NucSpot® Nuclear Stains
Cell membrane-impermeant, nuclear-specific counterstains. Suitable for fixed cells or staining dead cells in live cultures.
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Product Description
NucSpot® Nuclear Stains are cell membrane-impermeant, nuclear-specific counterstains available in a variety of colors from green to near-infrared (near-IR).
- Nuclear-specific counterstains for fixed cells
- Selectively stains dead cells in live culture
- No wash required
- Options for cell cycle profiling by flow cytometry in fixed/permeabilized cells
- Color options for FITC, Cy®3, PE, Texas Red®, Cy®5, APC, Cy®5.5, and Cy®7 channels
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NucSpot® Stains have minimal fluorescence until they bind to DNA and can be used for no-wash nuclear staining. Unlike other nucleic acid dyes such as propidium iodide (PI), TOTO®, TO-PRO®, and similar dyes that stain both the nucleus and cytoplasm, NucSpot® Nuclear Stains selectively stain the nucleus in fixed and permeabilized cells without the need for RNase treatment.
NucSpot® Nuclear Stains also can be used for selective staining of dead cells in unfixed cell cultures for analysis by flow cytometry or fluorescence imaging. Several of the dyes can be continuously incubated with cells for multi-day imaging. NucSpot® 470 and NucSpot® Far-Red can be used for DNA content analysis of cell cycle by flow cytometry in fixed and permeabilized cells without requiring RNase treatment, unlike propidium iodide.
NucSpot® Nuclear Stains
Product | Ex/Em | Detection Channel | Size | Catalog No. |
---|---|---|---|---|
NucSpot® 470 | 461/547 nm | FITC | 20 uL | 40083-T |
200 uL | 40083 | |||
NucSpot® 555/570 | 559/566 nm | Cy®3 or PE* | 20 uL | 41033-T |
100 uL | 41033 | |||
NucSpot® 568/580 | 572/583 nm | Cy®3 or PE* | 20 uL | 41036-T |
100 uL | 41036 | |||
NucSpot® 594/615 | 603/613 nm | Texas Red® or PE-Texas Red®* | 20 uL | 41037-T |
100 uL | 41037 | |||
NucSpot® 650/665 | 653/671 nm | Cy®5 or APC* | 20 uL | 41034-T |
100 uL | 41034 | |||
NucSpot® Far-Red | 597/667 nm | PE-Cy®5 or APC† | 50 uL | 40085-T |
500 uL | 40085 | |||
NucSpot® 680/700 | 683/707 nm | Cy®5.5* | 20 uL | 41035-T |
100 uL | 41035 | |||
NucSpot® 750/780 | 757/780 nm | Cy®7 or APC-Cy®7* | 20 uL | 41038-T |
100 uL | 41038 |
† NucSpot® Far-Red is designed for flow cytometry optical systems and is not recommended for fluorescence microscopy.
Find the Right Dye for Your Application

Stain Dead Cells in Live Cultures

NucSpot® 470 has green fluorescence that can be imaged using standard settings for FITC. With an excitation maximum around 460 nm, it is an excellent match for instruments with blue LED excitation sources as well. It can be used for DNA content analysis of cell cycle by flow cytometry in fixed and permeabilized cells without requiring RNase treatment, unlike propidium iodide. NucSpot® 470 can also be used for nuclear staining of dead or permeabilized yeast. In gram-negative bacteria it selectively stains dead cells, while in gram-positive bacteria it may stain live cells.
NucSpot® 555/570 and NucSpot® 568/580 have orange and visible red fluorescence, respectively, and are nuclear-specific alternatives to PI and similar dyes.
NucSpot® 594/615 has deep red fluorescence for the Texas Red® channel.
NucSpot® 650/665 has far-red fluorescence with superior nuclear specificity compared to first-generation far-red nuclear stains such as RedDot™2 and Draq7™.
NucSpot® 680/700 and NucSpot® 750/780 are spectrally unique DNA stains for far-red and near-IR detection.
Biotium also offers NucSpot® Far-Red, a flow cytometry stain developed as an improved alternative to 7-AAD. It shows less bleed-through fluorescence in the PE-Texas Red® channel compared to 7-AAD and is ideal for selective detection of dead cells or DNA content analysis by flow cytometry without RNase treatment.
Learn more about our full selection of Cellular Stains for the nucleus and other organelles.