MDR Activity Kit
 
ION’s Multidrug Resistance (MDR) Activity kit is an effective solution for detecting MDR1 and MRP1 activity and compounds susceptible to MDR–mediated efflux. ION’s MDR Activity kit is compatible with fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, and fluorescence plate readers using FITC/fluorescein settings.

Calcein AM is a membrane-permeant, non-fluorescent dye that enters cells passively. Once inside the cytosol of cells, intracellular esterases convert it to fluorescent Calcein (Ex/Em: 495 nm/515 nm), resulting in uniform cytosolic fluorescence. Drug efflux transporters, such as P-glycoprotein (Pgp, MDR1) and multidrug-resistance-associated protein (MRP1), actively extrude Calcein AM from inside the cell before esterases can convert it to Calcein. The presence of additional MDR substrates or inhibitors of MDR expression results in decreased Calcein AM efflux, causing a measurable increase in intracellular fluorescence. In addition to identifying MDR substrates and inhibitors, this kit can also be used to evaluate the activity of MDR transporters in cells.

When following our protocol, ION’s MDR Activity kit provides enough reagents to make 100 mL of working solution, enough for ten 96- or 384-well plates or 80 flow cytometry samples. The actual number of assays will vary according to optimal dye concentrations for your application.

ION Biosciences RATIOMETRIC CALCIUM ESSENTIALS
 

Ratiometric Calcium Essentials kit provides the necessary reagents for conducting no wash, ratiometric calcium flux assays compatible with plate reader and fluorescence microscopy applications. Individual components are provided to give the user the flexibility needed to customize your assay.
 

Fura-2 is the most popular UV-excitable, ratiometric green indicator for intracellular calcium (Ca²+) measurements. Ex/Em: 340/505 nm can be used to measure Ca2+-bound Fura-2, and Ex/Em: 380/505 nm can be used to detect Ca²+-free Fura-2.
 

Ratiometry is not only optimal for imaging applications where quantification of intracellular Ca²+ concentrations is desired, it also reduces effects of photobleaching, heterogenous dye loading, and variable cell morphology.

Green fluorescent, calcium (Ca²+) indicator, membrane permeable.

 

Fluo-3 is a green fluorescent, intracellular calcium (Ca²+) indicator with slightly red-shifted spectral properties compared to Fluo-4. Offers a large dynamic range that can be better suited for high contrast imaging applications. Is preferred over Fluo-4 for some cell types.

Yellow-green fluorescent, potassium (K+) indicator, membrane permeable.
 

Lower K+ affinity than IPG-2 and IPG-4.
 

ION Potassium Green – 1 (IPG-1) is the best in class yellow-green fluorescent, intracellular potassium (K+) indicator for measuring changes at most intracellular K+ concentrations. IPG-1 has Ex/Em: 525 nm/545 nm and a high-sensitivity to detect small changes in K+ concentration. IPG-1 has a lower affinity (Kd = 50 mM) than IPG-2 (Kd = 18 mM) or IPG-4 (Kd = 7 mM).

ION Biosciences Fura-2 K+ Salt
 

Ratiometric calcium (Ca²+) indicator, membrane impermeable.

 

Fura-2 is the most popular UV-excitable, ratiometric green indicator for calcium (Ca²+) measurements. Ex/Em: 340/505 nm can be used to measure Ca²+-bound Fura-2, and Ex/Em: 380/505 nm can be used to detect Ca²+-free Fura-2. Ratiometry is optimal for imaging applications where quantification of intracellular Ca²+ concentrations is desired, and reduces effects of photobleaching, heterogenous dye loading, and variable cell morphology.

 

Fura-2 K+ salt is a membrane impermeable form of Fura-2 that can be used in lipid membrane-free systems, in liposomes, or can be introduced into cells by electroporation, microinjection or other methods.

ION VITAL – MitoVolt
 

Mitochondrial membrane potential assay kit that uses JC-10, a membrane potential sensitive dye that is more soluble than JC-1.
 

ION Vital – MitoVolt assay kit is the ideal solution for detecting changes in mitochondrial membrane potential due to cell apoptosis or other stress-inducing phenomena. ION Vital – MitoVolt is compatible with fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, and plate reader applications.
 

JC-10 is a mitochondrial membrane potential probe. It possesses superior aqueous solubility compared to its better known analogue, JC-1. At low concentrations, JC-10 is monomeric and emits a green fluorescence.
JC-10 accumulates in healthy mitochondria, forming J-aggregates that exhibit an orange fluorescence. Mitochondrial depolarization, a key marker of cellular apoptosis, results in a loss of JC-10 accumulation and a reversal to its monomeric form. This reversible behavior of JC-10 allows for ratiometric analysis of mitochondrial membrane potential, where a shift from orange (Ex/Em: 540nm/590nm) to green fluorescence (Ex/Em: 490nm/525nm) is indicative of compromised mitochondria.
 

