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"3,5-difluoro-4-hydroxybenzylidene imidazolinone-2-oxime ( DFHO )" | Amerigo Scientific

DFHO is a non-fluorescent dye that is structurally similar to the chromophore found in red fluorescent protein (RFP). Upon binding to the Corn™ aptamer, DFHO is converted to a highly fluorescent state that can be detected at the emission wavelength of 545 nm. DFHO can also bind Broccoli™ derivative aptamers and turn on their fluorescence. DFHO is cell-permeable with negligible toxicity in living cells and can be used to label any genetically encoded Corn™ RNA tag. When bound to Corn™, DFHO has been found to be highly photostable compared to DFHBI, DFHBI-1T, and mVenus. The photostability of DFHO was demonstrated in the imaging and quantitative measurement of cellular Pol III promoter activity in living cells./

Live-cell

A. Live-cell imaging of HEK293T cells expressing U6 promoter driven Corn™ in the presence of 10 µM DFHO. Images are Hoechst-stained nuclei (blue) and Corn™ fluorescence (yellow), individually or overlayed. Images were acquired using YFP and DAPI filter sets.

B. Live-cell imaging of E. coli cells expressing tRNA promoter driven Corn™ in the presence of 10 µM DFHO.

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Amerigo Scientific is a distribution company focused on providing critical products and services to the biomedical and life science research communities. Although a new company, Amerigo Scientific's founder has had more than 20 years of rich experience in the biomedical and biochemical fields, and has established close contacts with key personnel in...
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