DNA Damage Quantification Kit
- 貨號 Cat. No.
- K253-25
- 規格 Size
- 25 assays
Description
(Catalog #K253-25; 25 assays; Store kit at 4oC, do not freeze) I. Introduction: Apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) sites are one of the major types of DNA lesions formed during the course of base excision and repair of oxidized, deaminated or alkylated bases. It has been estimated that about 2x105 base lesions are generated per cell per day. The level of AP sites in cells can be a good indicator of DNA lesion and repair against chemical damage and cell aging. The DNA Damage Quantification Kit utilizes the ARP (Aldehyde Reactive Probe) reagent that reacts specifically with an aldehyde group which is the open ring form of the AP sites. After treating DNA containing AP sites with ARP reagents, AP sites are tagged with biotin residues, which can be quantified using avidin-biotin assay followed by a colorimetric detection. The kit provides the necessary reagents for convenient determination of abasic sites in purified DNA sample in 96-well plate format.
Component K253-25 Color Code Part 25 assays Cap Color Number
ARP Solution (10 mM) 0.125 ml Red K253-25-1 TE Buffer 30 ml NM K253-25-2 Glycogen Solution (10 ïg/ïl) 0.1 ml Blue K253-25-3 0 ARP-DNA Standard (0.5 ïg/ml) 0.6 ml Clear K253-25-4 40 ARP-DNA Standard (0.5 ïg/ml) 0.6 ml Yellow K253-25-5 DNA Binding Solution 10 ml WM K253-25-6 HRP-Streptavidin 0.15 ml Green K253-25-7 10X Wash Buffer 30 ml WM K253-25-8 HRP Developer 10 ml Brown/NM K253-25-9 96-well Microplate (8 x 12 strips) 1 plate Clear K253-25-10
III. DNA Damage Quantification Protocol:
Several different methods and products are available for isolating genomic DNA. Among all the methods, the guanidine/detergent lysis method is simple, and it gives highly purified genomic DNA for the ARP-based abasic sites detection. During the purification process, avoid heating of the DNA solution. Determine the concentration and purity of the purified genomic DNA using the spectrophotometer*. Dissolve the genomic DNA in TE at concentration of 0.1 µg/ïl. It is important for an accurate assay that the DNA concentration is adjusted exactly to 0.1 µg/ïl. 1 OD260 nm = 50 µg/ml for genomic DNA. The ratio of OD260 nm/OD280 nm of highly purified DNA solution is 1.7 or higher. Protein contamination in the sample solution may cause a positive error. Note: Genomic DNA Isolation Kit is also available from BioVision (Cat.# K281-50). For a positive control, cells may be treated using 10 mM H2O2 for 1 hour at 37C to induce AP site formation.
B. ARP Labeling: 1) Mix 5 µl of 0.1 ïg/ïl purified sample DNA solution with 5 µl ARP Solution at the bottom of a microcentrifuge tube and incubate at 37oC for 1 hour to tag the DNA AP site.
C. Determination of the number of abasic sites in DNA
3) Add 60 µl each of the above ARP-DNA Standards and ARP-labeled DNA samples into each well. For more accurate measurement, use three wells per sample.
Prepare Solutions before use: Washing Buffer: Dilute the 10X Wash Buffer to 1X Buffer with ddH2O (total volume 300 ml). Store this 1X Wash Buffer at room temperature. HRP-Streptavidin Solution: Just before use, prepare 1:100 diluted working solution by diluting the 100 ïl of HRP-Streptavidin with 9.9 ml 1X Wash Buffer.
7) Discard the solution in the wells, and wash the wells with 250 µl Wash Buffer 5 times. 8) Add 100 µl of HRP Developer to each well, and incubate at 37oC for 1 hour.
*Note: The value from O.D.450 nm will roughly double of that from O.D.650 nm.
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