Table 1.
PI | 7-AAD | SYTOX Green | SYTOX Red | YO-PRO 1 | PO-PRO 1 | |
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cell lines tested | suspension: U937, HL60, K562, MOLT-4, and Jurkat. adherent: U2OS, Saos2, MDA-MB-231, and 3T3. | |||||
ex/em maximum (nm) | 536/617 | 546/647 | 504/523 | 640/658 | 491/509 | 435/455 |
guide staining concentration | up to 5 μg/mL | up to 1 μg/mL | up to 1 mM | up to 10 nM | up to 1 mM | up to 1 mM |
cytotoxic | - | - | - | - | - | - |
phototoxica | - | N/A | - | - | - | - |
influence on cell proliferation | - | N/A | - | - | - | - |
influence on cell cycleb | - | N/A | - | - | - | - |
influence on cell migrationc | - | N/A | - | - | - | - |
dynamic viability labeling | + | + | + | + | + | + |
photobleaching | slow (1-2 min | slow (1-2 min) | slow (1-2 min) | slow (1-2 min) | slow (1-2 min) | slow (1-2 min) |
fluorescence signal | bright | dim | bright | bright | bright | dim |
multiplexing | ± | ± | + | + | + | ± |
Phototoxic effects observed during kinetic cell imaging.
U937 and U2OS cell lines incubated with the probe for up to 48 h.
Directional cell motility using the would-closure assay on invasive breast cancer cells MDA-MB-23.