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ArticleSTAR protocols2026

Protocol for generating high-quality, 45-color spectral flow cytometry data for unsupervised clustering to investigate aging in human PBMCs.

Claudia J Krause, Akihide Higuchi, Shinji Tashiro, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Fumitaka Otsuka, Tasuku Yotoriyama, Koji Futamura, Motohiro Furuki

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Claudia J KrauseLife Science Technology Research & Development Department, Technology Development Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo 141-8610, Japan. Electronic address: claudia.krause@sony.com.
Akihide HiguchiLife Science Business Division, Life Science & Technology Business Unit, Sony Corporation, Yokohama 220-8750, Japan.
Shinji TashiroLife Science Technology Research & Development Department, Technology Development Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo 141-8610, Japan.
Kazuhiro NakagawaLife Science Technology Research & Development Department, Technology Development Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo 141-8610, Japan.
Fumitaka OtsukaLife Science Technology Research & Development Department, Technology Development Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo 141-8610, Japan.
Tasuku YotoriyamaLife Science Technology Research & Development Department, Technology Development Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo 141-8610, Japan.
Koji FutamuraSony Biotechnology, Inc., San Jose, CA 95112, USA.
Motohiro FurukiLife Science Technology Research & Development Department, Technology Development Laboratories, Sony Corporation, Tokyo 141-8610, Japan. Electronic address: motohiro.furuki@sony.com.

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Abstract

Spectral flow cytometry enables the use of high-parameter panels. Using a Sony ID7000-optimized 45-color panel, we present a protocol for acquiring and preprocessing high-quality, high-parameter spectral flow cytometry data. We describe steps for batch-learning-assisted comparative cluster identification to study age-induced differences in human peripheral mononuclear cells. We detail spectral flow cytometry procedures, including sample staining, spectral reference acquisition, and unmixing. We also provide data preprocessing steps, including biexponential axis optimization, which is important for accurate dimensionality reduction and cluster identification.

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AgingFlow CytometryLeukocytes, MononuclearCluster AnalysisClustering AlgorithmsHumansBioinformaticsCell BiologyFlow CytometryImmunology

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PMID41719133
PMCPMC12936743

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