In vitro analysis of class switch recombination in mice is challenging due to cytophilic IgE molecules bound to Fc receptors on the surface of B cells. We describe a method for IgE detection using trypsin-mediated cleavage of surface-bound IgE prior to fixation and permeabilization for cytoplasmic fluorescence staining.
Gallagher, M. P., Shrestha, A., Magee, J. M., Wesemann, D. R. Detection of True IgE-expressing Mouse B Lineage Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (94), e52264, doi:10.3791/52264 (2014).