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Work in the Barton lab was supported by a grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT RP110471). This research was supported in part, by a training grant fellowship for Ryan L. McCarthy from the National Institutes of Health Training Program in Molecular Genetics 5 T32 CA009299. The core facility that maintains and runs the mass cytometry machine is supported by CPRIT grant (RP121010) and NIH core grant (CA016672).

1. Cell Harvesting
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	<li>Harvesting cells from primary tissue 
	NOTE: The process described for harvesting cells from primary tissue is specifically applicable to mouse breast tumor tissue and may not be applicable as is to primary tissues from other sources.
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		<li>Prepare digestion buffer by dissolving 5 mg hyaluronidase and 30 mg collagenase in 10 mL DMEM/F12 media per gram of tissue to be processed. Filter sterilize digestion buffer.</li>
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The protocol presented here has been successfully employed for the processing of various cultured cell lines (H1 and H9 hESCs, mESCs, MCF7, HEK 293, KBM5, HMEC, MCF10a) and primary tissue samples (mouse bone marrow, mouse embryonic liver, mouse adult liver, mouse tumor). Irrespective of the source, any tissue that can be dissociated into single cells while preserving the cellular state should be amenable to analysis by mass cytometry, but may require some protocol optimization. It is important to note that some epitopes ...

Cytometry enables the simultaneous measurement of multiple antibody targets at a single cell level across large populations of cells. In traditional fluorescence-based flow cytometry, the number of parameters that can be quantified is limited by spectral overlap between the emission spectrum of multiple fluorophores, which requires increasingly complex compensation calculations as the number of parameters increases. These limitations are addressed by mass cytometry, where heavy metal-conjugated antibodies are detected and quantified by time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry to greatly expand the number of parameters collected simultaneously and yield a high dimensional protein-abundance profile for each individual cell.
A basic understanding of the workings of the mass cytometry instrument is beneficial to the user and may be essential for troubleshooting. For a more thorough description of tuning and running a mass cytometry machine, see the related manuscript1. Briefly, a cell sample is labeled with a panel of metal conjugated antibodies targeting cell surface markers, cytoplasmic proteins, nuclear proteins, chromatin-bound proteins or other epitopes of interest (Figure 1i). The labeled cells are loaded onto the machine, either one at a time by manual injection or using an autosampler that samples from a 96-well plate. The loaded cells are injected through a nebulizer, which generates a spray of liquid droplets encapsulating the cells (Figure 1ii). This spray is positioned so that the cells are ionized by an argon plasma torch. This ionization generates a particle cloud comprised of all the constituent atoms of each cell (Figure 1iii). As this particle cloud travels to the detector, low atomic mass atoms are separated from the high mass ions by a quadrupole mass filter. The remaining high mass ions continue to the detector, where the abundance of each isotope is quantified (Figure 1iv). The raw data collected by the detector, are analyzed by the mass cytometry instrument software to identify cell events. For each identified cell event, the signal detected in each channel is quantified and saved to an output .fcs file. The mass channels used for detecting the heavy metal conjugated antibodies exhibit minimal spectral overlap, which ranges from 0-4% with most contributions below 1%. Because of this low cross-talk between channels, it is generally unnecessary to transform the data with a compensation matrix before analysis2. However, care should be taken during the design of the experimental panel of antibodies to ensure that an antibody with a high-abundance epitope is not assigned to a mass channel that contributes signal to a channel assigned to a low-abundance antibody, as this may create an artificially high population in the channel receiving the signal contribution.
The exact preparation of samples for mass cytometry analysis is highly dependent upon the types of samples being collected and the experimental hypothesis being tested. We provide examples of two protocols for harvesting different types of cells (human embryonic stem cells) and primary cells (mouse breast tumor epithelial cell isolate). When beginning a mass cytometry study, it is advisable to first carry out a small pilot experiment to ensure that all protocols and antibodies to be utilized are working well in the investigator&#39;s hands. This is especially essential when custom conjugated antibodies are to be used, as the partial reduction reaction during the antibody conjugation has the potential to disrupt antibody affinity; therefore, each custom antibody needs to be validated empirically to ensure data accuracy. Other considerations include determining if cell surface antibodies to be used in the assay will recognize their epitopes after fixation or if they need to be applied to live cells. Some fixation may prevent proper staining with cell surface antibodies as is known to occur with peptide-MHC staining3,4. Performing cell surface antibody staining on live cells may be necessary for some antibodies, but this precludes the option of barcoding prior to antibody labeling as most barcoding methods are performed after fixation5 although antibody-based barcoding6,7 is an exception.
When determining the number of cells to be prepared for analysis, it is important to know that only a fraction of the cells loaded onto the machine will be detected and produce data. This loss is primarily due to inefficiencies when the nebulizer sprays the sample at the torch. The exact percent loss depends upon the mass cytometry machine setup and cell type but can range from 50-85% and should be considered when designing the experiment. This protocol has been optimized for 2x106 cells per sample but can be adapted for processing smaller or larger sample sizes. This protocol can be used with minimal modifications for sample sizes from 1 x 106 to 4 x 106, however it is critical that sample size be kept consistent within an experiment. Changes in cell number can affect the intensity of barcoding and antibody staining and should be kept roughly consistent across samples to be directly compared.
Some procedures, such as dead cell labeling and DNA labeling, should be carried out in the vast majority, if not all experimental designs. The labeling of dead cells in experiments analyzing only surface markers can be achieved using Rh103, but Rh103 should be avoided for experiments where permeabilization is required as it results in staining loss. For experiments involving permeabilization, it is advisable to utilize cisplatin8 and, when possible, an antibody recognizing cleaved PARP or cleaved Caspase to detect apoptotic and dead cells.
Barcoding samples can reduce antibody consumption, decrease acquisition time and eliminate sample-to-sample variability9. The process of barcoding involves applying a unique sample-specific code to all cells, which is used to assign each cell to its sample of origin. After barcoding the samples may be pooled prior to antibody staining, a process that ensures all samples are stained equally. To minimize experimental error, it is prudent to barcode and pool any samples that are to be directly compared to each other. Currently there exist several methods for barcoding samples for mass cytometry analysis5,6,7, two of which are presented here (see below).
With currently available reagents it is possible to quantify the abundance of 38 antibody targets, identify cells in S-phase10, distinguish live and dead cells8 and measure cellular levels of hypoxia11 in a multiplexed experiment of multiple samples. This ability to collect high parameter single cell data for large cell populations enables improved profiling of highly heterogeneous cell populations and has already produced a number of novel biological insights12,13,14,15,16. Distilling the resulting complex data to interpretable information has required the use of computational algorithms including Spanning Tree Progression of Density Normalized Events (SPADE)17 and viSNE18.
This article presents an accessible overview of how to design and carry out a mass cytometry experiment and introduces basic analysis of mass cytometry data.

