This calendar sign-up program is to schedule user time on the Plant Research Laboratory's VersaDoc MP 4000 or the Personal Molecular Imager FX (phosphoimager). Since the VersaDoc MP 4000 and PMI FX run on the same computer system there is one sign-up program for the use of either imager.

If you do not have a current logon account to use these imagers, you must contact Sharron Wells at plnthelp@msu.edu or click on the 'Request an Account' button above, to inquire about getting an account. These imagers were purchased with PRL equipment funds, but are available to researchers outside of the PRL as long as adequate free time is available.

The VersaDoc MP 4000 and PMI FX Imagers are currently located in room 130 Plant Biology Building. Users who are not PRL members can contact Linda Danhof at danhof@msu.edu to get information about obtaining keys to room 130.

The VersaDoc MP 4000 includes:

Illumination Modes

• Red, green, blue, and white epi-illumination
• Transillumination (UV and white)

Multi-Megapixel Resolution

• 3.2 million pixels, with microlens technology and 53 μm resolution

Versatile Detection

• Fluorescent
• Colorimetric
• Chemiluminescent
• Chemifluorescent

A Wide Range of Applications

• Proteomics and genomics
• 1-D nucleic acid and protein gels
• 2-D protein gels
• Northern, Southern, and western blots
• Dot and slot blots
• Colony counting
• Arrays

The PMI FX phosphoimager was updated in 2007 and can detect blots with the following isotopes:

32P 33P 35S 14C 3H 125I

The PMI FX utilizes special screens to detect radioactivity, users can check out screens in room 130.

If you have questions about the screens or the imagers contact Linda Danhof at danhof@msu.edu.

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