For analyses of epithelial cell phenotypes, luminal (EPCAMHi/CD49fLo) or non-luminal (EPCAMLoCD49fHi) and an epithelial stem cell phenotype (EPCAMLo/CD49fHi/CD24Lo/CD44Hi)8 (link), 48 , 49 (link), control or CXCL12γ overexpressing epithelial cells (PNT2, MCF10A) (1 x 105) were seeded onto 12-well culture plates and were cultured for 3 days. The cells were incubated with FITC anti-human CD326 (EPCAM) antibody (cat. 324204, Biolegend, San Diego, CA), PE/Cy7 anti-human CD49f antibody (cat. 313622, Biolegend), APC/Cy7 anti-human CD24 antibody (cat. 311132, Biolegend), APC anti-CD44 antibody (cat. 559942, BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA) for 30 min at 4°C. DAPI was used for determining cell viability. The cell phenotypes were evaluated by FACS analyses (FACSAria IIu flow-cytometer, Becton Dickinson, Mountain View, CA). Assays were performed in triplicate and the results are representative of three independent experiments.