HCS LipidTOX™ Red Neutral Lipid Stain, for cellular imaging - FAQs

LipidTOX Green neutral lipid stain can be imaged with filter sets appropriate for Alexa Fluor 488 dye or fluorescein. LipidTOX Red neutral lipid stain is best imaged with filter sets appropriate for Alexa Fluor 594 dye or Texas Red dye. LipidTOX Deep Red neutral lipid stain can imaged with filter sets appropriate for Alexa Fluor 647 dye or Cy5 dye.

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For live-cell imaging, the CellVue and CellMask Plasma Membrane Stains are the most uniform and the slowest to be endocytosed. However, they are not the best choice if you wish to fix and permeabilize your cells, such as for antibody labeling. Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) conjugates are also able to label live cells, or can label already formaldehyde-fixed cells. They can survive subsequent permeabilization with detergents, such as Triton X-100. If cells are already permeabilized, WGA will label internal structures as well. Thus, only an antibody against a plasma membrane protein can be used if cells are already permeabilized. Lipophilic cyanine dyes, such as DiI, will label all cell membranes in live cells, not just plasma membranes, if left on live cells for extended periods. Following page will help you choose (http://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/cell-analysis/cell-structure/plasma-membrane.html).

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