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Senescence β-Galactosidase Activity Assay Kit (Fluorescence, Plate-Based)
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Senescence β-Galactosidase Activity Assay Kit (Fluorescence, Plate-Based) #23833

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23833S
1 Kit  (100 tests)

Product Includes Quantity (with Count)
Senescence 1X Cell Lysis Buffer 1 x 25 ml
Senescence 2X Reaction Buffer 1 x 6.5 ml
Senescence Stop Solution 1 x 21 ml
SA-β-Gal Substrate 1 x 4 mg

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Senescence β-Galactosidase Activity Assay Kit - Plate Based Protocol

A. Solutions and Reagents

Supplied Reagents

  1. 1X Senescence Cell Lysis Buffer: (#91029)
  2. 2X Senescence Reaction Buffer: (#78494)
  3. SA-β-Gal Substrate: (#45954) Reconstitute vial of SA-β-Gal Substrate in 348 µL of DMSO to make a 20X solution. Store any unused substrate at -20°C for up to 1 month from date of reconstitution.
  4. Senescence Stop Solution: (#66008)

Additional Reagents (Not Supplied)

  1. β-mercaptoethanol (BME)
  2. DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide) Sterile: (#12611)
  3. PMSF: (#8553) Reconstitute 34.84 mg of lyophilized PMSF in 1.0 ml isopropyl alcohol, to make a 200 mM solution.
  4. Protease/Phosphatase Inhibitor Cocktail (100X): (#5872)
  5. Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS-20X): (#9808) To prepare a 1X solution, add 0.5 mL of 20X PBS to 9.5 mL of deionized water.
  6. 96-well plate for initial reaction found in Section C. Test Procedure Step 1.
  7. 96-well black opaque plate suitable for a fluorescent plate reader.
  8. Plate reader capable of reading excitation at 360 nm and emission at 465 nm.
  9. BCA Protein Assay Kit: (#7780)
  10. High Speed Centrifuge
  11. Reagent 96-well 24-well 6-well 10cm dish
    1X PBS Wash 100 µL 400 µL 1000 µL 1500 µL
    1X Cell Lysis Buffer 100 µL 400 µL 1000 µL 1500 µL

B. Preparing Cell Lysates

NOTE: Cell treatments to induce senescence should be completed before initiating assay with this kit. Ensure that an untreated control is included, to provide a baseline measurement of fluorescence for comparison.

  1. Plate cells of interest in a tissue culture vessel and culture under appropriate conditions used to generate senescent cells.
  2. Prepare a 1X Senescence Cell Lysis Buffer immediately before use; add the proper amount of protease inhibitor such as 1.0 mM PMSF and protease/phosphatase inhibitor cocktail to the solution. Keep solution on ice while making the cell lysate. Refer to the provided table to calculate how much volume is needed based on the size of the cell culture vessel.
  3. Aspirate the medium from the vessel containing cells being analyzed.
  4. Wash the cells once with cold 1X PBS (refer to the table for correct volumes), then aspirate and discard the wash.
  5. Add cold 1X Senescence Cell Lysis Buffer (refer to Section B. Step 2) to the cells (refer to the table for correct volumes). Incubate on ice for 5 minutes.
  6. Scrape the cells off the surface and transfer the whole lysate to a micro-centrifuge tube. Pipette the lysate up and down several times to facilitate the lysing process.
  7. Place the micro-centrifuge tubes containing the cell lysate into a centrifuge and spin for 5 minutes (x14000 rpm) at 4°C.
  8. Transfer the supernatant to a new tube. The supernatant is the cell lysate. Store at -80°C in single-use aliquots.
  9. Optional, determine the total protein concentration of each cell lysate sample by protein assay.

C. Test Procedure

2X Assay Buffer Preparation: Immediately before use, add BME to 2X Senescence Reaction Buffer at a final concentration of 10 mM. Then dilute the 20X SA-β-Gal Substrate to 1X with 2X Senescence Reaction Buffer containing 10mM BME. Make only enough solution for the number of wells analyzed (50 µL per well). Use the 2X Assay Buffer immediately and properly discard any unused solution.

  1. Transfer 50 µL of the cell lysate to a 96-well plate. Add 50 µL of freshly prepared 2X Assay Buffer. Incubate the samples at 37°C protected from light for 1-3 hours.
  2. Remove 50 µL of the reaction mixture and transfer to a 96 well black opaque plate.
  3. Stop the reaction by adding 200 µL of Senescence Stop Solution to each well.
  4. Read fluorescence with a fluorescence plate reader set with excitation at 360nm and emission at 465nm. For optimal readings, read the plate within 30 minutes of adding STOP solution.

posted August 2020

Protocol Id: 2285

Product Description

The Senescence β-Galactosidase Activity Assay Kit (Fluorescence, Plate-Based) uses the β-gal Substrate 4-Methylumbelliferyl β-D-galactopyranoside (4-MUG) to detect Senescence-Associated beta-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity. Upon binding to β-gal, 4-MUG is hydrolysed to the fluorescent product 4-MU that can be measured at an excitation wavelength of 360 nm and an emission wavelength of 465 nm. Fluorescent intensity correlates with sample β-gal levels. This quantitative assay uses cellular lysates for determination of SA-β-gal activity. Each kit provides enough reagents to perform up to 100 assays in a 96-well plate format.

Background

β-galactosidase (also known as β-gal) is an essential hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of galactose-containing carbohydrates into monosaccharides. Substrates of β-galactosides include lactose, various glycoproteins, ganglioside GM1, and lactosylceramides. β-galactosidase is used widely in molecular biology; for example, isolation of recombinant bacteria during molecular cloning utilizes α-complementation of the bacterial β-galactosidase gene (lacZ) in the presence of a β-gal substrate to identify recombinant clones (1). In cell biology, Senescence-Associated beta-galactosidase (SA-β-gal), defined as β-gal activity at pH 6.0, is a widely used marker of replicative senescence. While initially thought to derive from a unique isoform of β-galactosidase expressed specifically in senescent cells (2), SA-β-gal activity was subsequently shown to result from overexpression and accumulation of β-galactosidase in endogenous lysosomes, and is not specifically required for replicative senescence (3).

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