TY - JOUR
T1 - Multi-parametric flow cytometric cell cycle analysis using TO-PRO-3 iodide (TP3)
T2 - Detailed protocols
AU - Tavecchio, Michele
AU - Simone, Matteo
AU - Bernasconi, Sergio
AU - Tognon, Gianluca
AU - Mazzini, Giuliano
AU - Erba, Eugenio
PY - 2008/5/22
Y1 - 2008/5/22
N2 - TO-PRO-3 iodide (TP3), a monomeric cyanine nucleic acid stain with a peak absorbance at 642 nm and emission at 661 nm, is best excited by a helium-neon (HeNe) laser (633 nm). It was tested in monocytes and different cell lines under conditions of different fixatives, dye concentrations, labeling kinetics and RNAse concentrations for mono-, bi- and tri-parametric flow cytometric cell cycle analysis to establish the best protocol for DNA analysis in terms of G1 peak CV, G2/G1 ratio and minimal amount of debris. A linear increase in G1 peak position was found from 0.1 to 2 μM TP3 concentrations. Fixatives 70% ethanol or 1% methanol-free formaldehyde, followed by 70% ethanol, resulted in the best DNA histograms. Although different protocols were found to be cell-type specific, in general, excellent results were obtained with 30 min incubation with 0.5 μM TP3 plus RNAse in almost all cell lines tested. These data show that TP3 is an alternative method to propidium iodide (PI), the most commonly used DNA-specific probe in flow cytometry. The most important advantage of using TP3 in combination with other fluorochromes, such as fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) or phycoerythrin (PE) in bi- or tri-parametric flow cytometric analysis, is that there is no need for fluorescence compensation for the TP3 signals.
AB - TO-PRO-3 iodide (TP3), a monomeric cyanine nucleic acid stain with a peak absorbance at 642 nm and emission at 661 nm, is best excited by a helium-neon (HeNe) laser (633 nm). It was tested in monocytes and different cell lines under conditions of different fixatives, dye concentrations, labeling kinetics and RNAse concentrations for mono-, bi- and tri-parametric flow cytometric cell cycle analysis to establish the best protocol for DNA analysis in terms of G1 peak CV, G2/G1 ratio and minimal amount of debris. A linear increase in G1 peak position was found from 0.1 to 2 μM TP3 concentrations. Fixatives 70% ethanol or 1% methanol-free formaldehyde, followed by 70% ethanol, resulted in the best DNA histograms. Although different protocols were found to be cell-type specific, in general, excellent results were obtained with 30 min incubation with 0.5 μM TP3 plus RNAse in almost all cell lines tested. These data show that TP3 is an alternative method to propidium iodide (PI), the most commonly used DNA-specific probe in flow cytometry. The most important advantage of using TP3 in combination with other fluorochromes, such as fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) or phycoerythrin (PE) in bi- or tri-parametric flow cytometric analysis, is that there is no need for fluorescence compensation for the TP3 signals.
KW - DNA analysis
KW - Flow cytometry
KW - Fluorescence
KW - Protocols
KW - TO-PRO-3 iodide
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U2 - 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.10.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 18160099
AN - SCOPUS:43049086277
VL - 110
SP - 232
EP - 244
JO - Acta Histochemica
JF - Acta Histochemica
SN - 0065-1281
IS - 3
ER -