TUNEL assay cell type - A127, U87MG, U251MG, T98G human glioblastoma cells

TUNEL assay is the cell death detection method where the biochemical marker of apoptosis is DNA fragmentation. The assay involves the microscopical detection of generated DNA fragments with free 3'-hydroxyl residues. in apoptotic cells using enzyme terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) which adds biotinylated nucleotides at the site of DNA breaks. Major challenges of this method involve proper access of the enzyme which could be hampered by poor permeabilization and/or excessive fixation with cross-linking fixative (common with archival tissue). This issue can be resolved by optimizing the incubation time with Proteinase K or CytoninTM.

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4 years ago by Ercole Udinesi Italy

Are 10 week old samples in formalin still usable?

I have left my tumor samples in formalin for an extended period of time (around 10 weeks). Do you think I will be able to use them for TUNEL assay and get results? Thank you for your help in advance

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FragEL™ DNA Fragmentation Detection Kit, Colorimetric - TdT Enzyme

Millipore

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Precoating slides with poly-L-lysine may enhance cell adherence. Do not allow the samples to dry out. All other FragELTM kit components, with the exception of the Mounting Media, should be kept on ice during usage then promptly returned to -20C	Dilute 5X TdT Equilibration Buffer 1:5 with water. Place slides in a humidified chamber and incubate at 37C for 1 - 1.5 hours after ading TdT Labeling Reaction Mixture

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Precoating slides with poly-L-lysine may enhance cell adherence. Do not allow the samples to dry out. All other FragELTM kit components, with the exception of the Mounting Media, should be kept on ice during usage then promptly returned to -20C
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Dilute 5X TdT Equilibration Buffer 1:5 with water. Place slides in a humidified chamber and incubate at 37C for 1 - 1.5 hours after ading TdT Labeling Reaction Mixture

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In Situ Cell Death Detection Kit, TMR red

Sigma-Aldrich

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	Fix cell samples with Fixation solution for 1 h. Incubate in Permeabilisation solution (0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS) for 2 min on ice. Label and incubate for 60 min at +37°C in a humidified atmosphere in the dark	If low labelling is found, reduce fixation time or try 2% buffered paraformaldehyde

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Fix cell samples with Fixation solution for 1 h. Incubate in Permeabilisation solution (0.1% Triton X-100 in PBS) for 2 min on ice. Label and incubate for 60 min at +37°C in a humidified atmosphere in the dark
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If low labelling is found, reduce fixation time or try 2% buffered paraformaldehyde

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TUNEL Assay Kit - BrdU-Red

Abcam

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Grow cells without any growth factors for 24 h. Treat cells with Cur or SLCP (25 μM) for 24–72 h	fix cells with 4% paraformaldehyde for 15 min,	View slides as soon as possible. Analyze cells within 3 hours of staining.

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Grow cells without any growth factors for 24 h. Treat cells with Cur or SLCP (25 μM) for 24–72 h
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fix cells with 4% paraformaldehyde for 15 min,
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View slides as soon as possible. Analyze cells within 3 hours of staining.

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Click-iT™ TUNEL Alexa Fluor™ 488 Imaging Assay

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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- 2 × 10^4 cells/well were seeded. - Cells were pre-treated with ionizing radiation (5 Gy).	- Cells were fixed with 4 % PFA for 20 min. - Click-iT® reaction is done for 30 min and counter stained for another 30 min at room temperature.

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- 2 × 10^4 cells/well were seeded. - Cells were pre-treated with ionizing radiation (5 Gy).
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- Cells were fixed with 4 % PFA for 20 min. - Click-iT® reaction is done for 30 min and counter stained for another 30 min at room temperature.

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DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System

Promega

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	- Cells were primary rabbit monoclonal anti-human Survivin and rabbit polyclonal anti-mcalpain.	- When there was a little or poor staining, optimise permeabilization step by adjusting incubation time with permeabilization agent.

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- Cells were primary rabbit monoclonal anti-human Survivin and rabbit polyclonal anti-mcalpain.
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- When there was a little or poor staining, optimise permeabilization step by adjusting incubation time with permeabilization agent.

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TACS® 2 TdT Fluorescein Kit

Trevigen

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Seed 2 × 10^5 cells/well	For labeling incubate at 37˚C for 1 hour in a humidity chamber	No staining in treated sample, Increase incubation time with Proteinase K or Cytonin.

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Seed 2 × 10^5 cells/well
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For labeling incubate at 37˚C for 1 hour in a humidity chamber
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No staining in treated sample, Increase incubation time with Proteinase K or Cytonin.

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