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Actinomycin D

This substance is sometimes used as an antibiotic, as it has the capability of inhibiting the transcription of mrna from dna. This means that in the case of viral attack, actinomycin D could inhibit the replication of a virus by stopping protein synthesis (the food supply it needs) in the very cells the virus is trying to affect.


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Enquiry about interpreting the FACS result

... such as cytokines, interleukines etc.) and let the cells to "calm down". If you are unsure about dead cells, you may try using 7-Amino-actinomycin D (7-AAD) [trade name BD Via-Probe] to exclude dead cells on FACSCanto. Of course, simply using some other cells can do the tirck as well.

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