General description
The BioTracker™ Dual-Color Mitochondria-Lysosome Live Cell Dye (Coupa) is a fluorescent probe used to detect mitochondria-lysosome interactions (Chen, 2020).
Mitochondrial-lysosomal interactions are fundamental to the processes of cellular homeostasis. Mitochondria and lysosomes have unique interactions which involve transfer of metabolites. Some disease pathogenesis can be linked to this important subcellular interaction (Chen, 2020). This BioTracker™ live cell probe is a unique cell-permeable and viscosity-responsive molecular probe that is capable of monitoring mitochondrial and lysosomal interactions in living cells. Through fluorescence conversion, this BioTracker™ dual color probe can simultaneously tag mitochondria with blue fluorescence and lysosomes with red fluorescence.
Spectral Properties
Fluorescence images obtained by λex = 405 nm and emission at 450 nm (Mitochondria) and λex = 561nm and emission at 590nm (Lysosome)
Reference
Chen, Qixin, et al. A dual-labeling probe to track functional mitochondria–lysosome interactions in live cells." Nature Communications 11.1 (2020): 1-10."
Application
Purity > 98% confirmed by HPLC. Identification confirmed by HNMR, LC-MS, and elemental analysis.
Features and Benefits
Dual color (blue and red) small molecule probe for visualizing mitochondria-lysosome interactions during mitophagy.
Physical form
Lyophilized. Brown solid.
Preparation Note
Store at -20°C, dessicated and protected from light. Note: Centrifuge vial briefly to collect contents at bottom of vial before opening
Other Notes
This product is intended for sale and sold solely to academic institutions for internal academic research use per the terms of the “Academic Use Agreement” as detailed in the product documentation. For information regarding any other use, please contact
[email protected].
Legal Information
BioTracker is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Disclaimer
Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.
