HeLa Cell Fixation with Hoechst 33342 and Blocking

To begin the HeLa cell fixation, rinse the HeLa cell-containing 384-well plate two times with 100 microliters of PBS using the microplate washer. Leave 25 microliters of PBS in the well after the second wash and add 25 microliters of an 8%formaldehyde solution. Incubate the plate in the dark at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Then, rinse each well four times with 100 microliters of PBS and leave 25 microliters of PBS in the well after the last wash. Add 25 microliters of 6%bovine serum albumin, or BSA, in PBS to each well and incubate the plate in the dark for 30 minutes.