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Introduction intoFlow Cytometry
Katharina Lückerath(AG Dr. Martin Zörnig)
adapted from Dr. Jörg HildmannBD Biosciences,Customer Service
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How does a FACS look like?How does a FACS look like?
FACSCaliburFACSCalibur FACScanFACScan
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What is Flow What is Flow CytometryCytometry??
Technique to analyse multiple physical characterisitcs of single particles
A single cell suspension is traveling through a laser light beam.
Each cell will emit characteristic light signals which are captured by suitable detectors.
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What can a Flow What can a Flow CytometerCytometer do?do?
A Flow Cytometer quantifies simultaneously different optical parameters obtained from whole cells in high throughput mode.
Maximum speed of analysis is 4,000 cells per second (BD FACSCalibur™; in reality you should not go above 1,700 cells per second).
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How does a Flow How does a Flow CytometerCytometer function?function?
Sheath liquid generates a laminar flow
Reduction of the diameter within the flow cell leads to an acceleration and tapering of the sheath and the sample flow (hydrodynamic (horizontal) focussing). Both flows do not mix!
The distance between two adjacent cells within the sample flow is increasing, so that each cell passes the laser beam individually.
Laser light is scattered and fluorescence is emitted. These signals are detected by suitable detectors.
probe(cell suspension)
Laser Beam
SheathSheath
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Which parameters of these particles Which parameters of these particles can be measured by Flow can be measured by Flow CytometryCytometry??
chromosomes blood cells protozoans
their relative size (Forward Scatter - FSC)their relative granulocity/internal complexity (Side Scatter - SSC)their specific fluorescence (FL1, FL2, FL3, FL4…)and the respective relative fluorescence intensities
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Forward and Side ScatterForward and Side Scatter
Forward Scatter light (FSC) -Diffractionproportional to cell surface (cell size)
measured along the axis of the incoming light
Side Scatter light (SSC) - Refraction and Reflectionproportional to cell complexity or cell granulocitymeasured perpendicular to the axis of the incoming light
Side Scatter light (488 nm):Cell complexity/granulocity
Forward Scatter light (488 nm):Cell size
Light source(488 nm)
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An example for FSC/SSC:An example for FSC/SSC:BBlood lood lysislysis
debris
neutrophilesgranulocytes
lymphocytes
Side
Sca
tter
Lig
ht (S
SC)
Forward Scatter Light (FSC)
0 200 400 600 800 1000
020
040
060
080
010
00
monocytes
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How is fluorescent light generated & measured?How is fluorescent light generated & measured?
The fluorochrome absorbs a specific amount of laser light energy
The fluorochrome releases the absorbed energy:The difference in wavelength between the absorbed and the emitted light is called Stoke´s shift
Fluorescent signal is quantified by different detectors positioned 90° to the axis of incoming laser light
λ = 488 nm (blue)
energy of emittedfluorescence light
Antibody
energy of incoming (laser) light fluorescein
molecule
λ ≅ 519 nm (green)HO
CO2H
O
C
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Absorption spectra of useful Absorption spectra of useful fluorochromesfluorochromes
R-PE APCFITCPerCP
wave length (nm)
PI
400 450 500 550 600 650 700
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Red laser 635 nmBlue laser 488 nm
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Emission spectra Emission spectra (= Fluorescence spectra)(= Fluorescence spectra) of of useful useful fluorochromesfluorochromes
wave length (nm)
700400 450 500 550 600 650
1000
800
600
400
200
0
R-PE APCFITC PerCPPI
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Fluorescence IntensityFluorescence IntensityThe amount of emitted fluorescent light is proportional to
the number of bound fluorochrome molecules
relative intensity (amount) of fluorescence
num
ber
of e
vent
s(=
cou
nts)
FITCFITC
FITC
100 101 102 103 104FITC
FITCFITC
FITCFITC
FITC
FITC
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A Flow A Flow CytometerCytometer consists of three consists of three componentscomponents
Liquid systemTransport and focusing of cells on the point of measurement
Optical systemExcitement
Detection
Electronic systemConversion of optical into electrical (digital) signals for subsequent computer analysis
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Liquid system of theLiquid system of theBD BD FACSCaliburFACSCalibur™™
sample
Air pump
Pressureregulator
Filter forsheath fluid
Flow cell
waste container
Sheath fluid container
Air filter
Regulatorfor probepressure
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Sample Flow in the Flow cell Sample Flow in the Flow cell (BD (BD FACSCaliburFACSCalibur™™,, BD BD FACScanFACScan™™, BD , BD FACSortFACSort™™))
low sample consumption ~12 µl/min
high sample consumption ~ 60 µl/min
laminar flow
laminar flow
low sample pressure (LOW) high sample pressure (HIGH)
sheath flow sheath flowsheath flow sheath flowsample sample
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The optics IThe optics IThe excitation optics consists of:
an air-cooled argon laser (488 nm), optional with a diode laser (635 nm)prisms (Beam Expander) to form and focus the laser beam (lenses)
The detection optics consists of:a converging lense which collects the emitted light perpendicular to the axis of the incoming light a system of mirrors and filters (beam splitters) which divert the specific wave lengths from the emitted light to the corresponding detectors
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The optics IIThe optics II
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Optical filtersOptical filters
460 500 540460 500 540 460 500 540
SP 500SP 500LP 500LP 500 BP500/80BP500/80
long pass short pass band pass
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Electronic system IElectronic system I
• Converts optical signals (photons) into electronic signals (voltage pulses)
• Voltage pulse is analysed:– Height – Area– Width
• Electronic signals are digitalised and send to the computer for analysis
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Electronic system IIElectronic system IIOptical electronical signal Electronical digital signal
Threshold
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• Dot plot
• Density plot
Different possibilities to presentDifferent possibilities to present
• Histogram
M1
M2
• Contour plot
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Instrument SettingsInstrument Settings
Detectors/Amplifiers
Sensitivity: proportion optical : electronical signal
Threshold
• only signals with an intensity greater or equal to the threshold value
will be processed an sent to the computer
Compensation
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Fluorescence emission spectraFluorescence emission spectra
650 700500 600
FL3670 LP
FL1530/30
FL2585/42
rela
tive
inte
nsity
FITC PE PerCP
wave length (nm)
550
FL4661/16
APC
1. Laser 1. Laser 1. Laser2. Laser
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FITC FITC fluorescencefluorescence overlapoverlap
650 700500 550 600
rela
tive
inte
nsity
wave length (nm)
FL2
FL1
FL1530/30
FL2585/42
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CompensationCompensation ((11))
Compensation allows to correct for spectral overlap.Compensation needs to be applied whenever more than one (adjacent) fluorescence is measured and analyzed.The settings for compensation have to be defined after the PMT voltage settings for each fluorescence were found and set fix (functional depen-dency of both).
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Compensation (Compensation (22))
Compensation values depend on the fluorochromes used.Compensation values also depend on the individual Flow Cytometer with its specific optical properties (because of the functional dependency on the PMT voltage settings).Compensation is applied during acquisition and is not possible afterwards during software analysis (not true for newer software [Diva software]).
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FACS analysis in research laboratoriesFACS analysis in research laboratories
analysis of immune functions
stem cell hematopoiesis
multi drug resistance (cancer)
kinetic studies (cell function)
analysis of microorganisms (bacteria, protozoa, yeast)
environmental analysis e.g. of water(giardia, cryptosporidium)
FISH
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• Basic principles– Laminar flow, hydrodynamic focussing, measured
parameters
• Instrument components– Liquid -, Optical - , Electronic – system
• Instrument settings– Detectors, Threshold, Compensation
Summary Summary