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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 47, 1443-1456, November 1999, Copyright © 1999, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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A High-resolution, Fluorescence-based Method for Localization of Endogenous Alkaline Phosphatase Activity

William G. Coxa and Victoria L. Singera
a Molecular Probes, Inc., Eugene, Oregon

Correspondence to: Victoria L. Singer, Molecular Probes, Inc., 4849 Pitchford Avenue, Eugene, OR 97402.

We describe a high-resolution, fluorescence-based method for localizing endogenous alkaline phosphatase in tissues and cultured cells. This method utilizes ELF (Enzyme-Labeled Fluorescence)-97 phosphate, which yields an intensely fluorescent yellow-green precipitate at the site of enzymatic activity. We compared zebrafish intestine, ovary, and kidney cryosections stained for endogenous alkaline phosphatase using four histochemical techniques: ELF-97 phosphate, Gomori method, BCIP/NBT, and naphthol AS-MX phosphate coupled with Fast Blue BB (colored) and Fast Red TR (fluorescent) diazonium salts. Each method localized endogenous alkaline phosphatase to the same specific sample regions. However, we found that sections labeled using ELF-97 phosphate exhibited significantly better resolution than the other samples. The enzymatic product remained highly localized to the site of enzymatic activity, whereas signals generated using the other methods diffused. We found that the ELF-97 precipitate was more photostable than the Fast Red TR azo dye adduct. Using ELF-97 phosphate in cultured cells, we detected an intracellular activity that was only weakly labeled with the other methods, but co-localized with an antibody against alkaline phosphatase, suggesting that the ELF-97 phosphate provided greater sensitivity. Finally, we found that detecting endogenous alkaline phosphatase with ELF-97 phosphate was compatible with the use of antibodies and lectins. (J Histochem Cytochem 47:1443–1455, 1999)

Key Words: ELF, phosphatase, fluorescence, endogenous activity, histochemistry


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