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Immunofluorescence analysis in flow cytometry: better selection of antibody-labeled cells after fluorescence overcompensation in the red channel

S Alberti, C Bucci, M Fornaro, A Robotti and M Stella

Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy.

Selection of cells labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated (FITC) antibodies can be difficult if large autofluorescent cells are used and if the cells bind only a few molecules of antibody. We have developed a simple flow cytometric procedure that allows better selection of stained cells. When an argon ion laser emitting at 488 nm is used, the green fluorescence detected is the sum of cell autofluorescence and of the signal generated by the FITC antibody. Thus, when we subtract green signal from the red by fluorescence compensation, the signal of stained cells is on average reduced more than for the unstained counterpart. In this scenario, positive selection of cells with low red signal allows more efficient selection of stained cells. We tested the overcompensation procedure on mixtures of cells unstained and stained with a relevant FITC antibody. Cell mixtures were analyzed using normal vs increased levels of compensation in the red channel. Increased levels of compensation resulted in easier gating and higher recovery of stained cells. The efficiency of the overcompensation procedure was particularly high when using red filters with low cutoff (i.e., 560 or 570 nm), possibly because of the significant emission of fluorescein in the red channel, which caused separation between stained and unstained cells also in the red dimension. This method is useful for sorting cells expressing low levels of surface markers and facilitates selection of rare cells transfected with surface antigen genes. This technique is compatible with the use of propidium iodide for live/dead cell discrimination and with the subtraction of the cellular background of autofluorescence.

Volume 39, Issue 5, pp. 701-706, 05/01/1991
Copyright © 1991 by The Histochemical Society


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