Human/Mouse CD117/c-kit Antibody

Detection of Mouse CD117/c-kit by Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence

Localization of MAFB in mouse testes.(A) Localization of MAFB in E18.5 mouse testes. Double immunostaining of MAFB with E-cadherin (ECAD), GATA4, or STAR is shown. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI. The color of each marker is indicated above the images. G; germ cells. S; Sertoli cells. L; Leydig cells. MAFB was specifically detected in Leydig cells and Sertoli cells. (B) Localization of MAFB in adult mouse testes. Double immunostaining of MAFB with E-cadherin (ECAD), KIT, SCP3, PNA Lectin, or vimentin is shown. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI. The color of each marker is indicated above the images. All seminiferous tubules shown represent stage VII. US; undifferentiated spermatogonia. DS; differentiated spermatogonia. P; pachytene spermatocytes. Sp; spermatids. S; Sertoli cells. L; Leydig cells. MAFB was specifically detected in Leydig cells, Sertoli cells, and pachytene spermatocytes. Image collected and cropped by CiteAb from the following publication (https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190800), licensed under a CC-BY license. Not internally tested by R&D Systems.

Detection of Mouse CD117/c-kit by Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence

Spermatogenesis development of adult Mafb-cKO mice.Six-week-old mice were injected with tamoxifen and testes of cKO mice at 3- and 8-months of age were examined compared to those of age-matched controls (n = 4 for each group). (A) Testicular sections stained with Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS). (B) Immunostaining with various testicular cell types; undifferentiated spermatogonia (GFRA1 and PLZF), differentiated spermatogonia (KIT+ inside the tubule), spermatocytes (SCP3), spermatids (PNA-Lectin), Sertoli cells (SOX9 and Vimentin), and Leydig cells (KIT+ outside the tubule and STAR). The color of markers is indicated in the left boxes in panels. Colored arrows corresponding to the boxed markers are shown. (C) The expression level of the genes involved in testis function and germ cell development. The marker genes representing undifferentiated spermatogonia (Nanos3), differentiated spermatogonia (c-Kit), undifferentiated and differentiated spermatogonia (Sohlh1), differentiated spermatogonia and preleptotene spermatocytes (Stra8), spermatids (Prm2), Leydig cells (Hsd3b1), and Sertoli cells (Sox9) were analyzed by qRT-PCR. Each reaction was performed in duplicate for each gene. The data represent the means±SEM and are shown as relative mRNA expression after normalization to Hprt. *P<0.05. (D) The proportion of seminiferous stages: I-III, IV-VI, VII-VIII, and IX-XII from each genotype. *P<0.05. M; Month. Image collected and cropped by CiteAb from the following publication (https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190800), licensed under a CC-BY license. Not internally tested by R&D Systems.

Detection of Mouse CD117/c-kit by Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence

ANXA8+ve/c-kit+ve luminal progenitor cells are mostly Ki67−ve.Co-immunofluorescence staining for ANXA8 (green), c-kit (red), and Ki67 (purple) in mouse mammary gland from virgin and mid-pregnant mice shows that ANXA8+ve cells express c-kit, but not Ki67. The Ki67 staining has been coloured purple for easier visualisation in the triple-merged image. These are representative images of at least three independent mice for each time point. Image collected and cropped by CiteAb from the following publication (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25803307), licensed under a CC-BY license. Not internally tested by R&D Systems.

Detection of CD117/c-kit in Human Mouse Embryos.

Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections of mouse embryo were probed for CD117 mRNA (ACD RNAScope Probe, catalog # 314158; Fast Red chromogen, ACD catalog # 322750). Adjacent tissue section was processed for immunohistochemistry using goat anti-mouse CD117 polyclonal antibody (R&D Systems catalog # AF1356) at 5ug/mL with overnight incubation at 4 degrees Celsius followed by incubation with anti-goat IgG VisUCyte HRP Polymer Antibody (Catalog # VC004) and DAB chromogen (yellow-brown). Tissue was counterstained with hematoxylin (blue). Specific staining was localized to cell membrane in esophagus in mouse embryo.