Extreme care should be used to identify and verify positive reactions, however, because cross-reactions are common. Counterstaining is essential for examining worms by immunofluorescence and is used to identify the exact cell in which an antigen appears. Methods for counterstaining include labeling all cells with a fluorescent dye that is specific for nucleic acids (e.g., DAPI or propidium iodide) and using GFP driven by tissue-specific promoters. - [Read Antibody Addition and Detection for Staining Caenorhabditis elegans Protocol]
SAVING OF DAPI-IMAGES, SLIDE PRETREATMENT, PROBE PREPARATION, PROBE DETECTION, washing blocking detection, Counterstaining with DAPI. Institute of Pathology,Humboldt-University of Berlin - [Read COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION (CGH) PROTOCOL]
Describes assays used to determine the distribution of a population of cells to the different stages of the cell cycle as analyzed by flow cytometry. Staining the DNA with different fluorescent dyes, propidium iodide or DAPI, is one of the most direct ways of staging the cells based on DNA content. - [Read Determining Cell Cycle Stages by Flow Cytometry Protocol]
DNA laddering can be detected from samples with only 8% apoptotic cells. Alternatively, the cells can be stained with DAPI and analysed by flow cytometry. CellDeath.de - [Read DNA laddering assay for treated cells]
This protocol describes a method for quantitative measurement of DNA in solid tissue samples using either propidium iodide (PI) or DAPI staining followed by flow cytometry. PI can be excited at 488 nm by the argon-ion laser, the most commonly used laser in flow cytometry. Alternatively, DAPI is best excited by a high-power UV laser, which is less commonly available. - [Read Propidium Iodide (PI) or DAPI Staining of Unfixed Solid Tissues for Flow Cytometry Protocol]
This protocol describes a method for quantitative measurement of DNA in tissue culture cells using either propidium iodide (PI) or DAPI staining followed by flow cytometry. PI can be excited at 488 nm by the argon-ion laser, the most commonly used laser in flow cytometry. Alternatively, DAPI is best excited by a high-power UV laser, which is less commonly available. - [Read Propidium Iodide (PI) or DAPI Staining of Unfixed Tissue Culture Cells for Flow Cytometry Protocol]
Protocol to Count Cell Number of Preimplantation Embryos
using Nuclear Staining with Hoechst 33342 or DAPI. Includes: Preparation of Embryos; Preparation of Hoechst 33342 dye; Preparation of DAPI; Staining the Embryo; Mounting Embryos to Slides; What to Do When There are Too Many Cells to Count. - [Read Protocol to Count Cell Number of Preimplantation Embryos]
During development many plant cells undergo endoreduplication, whereby ploidy increases to a multiple of the normal 2C content. For eg., trichome development is accompanied by an increase in ploidy to 32C, indicating that trichome cells undergo four rounds of endoreduplication. Protocol describes DNA levels, and hence developmental progress in the corresponding cells, are measured by staining the DNA with a fluorescent marker and then quantifying the fluorescence of individual nuclei. - [Read Whole-Mount DAPI Staining and Measurement of DNA Content in Plant Cells]