Great Live/Dead Dye

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Oncology
Graduate Student

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Company:

eBioscience/Invitrogen

Product Name:

eBioscience™ Fixable Viability Dye eFluor™ 780

Catalog Number:

65-0865-18

We are interested in studying the mechanism of T cell differentiation through modulating the mTOR pathway. We use this dye to distinguish live cells from dead cells in tissues. It is very bright and works well.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Flow cytometry

Starting Material

Mouse splenocytes

Protocol Overview

Mouse splenocytes were stained in FACS buffer for 20 minutes along with other antibodies.

Tips

Use less dye than protocol suggets

Results Summary

Be able to distinguish between live or dead cells from tissues

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Very bright dye to distinguish dead cells

The Bad

Must be really careful with the dilution

The Bottom Line

One of the best live/dead dyes available and provides consistent results

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