A protocol to enrich in undifferentiated cells from neuroblastoma tumor tissue samples and cell lines

The existence of a subpopulation of undifferentiated cells with stem-like properties has been suggested in neuroblastoma tumors, but a definitive biomarker for their successful isolation is missing. Here we describe an in vitro culture system for the enrichment in undifferentiated stem-like tumor ce...

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Autores: Amador-Álvarez, Aida, Gómez-Muñoz, María A., Rodríguez-Prieto, Ismael, Pardal Redondo, Ricardo, Vega, Francisco M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/296096
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/296096
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85126904913
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Stem cells
Cancer
Cell biology
Cell culture
Cell isolation
Flow Cytometry/Mass Cytometry
Single cell
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Sumario:The existence of a subpopulation of undifferentiated cells with stem-like properties has been suggested in neuroblastoma tumors, but a definitive biomarker for their successful isolation is missing. Here we describe an in vitro culture system for the enrichment in undifferentiated stem-like tumor cells for subsequent functional assays. We make use of clonal non-adherent cell culture conditions together with cell sorting with specific expression markers. This protocol allows for the differential study of heterogeneous cell population in neuroblastoma tumors. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Vega et al. (2019).