iFluor® 488-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate

Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) is a lectin that binds to N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and sialic acid. It is of the most studied and useful lectins for it biological applications. Since WGA binds to glycoconjugates its derivatives and conjugates are widely used to label cell membranes and fibrotic scar tissue for fluorescence imaging and analysis. The carbohydrate-binding specificity of WGA is directed against sequences of β-1,4-GlcNAc-linked residues, the chitodextrins. Each monomer contains two identical, non-interacting binding sites which are complementary to 3 or 4 β-1,4-GlcNAc units. Of the monosaccharides examined, only GlcNAc binds to WGA. ManNAc does not bind and GalNAc binds only weakly. WGA binds with high affinity to internal GlcNAc residues in large oligosaccharides containing repeat sequences of Gal beta(1----4)GlcNAc beta(1----3) (i.e. polylactosamine-type glycans). N-Acetylneuraminic acid is involved only in low-affinity interactions with WGA. WGA displays an intricate pattern of saccharide specificities that might be used for structural analysis of complex carbohydrates. iFluor®488 conjugate of WGA might be the brightest WGA conjugate. It exhibits the bright and green fluorescence of the iFluor® 488 dye. iFluor®488 WGA conjugate binds to sialic acid and N-acetylglucosaminyl residues as AF488 WGA conjugate does.

Example protocol

PREPARATION OF STOCK SOLUTIONS

Unless otherwise noted, all unused stock solutions should be divided into single-use aliquots and stored at -20 °C after preparation. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles

iFluor® 488-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate stock solution (200X)

Add 500 µL of ddH₂O into the powder form to make a 2 mg/mL stock solution.

Note: The reconstituted conjugate solution can be stored at 2-8 °C for short-term storage or at -20 °C for long-term storage.

PREPARATION OF WORKING SOLUTION

iFluor® 488-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate working solution (1X)

Add 5 µL of 200X WGA conjugate solution to 1 mL HHBS Buffer.

Note: The optimized staining concentration may be different with different cell lines. The recommended starting concentration is 5-10 µg/mL for live cells.

SAMPLE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL

Warm the vial to room temperature centrifuge briefly before opening. Staining protocols vary with applications. Appropriate dilution of conjugates should be determined experimentally.

Live Cells Stain

Wash cells twice with a HHBS buffer.
Add 100 µL iFluor® 488-WGA working solution.
Incubate cells with WGA working solution for 10-30 minutes at 37 °C.
Wash cells twice with HHBS buffer.
Image cells on a fluorescence microscope using FITC filter set.

Fixed Cells Stain

WGA conjugates can be also used to stain fixed cells.

Fix cells with 4% Formaldehyde in PBS.

Note: For fixed cell membrane staining, it is recommended to stain without the permeabilization step. A permeabilization step after fixation can facilitate staining intracellular compartments such as Golgi and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) structures.
Add 100 µL iFluor® 488-WGA working solution.
Incubate cells with WGA working solution for 10-30 minutes at room temperature.
Wash cells twice with HHBS buffer.
Image cells on a fluorescence microscope using FITC filter set.

Spectrum

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Product family

Name	Excitation (nm)	Emission (nm)	Extinction coefficient (cm ^-1 M ^-1)	Quantum yield	Correction Factor (260 nm)	Correction Factor (280 nm)
iFluor® 555-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	557	570	100000¹	0.64¹	0.23	0.14
iFluor® 594-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	587	603	200000¹	0.53¹	0.05	0.04
iFluor® 647-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	656	670	250000¹	0.25¹	0.03	0.03
iFluor® 350-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	345	450	20000¹	0.95¹	0.83	0.23
iFluor® 532-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	537	560	90000¹	0.68¹	0.26	0.16
iFluor® 680-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	684	701	220000¹	0.23¹	0.097	0.094
iFluor® 700-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	690	713	220000¹	0.23¹	0.09	0.04
iFluor® 750-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	757	779	275000¹	0.12¹	0.044	0.039
iFluor® 790-Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Conjugate	787	812	250000¹	0.13¹	0.1	0.09

Citations

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Journal: PloS one (2024): e0307696

Staphylococcus aureus Protein A, a Newly Identified Lectin, Promotes Aerobic Biofilm Formation
Authors: Ermatinger, Sarah
Journal: (2024)

A novel function of claudin-5 in maintaining the structural integrity of the heart and its implications in cardiac pathology
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Journal: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of Disease (2024): 167274

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Journal: Pharmacological Research (2024): 107235

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References

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Wheat germ agglutinin liposomes with surface grafted cyclodextrins as bioadhesive dual-drug delivery nanocarriers to treat oral cells.
Authors: Wijetunge, Sashini S and Wen, Jianchuan and Yeh, Chih-Ko and Sun, Yuyu
Journal: Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces (2020): 110572

Wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated fluorescent pH sensors for visualizing proton fluxes.
Authors: Zhang, Lejie and Zhang, Mei and Bellve, Karl and Fogarty, Kevin E and Castro, Maite A and Brauchi, Sebastian and Kobertz, William R
Journal: The Journal of general physiology (2020)

Wheat germ agglutinin is a biomarker of whole grain content in wheat flour and pasta.
Authors: Killilea, David W and McQueen, Rebecca and Abegania, Judi R
Journal: Journal of food science (2020): 808-815

Membrane-associated gamma-glutamyl transferase and alkaline phosphatase in the context of concanavalin A- and wheat germ agglutinin-reactive glycans mark seminal prostasome populations from normozoospermic and oligozoospermic men.
Authors: Janković, Tamara and Goč, Sanja and Mitić, Ninoslav and Danilović Luković, Jelena and Janković, Miroslava
Journal: Upsala journal of medical sciences (2020): 10-18

Succinylated Wheat Germ Agglutinin Colocalizes with the Toxoplasma gondii Cyst Wall Glycoprotein CST1.
Authors: Guevara, Rebekah B and Fox, Barbara A and Bzik, David J
Journal: mSphere (2020)

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Physical properties

Solvent

Water

Spectral properties

Correction Factor (260 nm)	0.21
Correction Factor (280 nm)	0.11
Extinction coefficient (cm ^-1 M ^-1)	75000¹
Excitation (nm)	491
Emission (nm)	516
Quantum yield	0.9¹

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H-phrase	H303, H313, H333
Hazard symbol	XN
Intended use	Research Use Only (RUO)
R-phrase	R20, R21, R22
Storage	Freeze (< -15 °C); Minimize light exposure
UNSPSC	12171501