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Detection of Apoptotic Versus Autophagic Cell Death by Flow Cytometry

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Different modes of regulated cell death (RCD) can be initiated by distinct molecular machineries and their morphological manifestations can be difficult to discriminate. Moreover, cells responding to stress often activate an adaptive response centered around autophagy, and whether such a response is cytoprotective or cytotoxic cannot be predicted based on morphological parameters only. Molecular definitions are therefore important to understand various RCD subroutines from a mechanistic perspective. In vitro, various forms of RCD including apoptosis and autophagic cell death can be easily discriminated from each other with assays that involve chemical or pharmacological interventions targeting key components of either pathway. Here, we detail a straightforward method to discriminate apoptosis from autophagic cell death by flow cytometry, based on the broad-spectrum caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-fmk and the genetic inhibition of ATG5.

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We are indebted to Dr. Ilio Vitale (Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”) for careful reading of the manuscript. Authors are supported by the Ligue contre le Cancer (équipe labellisée); Agence National de la Recherche (ANR); Association pour la recherche sur le cancer (ARC); Cancéropôle Ile-de-France; AXA Chair for Longevity Research; Institut National du Cancer (INCa); Fondation Bettencourt-Schueller; Fondation de France; Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM); the European Commission (ArtForce); the European Research Council (ERC); the LabEx Immuno-Oncology; the SIRIC Stratified Oncology Cell DNA Repair and Tumor Immune Elimination (SOCRATE); the SIRIC Cancer Research and Personalized Medicine (CARPEM); and the Paris Alliance of Cancer Research Institutes (PACRI).

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Sica, V., Maiuri, M.C., Kroemer, G., Galluzzi, L. (2016). Detection of Apoptotic Versus Autophagic Cell Death by Flow Cytometry. In: Puthalakath, H., Hawkins, C. (eds) Programmed Cell Death. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1419. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3581-9_1

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