side population assay solution protocol

  • cells(10^6/tube)

  • Hoechst33342 (sigma, B2261)

  • PI (2mg/ml)

  • Verapamil (sigma, 152-11-4)

  • medium added 10% FBS (37℃)

  • 37 ℃ water bath

  • Hemocytometer

  • Refrigerated centrifuge

  • 2ml ep tube

  • Flow filter

  • ice box

solution

solution is prepared with ddH2O, filtrated with 0.22 μm filter, protected from light.

  • Verapamil, 4mM(2mg/ml). add 0.002g into 1ml H2O.(re-prepare for each experiment)

  • Hoechst33342(5mg/ml).(stable in a month)

protocol

  • Cell dissociation. 150g, 3min

  • Resuspend the medium, 150g, 3min

  • Remove the supernatant, resuspend cells with 3 ml medium, and dilute to 10^6/ml

  • Prepare the flow tube and mark it: ctrl, , v-100, v-200(recommended)

  • Add 2 ml of suspension to each ep tube and add the corresponding volume Verapamil.

    • V-50: 25 μl

    • V-100: 50 μl

    • V-200: 100 μl

  • 37 ° C water bath for 15 min (sample group does not need water bath)

  • Add 2 μL of Hoechst33342 to each tube to a final concentration of 5 μg/mL

  • 37 ° C water bath for 90 min, vortex every 10 min(pre-cooling the centrifuge to 4 ℃)

  • Ice bath in ice box for 10min

  • 4 ℃ centrifugation, 350g, 5min

  • After the centrifugation, remove the supernatant

  • resuspended with 500 μl cold medium, placed on ice

  • Add PI (2mg/mL) 1.25μl (final concentration 5μg/ml) before loading samples, vortex, ice bath for 10min

  • Filter the cell suspension into flow tubes, place on ice, protected from light.