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			<td>mTeSR1 medium kit</td>
			<td>Stem Cell technologies</td>
			<td>05850</td>
			<td>Warm at room temperature before use</td>
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			<td>DMEM F-12</td>
			<td>ThermoFisher</td>
			<td>11330-032</td>
			<td>Warm at 37&#176;C before use</td>
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			<td>Accutase</td>
			<td>Stem Cell technologies</td>
			<td>07920</td>
			<td>Warm at 37&#176;C before use</td>
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			<td>Bovine serum albumin</td>
			<td>Equitech</td>
			<td>BAH62</td>
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			<td>phosphate buffered saline</td>
			<td>Hyclone</td>
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			<td>Saponin</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>47036</td>
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			<td>Cell ID Pt194</td>
			<td>Fluidigm</td>
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			<td>Fluidigm</td>
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			<td>Provided at 1mM</td>
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			<td>Cisplatin</td>
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			<td>Cell-ID 20-plex Pd Barcoding Kit</td>
			<td>Fluidigm</td>
			<td>201060</td>
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			<td>5-Iodo-2&#39;-deoxyuridine</td>
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			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
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			<td>352235</td>
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			<td>EQ four element calibration beads</td>
			<td>Fluidigm</td>
			<td>201078</td>
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			<td>Collagenase from Clostridium histolyticum</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>C9891</td>
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			<td>Disposable Scalpel #10</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>Z69239</td>
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sample preparation for mass cytometry analysis

Mass cytometry utilizes antibodies conjugated with heavy metal labels, an approach that has greatly increased the number of parameters and opportunities for deep analysis well beyond what is possible with conventional fluorescence-based flow cytometry. As with any new technology, there are critical steps that help ensure the reliable generation of high-quality data. Presented here is an optimized protocol that incorporates multiple techniques for the processing of cell samples for mass cytometry analysis. The methods described here will help the user avoid common pitfalls and achieve consistent results by minimizing variability, which can lead to inaccurate data. To inform experimental design, the rationale behind optional or alternative steps in the protocol and their efficacy in uncovering new findings in the biology of the system being investigated is covered. Lastly, representative data is presented to illustrate expected results from the techniques presented here.

The protocol presented here can be broadly applied to a wide variety of cultured and primary cell samples with only minor modifications. Depending upon the requirements of the experiment, it can be performed in a modular manner when certain elements, such as barcoding or cell surface staining, are not necessary. Utilized in its entirety this protocol enables the preparation of multiplexed mass cytometry samples labeled for dead cell exclusion, S-phase population identification and stained...

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Sample Preparation for Mass Cytometry Analysis

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