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Protocol for in vitro co-culture, proliferation, and cell cycle analyses of patient-derived leukemia cells

  • Jessica Parker
  • , Sean Hockney
  • , Carly Knill
  • , David McDonald
  • , Andrew Filby
  • , Deepali Pal*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Leukemia niche impacts quiescence; however, culturing patient-derived samples ex vivo is technically challenging. Here, we present a protocol for in vitro co-culture of patient-derived xenograft acute lymphoblastic leukemia (PDX-ALL) cells with human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). We describe steps for labeling PDX-ALL cells with CellTrace Violet dye to demonstrate MSC-primed PDX-ALL cycling. We then detail procedures to identify MSC-primed G0/quiescent PDX-ALL cells via Hoechst-33342/Pyronin Y live cell cycle analysis.

 For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Pal et al.1,2.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103202
Pages (from-to)1-18
Number of pages18
JournalSTAR Protocols
Volume5
Issue number3
Early online date20 Jul 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Sept 2024

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