| 1. Cell Plating no Test Reagent/Drug
(skip step 3 below) |
Seed cells
at 1-2 x 105 cells/ml, 100 ml/well |
2. Cell Plating withTest
Reagent/Drug
(see below step 3) |
Seed cells at 0.5-4
x 105 cells/ml, 50 ml/well |
| 3. Addition of Test Reagent(s)/Drug |
Add 50 ml/well, 2X concentration
desired |
| 4. Addition of BrdU |
Dilute 500X stock BrdU,
add 20 ml/well
(be sure to include a No BrdU control) |
| 5. Incubate |
2-24 hours |
6. Fix and Denature
- Adherent Cells
|
Aspirate (or flick) the media from the cell wells
Add 200 ml/well Fixing Solution
Incubate 30 minutes at Room Temp.
Aspirate the Fixing Solution and blot the plates dry.
|
- Suspension Cells
No-Spin Procedure |
Add 200 ml/well Fixing
Solution on top of the cells.
Incubate 1 hour at Room Temp
Aspirate the Fixing Solution and blot the plates dry. |
- Suspension Cells
Spine Procedure |
Spin the plates for
5 minutes at 1000 rpm.
Aspirate media, add 200 ml/well Fixing Solution.
Incubate for 30 minutes, room temp.
Aspirate the Fixing Solution and blot the plates dry. |
| 7. Wash Step |
Wash X3 with 1X wash
buffer and blot dry. |
| 8. Detector Antibody |
Add 100 ml/well of diluted
detector antibody. |
| 9. Incubate |
1 hour at room temp. |
| 10. Wash Step |
Wash X3 with 1X wash
buffer and blot dry. |
| 11. Conjugate Addition |
Add 100 ml/well HRP-conjugate |
| 12. Incubate |
Incubate for 30 minutes
at room temperature. |
| 13. Wash Step and Final Water Wash |
Wash as above. Perform
a final distilled water wash by flooding the entire plate with distilled
water. Pat dry on absorbent paper towels. |
14. Development
|
Add 100
ml/well chemiluminescent substrate |
| 15. Read |
Read immediately
(reaction may be read for up to 30 minutes). |