In situ hybridization of cytospin preparations: A rapid nonisotopic screening method for isolated cells

Patricia Mandry, A. Beatrice Murray, Heinz Höfler

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Abstract

A simple and rapid method for light microscopic in situ hybridization on cytospin preparations is described and demonstrated for detection of viral nucleic acid in a virus-infected cell line. Cells were fixed by acetone followed by chloroform, denatured by heat, hybridized at 37 C, and hybridized sites detected with a multiple step procedure (primary anti-biotin antibody, biotinylated second antibody, streptavidin-peroxidase). This method can be used for screening studies at the light microscope level, and offers a useful and simple way to determine optimum hybridization conditions for subsequent electron microscopic investigations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-170
Number of pages6
JournalBiotechnic and Histochemistry
Volume69
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biotin
  • Cytospin
  • In situ hybridization
  • Light microscopy
  • Nonisotopic screening

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