Caspase-3 Apoptosis Kit

University of Illinois, Chicago
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
PostDoctoral Research Fellow

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Company:

BD Biosciences

Product Name:

PE Active Caspase-3 Apoptosis Kit

Catalog Number:

550914

I used 293T cells to induce apoptosis by oxidative stress. I check apoptosis by determining the active caspase 3 using this kit. The reason, I went for this kit is because it has easy read out and active caspase 3 is the hallmark of both intrinsic and extrinsic pathway.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Flow cytometry

Starting Material

239T cells

Protocol Overview

I gave oxidative stress to 293T in vitro and determined the activation of caspase 3 by flow cytometry staining. Briefly, cell were harvested, fixed and stained for PE conjugated caspase 3 antibody.

Tips

Just follow the manufacturer's protocol

Results Summary

The caspase 3 activity was observed upon oxidative stress in 293T cells.

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Summary

The Good

Nice kit

The Bad

Very expensive and small pack size

The Bottom Line

It's a nice kit and worked for me in my experiment.

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