ION Vital – MitoVolt can be used to monitor and/or visualize mitochondrial membrane potential as a static endpoint or in real-time. When following our protocol, ION Vital – MitoVolt provides enough reagents to make 25 mL of working solution, enough for five 96-well plates or 500 flow cytometry samples. The actual number of assays will vary according to optimal dye concentrations and assay volumes for your application.

ION Biosciences Fura-2 AM
 

UV-excitable, ratiometric green calcium (Ca²+) indicator, membrane permeable.

 

Fura-2 is the most popular UV-excitable, ratiometric green indicator for intracellular calcium (Ca²+) measurements. Ex/Em: 340/505 nm can be used to measure Ca²+-bound Fura-2, and Ex/Em: 380/505 nm can be used to detect Ca²+-free Fura-2. Ratiometry is optimal for imaging applications where quantification of intracellular Ca²+ concentrations is desired, and reduces effects of photobleaching, heterogenous dye loading, and variable cell morphology.

Yellow-green fluorescent, sodium (Na+) indicator, membrane impermeable. Higher Na+ affinity than ING-1.

 

ION Natrium Green – 2 (ING-2) is a yellow-green fluorescent, intracellular sodium (Na+) indicator with improved cellular loading and significantly higher brightness than SBFI. Its spectral properties (Ex/Em: 525 nm/545 nm) and large dynamic range make ING-2 the best Na+ indicator for high-throughput screening applications targeting Na+ channels, and non-selective monovalent cation channels. ING-2 has a more physiologically relevant affinity (Kd = 20 mM) than ING-1 (Kd = 92 mM). Also compatible with fluorescence microscopy using common fluorescein, GFP or more ideally YFP filters.
 

ING-2 TMA+ salt is a membrane impermeable form of ING-2 that can be used in lipid membrane-free systems, in liposomes, or can be introduced

Brilliant Calcium Kits

High-throughput, no wash calcium (Ca²+) assay. An optimal solution for measuring intracellular Ca²+ dynamics, including effectors such as GPCRs and protein transporters.

ION Biosciences’ Brilliant Calcium (Ca²+) Assay is a total assay solution for multi-well plate-based, high-throughput measurements of dynamic changes in intracellular Ca²+. The ION Biosciences’ Brilliant Calcium Assay is useful for a wide range of effectors of intracellular Ca²+ including many G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), divalent cation channels, and other proteins capable of transporting Ca²+ or affecting intracellular Ca²+ dynamics. In multi-well, plate-based formats, the Brilliant Calcium Assay can be used to discover and characterize the effects of tens to many tens-of-thousands of compounds and environmental factors which can act to affect intracellular Ca²+ levels.

Brilliant Calcium Flex Kit

Our Flex kit provides all necessary reagents in a format to maximize flexibility for your assay design and customization challenges.


Contents of Brilliant Calcium Flex Kit
 

Green fluorescent, calcium (Ca²+) indicator, membrane impermeable

 

Fluo-3 is a green fluorescent, intracellular calcium (Ca²+) indicator with slightly red-shifted spectral properties compared to Fluo-4. Offers a large dynamic range that can be better suited for high contrast imaging applications.Is preferred over Fluo-4 for some cell types.

 

Fluo-3 K+ salt is a membrane impermeable form of Fluo-3 that can be used in lipid membrane-free systems, in liposomes, or can be introduced into cells by electroporation, microinjection or other methods.

ION Biosciences ICR-1 K+ Salt
 
ION Calcium Red – 1 (ICR-1) is a red fluorescent (Ex/Em 580nm/660nm) calcium (Ca²) indicator for intracellular Ca²+ measurements. ICR-1’s long-wavelength emission and a large Stokes shift reduces contributions of autofluorescence, making ICR-1 AM optimal for cellular and tissue imaging applications. ICR-1 can also be multiplexed with GFP-labeled cells or other green fluorophores commonly used in experiments. Unlike some other red fluorescent Ca²+ indicators, ICR-1 does not accumulate in the mitochondria. Data supporting fluorescence lifetime imaging and multiphoton imaging capabilities have also been demonstrated.
 

ICR-1 K+ salt is a membrane impermeable form of ICR-1 that can be used in lipid membrane-free systems, in liposomes, or can be introduced into cells by electroporation, microinjection or other methods.