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  1. Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen, mTFP1, and mWasabi

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    ...deposit plasmids containing the fluorescent protein mNeonGreen. This fluorescent protein joins mTFP1 and mWasabi...mNeonGreen: a yellow-green fluorescent protein mNeonGreen is a yellow-green fluorescent protein that was derived...yellow fluorescent protein wavelengths, it can be imaged either with standard green fluorescent protein... other fluorescent proteins. Find mNeonGreen plasmids here! mTFP1: a monomeric teal fluorescent protein...proteins is that they are monomeric fluorescent proteins. Fluorescent proteins that oligomerize often affect...Clavularia cyan fluorescent protein: structural characterization and applications in fluorescence imaging." ...blog Read our fluorescent protein blog posts Find blog posts about choosing fluorescent proteins for your...
  2. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Visualizing Subcellular Structures & Organelles

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    ...interest into a vector encoding a fluorescent tag. Once expressed as a fluorescent protein fusion, it is possible...associated with fluorescent imaging such as bleed-through (the incorrect detection of one fluorescent signal in...detectable. Visualization can be achieved using fluorescent microscopy - even in living cells and whole organisms...organisms. You can take advantage of the many Fluorescent Proteins (FP) available for microscopy, by cloning... to the wild-type protein visualized with a fluorescently-tagged antibody. By employing “marker proteins...best, though not always possible, to use inert fluorescent protein fusions to visualize subcellular structures...fused to a signal sequence that traffics the fluorescent protein to your organelle of interest. Click ...
  3. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency

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    ...posts in this series described a practical approach to selecting a bright fluorescent protein and a photostable...corals, the red fluorescent proteins form tetramers. In general, fluorescent proteins have a natural affinity...established true monomeric fluorescent proteins. Concluding remarks Many fluorescent proteins are available... Addgene Blog Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use? Choosing Your Fluorescent Proteins for Multicolor... with Fluorescent Tags Find Plasmids for Subcellular Localization Browse the entire Fluorescent Protein...photostable fluorescent protein. In the third post of this series, we will discuss how to select a non-aggregating...-aggregating fluorescent protein. In the jellyfish Aequorea victoria, AvGFP forms a homodimer. In corals...
  4. A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein

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    ... properties of fluorescent proteins, how to do a head-to-head comparison of fluorescent proteins and how...decision on the best fluorescent protein for your application. Selecting the best fluorescent protein for a ...daunting task. Many fluorescent proteins are available and the number of fluorescent proteins is steadily...properties of fluorescent proteins on websites. To make the best choice, the fluorescent protein properties...Brightness Brightness refers to the fluorescence intensity of a fluorescent molecule. A higher brightness increases...tables with fluorescent protein properties and provides a quick way to compare fluorescent proteins, e.g...plasmid containing a fluorescent protein (fusion) there is huge variation in the fluorescence intensities of...
  5. Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    ...assemble the full structure of the fluorescent protein, producing fluorescent signal. Image modified from Feng...Identification of new fluorescent protein fragments for bimolecular fluorescence complementation analysis... protein of interest to each part of a split fluorescent protein (FP) and measure the signal produced ...This method is generally known as Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC). It can provide a qualitative...plasmid for your experiment.  Highlighted Split-Fluorescent Protein Tags Browse the table below, and click...from the associated paper:   Color Base FP Description Article (Link to Plasmids) PI Blue EBFP2...
  6. Illuminating Choices: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Dyes and Ligands

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    ...stability of fluorescence over time is crucial. For instance, the fluorescence of fluorescein isothiocyanate...the b(right)est fluorescent protein Fluorescent Proteins 101: A History of Fluorescent Proteins ...principles of fluorescent dyes/ligands Figure 1: Example structures of fluorophores, fluorescent dyes,...dyes, and fluorescent ligands. Figure created with BioRender.com. Fluorescence refers to the emission...can utilize these dyes. The most-used fluorescent dye is fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), with excitation...selection and optimization. Fluorescent experiment types: Different types of fluorescent experiments, such as... recommend specific fluorescent donors and acceptors in their product descriptions, or technical manuals...
  7. Choosing Your Fluorescent Proteins for Multi-Color Imaging

