Mounting Media Is Great, but DAPI Is Tricky

Thomas Jefferson University
Neuroscience
Postdoctoral Fellow

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

ProLong™ Gold Antifade Mountant with DAPI

Catalog Number:

P36935

We used this mounting media to mount human neurons. The media works well, and the mounted slides retain fluorescence for more than a year.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Immunofluorescence

Starting Material

Human neurons

Protocol Overview

After secondary antibody staining is finished, the cells plated on coverslips are inverted on a glass coverslip facing the mounting media. A drop of the mounting media is sufficient for one 12 mm coverslip. Allow it to air dry overnight in the dark at room temperature for it to set.

Tips

Slowly place the coverslips on the mounting media to prevent air bubbles

Results Summary

For all the staining we did in our publication, ProLong™ Gold Antifade Mountant with DAPI was used.

DOI or PMID #

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2014.12.010

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Summary

The Good

Mounted cells retain fluorescence for more than a year.

The Bad

DAPI staining is tricky.

The Bottom Line

Good mounting media but costly

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