The water soluble, DNA intercalator, propidium iodide (PI), is used to bind to DNA after permeabilization of cells with NP40. The amount of dye bound correlates with the content of DNA within a given cell. Once cells are stained, they are analyzed on a flow cytometer. The relative content of DNA indicates the distribution of a population of cells throughout the cell cycle. - [Read Quantification of Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Distribution of Primary B Cells Using Propidium Iodide]
The water soluble, DNA intercalator, propidium iodide (PI), is used to bind to DNA after permeabilization of cells with NP40. The amount of dye bound correlates with the content of DNA within a given cell. Once cells are stained, they are analyzed on a flow cytometer. The relative content of DNA indicates the distribution of a population of cells throughout the cell cycle. - [Read Quantification of Apoptosis and the Cell Cycle Distribution of Primary B Cells Using PI]
This protocol describes how to isolate human platelets from whole blood. Isolated platelets are used for static adhesion assays, for flow chamber assays, flow cytometry measurements, etc. - [Read Separation of Platelets from Whole Blood]
Two distinct modes of cell death, apoptosis and necrosis, can be distinguished on the basis of differences in
morphological, biochemical, and molecular changes occurring in the dying cells. Report the development of flow cytometric techniques that permit concomitant detection of apoptosis and cellular DNA content or BrdU content analysis. - [Read The Use of Flow Cytometry for Concomitant Detection of Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Analysis]
Protocol describes the transfer of RNA from agarose gels to neutral or positively charged nylon membranes, using upward capillary flow of neutral or alkaline buffers. RNA becomes covalently fixed to positively charged nylon membranes during transfer in alkaline buffers. However, treatment by UV irradiation or heating is required to fix RNA to neutral membranes. - [Read Transfer and Fixation of Denatured RNA to Membranes Protocol]
This Microarray Protocol Preparation of Fluorescent DNA Probes from Human mRNA protocol describes the production of probes labeled with the fluorescent dyes, Cy3 and Cy5, following the synthesis of cDNA from human mRNA and the hybridization of the probes to DNA microarrays.
This protocol a protocol on how to generate transfected embryonic stem (ES) cell clones. The previous protocol in this series is the Protocol for Electroporation of ES cells. The next protocol in the series is the Protocol on Disaggregation, Expansion, and Freezing of Transfected ES Clones.