Preparation of thyroid follicular cells for mRNA quantification after fluorescence-activated cell sorting. 2013

Chisa Matsumoto, and Mitsuru Ito, and Hiroya Yamada, and Hiroshi Yoshida, and Mikio Watanabe, and Yoh Hidaka, and Yoshinori Iwatani, and Akira Miyauch, and Toru Takano
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

We established a novel method to analyze cells collected by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) named mRNA quantification after FACS (FACS-mQ) in which cells are labeled with a fluorescence dye in a manner that minimizes RNA degradation, and then cells sorted by FACS are examined by analyzing their gene expression profile. In order to analyze cells using FACS-mQ, it is essential to prepare single-cell suspensions without RNA degradation. We found that a new tissue preservation medium, ThelioKeep™, which contains epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), was suitable for preservation of thyroid tissues. The aim of this study was to establish a cell dispersion method of thyroid follicular cells using ThelioKeep™. We compared the efficiency of cell dispersion between the two methods, the conventional cold pre-incubation method and the ThelioKeep™ method; then we determined if cells obtained by the ThelioKeep™ method were suitable for FACS-mQ analysis. We found that a larger number of cells were recovered using ThelioKeep™ than using the conventional cold pre-incubation method. Furthermore, cell viability was higher with the ThelioKeep™ method than with the cold pre-incubation method. Thyroid cells collected by this method were analyzed by FACS-mQ. A clear shift in flow cytometry analysis was observed when cells were stained with an anti-thyroglobulin or anti-thyroid transcription factor-1 antibody. After sorting, the same copy number of ACTB mRNA was detected in thyroid cells as in an anaplastic carcinoma cell line, 8305C. These findings imply that preparation of thyroid cells using the present method is suitable for FACS-mQ analysis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009687 Nuclear Proteins Proteins found in the nucleus of a cell. Do not confuse with NUCLEOPROTEINS which are proteins conjugated with nucleic acids, that are not necessarily present in the nucleus. Nucleolar Protein,Nucleolar Proteins,Nuclear Protein,Protein, Nuclear,Protein, Nucleolar,Proteins, Nuclear,Proteins, Nucleolar
D002392 Catechin An antioxidant flavonoid, occurring especially in woody plants as both (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin (cis) forms. Catechinic Acid,Catechuic Acid,(+)-Catechin,(+)-Cyanidanol,(+)-Cyanidanol-3,(-)-Epicatechin,(2R,3R)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-chromanetriol,2H-1-Benzopyran-3,5,7-triol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-, (2R-cis)-,3,3',4',5,7-Flavanpentol,Catergen,Cianidanol,Cyanidanol-3,Epicatechin,KB-53,Z 7300,Zyma,Cyanidanol 3,KB 53,KB53
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D005434 Flow Cytometry Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake. Cytofluorometry, Flow,Cytometry, Flow,Flow Microfluorimetry,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting,Microfluorometry, Flow,Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated,Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated,Cytofluorometries, Flow,Cytometries, Flow,Flow Cytofluorometries,Flow Cytofluorometry,Flow Cytometries,Flow Microfluorometries,Flow Microfluorometry,Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings,Microfluorimetry, Flow,Microfluorometries, Flow,Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell,Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000074482 Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1 A homeobox protein and transcription factor that localizes to the cell nucleus where it activates expression of thyroid specific genes such as THYROGLOBULIN and the THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR. It is critical for maintaining thyroid tissue in a differentiated state and also plays a role in lung development. Mutations in the NKX2-1 gene are associated with CHOREA, BENIGN HEREDITARY. Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.1,NK2 Homeobox 1 Protein,TITF-1 Protein,TITF1 Protein,TTF-1 Thyroid Nuclear Factor,Thyroid Transcription Factor 1,Thyroid-Specific Enhancer-Binding Protein,Enhancer-Binding Protein, Thyroid-Specific,Homeobox Protein Nkx 2.1,Nkx-2.1, Homeobox Protein,TITF 1 Protein,TTF 1 Thyroid Nuclear Factor,Thyroid Specific Enhancer Binding Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000906 Antibodies Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the ANTIGEN (or a very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the lymphoid series (especially PLASMA CELLS).
D012333 RNA, Messenger RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm. Messenger RNA,Messenger RNA, Polyadenylated,Poly(A) Tail,Poly(A)+ RNA,Poly(A)+ mRNA,RNA, Messenger, Polyadenylated,RNA, Polyadenylated,mRNA,mRNA, Non-Polyadenylated,mRNA, Polyadenylated,Non-Polyadenylated mRNA,Poly(A) RNA,Polyadenylated mRNA,Non Polyadenylated mRNA,Polyadenylated Messenger RNA,Polyadenylated RNA,RNA, Polyadenylated Messenger,mRNA, Non Polyadenylated
D013954 Thyroglobulin

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