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Cell Explorer™ Live Cell Labeling Kit
Red Fluorescence
Our Cell Explorer™ fluorescence imaging kits are a set of tools for labeling cells for fluorescence microscopic investigations of cellular functions. The effective labeling of cells provides a powerful method for studying cellular events in a spatial and temporal context. This particular kit is designed to uniformly label live cells in red fluorescence. The kit uses a proprietary non-fluorescent dye that becomes strongly fluorescence upon entering into live cells. The dye is a hydrophobic compound that easily permeates intact live cells. The hydrolysis of the non-fluorescent substrate by intracellular esterases generates a strongly red fluorescent hydrophilic product that is well-retained in the cell cytoplasm. Cells grown in black-walled plates can be stained and quantified in less than two hours. The assay is more robust than the tetrazolium salt or Alarmar Blue™-based assays. It can be readily adapted for high-throughput assays in a wide variety of fluorescence platforms such as microplate assays, immunocytochemistry and flow cytometry. It is useful in a variety of studies, including cell adhesion, chemotaxis, multidrug resistance, cell viability, apoptosis and cytotoxicity. The kit provides all the essential components with an optimized cell-labeling protocol.
Image of HeLa cells stained with Cell Explorer™ Live Cell Labeling Kit *Red Fluorescence* (Cat#22609)in a Costar black wall/clear bottom 96-well plate. Cells were stained with Calcein Deep Red™ for 30 minutes and image was acquired with fluorescence microscope using Cy5 filter.
Image of HeLa cells stained with Cell Explorer™ Live Cell Labeling Kit *Red Fluorescence* (Cat#22609)in a Costar black wall/clear bottom 96-well plate. Cells were stained with Calcein Deep Red™ for 30 minutes and image was acquired with fluorescence microscope using Cy5 filter.
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22609200 Tests
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Spectral properties

Excitation (nm)643
Emission (nm)663
Storage, safety and handling

H-phraseH303, H313, H333
Hazard symbolXN
Intended useResearch Use Only (RUO)
R-phraseR20, R21, R22
UNSPSC12352200
Instrument settings

Fluorescence microscope
ExcitationCy5 filter set
EmissionCy5 filter set
Recommended plateBlack wall/clear bottom
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