Re: Differential Staining of DNA and RNA

From: Thomas Delohery (t-delohery@ski.mskcc.org)
Date: Tue Jul 20 1999 - 16:21:48 EST


Mark KuKuruga said:

>I think that the flow cytometry community in general has overemphasized the
>difficulties arising from the use of AO.  Much (if not all) of this is
>unwarranted.  In my opinion, AO is extremely useful for detecting
>perturbations
>to the cell cycle, perhaps second to BrdU.  It's perhaps the best way to
>detect
>the transition from G0 to G1.  Its advantage is that it is probably much
>easier
>to develop.

Given our current knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in cell
cycle regulation (and cell death) it's highly doubtful that an AO
fluorescence assay
purported to measure G0 to G1 transitions would be accepted without
additional, independent assays and data.
td

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