Abstract
Flow cytometry is an essential tool for studying the tumor microenvironment. It allows us to quickly quantify and identify multiple cell types in a heterogeneous sample. A brief overview of flow cytometry instrumentation and the appropriate considerations and steps in building a good flow cytometry staining panel are discussed. In addition, a lymphoid tissue and solid tumor leukocyte infiltrate flow cytometry staining protocol and an example of flow cytometry data analysis are presented.
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We acknowledge grant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP115000 to K.K.M.) and Jewish General Hospital Foundation’s continued support of the LDI Flow Cytometry Facility. R.A. is supported by a fellowship from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Santé.
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Young, Y.K., Bolt, A.M., Ahn, R., Mann, K.K. (2016). Analyzing the Tumor Microenvironment by Flow Cytometry. In: Ursini-Siegel, J., Beauchemin, N. (eds) The Tumor Microenvironment. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1458. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3801-8_8
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