Assay Overview

Plate Format: 384 well

Assay Cell Culture

RPE1

Origin: Cell Services
Cell Medium: DMEM + 10% heat inactivated FCS +1% P/S + 1% Non-Essential Amino Acids
Cell Seeding Density Per Well: 900

Delivery Protocol - Reverse transfection

Protocol: Mix siRNA in 2.5uL HBSS to 375nM concentration. Mix 0.1uL Lullaby in 2.5uL OPTIMEM. Mix together on plate and leave for 20 minutes. Add cells in 45ul/well. Culture the cells for further 72hours. 54h after transfection cells are treated with ICRF193 and nocodazole for 17h.
Delivery Reagent: Lullaby
Delivery Reagent Supplier: OZ biosciences
Delivery Reagent Concentration: 0.1µl/well
Silencing Reagent Concentration: 18.75nM
Silencing Reagent Supplier: Dharmacon
Silencing Reagent Origin: HTS Lab

Assay Treatments

Cell Fixation

fixed in solvent overnight
Ethanol/Acetic acid
95/5 Ethanol 96%/Glacial acetic acid
long-term at -20C

Assay Staining

Staining of mitotic cells
2.5% BSA/PBS
none
DAPI
1ug/ml
2 hour

Assay Readouts