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A novel cell permeant and far red-fluorescing DNA probe, DRAQ5, for blood cell discrimination by flow cytometry

Smith, Paul James, Wiltshire, Marie, Davies, Sharon, Patterson, Laurence H. and Hoy, Terry 1999. A novel cell permeant and far red-fluorescing DNA probe, DRAQ5, for blood cell discrimination by flow cytometry. Journal of Immunological Methods 229 (1-2) , pp. 131-139. 10.1016/S0022-1759(99)00116-7

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Abstract

The deep red fluorescing agent (DRAQ5) is a synthetic anthraquinone with a high affinity for DNA and a high capacity to rapidly enter living cells or stain fixed cells. DRAQ5 is optimally excited by red-light emitting sources and yields a deep red emission spectrum which extends into the low infra-red. DRAQ5 shows excitation at sub-optimal wavelengths including the 488 nm line and the multi-line UV wavelengths emitted by argon-ion lasers. Single beam (488 nm) flow cytometry has been used to demonstrate the utility of DRAQ5-nuclear DNA fluorescence as a discriminating parameter for human leucocytes and lymphoma cells, in combination with fluorochrome-labelled antibodies for the detection of surface antigens and subpopulation recognition. DRAQ5 fluorescence was found to reflect cellular DNA content as evidenced by cell cycle distribution profiles for asynchronous and cell cycle-perturbed populations. Importantly, DRAQ5 can be used in combination with FITC and RPE-labelled antibodies, without the need for fluorescence compensation.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics
Q Science > QR Microbiology
Uncontrolled Keywords: DNA; Fluorochrome; Cytometry; Leucocyte; Vital cell stain
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0022-1759
Last Modified: 04 Jun 2017 04:54
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/46366

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