888 7 ASSAYS (888-727-7297)
 
     
Caspase / Apoptosis Detection
High Throughput Screening
- Apo3HTS
Caspase Poly,1,2,3,7,8,9,10 Detection - FAM-FMK
Caspase Poly, 1,2,3,8,9,10, Detection
- (SR-FMK)
Antibody Specific Caspase 3 Detection
- Apo Active 3 (FITC)
Antibody Specific Caspase 3 Detection
- Apo Active 3 (PE)
NOS/ROS Detection Kits
Nitric Oxide Synthase Detection Kit - NOS New!!!
Hydroxyl (OH)/ Peroxynitrite (ONOO-)Detection Kit - Fluoro Hydroxyl / Peroxynitrite New!!!
Hypochlorite (Ocl-) Detection Kit
- Fluoro Hypochlorite New!!!
Fluorescent Enzymatic Assays
Catalase Detection Kit
- Fluoro Catalase
Monoamine oxidase A&B detection - Fluoro MAO
Semicarbazide sensitive amine oxidase detection
- Fluoro SSAO
Hydrogen Peroxide detection - Fluoro H202
Mitochondria Membrane Potential detection
Mitochondria Membrane Potential - JC 1
MM Potential detection
for Flow Cytometry

- Mito Flo
aCella - Bioluminescence Assays Kits
Non Radioactive Assay for Cytotoxicity - aCella TOX
Monitoring Acetylcholinesterase activity - aCella AChE New!!!
Cytotoxicity
Antibody Mediated Cytotoxicity - ACT 1
ELISA Products
Conjugate Diluents
Assay Diluents
Sample Diluents
Wash Buffers
Plate Coating Buffers
Block Buffers
Cathepsin B,K,L Detection Kits
Substrate based Assay to detect protease activity in hole living cells
   

 

 
 

Carboxyfluorescein Caspase Detection Kits ™
Apoptosis detection and in situ labeling of active caspase in live cells.

Key Benefits:
  • Non-cytotoxic assay arrests further apoptotic activity via caspase inhibition.
  • Cell permeablity permits direct visualization of cytosolic apoptotic events.
  • Apoptotic cell population does not diminish over time.
  • Add reagent directly to cells. No special buffer or media needed. No preparation of cell lysates required. Simple wash procedure.
  • Works in diverse cell lines: human, rodent, Drosophila.
  • Can be performed in conjunction with Annexin staining, TUNEL, antibody staining, or with other APO LOGIX reagents on the same population of cells.
  • Permits high through-put screening. Protocol can be adapted for ex vivo as well as in situ experiments.
  • Works with fluorescence microscopy, 96-well fluorescence plate readers, or flow cytometry.
  • Yields both quantitative and qualitative results. Gives strong signal with little background noise.
  • Mark activity across the range of caspase proteins. Poly-caspase and caspase-specific assays to target caspases 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, or 10 are available.
  • Applications - Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence Plate Reader, Fluorescent Microscope
Assay Principle

APO LOGIX Carboxyfluoroscein Caspase Detection Kits label active caspases in living cells undergoing apoptosis. Cell Technology’s probes utilize carboxyfluorescein(FAM)-labeled peptide fluoromethyl ketone (FMK) caspase inhibitors (FAM-peptide-FMK). These FAM-peptide-FMK compounds are both cell permeable and non-cytotoxic during the course of the assay and thus allow the detection of active caspases in living cell systems.

Citations

Granzyme B activates procaspase-3 which signals a mitochondrial amplification loop for maximal apoptosis - Sunil S. Metkar, Baikun Wang, Michelle L. Ebbs,Jin H. Kim,Yong J. Lee, Srikumar M. Raja, Christopher J. Froelich - Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 160, Number 6, 875-885, 2003

Small-molecule XIAP inhibitors derepress downstream effector caspases and induce apoptosis of myeloid Leukemia cells - Carter, Gronda, Wang, et.al - Blood, May2005, Vol 105, No 10, pp4043-4050

Fenretinide enhances rituximab-induced cytotoxicity against B-cell lymphoma xenografts through a caspase dependant mechanism - Gopal, Pagel, et.al - Blood, May 2004, Vol 103, No 9, pp 3516-3520.

http://www.nature.com/leu/journal/v19/n1/full/2403560a.html 

Anoxia Is Necessary for Tumor Cell Toxicity Caused by a Low-Oxygen Environment - Papandreou, Krishna, Kaper, et.al - Cancer Research 65, 3171-3178, April 15, 2005


Thimerosal induces DNA Breaks, Caspase 3 Activation, Membrane Damage and Cell Death in Cultured Human Neurons and Fibroblasts - Baskin, Ngo, Didenko - Toxicological Sciences 74, 2003

IFN-{gamma} Induces Apoptosis in Ovarian Cancer Cells in Vivo and in Vitro - Wall, Burke, Barton, Smyth, Balkwill - Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 9, 2487-2496, July 2003

http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v24/n24/full/1208542a.html

The removal of extracellular calcium: a novel mechanism underlying the recruitment of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in neurotoxicity - Xin, Zhao, Gang, et.al - European Journal of Neuroscience Vol 21, Issue 3, pg 622 - Feb 2005

Deficiency of the Cyclin Kinase inhibitor p21(WAF-1/CIP-1) Promotes Apoptosis of Activated/Memory T Cells, and inhibits spontaneous systemic Autoimmunity - J. Exp Medicine; Vol 199, Number 4, Feb 16 2004; 547-557


Ligand-independent redistribution of Fas (CD95) into lipid rafts mediates clonotypic T cell death - Jagan R Muppidi & Richard M Siegel - Nature Immunology 5, 182 - 189 (2004)

Attenuation of apoptosis in enterocytes by blocking potassium channels - Levitan, Makhina, et. al - Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (July 14, 2005).

