Abstract
While many single-cell proteomics techniques have been rapidly developed over the past decade, flow cytometry still remains the pillar of single-cell protein analysis, as it allows to rapidly analyze and characterize protein expression in millions of cells.
In this chapter, we will describe the main steps to prepare and acquire samples for flow cytometry, with particular focus on the setup of the right controls that are instrumental in analyzing and interpreting the results.
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Valentina Proserpio is supported by Fondazione Umberto Veronesi -FUV-. This work was supported by the University of Torino.
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Proserpio, V., Conti, L., Oliviero, S. (2022). Flow Cytometry for Beginners: Hints and Tips for Approaching the Very First Single-Cell Technique. In: Ooi, A.T. (eds) Single-Cell Protein Analysis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2386. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1771-7_3
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