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Simultaneous analysis of DNA content and surface immunophenotype using gentle ethanol fixation&

SimultaneousanalysisofDNAcontentandsurfaceimmunophenotypeusinggentleethanolfixationtechniques.

WilliamTelford.LouisE.KingandPamelaJ.FrakerMichianStateUniversity,EastLansing,MIHospitalforSpecialSurgery,NewYork,NY


AmajorissueinthesimultaneousanalysisofDNAcontentusingDNAbindingdyesandcellsurfaceimmunophenotypingusingFluorochrome-conjugatedantibodiesisthechoiceofcellpretreatmenttechnique.ForsuccessfulDNAcontentmeasurement,cellandnuclearmembranesneedtobesufficientlypermeablizedtoallowentryoftheDNAbindingdye.EthanolorotheralcoholshavebeentrADItionallyusedtopermeablizecellsforDNAcontentanalysis;thistreatment,however,hasthedisadvantageofdamagingcellsurfaceproteins,aswellascausingdissociationoffluorochrome-conjugatedantibodiesfromcellsurfaceantigens.Crosslinkingofcellsurfaceproteinswithparaformaldehyde,eitherbyitselforpriortoethanoltreatment,hasbeenpreviouslyusedinanattempttocircumventthisproblem.Paraformaldehydecrosslinkschromatin,however,limitingstoichiometricbindingofDNAprobesandreducingthequalityoftheresultingDNAcontentdistribution.InanattempttoaccuratelymeasureDNAcontentwithsimultaneouspreservationofcellsurfaceMarkers,wehaveutilizedgentleethanoltreatmenttechniques,whichpermeablizecellswithminimallossofsurfaceantigenexpressionandantibody-antigenassociation.Forsomecelltypes,thepresenceofapoptoticcellsbasedonreducedDNAcontentcanalsobedetected.OnesuchtechniqueemploystheadditionofethanoltocellspreviouslyresUSPendedinhighconcentrationsoffetalbovineserum,andhasbeenthoroughlydescribedintheliterature.Asecondtechniqueusesethanolsolutionsinglycerol,andisstillunderdevelopment.

Materials

    • Thefluorochrome-conjugatedantibodyorantibodiesofinterest.
    • AnappropriateDNAbindingdye.Forsinglephenotypeanalysis,propidiumiodidecanbeusedsimultaneouslywithFITC-conjugatedantibodiesforanalysisonasinglelaserflowcytometer.AnalysisoftwophenotypesonasinglelaserinstrumentcanbeaccomplishedusingFITC-andPE-conjugatedantibodiesandthefarredDNAbindingdyes7-aminoactinomycinDorLDS-751.Hoechst33342and33258orDAPIcanbeusedonduallaser(488nm/UV)instrumentsforsimultaneousanalysiswithtwoorthreefluorochrome-conjugatedantibodies.RNaseshouldbeaddedforDNAdyesthatcanbinddsRNA(suchaspropidiumiodide).
    • 70%EtOHinddH20
    • 50%fetalbovineserum(FBS)inPBSwith0.1%sodiumazide
    • 70%EtOHinglycerol
    • stainingbuffer(2%FBSinPBSwith0.1%sodiumazide)

    Procedure

    • PreparethecelltypeofinterestasasinglecellsuspensionandwashoncewithcoldPBSwith0.1%sodiumazide.Labelwiththefluorochrome-conjugatedantibodyofinterestincoldstainingbuffer.
    • WashcellsoncewithstainingbufferandoncewithPBS/azidealone.Decantthesupernatant,shaketubegentlytoresuspendpelletandadd1part(i.e.0.3mls)50%FBSinPBS.Whilegentlymixing,add3parts(i.e.0.9mls)cold70%EtOHinddH20dropwise.SomeprecipitationoftheFBSproteinswilloccurduringadditionofethanol;thiscanbedisregarded,astheseprecipitateswillberemovedduringsubsequentwashes.Incubateforatleasttwohoursorovernightat4oC.
    • WashthecellstwicewithcoldPBS/azidetoremoveEtOHandprecipitatedproteinandaddpropidiumiodideat50mg/mlinPBSwith100U/mlDNase-freeRNase.OtherDNAcontentdyescanbesubstitutedforpropidiumiodideatthispoint.7-aminoactinomycinDcanbeusedatconcentrationsbetween10and25mg/ml,andHoechst33342and3258andDAPIat1to2mg/ml,forexample.Analyzeusingtheappropriateinstrument.
    • Preliminaryevidencesuggeststhat70%EtOHinglycerolcanbesubstitutedfor50%FBSfollowedby70%EtOHadditionwithsimilarpreservationofsurfacemarkers.
    References

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    Telford,W.G.,King,L.E.andFraker,P.J.(1994)Rapidquantitationofapoptosisinpureandheterogeneouscellpopulationsusingflowcytometry(reviewarticle).JournalofImmunologicalMethods172,1-16.

    Telford,W.G.andFraker,P.J.(1995)PreferentialinductionofapoptosisinmouseCD4+CD8+TCRloCD3lothymocytesbyzinc.JournalofCellularPhysiology164,259-270.

    Garvy,B.A.,Telford,W.G.,King,L.E.andFraker,P.J.(1993)GlucocorticoidsandirradiationinducedapoptosisinnormalmurinebonemarrowB-lineagelymphocytesasdeterminedbyflowcytometry.Immunology79,270-277.

    Telford,W.G.,King,L.E.andFraker,P.J.(1992)ComparativeevaluationofseveralDNAbindingdyesinthedetectionofapoptosis-associatedchromatindegradationbyflowcytometry.Cytometry13,137-143.

    Telford,W.G.,King,L.E.andFraker,P.J.(1991)Evaluationofglucocorticoid-inducedDNAfragmentationinmousethymocytesbyflowcytometry.CellProliferation24,447-459.

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