detectable with a standard 488 nm filter set (Ex 495 nm / Em 520 nm)
- Affinity purified
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Cross-adsorbed*
*Anti-Mouse IgG: cross-adsorbed against Human IgG, Rat IgG, and Rabbit IgG
*Anti-Rabbit IgG: cross-adsorbed against Human IgG, Rat IgG, and Mouse IgG
Product Description
Performance comparison with competitor products in immunocytochemistry staining
Fluorescence microscopy observation
MAP2 or GFAP was detected using primary cultured mouse neurons and primary cultured mouse astrocytes. This product showed results comparable to those of Company A's product.

| Sample | : |
[MAP2] Mouse primary cultured neurons [GFAP] Mouse primary cultured astrocytes |
| Fixation | : | 2% paraformaldehyde phosphate buffer solution, room temperature, 30 min |
| Permeabilization | : | 0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS, room temperature, 10 min |
| Blocking | : | Blocking One Histo (#06349-64), room temperature, 15 min |
| Primary antibody | : |
[MAP2] MAP2 antibody (Sigma-Aldrich #M4403), 1:1000 dilution, overnight at 4°C [GFAP] GFAP antibody (Invitrogen #PA1-10019), 1:1000 dilution, overnight at 4°C Antibodies were diluted 20-fold with Blocking One Histo / PBS |
| Secondary antibody / staining reagent | : |
[MAP2] KyoBright488-conjugated secondary antibody (#22844) or competitor fluorescent secondary antibody, 1:500 dilution (4 μg/mL), room temperature, 1 h [GFAP] KyoBright488-conjugated secondary antibody (#22849) or competitor fluorescent secondary antibody, 1:500 dilution (4 μg/mL), room temperature, 1 h [DAPI] DAPI solution (1 mg/mL) (#19178-91), 1:1000 dilution Antibodies were diluted 20-fold with Blocking One Histo / PBS |
| Observation | : | Fluorescence microscope |
Detection by flow cytometry
Expression of Nestin or Sox2 was confirmed using mouse neural stem cells. This product showed results comparable to those of Company A's product.
| Sample | : | Neural stem cells isolated from mouse embryos (E9.5) |
| Fixation | : | 1% paraformaldehyde phosphate buffer solution, room temperature, 20 min |
| Permeabilization | : | 0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS, 4°C, 15 min |
| Primary antibody | : |
[Nestin] Nestin antibody (Invitrogen #MA1-110), 1:100 dilution, overnight at 4°C [SOX2] SOX2 antibody (Invitrogen #PA1-094), 1:100 dilution, overnight at 4°C |
| Secondary antibody | : |
[Nestin] KyoBright488-conjugated secondary antibody (#22844) or competitor fluorescent secondary antibody, 1:200 dilution (10 μg/mL), room temperature, 1 h [SOX2] KyoBright488-conjugated secondary antibody (#22849) or competitor fluorescent secondary antibody, 1:200 dilution (10 μg/mL), room temperature, 1 h |
| Detection | : | Flow cytometer — Attune NxT Acoustic Focusing Cytometer (Invitrogen) |
Evaluation of fluorophore stability
Using immunocytochemistry staining with HEK293 cells, the stability of the fluorophore under excitation light exposure and longterm storage was evaluated. This product was shown to exhibit dye stability equivalent to that of Company A's product.
Comparison of dye stability under excitation light exposure
Comparison of dye stability after long-term storage
| Sample | : | HEK293 cells |
| Fixation | : | 2% paraformaldehyde phosphate buffer solution, room temperature, 30 min |
| Permeabilization | : | 0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS, room temperature, 10 min |
| Blocking | : | Blocking One Histo (#06349-64), room temperature, 15 min |
| Primary antibody | : |
β-Actin antibody (Santa Cruz #sc-47778), 1:150 dilution, overnight at 4°C Antibodies were diluted 20-fold with Blocking One Histo / PBS |
| Secondary antibody | : |
[FITC] FITC-conjugated secondary antibody, 1:50 dilution (12 μg/mL) [This product] KyoBright488-conjugated secondary antibody (#22844), 1:500 dilution (4 μg/mL) [Company A] Company A's fluorescent secondary antibody, 1:500 dilution (4 μg/mL) Antibodies were diluted 20-fold with Blocking One Histo / PBS and reacted at room temperature for 2 h |
| Mounting medium | : |
[Fixation compatible] 85% glycerin-containing PBS [Long-term storage] Fluoro-KEEPER Antifade Reagent, Non-Hardening Type with DAPI (#12745) |
| Observation | : | Fluorescence microscope |
Application
Application to fluorescent Western blotting
Using HEK293 cells treated to activate Protein Kinase C and iPS cell-derived hepatocytes, multiplex detection was performed for housekeeping proteins as well as proteins involved in phosphorylation and differentiation.

| Sample | : |
① HEK293 cells (10 μg) ② HEK293 cells treated for Protein Kinase C activation (10 μg) ③ iPS cells (10 μg) ④ iPS cell-derived hepatocytes (10 μg) |
| SDS-PAGE | : | Bullet PAGE Plus Precast Gel, 5–20%, 17 wells (#21794-54), 400 V |
| Transfer | : |
Bullet Semi-dry Transfer One (#15353), 25 V, 10 min Immun-Blot Low Fluorescence PVDF (Bio-Rad) |
| Blocking | : | Bullet Blocking One for Western Blotting (#13779), room temperature, 5 min |
| Primary antibody | : |
[β-Actin] β-Actin antibody (Santa Cruz #sc-47778), 1:500 dilution [pERK] pERK antibody (CST #4370S), 1:1000 dilution [GAPDH] GAPDH antibody (Novus Biologicals #NB300-322), 1:1000 dilution [αAT] αAT antibody (Proteintech #66135-1-Ig), 1:5000 dilution Antibodies were diluted with 0.1% TBS and reacted at room temperature for 1 h |
| Secondary antibody | : |
[β-Actin] KyoBright488-conjugated secondary antibody (#22844), 1:2500 dilution [pERK] StarBright Blue 700-conjugated secondary antibody (Bio-Rad #12004161), 1:2500 dilution [GAPDH] KyoBright488-conjugated secondary antibody (#22849), 1:2500 dilution [αAT] StarBright Blue 700-conjugated secondary antibody (Bio-Rad #12004158), 1:2500 dilution Antibodies were diluted with 0.1% TBS and reacted at room temperature for 1 h |
| Detection | : |
ChemiDoc Touch MP (Bio-Rad) [β-Actin, GAPDH] 532 / 28 nm filter (Blue excitation) [pERK, αAT] 715 / 30 nm filter (Blue excitation) |



