Mitochondrial Membrane Potential

From: Keith Bahjat (kbahjat@ufl.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 15 1999 - 08:04:34 EST


Greetings again.....

We are attempting to assess apoptosis in a transfected cell line in
which we can not use annexin (the cells are far too adherent, and by the
time they are harvested, annexin binds with an equally high affinity to
all cells). We would like to use mitochondrial membrane potential, but
need an indicator that does not obscure our GFP signal (i.e. excited by
the 633 nm diode on our Calibur). Previously I had seen people use
DiOC6(5), but Molecular Probes no longer offers this product.

Molecular Probes suggested we try DiS3(5), and I wondered if anyone had
used this indicator with any success, or if there were any other
suggestions for 633 excitable, >670 emitting indicators??

Thanks in advance for any replies,

Keith Bahjat
Graduate Assistant
University of Florida
College of Medicine
kbahjat@ufl.edu



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