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MICROMACHINES
卷 6, 期 2, 页码 163-171出版社
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/mi6020163
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- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2014CB744602]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [61201077, 61431019, 81261120561]
- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) [2014AA093408]
- Beijing NOVA Program
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan [CMRPD2D0041]
Single-cell electrical properties (e.g., specific membrane capacitance (C-specific membrane) and cytoplasm conductivity (sigma(cytoplasm))) have been regarded as potential label-free biophysical markers for the evaluation of cellular status. However, whether there exist correlations between these biophysical markers and cellular status (e.g., membrane-associate protein expression) is still unknown. To further validate the utility of single-cell electrical properties in cell type classification, C-specific membrane and sigma(cytoplasm) of single PC-3 cells with membrane staining and/or fixation were analyzed and compared in this study. Four subtypes of PC-3 cells were prepared: untreated PC-3 cells, PC-3 cells with anti-EpCAM staining, PC-3 cells with fixation, and fixed PC-3 cells with anti-EpCAM staining. In experiments, suspended single cells were aspirated through microfluidic constriction channels with raw impedance data quantified and translated to C-specific membrane and sigma(cytoplasm). As to experimental results, significant differences in C-specific membrane were observed for both live and fixed PC-3 cells with and without membrane staining, indicating that membrane staining proteins can contribute to electrical properties of cellular membranes. In addition, a significant decrease in sigma(cytoplasm) was located for PC-3 cells with and without fixation, suggesting that cytoplasm protein crosslinking during the fixation process can alter the cytoplasm conductivity. Overall, we have demonstrated how to classify single cells based on cellular electrical properties.
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