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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomol Screen. 2009 Sep 17;14(9):1045–1053. doi: 10.1177/1087057109343120

Table 1.

Protocol Outline for Plate Preparation with Automation

Sequence Parameter Value Description
1 Reagent 5 µL 1000 cells/well in 1536
   TC-treated plate
2 Time 18–20 h 37 °C 5% CO2
3 Reagent 23 nL Compounds
4 Time 18 h 37 °C 5% CO2
5 Reagent 4 µL 6% PFA with 0.1% Triton X-100
6 Time 20 min Room temperature—fume hood
7 Decant 8 µL Kalypsys pipettor removes
   media + PFA
8 Reagent 5 µL HBSS buffer
9 Decant 4 µL Kalypsys pipettor with HBSS
10 Reagent 5 µL HBSS buffer
11 Decant 4 µL Kalypsys pipettor removes HBSS
12 Reagent 5 µL HBSS buffer with 10 µg/mL
   Hoechst 33342
13 Detector GFP filter set IN Cell Analyzer 1000
   measurement

GFP, green fluorescent protein; HBSS, Hank’s buffered salt solution; PFA, paraformaldehyde; TC, tissue culture.