Bio-Rad Bio-Plex Pro™ Human Cancer Biomarker Assays - Manual (Page 9)

7
lmportant Considerations
Instruments and Software
The Bio-Plex Pro
™ assays described in this manual are compatible with
all currently available Luminex-based life science research instruments.
Assays can be read and analyzed with either Bio-Plex Manager
™ software
or Luminex xPONENT software (section 8).
Assay Procedures
Please pay close attention to vortexing, shaking, and incubation times
and to Bio-Plex
® reader PMT (RP1) setting, as these have been optimized
specifically for each assay panel.
Assay Quick Guide
Each assay kit comes complete with a printed Bio-Plex Pro
™ Assay Quick Guide
(bulletin #10022581), which can be used to prepare and run a full 1 x 96-well
assay plate. Users can also download a copy at www.bio-rad.com/bio-plex.
Bead Regions and Multiplexing Compatibility
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Bead regions for all analytes are listed in the Read Plate section.
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It is not recommended to mix analytes between the different
cancer panels, or with other Bio-Plex assay panels or reagent kits.
For example:
a. Receptors should not be mixed with their ligands
b. Overlapping analytes in different antigen standards should not be mixed
c. Bio-Plex Pro reagent kit II contains diluents that have not been fully
validated in other assays
In each case, standard curves and sample values may be inaccurate.
Detailed Instructions
The following pages provide detailed instructions for each step of the
assay procedure, including preparation, running the assay, and reading the
plate with Bio-Plex Manager
™ and Luminex xPONENT software.