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    ...follow multiple fluorescently tagged species simultaneously. To do so with fluorescent protein labels ...in distinct fluorescent channels on the microscope. With the proliferation of fluorescent proteins in ...choice of fluorescent proteins requires some thought. The first step in choosing fluorescent proteins...is to be aware of what fluorescent proteins are available. With new fluorescent proteins being published...latest fluorescent proteins, I maintain an interactive graph and table of the best fluorescent proteins...available. Choosing compatible fluorescent proteins To choose a set of fluorescent proteins to be imaged together...crosstalk between the two fluorescent proteins. If you must image fluorescent proteins whose spectra overlap...
  8. Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down

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    ... a synthetic, fluorescent analogue have been engineered (Thorn, 2017). These fluorescent analogues are...of the available green fluorescent proteins emit light. The pKa of fluorescent proteins can be accurately...locations (Chen et al., 2013). GFP fluorescence overlaps with autofluorescence The cyan light that is used to...the use of bright red fluorescent proteins (e.g. mScarlet) or infrared fluorescent proteins (Chernov et.... Another solution to avoid autofluorescence is offered by bioluminescent proteins. These probes generate...the sample. Although bioluminescent probes are usually dim relative to fluorescent probes, recent engineering...Introduction to GFP Read our Fluorescent Proteins Blog Posts Download the Fluorescent Proteins 101 eBook Resources...
  9. Tagging Optogenetics and Chemogenetics Receptors: Fluorescent Proteins and Other Options

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    ...that non-fluorescent tags may be advantageous over fluorescent proteins when the fluorescence is not essential...detection. Fluorescent proteins are most widely used tags because they emit endogenous fluorescence that allow...appropriate fluorescent illumination in in vivo, ex vivo, or post-mortem experiments. Fluorescent proteins..., we found that fluorescent proteins might not always be the best option. Fluorescent proteins can interfere...techniques cannot be directly visualized with fluorescence or immunohistochemistry methods, these proteins...fluorophore variants (for example green and red fluorescent proteins) allow simultaneous identification of...function Under some circumstances, the fused fluorescent proteins can be a roadblock, rather than an aid...
  10. Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs

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    ... Posts on Fluorescent Proteins Browse Our Fluorescent Protein Pages Find the mOX Fluorescent Proteins ...dynamics of fluorescent protein fusions in live cells in real time. Previously, we have described a number...protein non-fluorescent. Unfortunately, accumulated misfolded and nonfunctional (dark) fluorescent proteins...applicable to many microscopy experiments with fluorescent proteins (FPs) localized to compartments other...that they have missed the impact of dark, non-fluorescent, and misfolded FP-fusions on quantitative imaging... and cell physiology in general. Pitfalls of Fluorescent Protein Fusions Observing a bright signal for... fail to correctly fold? Misfolded FPs do not fluoresce. A dark population is not readily apparent and...
  11. The Michael Davidson Collection: One-Stop Shop for Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...Updated May 10, 2021. In the world of fluorescent proteins and their use for imaging cell biology, Michael...searchable format on Addgene’s Michael Davidson Fluorescent Protein Collection webpage. These plasmids are... 300 plasmid backbones spanning a rainbow of fluorescent proteins “It’s a great collection with over 300... the impressively big deposit. “He has every fluorescent protein under the sun, from the standard oldies...of interest isn’t in the ORF collection, the fluorescent proteins are, which makes mixing and matching...possibilities exponentially as far as new targets and fluorescent proteins are concerned.” For more information...fusions, see this blog post from Joachim Goedhart: Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the...
  12. Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection

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    ...oligomerization of fluorescent proteins is a concern. The propensity of fluorescent proteins to oligomerize...POI is at the C-terminus of the fluorescent protein. I prefer to describe the different parts of the fusion...of the fluorescent protein are relatively close together (figure 1). Where should the fluorescent protein...length, the specific fluorescent protein variant, and where to add the fluorescent tag. These choices will...dynamic range of fluorescent indicators for Ca2+ by circularly permuted yellow fluorescent proteins." Proceedings...Addgene blog Read our fluorescent proteins blog posts Download the fluorescent proteins 101 eBook Read....org Browse the fluorescent protein collection Find empty backbones for fluorescent protein fusions Browse...
  13. Multicolor Animals: Using Fluorescent Proteins to Understand Single Cell Behavior

