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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Quan, Yia; 1 | Yan, Yingb; 1 | Wang, Xiaolib; c | Fu, Qibina | Wang, Weikanga | Wu, Jingwena | Yang, Gena; * | Ren, Junb; c; * | Wang, Yuganga
Affiliations: [a] State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China | [b] Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Breast Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China | [c] Department of Medical Oncology, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing, China
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding authors: Dr. Gen Yang, State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China. Tel.: +86 10 62751879; Fax: +86 10 62751875; E-mail: gen.yang@pku.edu.cn; Dr. Jun Ren, Department of Medical Oncology, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing, China. Tel.: +86 10 63926317; Fax: +86 10 62751879; E-mail: renjun9688@yahoo.com.
Note: [1] These authors contributed equally to this work.
Abstract: Background:Fluorescence-activated cell sorting was commonly used for identification of cancer stem cells (CSCs), which relied on specific cell surface markers. And this approach makes it possible for us to study characteristics of CSCs in vitro. However, the pattern of membrane protein including surface makers might be vitally influenced during the dissociation of the adherent cells, thus it might heavily impact the quantity and quality of CSCs identified by flow cytometry. Methods:To address this question, in present study, three commonly used digestive reagents and two different temperatures were performed in MCF-7 cells to assay CD44+CD24- CSCs subpopulation. The potential of sorted CD44+CD24- cells from different digestion to form mammosphere in culture was also compared. Results:The results showed that trypsin, a commonly used reagent in CSCs studies, most aggressively reduced antigenicity for surface markers and make part of CD44+CD24- CSCs subpopulation cleaved into CD44-CD24- non-stem cancer cells (NSCCs). And it also increased the mammosphere formation efficiency of CD44-CD24- subpopulation. This cleavage effect is especially serious when cells are digested at 37°C. While accutase, a purified collagenase/neutral protease cocktail, provides the best balance of dissociation efficiency and antigen retention. Conclusion:Taken together; these results indicate that enzymatic digestion process plays an important role in identification of CSCs with surface marker via flow cytometer, suggesting that researchers need to reconsider this process seriously.
Keywords: Cancer stem cells (CSCs), cell-surface marker, flow cytometer, enzymatic digestion, cleavage damage
DOI: 10.3233/CBM-130300
Journal: Cancer Biomarkers, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 125-133, 2013
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