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Hi Lu,
My guess would be that it could be lipofuscin. I have observed this in human brain and mouse brain tissue previously. Also in heart tissue but haven't looked at liver. Lipofuscin fluoresces in the green/yellow-red emission range with a broad absorption spectrum as well as emission. In the human brain tissue, the spots look like fatty droplets and are usually adjacent to the nucleus, often in clumps.
Kind regards,
Jacqui
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Dear listers,
I have been imaging mouse brain tissue samples for the last a few days using multiple wavelengths laser as illumination (from 405 to 750 nm). Initially, the targeted genes in the brain slice were labeled with different dyes, e.g. Cy3, Cy5, and Cy7 etc., and I observed quite bright dots in corresponding channels, and thought they were RNA molecules. However, further examination showed that those dots showed up even in 'plain tissue' samples (no probes at all), and they virtually showed up in almost all fluorescence channels.
The intensity was quite high that we could not distinguish the fluorescent probes signals. The plain tissue was snap-frozen and sectioned, and fixed with just methanol on coverglasses. I had tried different part of brain, different mouse, and they all showed similar results, i.e. bright dots cross the tissue sample, sometimes dense, sometimes sparse. They also distributed along the z axis, over about 10 um which is the sample thickness. In some region, I can see larger clusters giving much stronger signal. I also tried mouse liver samples, and the signal level was very similar to those from brain samples.
I was wondering if anyone had similar experience in imaging tissue samples. What could be causing this kind of signal? Any input is welcome and appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Lu