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    ...Brainbow 3.0 and using the same fluorescent markers, Brainbow 3.1 and 3.2 (described in the same publication)...default, they are not fluorescent. Instead, they incorporate a truncated, non-fluorescent form of YFP as the...is necessary to excise the non-fluorescent YFP and activate fluorescence of the downstream OFP, GFP, or...combination of all of the fluorescent proteins from the injected construct. The fluorescent protein expressed ...upstream of the fluorescent protein genes, Cre recombination is required before fluorescence can occur. Cre...Visit our fluorescent proteins topic page Resources on Addgene.org Browse Addgene’s fluorescent protein...introduction of a transgene construct containing fluorescent proteins (XFP) of different colors to label an...
  14. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    ... of TagRFP-T fluorescence intensity due to interactions with photoactivatable fluorescent protein Dronpa...soCoChR-expressing system. Taken together, Shemesh et. al. describe a novel system for the precise mapping of neuronal...the single-cell level. Various soCoChR plasmids described in this work including the soCoChR-GFP plasmid...derivatives encoding alternative promoters and/or fluorescent tags are available at Addgene. Shemesh OA, ...operon, the growth of this knockout strain can be rescued by the xanthine produced via complete demethylation... biochemical activity within the cell. Their Fluorescence fLuctuation INcrease by Contact (FLINC)-based...proximity. By monitoring changes in TagRFP-T fluorescence intensity at different time points, the authors...
  15. Don’t FRET: Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Makes Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions Easy

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    ...PPIs): Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC). What is bimolecular fluorescence complementation?...BiFC only uses a single fluorescent protein to visualize PPIs. This fluorescent protein (FP) is split into...complete FP results in a fluorescent signal that can be detected by fluorescence microscopy. Figure..., resulting in a fluorescent readout.   Applications for bimolecular fluorescence complementation BiFC...complementation? Bimolecular fluorescence complementation is a method for detecting protein-protein interactions that...that uses split fluorescent proteins tethered to potential protein interaction partners. Unlike FRET, BiFC... into two fragments that individually lack fluorescence. When complementary FP fragments are fused to ...
  16. CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics

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    ...essential transcription factor in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Your ChIP-seq finds just over 13,000 significant...those 13,000 regions are important for maintaining ESCs. So which of these 13,000 regions are critical? ... CRISPR out the enhancers from step 2. See which ESCs die or differentiate Step 3 reveals which NANOG-...start by infecting millions of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) with a lentiviral vector, an attenuated retrovirus...average, one distinct enhancer disrupted. As our ESCs die and differentiate over time, we periodically...” for our stem cells. Remove this pillar and the ESC dies. Order Lentivirus from Addgene If you’re interested...established with Bowtie2 using the parameters first described in Kearns et al.: bowtie2 -f -x HG19_GENOME --...
  17. Hot Plasmids September 2018 - Optogenetics, RNA Localization, Fluorescent Protein, and Base-editing Tools

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    ...cobalamin-binding riboswitches that bind to cobalamin-fused fluorescent dyes; binding of the cobalamin fusion to the ...the riboswitch results in increased fluorescent signal. Prior to the development of these probes, fluorophore...fluorophore binding aptamers and MS2-binding fluorescent proteins were the state of the art in RNA imaging...are always on the lookout for better, brighter fluorescent proteins (FP) with improved tissue penetrance...colleagues started with the FP mNeptune684 (originally described by Li ZY, et al. PLoS One, 2016) and tested a ...30220597. ACE system: A versatile in vivo fluorescent reporter for rapid quantification of base-editing...deposited a reporter plasmid that allows for rapid fluorescence-based quantification of base editors that utilize...
  18. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    ... reduced eGFP fluorescence. Cells expressing the library are then sorted by fluorescence-activated cell... to use a suite of fluorescent reporters. Bacteria containing unstable fluorescent proteins under the ...inoculation, no more fluorescent proteins are made. As the bacterial replicate, fluorescent proteins will be...Davidson and Roger Tsien played enormous roles in fluorescent protein development by openly sharing their resources... a conference of their choice to share their fluorescent protein based research. This year, we put out...were excited to see the many creative uses of fluorescent proteins. We’re happy to announce the three winners...levels of abundance, the eGFP will be stable and fluoresce. But if the variant is unstable, it will be degraded...
  19. When is a Monomer not a Monomer? The Top Three Ways Your Favorite Fluorescent Protein Oligomerizes in Cells

