PI is a Simple but Effective live/dead Stain

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Inhibrx
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Company:

Biolegend

Product Name:

Propidium Iodide Solution

Catalog Number:

421301

Clone Number:

N/A

To further characterize cell populations it is best to initially gate on live cells. in this experiment I used PI as my live/dead stain.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Flow Cytometry

Sample

Enriched human PBMC

Primary Incubation

30' 4*C

Blocking Agent

N/A

Secondary Incubation

N/A

Tertiary Incubation

N/A

Detection

Flow

Results Summary

This product helped me gate only on my live population. While the cells I was using in this experiment were very healthy, when you do have a large dead population this product has a very distinct + population that is easy to identify. This product can be added into your general staining panel (so you don't have to have a separate incubation like Zombie Aqua) and is used at a very dilute 1:2000

DOI or PMID #

N/A

Additional Notes

Used at 1:2000

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Summary

The Good

Very easy to use

The Bad

Doesn't work if you're going to fix the cells

The Bottom Line

This is a great product if you're using live/unfixed cells in your flow panel

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