Hi-
You will see the DAPI staining mitochondrial DNA, thus there will be background staining in the cells outside of the nucleus
Richard Gomer
Texas A&M University
ILSB MS 3474
301 Old Main Drive
College Station, TX 77843-3474
979 458 5745
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From: DICTY [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Sarah Marie Bruno [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 3:07 PM
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Subject: [DICTY] DAPI staining
I am a student working with Dr. Carl Franck at Cornell University. I have been trying to stain the nuclei of the dicty cells with DAPI, but I have observed a lot of nonspecific binding. Does anyone have any tips or protocol for selectively staining the nuclei using DAPI?
Thank you!
Sarah Marie Bruno