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    ...artifacts. If you're using green fluorescent protein or Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP/EGFP) for a transcriptional... are described below (See Figure 1).   Figure 1: Each problem with dimerizing fluorescent proteins...11988576. 3. Matz, M.V., et al., Fluorescent proteins from nonbioluminescent Anthozoa species. Nat Biotechnol... means that your POI fused to GFP or another fluorescent protein (FP) could be forming dimers in cells... by FP dimerization.   1. Transmembrane fluorescent protein fusions Transmembrane proteins, i.e. ...energy to the second FP, often decreasing the fluorescent signal from the first FP and increasing the signal... not necessarily monomeric, even if they were described as monomeric in a publication. The gold standard...
  20. Hot Plasmids - March 2019 - Anti-CRISPR, 2in1 Cloning, Fluorescent Voltage Indicators, and Photoswitchable Proteins

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    ...minutes of inactivating the CASANOVA complex, fluorescent CRISPR complexes were observed binding telomeric...30377362. Studying neuronal activity using the fluorescent voltage indicator Archon Article contributed ...team identified Archon1, a novel opsin-based fluorescent voltage indicator. Archon1 can embed itself into...Heckler et al., 2015) or ratiometric Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (rBiFC, Grefen and Blatt, 2012...adapted cells expressing these plasmids, tgRFP fluorescence localizes to the mitochondria, because cPYP ...
  21. Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...derive mice from these engineered ESCs. To do so, the engineered ESCs would be injected into developing...introduce a mutation into a mouse embryonic stem cell (ESC) line, enrich and select for cells that had successfully...cells in the adult mice derived from the engineered ESCs), and chimeric adults mated to produce completely...need for enrichment and selection offered by mouse ESCs. For example, we often screen only 15-25 mice when...and C57BL/6, for which we have germline competent ESC lines. Second, the process is much quicker. It takes...offspring, with 85% success compared to 50% when using ESC (Cohen, 2016). See Our Recent Post for Tips on CRISPR...
  22. Fluorescent Protein Guide

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    ... Plasmid Collections Fluorescent Protein Guide Fluorescent Proteins: Plasmids and Resources...applications of fluorescent proteins and to find plasmids for your next experiment. Browse Fluorescent Protein...interest by fusing it to a fluorescent protein. Michael Davidson Fluorescent Protein Collection Browse ...Learn More and Explore Addgene Blog: Fluorescent Proteins Fluorescent Protein Plasmid Kits Allen Institute...this guide to learn about the applications of fluorescent proteins and to find the plasmids that are available...Resources Addgene's repository contains thousands of fluorescent protein plasmids. Use this guide to learn more... collection of genes and markers tagged with fluorescent proteins as well as hundreds of empty backbones...
  23. Fluorescent Proteins: FRET

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    ... Plasmid Collections Fluorescent Proteins FRET Fluorescent Proteins: FRET FRET Pairs FRET Calibration...Luciferase can be paired with a fluorescent protein acceptor for Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer ...Calibration Standards Additional Resources Förster (or Fluorescence) Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) is a process...binding or conformational changes. Organic dyes, fluorescent proteins, and other molecules have been demonstrated...experiments. FRET efficiency can be measured using fluorescence microscopy or spectroscopy by exciting the donor...emission of the acceptor. Alternatively, the fluorescence lifetime (the time between excitation of the...a photon) of the donor can be measured using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) or FLIM-FRET...
  24. Fluorescent Protein Guide: Biosensors

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    ... Plasmid Collections Fluorescent Proteins Fluorescent Biosensors Fluorescent Proteins: Biosensors Metal...Additional Resources Fluorescent biosensors are proteins designed so that their fluorescent properties are ...signal of a circularly permuted fluorescent protein (cpFP) or fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET...orange-emitting fluorescent proteins. Nat Commun. 2017 Sep 5;8(1):431. Wolf Frommer Calcium Orange fluorescent calcium...raitometric (KIRIN1) fluorescence indicators of K + Genetically encoded fluorescent indicators for imaging...AMP) Yellow fluorescent cAMP indicator (Flamindo2) Genetically-encoded yellow fluorescent cAMP indicator...cyclic AMP) Red fluorescent protein-based cAMP indicator (Pink Flamindo) Red fluorescent protein-based ...
  25. Michael Davidson Fluorescent Protein Collection