Induction of Apoptosis Using Inhibitors of Lysophosphatidic Acid Acyltransferase-ß and Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of Human Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas - John M. Pagel, Christian Laugen, Lynn Bonham, Robert C. Hackman, et.al - Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 11, 4857-4866, July 1, 2005. 

Inhibition of PI3K, mTOR and MEK signaling pathways promotes rapid apoptosis in B-lineage ALL in the presence of stromal cell support - Bertrand, Spengeman, Shelton, et.al - Leukemia (2005), 19, 98-102.

Tumor Suppressor DAL-I/4. IB and protein Methylation cooperate in inducing apoptosis MCF-7 breast cancer cells - Molecular Cancer 2006, 5:4

References
  1. Slee, E. A., C. Adrain, and S. J. Martin. 1999. Serial Killers: ordering caspase activation events in apoptosis. Cell Death and Differ. 6:1067-1074.
  2. Walker, N. P., R. V. Talanian, K. D. Brady, L. C. Dang, N. J. Bump, C. R. Ferenz, S. Franklin, T. Ghayur, M. C. Hackett and L. D. Hammill. 1994. Crystal Structure of the Cysteine Protease Interleukin-1ß-Converting Enzyme: A (p20/p10)2 Homodimer. Cell 78:343-352.
  3. Wilson, K. P., J. F. Black, J. A. Thomson, E. E. Kim, J. P. Griffith, M. A. Navia, M. A. Murcko, S. P. Chambers, R. A. Aldape, S. A. Raybuck, and D. J. Livingston. 1994. Structure and mechanism of interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme. Nature 370: 270-275.
  4. Rotonda, J., D. W. Nicholson, K. M. Fazil, M. Gallant, Y. Gareau, M. Labelle, E. P. Peterson, D. M. Rasper, R. Ruel, J. P. Vaillancourt, N. A. Thornberry and J. W. Becker. 1996. The three-dimensional structure of apopain/CPP32, a key mediator of apoptosis. Nature Struct. Biol. 3(7): 619-625.
  5. Kumar, S. 1999. Mechanisms mediating caspase activation in cell death. Cell Death and Differ. 6: 1060-1066.
  6. Thornberry, N. A., T. A. Rano, E. P. Peterson, D. M. Rasper, T. Timkey, M. Garcia-Calvo, V. M. Houtszager, P. A. Nordstrom, S. Roy, J. P. Vaillancourt, K. T. Chapman and D. W. Nicholson. 1997. A combinatorial approach defines specificities of members of the caspase family and granzyme B. Functional relationships established for key mediators of apoptosis. J. Biol. Chem. 272(29): 17907-17911.
  7. Amstad, P.A., G.L. Johnson, B.W. Lee and S. Dhawan. 2000. An in situ marker for the detection of activated caspases. Biotechnology Laboratory 18: 52-56.
  8. Bedner, E., P. Smolewski, P.A. Amstad and Z. Darzynkiewicz. 2000. Activation of caspases measured in situ by binding or fluorochrome-labeled inhibitors of caspases (FLICA): correlation with DNA fragmentation. Exp. Cell Research 259: 308-313.
  9. Smolewski, P., E. Bedner, L. Du, T.-C. Hsieh, J. Wu, J. D. Phelps and Z. Darzynkiewicz. 2001. Detection of caspase activation by fluorochrome-labeled inhibitors: multiparameter analysis by laser scanning cytometry. Cytometry 44: 73-82.
  10. Ekert, P. G., J. Silke and D. L. Vaux. 1999. Caspase inhibitors. Cell Death and Differ. 6:1081-1086.
  11. Carcia-Calvo, M., E. Peterson, B. Leiting, R. Ruel, D. Nicholson and N. Thornberry. 1998. Inhibition of human caspases by peptide-based and macromolecular inhibitors. J. Biol. Chem. 273: 32608-32613.
  12. Hirata, H., A. Takahashi, S. Kobayashi, S. Yonehara, H. Sawai, T. Okazaki, K. Yamamoto and M. Sasada. 1998. Caspases are activated in a branched protease cascade and control distinct downstream processes in Fas-induced apoptosis. J. Exp. Med. 187: 587-600.
Kit contents
  • Lyophilized FAM labeled peptide inhibitor
  • 10X Wash Buffer
  • 10X Fixative
  • Propidium Iodide
The following kits are available:
Product
Catalog No.
Size
(No. of Tests)
Price (US$)
FAM-VAD-FMK Poly caspase detection kit FAM100-1 25 $135
FAM100-2
100 $395
FAM-DEVD-FMK Caspase 3 detection kit
FAM200-1 25 $135
FAM200-2
100 $395
FAM-LETD-FMK Caspase 8 detection kit FAM300-1 25 $155
FAM300-2
100 $445
FAM-LEHD-FMK Caspase 9 detection kit FAM400-1 25 $135
FAM400-2
100 $395
FAM-VEID-FMK Caspase 6 detection kit FAM500-1 25 $155
FAM500-2
100 $445
FAM-YVAD-FMK Caspase 1 detection kit FAM600-1 25 $155
FAM600-2
100 $445
FAM-VDVAD-FMK Caspase 2 detection kit FAM700-1 25 $155
FAM700-2
100 $445
FAM-AEVD-FMK Caspase 10 detection kit FAM800-1 25 $155
FAM800-2
100 $445
* Please call 888 7 ASSAYS (888-727-7297) or email info@celltechnology.com for volume pricing
 
 Product Data sheet
 Protocol
 MSDS (FAM-VAD, FAM-DEVD)

(A)

(B)