Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good non-commercial resource for gathering information about fluorescent organelle labels for microscopy?

I want to start compiling an easy-to-use resource for our microscope users but don't want it biased to a particular company.

Any help would be much appreciated!

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~grosa...feratives.html

The stand-out best resource for fluorescent probes for microscopy is “The Handbook: A Guide to Fluorescent Probes and Labelling Techniques” from Molecular Probes (now part of Invitrogen). It’s not just a catalogue for Molecular Probes products; it’s an unparalleled resource of background information, basic biology and techniques.

I realise you wanted a non-commercial resource, but nothing else comes close (in my opinion and the opinion of just about every other fluorescent microscopist I’ve ever worked with). The Handbook can be used to determine the types of dyes/antibodies and the techniques required for a particular application, then you can determine from which supplier you will obtain them.