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    ...Plasmid Collections Fluorescent Proteins Michael Davidson Fluorescent Protein Collection Michael Davidson...Empty Backbones Plasmid Description Industry Return to top Blue Plasmid Description Industry Return to top...top Cyan Plasmid Description Industry Return to top Green Plasmid Description Industry Return to top mEmerald... mEmerald Plasmid Description Industry Return to top Yellow Plasmid Description Industry Return to top...top Orange Plasmid Description Industry Return to top Red Plasmid Description Industry Return to top Photoactivatable...photoconvertible, and photoactivatable fluorescent proteins. Plasmid Description Industry Return to top Content...Find fluorescent protein fusion constructs and cloning backbones from the Michael Davidson Lab. Plasmid...
  26. Fluorescent Protein Guide: In Vivo Imaging

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    ... Plasmid Collections Fluorescent Proteins In Vivo Imaging Fluorescent Proteins...pPAiRFP2-N1 Additional Resources Fluorescent Proteins: Empty Backbones Fluorescent Proteins: Subcellular Localization...photoactivatable fluorescent proteins. Plasmid...Near-Infrared Photoactivatable Additional Resources Fluorescence microscopy is a powerful tool to study proteins...presents unique challenges. Genetically-encoded fluorescent proteins most suitable for stable imaging in ...undesirable background signals. Many near-infrared fluorescent proteins are derived from bacterial phytochrome...phytochrome photoreceptors. Spectrally distinct fluorescent iRFP variants have been shown to have high brightness...
  27. Fluorescent Protein Guide: Subcellular Localization

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    ... Plasmid Collections Fluorescent Proteins Subcellular Localization Fluorescent Proteins: Subcellular ...protein to a red fluorescent protein like mCherry (find plasmids for cloning in our Fluorescent Proteins Empty...constructs or different fluorescent protein markers? Check out the Michael Davidson Fluorescent Protein Collection...Collection Michael Davidson Fluorescent Protein Collection Addgene Blog: Fluorescent Proteins Credits Contributing...Find plasmids encoding fluorescent fusion proteins with known subcellular localization patterns for colocalization...of interest. One of the most common is to use fluorescence microscopy to compare its localization with ...Addgene has assembled a collection of popular fluorescent fusion proteins that are targeted to various ...
  28. Fluorescent Protein Guide: Empty Backbones

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    ...Return to top Fluorescent Timers Fluorescent protein variants that change their fluorescence from the blue... Plasmid Collections Fluorescent Proteins Empty Backbones Fluorescent Proteins: Empty Backbones ...Maturation is the time for fluorescence to reach half its maximal value. Structure describes the oligomeric state...Botman-Teusink Yeast Fluorescent Protein Collection Plasmid Kits Hamdoun Lab Fluorescent Protein Fusion Construct...Addgene Blog: Which Fluorescent Protein Should I Use? Addgene Blog: Choosing Your Fluorescent Proteins for Multi-Color...Explore empty plasmid backbones with different fluorescent tags to create fusion proteins with your gene...Resources The following tables list many popular fluorescent proteins and empty backbones for expression and...
  29. Adeno-associated Viruses (AAVs) for Genome Editing

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    ...efficiency of AAV mediated genome editing in human ESCs and iPSCs from ~0.2% to ~1.5%. In more recent work...combining the AAV and CRISPR-based approaches is described in several recent reviews (Howes and Schofield...
  30. Immunocytochemistry

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    ...This protocol describes the basic steps for fixing and staining cells in culture with a primary antibody...antibody against a target protein and a fluorescent secondary antibody....antibodies to detect antigens in cells. Here we describe the basic steps for fixing and labeling cells ...primary antibody against a target protein and a fluorescent secondary antibody. This protocol outlines the... tips and pipettes Rocking platform Tweezers Fluorescent microscope 0.5–10 µL single channel pipette 2...500 µL PBS on a rocking platform. Dilute the fluorescently-labeled secondary antibody to the desired concentration...generally ranges from 1-10 µg/mL. Add 500 µL fluorescently-labeled secondary antibody to the wells and ...
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