Bonnie,
             CD138 is quoted as a Plasma cell marker I've just ordered it from RDI cat # RDI-MCD138-2812 price $375 this one reacts with mouse plasma cells. Check out J. Histochem Cytochem 35:1079-1088 (1987), and The American Society for Biochem and Molecular Biology, Inc, Vol 271,no.31, August 2, 19996 pp. 18759-18766 " suppression of Syndecan-1 expression in endothelial cells by tumor necrosis factor-a".  it is also on normal epithelial cells. It is quoted as working in FFPE tissue but I haven't tried it yet....





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Associate Scientist
Genetics Institute
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>>> Bonnie P Whitaker <Bonnie.P.Whitaker@uth.tmc.edu> 09/22 9:36 AM >>>
Elaine,
I think that you mean syndecan-1...... I use one from Serotec and it works
very well using steam HIER and the Dako Envision + kit with a 1:400 dilution
and a 30 minute primary incubation.
Good Luck!!
Bonnie Whitaker
Houston, TX

----- Original Message -----
From: Elaine Dooley <DOOLEEO@shands.ufl.edu>
To: <Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 3:48 PM
Subject: syneecam aby


Dear Histonetters,

Would anyone know of a vendor that sells an antibody called "syneecam" (this
may be misspelled)  Also it could be called Antibody 138.  It supposed to
stain plasma cells I think.  One of our hematopathologists wanted me to
check into it.
Hope to find one that works on paraffin embedded sections.

Elaine Dooley
HTL
Shands Teaching Hospital
Gainesville FL
352-395-0111 ext 4-4935