Flow cytometric analysis. The GBC cells were incubated with the primary anti-CD44 (Cat. no. 15675-1-AP; Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, USA) or anti-CD133 (Cat. no. 18470-1-AP; Proteintech) for 30 min at room temperature. The cells were then subjected to flow cytometry using a MoFlo XDP cell sorter from Beckman Coulter (Indianapolis, IN, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
The GBC-SD LKB1 or SGC-996 LKB1 and their control cells were incubated with the primary anti-CD44 (Cat. no. 15675-1-AP; Proteintech) or anti-CD133 (Cat. no. 18470-1-AP; Proteintech) for 30 min at room temperature. Flow cytometric analysis was performed using a MoFlo XDP cell sorter from Beckman Coulter according to the manufacturer's instructions.