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protocol wanted - a protocol for pyronin and hoechst 33342 doual straing (Aug/24/2007 )

hi everyone i want to staing cell by two dyes: pyronin for rna and hoechst 33342 for dna, is there any protocol for that, or any clues no it, thanks advance.

-subberry-

QUOTE (subberry @ Aug 24 2007, 10:26 PM)
hi everyone i want to staing cell by two dyes: pyronin for rna and hoechst 33342 for dna, is there any protocol for that, or any clues no it, thanks advance.



Hoechst is a passive dye. You can add it straight into the media and incubate it for 5-15 min at 37 and then fix or visualize. Pretty simple.

7's

-Lenti77-

QUOTE (Lenti77 @ Aug 31 2007, 10:12 AM)
QUOTE (subberry @ Aug 24 2007, 10:26 PM)
hi everyone i want to staing cell by two dyes: pyronin for rna and hoechst 33342 for dna, is there any protocol for that, or any clues no it, thanks advance.



Hoechst is a passive dye. You can add it straight into the media and incubate it for 5-15 min at 37 and then fix or visualize. Pretty simple.

7's



what is a passive dye? If a dye is passive, it just incubation ok?is fixation needed? And how about PY?

-subberry-