JC-10 *Superior alternative to JC-1*
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Physical properties
Molecular weight | 583.34 |
Solvent | DMSO |
Spectral properties
Excitation (nm) | 508 |
Emission (nm) | 524 |
Storage, safety and handling
Certificate of Origin | Download PDF |
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 | 12352200 |
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See also: Mitochondria, Mitochondrial Membrane Potential
Molecular weight 583.34 | Excitation (nm) 508 | Emission (nm) 524 |
Although JC-1 is widely used in many labs, its poor water solubility makes it hard to use for some applications. Even at 1 µM concentration, JC-1 tends to precipitate in aqueous buffer. JC-10 has been developed to be an alternative to JC-1 where high dye concentration is desired. Compared to JC-1, our JC-10 has much better water solubility. JC-10 is capable of entering selectively into mitochondria, and changes reversibly its color from green to orange as membrane potentials increase. This property is due to the reversible formation of JC-10 aggregates upon membrane polarization that causes shifts in emitted light from 520 nm (i.e., emission of JC-10 monomeric form) to 570 nm (i.e., emission of J-aggregate). When excited at 490 nm, the color of JC-10 changes reversibly from green to greenish orange as the mitochondrial membrane becomes more polarized. Both colors can be detected using the filters commonly mounted in all flow cytometers, so that green emission can be analyzed in fluorescence channel 1 (FL1) and greenish orange emission in channel 2 (FL2). Besides its potential use in flow cytometry, it can also be used in fluorescence imaging. We have developed a protocol to use JC-10 in fluorescence microplate platform. In some cell lines JC-10 has even superior performance to JC-1. Interestingly the performance of JC-10 is quite cell line-dependent. Our JC-10 is conveniently provided in DMSO solution at ~3 mM concentration (2 mg/mL).
Calculators
Common stock solution preparation
Table 1. Volume of DMSO needed to reconstitute specific mass of JC-10 *Superior alternative to JC-1* to given concentration. Note that volume is only for preparing stock solution. Refer to sample experimental protocol for appropriate experimental/physiological buffers.
0.1 mg | 0.5 mg | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg | |
1 mM | 171.427 µL | 857.133 µL | 1.714 mL | 8.571 mL | 17.143 mL |
5 mM | 34.285 µL | 171.427 µL | 342.853 µL | 1.714 mL | 3.429 mL |
10 mM | 17.143 µL | 85.713 µL | 171.427 µL | 857.133 µL | 1.714 mL |
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Product Family
Name | Excitation (nm) | Emission (nm) | Extinction coefficient (cm -1 M -1) |
JC-1 [5,5,6,6-Tetrachloro-1,1,3,3-tetraethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide] *CAS#: 3520-43-2* | 515 | 530 | 1950001 |
Images

Figure 1. Campotothecin-induced mitochondria membrane potential changes were measured with JC-10™ and JC-1 in Jurkat cells. After Jurkat cells were treated with camptothecin (10 µM) for 4 hours, JC-1 and JC-10™ dye loading solutions were added to the wells and incubated for 30 minutes. The fluorescent intensities for both J-aggregates and monomeric forms of JC-1 and JC-10™ were measured at Ex/Em = 490/525 nm and 490/590 nm with NOVOstar microplate reader (BMG Labtech).
Citations
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Application notes
High-Content High-Throughput Assays and iPSC Neuronal Cultures
Midazolam Induces Cellular Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells
Mitochondrial proteomics with siRNA knockdown to reveal ACAT1 and MDH2 in the development of doxorubicin-resistant uterine cancer
Monitoring of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Changes in Live Cells Using JC-10
Susceptibility of gametes and embryos of the eastern oyster
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