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Substrate based Assay to detect protease activity in hole living cells
   

 

 
 

APO LOGIX Sulforhodamine Caspase Detection Kit ™
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.
  • Applications - Works with fluorescence microscope, 96-well fluorescence plate readers
  • Yields both quantitative and qualitative results. Gives strong signal with little background noise.
Assay Principle

APO LOGIX SR kits contain a generic sulforhodamine labeled caspase inhibitor (sulforhodamine-peptide-fluoromethyl ketone). This reagent is cell permeable and is used on whole cells to detect apoptosis. Apoptotic cells are detected by a fluorescence plate reader or fluorescence microscope using an excitation source at 550nm and measuring emission at 595nm. The assay takes about 1 hr to complete

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 SRily 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.
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Kit contents
  • Lyophilized SR-VAD-FMK
  • 10X Wash Buffer
  • 10X fixative
The following kits are available:
Product
Catalog No.
Size
(No. of Tests)
Price (US$)
SR-VAD-FMK Poly caspase detection kit SR100-1 25 $175
SR100-2
100 $485
SR-DEVD-FMK Caspase 3 detection kit
SR200-1 25 $175
SR200-2
100 $485
* Please call 888 7 ASSAYS (888-727-7297) or email info@celltechnology.com for volume pricing
 
 Product Data sheet
 Protocol
 MSDS (SR-VAD, SR-DEVD)