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Utility of intensely fluorescent cyanine dyes (Cy3) for assay of gap junctional communication by dye-transfer. 1995

M Z Hossain, and L A Ernst, and J I Nagy
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Utilization of a class of fluorescent cyanine dyes (Cy3) for the assay of gap junctional communication by the dye transfer method was examined. When compared with Lucifer Yellow (LY), a commonly used tracer, microinjected Cy3 dye was found to yield similar degrees of cell coupling. Blockade of the transfer of both tracers by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13 acetate (TPA), which is known to cause closure of communicating channels, confirmed gap junctional mediation of dye movement. The fixability of a microinjected amine derivative of Cy3 dye demonstrated its compatibility with immunostaining protocols involving fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated reagents. These results together with the brilliant fluorescence of Cy3 dyes suggest the potential of Cy3 reagents as additional tools to study gap junction function.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D002232 Carbocyanines Compounds that contain three methine groups. They are frequently used as cationic dyes used for differential staining of biological materials. Carbocyanine
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D005453 Fluorescence The property of emitting radiation while being irradiated. The radiation emitted is usually of longer wavelength than that incident or absorbed, e.g., a substance can be irradiated with invisible radiation and emit visible light. X-ray fluorescence is used in diagnosis.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001253 Astrocytes A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system - the largest and most numerous neuroglial cells in the brain and spinal cord. Astrocytes (from "star" cells) are irregularly shaped with many long processes, including those with "end feet" which form the glial (limiting) membrane and directly and indirectly contribute to the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER. They regulate the extracellular ionic and chemical environment, and "reactive astrocytes" (along with MICROGLIA) respond to injury. Astroglia,Astroglia Cells,Astroglial Cells,Astrocyte,Astroglia Cell,Astroglial Cell,Astroglias,Cell, Astroglia,Cell, Astroglial
D016650 Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate Fluorescent probe capable of being conjugated to tissue and proteins. It is used as a label in fluorescent antibody staining procedures as well as protein- and amino acid-binding techniques. FITC,5-Isothiocyanatofluorescein,Fluorescein (5 or 6)-Isothiocyanate,Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate Hydrochloride,5 Isothiocyanatofluorescein,Fluorescein 5 isothiocyanate,Fluorescein 5 isothiocyanate Hydrochloride,Hydrochloride, Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate
D017629 Gap Junctions Connections between cells which allow passage of small molecules and electric current. Gap junctions were first described anatomically as regions of close apposition between cells with a narrow (1-2 nm) gap between cell membranes. The variety in the properties of gap junctions is reflected in the number of CONNEXINS, the family of proteins which form the junctions. Gap Junction,Junction, Gap,Junctions, Gap

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