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ArticleHeliyon2024

Flow cytometry-based quantitative analysis of cellular protein expression in apoptosis subpopulations: A protocol.

Salah Abdalrazak Alshehade, Hassan A Almoustafa, Mohammed Abdullah Alshawsh, Zamri Chik

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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Salah Abdalrazak AlshehadeDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy & Bio Medical Sciences, MAHSA University, 42610, Selangor, Malaysia.
Hassan A AlmoustafaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mohammed Abdullah AlshawshDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Zamri ChikDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flow cytometry techniques utilizing dual staining with annexin V and propidium iodide (PI) provide a robust method for quantitatively analyzing apoptosis induction. Annexin V binds phosphatidylserine exposed on the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane during early apoptosis, while PI permeates late apoptotic/necrotic cells. Simultaneous staining allows differentiation of viable, early apoptotic, and late apoptotic/necrotic populations. This approach can be enhanced by using fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies to stain specific proteins, enabling the simultaneous tracking of protein expression changes in defined cell subpopulations during apoptosis. This multiparametric approach provides key insights into signaling regulation and the mechanisms underlying the apoptotic response to cytotoxic treatments. Here we present a protocol that combines annexin V-FITC/PI staining with APC-conjugated antibody labeling in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells treated with doxorubicin. This protocol enables both the quantitative assessment of apoptosis induction and the tracking of decreased CD44 expression from viable to apoptotic cells. This protocol also provides guidelines for appropriate filter selection, compensation controls, gating strategies, and troubleshooting. This robust protocol holds significant potential for elucidating signaling networks involved in apoptosis and therapeutic resistance across various cellular models.

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Annexin VApoptosisFlow cytometryPropidium iodideProtein expression

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PMID39040270
PMCPMC11260931

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