Great Phalloidin for Staining of the Actin Cytoskeleton

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Invitrogen)

Product Name:

Alexa Fluor™ 555 Phalloidin

Catalog Number:

A34055

I have used this Alexa Fluor™ 555 Phalloidin in one of studies to compare cell morphology change after treatment with my drug. I stained the cell with Alexa Fluor™ 555 Phalloidin and did confocal to check the cell morphology.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Cell actin cytoskeleton staining

Starting Material

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Tips

Add 1% BSA to reduce nonspecific background staining.

Results Summary

The cells were fixed by formaldehyde and permeabilize by 0.1% Triton™ X-100. The phalloidin staining was successful. We clear see the cell morphology under confocal microscopy.

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Easy to use and reliable.

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The Bottom Line

Great product, would buy again.

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