Sulforhodamine_101

Sulforhodamine 101

Sulforhodamine 101

Chemical compound

Sulforhodamine 101 (SR101) is a red fluorescent dye. In neurophysiological experiments which comprise calcium imaging methods, it can be used for a counterstaining of astrocytes to be able to analyze data from neurons separately.[1] However, in addition to labeling astrocytes, SR101 labels myelinating oligodendrocytes.[2] SR101 has been reported to affect excitability of neurons and should therefore be used with caution.[3]

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A sulfonyl chloride derivative of sulforhodamine 101, known as Texas Red, is used for conjugation to a number of functional groups, especially primary amines.

References

  1. [1]
    Nimmerjahn, A.; Kirchhoff, F.; Kerr, J.N.; Helmchen, F. (2004). "Sulforhodamine 101 as a specific marker of astroglia in the neocortex in vivo". Nature Methods. 1 (1): 31–7. doi:10.1038/nmeth706. PMID 15782150. S2CID 2073853.Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Hill, R.A.; Grutzendler, J. (2014). "In vivo imaging of oligodendrocytes with sulforhodamine 101". Nature Methods. 11 (11): 1081–1082. doi:10.1038/nmeth.3140. PMC 4539948. PMID 25357236.Closed access icon
  3. [3]
    Kang, J.; Kang N.; Yu, Y.; Zhang, J.; et al. (2010). "Sulforhodamine 101 induces long-term potentiation of intrinsic excitability and synaptic efficacy in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons". Neuroscience. 169 (4): 1601–1609. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.06.020. PMC 2918738. PMID 20600669.
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