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- Title
Evaluation of fluorescence-based viability stains in cells dissociated from scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis.
- Authors
Roger, Liza M.; Adarkwa Darko, Yaa; Bernas, Tytus; White, Frances; Olaosebikan, Monsurat; Cowen, Lenore; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith; Lewinski, Nastassja A.
- Abstract
The application of established cell viability assays such as the commonly used trypan blue staining method to coral cells is not straightforward due to different culture parameters and different cellular features specific to mammalian cells compared to marine invertebrates. Using Pocillopora damicornis as a model, we characterized the autofluorescence and tested different fluorescent dye pair combinations to identify alternative viability indicators. The cytotoxicity of different representative molecules, namely small organic molecules, proteins and nanoparticles (NP), was measured after 24 h of exposure using the fluorescent dye pair Hoechst 33342 and SYTOX orange. Our results show that this dye pair can be distinctly measured in the presence of fluorescent proteins plus chlorophyll. P. damicornis cells exposed for 24 h to Triton-X100, insulin or titanium dioxide (TiO2) NPs, respectively, at concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 100 µg/mL, revealed a LC50 of 0.46 µg/mL for Triton-X100, 6.21 µg/mL for TiO2 NPs and 33.9 µg/mL for insulin. This work presents the approach used to customize dye pairs for membrane integrity-based cell viability assays considering the species- and genotype-specific autofluorescence of scleractinian corals, namely: endogenous fluorescence characterization followed by the selection of dyes that do not overlap with endogenous signals.
- Subjects
SCLERACTINIA; CELL survival; FLUORESCENT proteins; CELL culture; MARINE invertebrates; TRYPAN blue; FLUORESCENT dyes; INSULIN
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2022, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-022-19586-7