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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrasound Med Biol. 2010 Nov;36(11):1907–1918. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.014

Table 2.

Fluorescent markers used for the detection of phospholipid phosphatidylserine (PS) and nuclear/plasmid DNA binding

Name Property Detection method Application
Annexin V Membrane phospholipid PS marker FACS Identification of early apoptotic cells
GFP Expression protein FACS GFP protein expression
YOYO-1 Fluorescent marker for DNA binding FACS; Epifluorescence Plasmid DNA conjugation to MBs
TOTO-3 Fluorescent marker for DNA binding FACS Intracellular delivery of plasmid DNA
7-AAD Fluorescent marker for DNA binding FACS Identification of late apoptotic or necrotic cells

Flow cytometry (FACS) assessed measurements of GFP expression.