The development of a nucleus staining fluorescent probe for dynamic mitosis imaging in live cells

Abstract

A low-toxicity nucleus staining fluorescent probe, CDb12, was developed for real time mitosis imaging in live cells. CDb12 was identified by unbiased high-throughput imaging-based screening of a new xanthone library (AX). Unlike the conventional Hoechst dye, the low toxicity of CDb12 allows long term monitoring of cell division over more than one cell cycle.