We developed an optimized Dipheylthiocarbazone or Dithizone (DTZ) with improved physical and chemical properties to characterize human islets and insulin-producing cells differentiated from embryonic stem cells. Application of the newly formulated iDTZ (i stands for islet) over a range of temperatures, time intervals and cell and tissue types found it to be robust for identifying these cells. Through high transition zinc binding, the iDTZ compound concentrated in insulin-producing cells and proved effective at delineating zinc levels in vitro.
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Khiatah, B., Qi, M., Wu, Y., Chen, K. T., Perez, R., Valiente, L., … Al-Abdullah, I. H. (2019). Pancreatic human islets and insulin-producing cells derived from embryonic stem cells are rapidly identified by a newly developed Dithizone. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45678-y
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