title: Indirect Immunofluorescence on Frozen Sections of Mouse Mammary Gland.
abstract: Indirect immunofluorescence is used to detect and locate proteins of interest in a tissue. The protocol presented here describes a complete and simple method for the immune detection of proteins, the mouse lactating mammary gland being taken as an example. A protocol for the preparation of the tissue samples, especially concerning the dissection of mouse mammary gland, tissue fixation and frozen tissue sectioning, are detailed. A standard protocol to perform indirect immunofluorescence, including an optional antigen retrieval step, is also presented. The observation of the labeled tissue sections as well as image acquisition and post-treatments are also stated. This procedure gives a full overview, from the collection of animal tissue to the cellular localization of a protein. Although this general method can be applied to other tissue samples, it should be adapted to each tissue/primary antibody couple studied.
authors.affiliation: Jouy-en-Josas Centre, INRA.
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Honvo-Houéto
authors.affiliation: Jouy-en-Josas Centre, INRA; sandrine.truchet@jouy.inra.fr.
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Truchet