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Table 1 Recipes for IF staining, antibody conjugation, and PhenoCycler staining solutions

From: Tunable PhenoCycler imaging of the murine pre-clinical tumour microenvironments

Solution Name

Composition

10X Tris-EDTA Antigen Retrieval Buffer, pH 9.0

6.05 g Tris

1.85 g EDTA

400 mL ddH2O

 - Adjust to pH 9.0

 - Complete to 500 mL with ddH2O

Store at 4 °C for up to 30 Days

1X Tris-EDTA Antigen Retrieval Buffer, pH 9.0

50 mL 10X Tris/EDTA Buffer pH 9.0

450 mL ddH2O

250 µL Tween20

 - Mix well and make fresh.

10X Tris Buffered Saline (TBS)

80 g NaCl

2 g KCl

30 g Tris

 - Adjust pH to 7.4

 - Complete to 1000 mL with ddH20

IF Wash Buffer

200 mL 10X TBS

800 mL ddH2O

250 uL Tween20

Primary Blocking Buffer

1000 µL IF Wash Buffer

20 µL Goat or Donkey Serum

 - Vortex to mix.

FC Blocking Buffer

500 µL FC Block

5 µL Anti-Mouse HRP

 - Vortex to mix.

Antibody Buffer

1000 µL IF Wash Buffer

1 µL Goat or Donkey Serum

 - Vortex to mix.

Prepared DAPI

500 µL PBS

1 µL 1 mg/mL DAPI

 - Vortex to mix.

Antibody Reduction Master Mix (A)

(for 1 conjugation)

6.6 µL Reduction Solution 1 (A)

275 µL Reduction Solution 2 (A)

 - Thawed aliquots of Reduction Solution 1 (A) should not be re-used

Bleaching Solution

0.8 mL 10 M NaOH

2.7mL 50% H2O2

26.5 mL 1X PBS

Staining Buffer with Blockers (A)

(for 2 samples)

362 µL Staining Buffer

9.5 µL N Blocker (A)

9.5 µL G2 Blocker (A)

9.5 µL J Blocker (A)

9.5 µL S Blocker (A)

Post-Staining Fixation (A)

1 mL 16% PFA

9 mL Storage Buffer (A)

Final Fixative Solution (A)

1000 µL 1X PBS

20 µL Fixative Reagent (A)

 - Thawed aliquots of Fixative Reagent (A) should not be re-used

Screening Buffer (A)

3.5 mL 10X PhenoCycler Buffer (A)

24.5 mL Nuclease-Free Water

7 mL DMSO

 - Allow the Screening Buffer to equilibrate to room temperature prior to use

Reporter Stock Solution (A)

(for 5 cycles)

1220 uL Nuclease Free Water

150 uL 10X PhenoCycler Buffer (A)

125 uL Assay Reagent (A)

5 uL Nuclear Stain (A)