Green DND-26 is used to mark acidic lysosomes to determine the cellular distribution. Green DND-26 is a fluorescent dye that stains acidic compartments in live cells and has been shown to selectively accumulate in lamellar bodies in alveolar type II (AT2) cells in the lung[1][2].
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