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| Ex/Em(nm) | 492/514 |
| MW | N/A |
| CAS# | N/A |
| Solvent | Water |
| Storage | F/D/L |
| Category | CellAnalysis CellApoptosis |
| Related | ApoptosisandCytotoxicity BiochemicalAssays |
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Note:Thawallthecomponentsatroomtemperaturebeforeuse.
1. Culturecellstoadensityoptimalforapoptosisinductionaccordingtoyourspecificinductionprotocol,butnottoexceed2x106cells/mL.Atthesametime,cultureanon-inducednegativecontrolcellpopulationatthesamedensityastheinducedpopulationforeverylabelingcondition. Hereareafewexamplesfor inducingapoptosisinsUSPensionculture:
1)TreatingJurkatcellswith2μg/mlcamptothecinfor3hours.
2)TreatingJurkatcellswith1μMstaurosporinefor3hours.
3)TreatingHL-60cellswith4μg/mlcamptothecinfor4hours.
4)TreatingHL-60cellswith1μMstaurosporinefor4hours.
Note:Eachcelllineshouldbeevaluatedonanindividualbasistodeterminetheoptimalcelldensityforapoptosisinduction.
2. Make150XFAM-VEID-FMKDMSOstocksolutionbyadding50μLofDMSOtothevialofFAM-VEID-FMK(ComponentA).
3. Add150XFAM-VEID-FMKintothecellsolutionata1:150ratio,andincubatethecellsina37°C,5%CO2incubatorfor1hour.
Note1:Thecellscanbeconcentratedupto~5X106cells/mLforFAM-VEID-FMKlabeling.Theunused300XFAM-VEID-FMKDMSOstocksolutionshouldbedividedassingleusealiquotandstoredat-20°C.
Note2:Foradherentcells,gentlyliftthecellswith0.5mMEDTAtokeepthecellsintact,andwashthecellsoncewithserum-containingmediapriortoincubationwithFAM-VEID-FMK.
Note3:Theappropriateincubationtimedependsontheindividualcelltypeandcellconcentrationused.Optimizetheincubationtimeforeachexperiment.
4. Spindownthecellsat~200gfor5minutes,andwashcellswith1mLwashbuffer(ComponentB)twice.Resuspendthecellsindesiredamountofwashingbuffer.
Note1:FAM-VEID-FMKisfluorescent,thusitisimportanttowashoutanyunboundreagenttoeliminatethebackground.
Note2:Fordetachedcells,theconcentrationofcellsshouldbeadjustedto2-5X105cells/100μLaliquotpermicrotiterplatewellforuseinstep6.
5. Ifdesired,labelthecellswithaDNAstain(suchaspropidiumiodidefordeadcells,orHoechstforwholepopulationofthecellnucleusstain).
6. Monitorthefluorescenceintensitybyfluorescencemicroscopy,flowcytometer,orfluorescentmicroplatereaderatEx/Em=490/525nm(forpropidiumiodide,Ex/Em=535/635nm;forHoechstdyes,Ex/Em=350/461nm).
6.1 Forflowcytometry,monitorthefluorescenceintensityusingtheFL1channel(FL2channelforpropidiumiodidestaining).Gateonthecellsofinterest,excludingdebris.
6.2 Forfluorescencemicroscopyandfluorescentmicroplatereader.Place100μLofthecellsuspensionsintoeachofwellsofa96-wellblackmicrotiterplate.
Note: Ifitisnecessarytoequilibratethecellconcentrations,adjustthesuspensionvolumefortheinducedcellstoapproximatethecelldensityofthenon-inducedpopulation. Thisadjustmentstepisoptionalifyourcelltreatmentdoesnotresultinadramaticlossinstimulatedcellpopulationnumbers.
6.3 ObservecellsunderafluorescencemicroscopeusingFITCchannel(TRITCchannelforpropidiumiodidestaining,DAPIchannelforHoechststaining).
6.4 MonitorthefluorescenceintensityusingEx/Em=490/525nm(cutoffat515nm)bottomreadmodeusingafluorescentmicroplatereader.
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