What is the excitation and emission wavelength for rhodamine?
Rhodamine is a generic term for a wide variety of cationic dyes whose fluorescence emission can range from green, orange to red. The table below lists the excitation and emission maxima (nm), as well as molar extinction coefficients (EC; cm-1 M-1), for various rhodamine dyes (data derived with dye dissolved in methanol).
I am seeing high background outside of my neuronal cells when using membrane potential indicators. What can I do to reduce background?
If you use our FluoVolt Membrane Potential Kit (Cat. No. F10488), the kit provides a background suppressor to reduce this problem. For other indicators, consider the use of BackDrop Background Suppressor (Cat no. R37603, B10511, and B10512).
The mitochondrial death/life regulator in apoptosis and necrosis.
Authors:Kroemer G,Dallaporta B,Resche-Rigon M
Journal:Annual review of physiology
PubMed ID:9558479
Both physiological cell death (apoptosis) and, in some cases, accidental cell death (necrosis) involve a two-step process. At a first level, numerous physiological and some pathological stimuli trigger an increase in mitochondrial membrane permeability. The mitochondria release apoptogenic factors through the outer membrane and dissipate the electrochemical gradient of the ... More
2,4 Dinitrophenol-uncoupling effect on delta psi in living hepatocytes depends on reducing-equivalent supply.
Mitochondrial uncouplers, such as 2,4 dinitrophenol (DNP), increase the cellular respiration by decreasing mitochondrial membrane potential (delta psi). We show that this respiratory effect can be transient or even prevented in isolated liver cells depending on the exogenous substrate used (dihydroxyacetone vs. octanoate or proline). Moreover the decrease in ATP/ADP ... More
Is rhodamine 123 an appropriate fluorescent probe to assess P-glycoprotein mediated multidrug resistance in vinblastine-resistant CHO cells?
Cellular drug resistance, which involves several mechanisms such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp) overexpression, kinetic and metabolic quiescence, or the increase in the intracellular levels of glutathione, limits the effectiveness of cancer treatment. It has been reported that functional assessment of the cationic dye rhodamin 123 (Rho123) efflux reveals accurately the drug-resistant ... More
Human epidermal cells progressively lose their cardiolipins during ageing without change in mitochondrial transmembrane potential.
Mitochondria dysfunction is considered to be a major cause of the modifications that occur during cell ageing. For this reason, cardiolipin, a suitable marker of the chondriome, as well as the mitochondrial transmembrane potential were examined in keratinocytes obtained from 9- to 75-year-old women. The study was carried out by ... More
Flow cytometric functional analysis of multidrug resistance by Fluo-3: a comparison with rhodamine-123.
Authors:Koizumi S, Konishi M, Ichihara T, Wada H, Matsukawa H, Goi K, Mizutani S
Journal:Eur J Cancer
PubMed ID:7488425
Using four cell lines including drug-sensitive K562/Parent cells, P-glycoprotein (Pgp)-mediated multidrug resistant (MDR) K562/VCR, K562/ADR and revertant K562/ADR-R cells, two fluorescent agents, Fluo-3 and rhodamine-123 (Rh-123), were compared as indicators in a functional assay of MDR. Cells were incubated with 4 microM Fluo-3 or 1 microM Rh-123 for 45 min ... More