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Fluozin 3 tetrapotassium salt

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Sourced in Germany

FluoZin-3 tetrapotassium salt is a fluorescent indicator used for the detection and measurement of zinc ions in biological samples. It is a water-soluble, cell-permeable compound that exhibits increased fluorescence upon binding to zinc ions. The core function of FluoZin-3 tetrapotassium salt is to provide a reliable method for researchers to monitor and quantify zinc levels in various cellular and biological systems.

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Fluorescent Dye-Based Calcium Imaging

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All compounds were of the highest quality and are as follows: TPEN [N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine; Sigma], FluoZin-3 AM (ThermoFisher), FluoZin-3 tetrapotassium salt (ThermoFisher), pluronic F-127 (ThermoFisher), Fluo-4 AM (ThermoFisher), probenecid (ThermoFisher), and ionomycin (Sigma).
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Xenopus Egg Activation and Fertilization Imaging

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Xenopus eggs were obtained via established methods. Eggs were acquired from female Xenopus laevis (Nasco) between the ages of 3 to 10 years old. Confocal images were taken at 2.5X using a Leica SP5 microscope (Biological Imaging Facility, Northwestern University). Eggs were imaged in 0.1X Ca2+, Mg2+, and EDTA-free Marc’s Modified Ringer’s (MMR: 10 mM NaCl, 200 μM KCl, 500 μM HEPES pH 7.4) buffer containing 50 μM FluoZin-3 tetrapotassium salt ((ThermoFisher Scientific).and implement XFM experiments and process and analyze ) In order to parthenogenically activate the eggs, ionomycin calcium salt from Streptomyces conglobatus (Sigma Aldrich) in DMSO was added to the buffer at a final concentration of 20 μM. To image fertilization, around half of a testis was ground in 200 μl 1X Ca2+, Mg2+, and EDTA-free MMR (100 mM NaCl, 2 mM KCl, 5 mM HEPES pH 7.4) and kept on ice. Before imaging, the sperm solution was mixed 1:1 with 0.1X Ca2+, Mg2+, and EDTA-free MMR and added at a 1:10 dilution to the buffer in the imaging dish.
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Fluorometric Zinc Titration Assay

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ZnSO4 (0 µM, 0.1 µM, 1 µM, 2 µM, 3 µM, 4 µM, 5 µM, 10 µM, 20 µM and 50 µM) and 1 µM Fluozin-3 tetrapotassium salt (ThermoFisher, Germany) were supplemented to HDAC1 buffer and 100 µL per well were distributed on a 96 well plate as triplicates. To determine minimal and maximal fluorescence as described before, 50 µM TPEN and 100 µM ZnSO4 were pipetted to the HDAC1 buffer as triplicates, as well (Fig. S3). Subsequently, samples were incubated for 30 min at 37°C in the dark, followed by fluorescence measurement at the fluorescence plate reader Ultra 384 (Tecan, Germany). To determine the maximal fluorescence within the PP2A buffer, 3 µM ZnSO4 were added. Due to the concentration optimum of FluoZin-3, the free zinc concentration for higher zinc concentrations was calculated with the respective formula afterwards. Free zinc concentrations in a higher range could not be reliably determined within the PP2A buffer. Fig. S3 A represents the free zinc in the reaction buffer with the experimental conditions wherein a 1/50 dilution of the PP2A preparation was used with a standard peptide as substrate whereas Fig. S3 B
shows free zinc concentrations in the reaction buffer wherein a 1/20 dilution of the PP2A preparation was tested with a more physiological Rb peptide as substrate.
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Xenopus Egg Activation and Fertilization Imaging

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Xenopus eggs were obtained via established methods. Eggs were acquired from female Xenopus laevis (Nasco) between the ages of 3 to 10 years old. Confocal images were taken at 2.5X using a Leica SP5 microscope (Biological Imaging Facility, Northwestern University). Eggs were imaged in 0.1X Ca2+, Mg2+, and EDTA-free Marc’s Modified Ringer’s (MMR: 10 mM NaCl, 200 μM KCl, 500 μM HEPES pH 7.4) buffer containing 50 μM FluoZin-3 tetrapotassium salt ((ThermoFisher Scientific).and implement XFM experiments and process and analyze ) In order to parthenogenically activate the eggs, ionomycin calcium salt from Streptomyces conglobatus (Sigma Aldrich) in DMSO was added to the buffer at a final concentration of 20 μM. To image fertilization, around half of a testis was ground in 200 μl 1X Ca2+, Mg2+, and EDTA-free MMR (100 mM NaCl, 2 mM KCl, 5 mM HEPES pH 7.4) and kept on ice. Before imaging, the sperm solution was mixed 1:1 with 0.1X Ca2+, Mg2+, and EDTA-free MMR and added at a 1:10 dilution to the buffer in the imaging dish.
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Lipid Sourcing and Fluorescent Labeling

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The lipids were purchased from Avanti Polar
Lipids. FluoZin-3 tetrapotassium salt, Pacific Blue NHS, and Atto
488 NHS were purchased from Thermo Fisher. All other chemicals were
purchased from Merck/Sigma Aldrich.
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