TUNEL Assay Kit for Cell Death Detection

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Company:

Invitrogen

Product Name:

Click-iT™ TUNEL Alexa Fluor™ 488 Imaging Assay

Catalog Number:

C10245

An extremely sensitive assay measuring apoptotic cells and allowing for multiplexing with antibody labeling. Protocol is quite long with multiple steps but works like a charm.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

To measure apoptotic cells at a single cell level

Starting Material

BSA, fixation reagents, cell lines of interest

Tips

Ensure the reconstitution of the reagents provided before starting the assay

Results Summary

We stained the cell lines of interest with the kit and then performed IF with an antibody of interest to only count apoptotic cells in a particular population of cells.

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Very sensitive detection of cell death.

The Bad

Quite a long protocol, some buffers need to be made just before use.

The Bottom Line

Overall the protocol is pretty straight forward but you need to read which buffers need to be made in advance and which ones on the spot, just before the next step is performed. Ensure you keep the fluorescent buffers covered in foil (and the ones being made at the beginning on ice). The manufacturer suggests quite a small volume of reagents for each coverslip, but surprisingly the volume is sufficient to perform the incubations, and its possible to see the light at the end of the TUNEL.

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