The Hello Bio Janelia Fluor 646® conjugation kit allows the conjugation of antibodies and proteins to Janelia Fluor® 646 in as little at 90 minutes (15 minutes active time) with a high degree of labeling. There are many benefits of directly labeled proteins and antibodies such as:
Much easier multiplexing - no need to mix and match antibody species correctly
Avoid non-specific binding by secondary antibodies
Save time by shortening staining protocols.
Requirements
Not compatible with BSA containing antibodies or proteins as this will reduce the taget labeling. These should be removed before processing.
The protein to be labeled should be greater than 7kDa in size
The antibody concentration should be at least 1mg/ml, lower concentrations can be used however this will effect the degree of labeling.
Pack size guidance
Please note:
The 2x50µg packsize is sufficient to carry out 2 conjugation reactions on 50µg protein each.
The 3x100µg packsize is sufficent to carry out 3 conjugation reactions on 100µg protein each.
Description
Kit for conjugation of antibodies and other proteins to Janelia Fluor® 646
Figure 1. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat cerebellum
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain neuronal projections in rat cerebellum. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured as a tilescan using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured using a 40x objective (DAPI: 4ms, Y5: 80ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.3µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 2. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat hippocampus
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain neuronal projections in rat midbrain. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured as a tilescan using a 20x objective (DAPI: 5ms, Y5: 221ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.98µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 3. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat cortex
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain neuronal projections in rat cortex. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured using a 20x objective (DAPI: 5ms, Y5: 221ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.6µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 4. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat brainstem
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain axons in rat brainstem. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured using a 40x objective (DAPI: 10ms, Y5: 47ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.3µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 5. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat brainstem
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain axons in rat brainstem. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured using a 40x objective (DAPI: 10ms, Y5: 60ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.3µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 6. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining of rat corpus callosum
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain the axons making up the corpus callosum. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured as a tilescan using a 20x objective (DAPI: 5ms, Y5: 221ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.6µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 1. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat cerebellum
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain neuronal projections in rat cerebellum. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured as a tilescan using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured using a 40x objective (DAPI: 4ms, Y5: 80ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.3µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 2. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat hippocampus
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain neuronal projections in rat midbrain. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured as a tilescan using a 20x objective (DAPI: 5ms, Y5: 221ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.98µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 3. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat cortex
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain neuronal projections in rat cortex. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured using a 20x objective (DAPI: 5ms, Y5: 221ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.6µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 4. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat brainstem
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain axons in rat brainstem. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured using a 40x objective (DAPI: 10ms, Y5: 47ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.3µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 5. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining in rat brainstem
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain axons in rat brainstem. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured using a 40x objective (DAPI: 10ms, Y5: 60ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.3µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).
Figure 6. Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated anti-neurofilament light antibody staining of rat corpus callosum
Janelia Fluor® 646 was conjugated with HB7266 (rabbit monoclonal anti-neurofilament L antibody) following the provided protocol and used to stain the axons making up the corpus callosum. Method: Rat brains were dissected and fixed overnight in 4% PFA before then being incubated in 30% sucrose (in PBS) until sunk (approx. 48hrs). A freezing microtome was used to cut 40µm horizontal slices before sections were incubated in 1% NaBH4 for 30 minutes. Sections were blocked in 0.05M glycine, 2% BSA and 3% donkey serum before incubation overnight at 4°C in Janelia Fluor® 646 conjugated HB7266 at a 1:500 dilution. Following washing, DAPI (HB0747) was used at 1µg/ml to visualise cell nuclei before sections were mounted using MightyMount Antifade Fluorescence Mounting Medium (aqueous). For more detail please see our IHC(IF) protocol. Images were captured using a Leica DMI6000B inverted epifluorescence microscope connected to a Photometric Prime 95B camera. The image was captured as a tilescan using a 20x objective (DAPI: 5ms, Y5: 221ms exposures) in a z-stack (0.6µm spacing). The image was deconvolved in Huygens professional software before the stack was flattened using a maximum Z projection in ImageJ (Schindelin et al., 2012. Nat Methods, 9(7), 676–682).