Great Viability Dye

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University of Florida
Oral Biology
Postdoctoral Associate

Company:

Biolegend

Product Name:

Zombie NIR Fixable Viability Kit

Catalog Number:

423105

I am using this product to gate out dead cells for intracellular transcription factor staining in mouse lymphocytes. I chose this product as it is less expensive than comparable products available, with the same functionality.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Flow cytometry

Starting Material

Mouse lymphocytes

Protocol Overview

Add reagent at 1:100 to sample tube (10^6 cells in 100 ul PBS). Incubate 20 min RT, wash and proceed to surface and intracellular staining.

Tips

No protein in PBS solution

Results Summary

Nice, distinct dead cell population for exclusion gating.

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

Ease of use, fixability, price

The Bad

Somewhat dimmer than expected

The Bottom Line

Excellent product, more affordable than the alternatives

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