Journal: STAR Protocols
Article Title: Protocol for isolating stromal cells from lymphoid tissue for performing scRNA-seq
doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104501
Figure Lengend Snippet: Composition of cells recovered after each digestion step Collected cells were analyzed after each digestion step to determine cell phenotypes, numbers and viability. When performing transcriptomics analysis all digestion fractions will be combined. (A) Percentages of immune cells (CD45 + cells) and stromal cells (CD45 - cells) extracted from each digestion step analyzed via flow cytometry. (B) Representative viability images of each digestion step acquired on automated cell counter (LUNA 7-FX™) where red indicates dead cells and green live cells. (C) Immunofluorescence images of cells stained after each digestion step for CD45 (yellow) and Nuclei (blue). Representative Cytospin slides. Red arrows showing examples of CD45 - cells. Scale bars indicate 100 μm for main images and 10 μm for zoom. (D) After each digestion step the (i) percentage of live cells, (ii) number of live cells after each digestion measured by automated cell counting and (iii) percentage of immune (gray) and stromal cells (red) after each digestion fraction. (E) Combined cells from all digestions showing percentage and number of cells from each lymph node. (F) Representative gating strategy for lymph node cells showing stromal cell percentages. (G–L) Number of (G) immune cells, (H) stromal cells, (I) fibroblastic reticular cells (FRC), (J) lymphatic endothelial cells (LEC), (K) blood endothelial cells (BEC) and (L) double negative cells (DNC).
Article Snippet: CD45 antibody, anti-mouse, Biotin (Dilutions in 1:50) , Miltenyi Biotec , Cat# 130-124-209, RRID: AB_2819580.
Techniques: Transcriptomics, Flow Cytometry, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Cell Counting