Never say dye: New roles for an old fluorochrome |
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Authors: | Vasileios Fotopoulos |
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Affiliation: | Department of Agricultural Sciences; Biotechnology and Food Science; Cyprus University of Technology; Limassol, Cyprus |
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Abstract: | Recent years have seen a remarkable increase in the number of publications dealing with the application of epifluorescence microscopy in cell biology. This can be widely attributed to the development of state-of-the-art image processing programs, as well as the development of new reagents/probes, which allow the labeling of most cell structures, organelles and metabolites with high specificity. However, the use of a specific fluorescent dye, 3,3′-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide (DiOC6), has been recently revisited and several new application potentials have emerged. The goal of this mini-review is to provide an up-to-date overview of the multiple roles of this multifaceted probe. |
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Keywords: | DiOC6 dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide fluorescence microscopy fluorochrome |
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