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Is it possible to detect changes in calcium level in cells nuclei following specific treatment with the FLUOFORTE® Calcium assay kits (ENZ-51016, ENZ-51017, ENZ-51020)?
Detecting the calcium level in cells nuclei would require optimization. FLUOFORTE® Calcium Assay Kits (ENZ-51016, ENZ-51017, ENZ-51020) have been benchmarked for…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
What could be the reason when no red fluorescence is detected in a sample containing both live and dead cells if the blue DAPI works well and the protocols were followed as recommended?
The filter settings should be checked to determine that they are optimal. Since the blue signal is stronger than the…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Can calcium mobilization be observed over the course of 1 hour with FluoForte Calcium assay kit? How long can the cells retain the fluorescent dye?
Ligand binding to GPCR generates very fast kinetics for calcium release, with the mobilization complete in less than a minute…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Can the FluoForte® Calcium assay kit be used to monitor Ca2+ flux in nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on Flexstation. Can the FluoForte dye monitor Ca2+ in our model system given that FluoForte dye has been validated only in GPCR signaling path
While no specific references are available for application of FluoForte to assay nicotinic receptor, there are numerous publications regarding the…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
What is the suggested remedy to minimize signal in the FITC emission filter while co-staining other proteins?
The excitation and emission spectra of the dye is provided on page 12 of the kit manual. The spectrum indicates…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Can the Proteostat kit be used to study protein aggregation with gram negative bacteria?
LPS in outer membrane of gram negative bacteria can be problematic. The permeabilizing buffer described in the manual, would remove…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Can the Proteostat kit be used to study protein aggregation with prokaryote samples?
The dye should work with prokaryotes if membrane fractions are separated. If the membrane fraction is not removed, the dye…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Is there a step in the protocol of ENZ-51035 at which it is possible to stop and store the samples at 40 C overnight and the protocols can be completed the next day?
It is advisable to stop the protocol if desired before loading the dye. The intensity of the dye decreases over…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
What is a good positive control to study protein aggregation in cells?
MG132 treated cells would serve as positive control to determine background noise compared to signal along with untreated negative control.
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Can I measure the levels of 8-OHdG in cell or tissue extracts?
The order of events happening in the cell is that the damaged DNA is modified, halting further transcription. Repair of…
Tue, Jul 18, 2023