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== Mechanism == | == Mechanism == | ||
BrdU is phosphorylated by cells to BrdUTP. This precursor is incorporated into newly synthesised DNA during S phase instead of deoxythymidine triphosphate (dTTP). It can then be detected with an anti-BrdU antibody coupled to a fluorophore or an enzyme. Other detection methods | BrdU is phosphorylated by cells to BrdUTP. This precursor is incorporated into newly synthesised DNA during S phase instead of deoxythymidine triphosphate (dTTP). It can then be detected with an anti-BrdU antibody coupled to a fluorophore or an enzyme. Other detection methods include BrdU quenching of DNA fluorophores and selective photolysis of BrdU-containing DNA. | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrdU bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoxyuridine deoxyuridine (dU)], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoxythymidine deoxythymidine (dT)] at the Wikipedia | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrdU bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoxyuridine deoxyuridine (dU)], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoxythymidine deoxythymidine (dT)] at the Wikipedia | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 5 January 2010
Bromodeoxyuridine (5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine, BrdU) is a synthetic nucleoside analogue of thymidine. BrdU is commonly used to detect cell proliferation.
Mechanism
BrdU is phosphorylated by cells to BrdUTP. This precursor is incorporated into newly synthesised DNA during S phase instead of deoxythymidine triphosphate (dTTP). It can then be detected with an anti-BrdU antibody coupled to a fluorophore or an enzyme. Other detection methods include BrdU quenching of DNA fluorophores and selective photolysis of BrdU-containing DNA.
Examples
See also
- Fundamental bioengineering course notes mention BrdU in the introduction
- bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU), deoxyuridine (dU), deoxythymidine (dT) at the Wikipedia
