Robust Mucus Staining

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Company:

ThermoFisher Scientific

Product Name:

Wheat Germ Agglutinin, Alexa Fluor™ 488 Conjugate

Catalog Number:

W11261

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This reagent binds/stains the mucus secreted by intestinal epithelium

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Mucus staining

Starting Material

N/A

Tips

WGA solution (25 μg ml−1 in culture medium)

Results Summary

This reagent binds to sialic acid and N-acetylglucosaminyl residues exist in mucus. It can be used for mucus visualization in vitro and on ex vivo samples.

DOI or PMID #

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-019-0397-0

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Great signal

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The Bottom Line

Slightly expensive but results are robust and specific.

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