iFluor® 488-Concanavalin A Conjugate

Concanavalin A (ConA) is a lectin that binds specifically to certain structures found in various sugars, glycoproteins and glycolipids. Con A is a well-known T cell mitogen that can activate the immune system, recruit lymphocytes and elicit cytokine production. In addition to its mitogenic activity, ConA can induce programmed cell death via mitochondria-mediated apoptosis and autophagy. ConA has also been reported to activate NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T cells), a family of transcription factors that are important in the development and function of the immune system, including T cell receptor (TCR) engagement. ConA is widely used in biology and biochemistry to characterize glycoproteins and other sugar-containing entities on the surface of various cells. It is also used to purify glycosylated macromolecules in lectin affinity chromatography, as well as to study immune regulation by various immune cells. ConA binds specifically α-D-mannosyl and α-D-glucosyl residues (two hexoses differing only in the alcohol on carbon 2) in terminal position of ramified structures from B-Glycans. It has 4 binding sites, corresponding to the 4 subunits. Concanavalin A (Con A) is one of the most widely used lectins in cell biology. iFluor®488-labeled Concanavalin A selectively binds to a-mannopyranosyl and a-glucopyranosyl residues and might exhibit the brightest green fluorescence.

Example protocol

PREPARATION OF STOCK SOLUTIONS

Unless otherwise noted, all unused stock solutions should be divided into single-use aliquots and stored at -20 °C after preparation. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

iFluor™ 488-Concanavalin A Conjugate stock solution (200X)

Add 500 µL of ddH₂O into the powder form to make 2 mg/mL stock solution.
Note The reconstituted conjugate solution can be stored at 2-8 °C for short-term storage or at -20 °C for long-term storage.

PREPARATION OF WORKING SOLUTION

iFluor™ 488-Concanavalin A Conjugate working solution (1X)

Add 5 µL of 200X conjugate solution to 1 mL HHBS Buffer.
Note The optimized staining concentration may be different with different cell lines. The recommended starting concentration is 5-10 µg/mL for live cells.

SAMPLE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL

Warm the vial to room temperature centrifuge briefly before opening. Staining protocols vary with applications. Appropriate dilution of conjugates should be determined experimentally.

Live Cells Stain

Wash cells twice with a HHBS buffer.
Add 100 µL iFluor™ 488-Concanavalin A working solution.
Incubate cells with working solution for 10-30 minutes at 37 °C.
Wash cells twice with HHBS buffer.
Image cells on a fluorescence microscope using FITC filter set.

Fixed Cells Stain

Concanavalin A conjugates can be also used to stain fixed cells.

Fix cells with 4% Formaldehyde in PBS.
Note For fixed cell membrane staining, it is recommended to stain without permeabilization step. Permeabilized step can after fixation will lead to intracellular compartments stain such as Golgi and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) structures.
Add 100 µL iFluor™ 488-Concanavalin A working solution.
Incubate cells with Concanavalin A conjugate working solution for 10-30 minutes at room temperature.
Wash cells twice with HHBS buffer.
Image cells on a fluorescence microscope using FITC filter set.

Spectrum

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Product family

Name	Excitation (nm)	Emission (nm)	Extinction coefficient (cm ^-1 M ^-1)	Quantum yield	Correction Factor (260 nm)	Correction Factor (280 nm)
iFluor® 555-Concanavalin A Conjugate	557	570	100000¹	0.64¹	0.23	0.14
iFluor® 594-Concanavalin A Conjugate	587	603	200000¹	0.53¹	0.05	0.04
iFluor® 647-Concanavalin A Conjugate	656	670	250000¹	0.25¹	0.03	0.03
iFluor® 750-Concanavalin A Conjugate	757	779	275000¹	0.12¹	0.044	0.039

References

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Short-term high-fat diet intake leads to exacerbation of concanavalin A-induced liver injury through the induction of procoagulation state.
Authors: Nanizawa, Eri and Tamaki, Yuki and Sono, Reika and Miyashita, Rintaro and Hayashi, Yumi and Kanbe, Ayumu and Ito, Hiroyasu and Ishikawa, Tetsuya
Journal: Biochemistry and biophysics reports (2020): 100736

Montelukast ameliorates Concanavalin A-induced autoimmune hepatitis in mice via inhibiting TNF-α/JNK signaling pathway.
Authors: El-Kashef, Dalia H and Abdelrahman, Rehab S
Journal: Toxicology and applied pharmacology (2020): 114931

Acupuncture stimulation attenuates TNF-α production via vagal modulation in the concanavalin A model of hepatitis.
Authors: Lim, Hee-Don and Kim, Ki-Joong and Jo, Byung Gon and Park, Ji-Yeun and Namgung, Uk
Journal: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (2020): 964528420907338

Deficiency of O-linked-glycosylation regulates activation of T cells and aggravates Concanavalin A-induced liver injury.
Authors: Hao, Xiaohua and Gao, Meixin and He, Lingling and Ye, Xiaohui and Yang, Junru and Zhang, Fuyang and Liu, Ran and Wei, Hongshan
Journal: Toxicology (2020): 152411

Nicotine attenuates concanavalin A-induced liver injury in mice by regulating the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in Kupffer cells.
Authors: Zhao, Jing and Park, Surim and Kim, Jong-Won and Qi, Jing and Zhou, Zixiong and Lim, Chae Woong and Kim, Bumseok
Journal: International immunopharmacology (2020): 106071

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Physical properties

Molecular weight	N/A
Solvent	Water

Spectral properties

Correction Factor (260 nm)	0.21
Correction Factor (280 nm)	0.11
Extinction coefficient (cm ^-1 M ^-1)	75000¹
Excitation (nm)	491
Emission (nm)	516
Quantum yield	0.9¹

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H-phrase	H303, H313, H333
Hazard symbol	XN
Intended use	Research Use Only (RUO)
R-phrase	R20, R21, R22
Storage	Freeze (< -15 °C); Minimize light exposure
UNSPSC	12171501