Mammospheres were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde (Sigma-Aldrich) at room temperature for 15 minutes. Samples were incubated with 1% Triton X-100 (Sigma-Aldrich) at room temperature for 10 minutes and blocked with 5% normal goat serum (Gibco). The mammospheres were attached to slides via cytospin at low speed (Shandon Cytospin 3; Shandon Scientific) and stained with anti-γH2AX (#9718, 1:400 dilution, CST) and goat anti-rabbit IgG H and L labeled with Alexa Fluor 488 (Abcam) as described (41 (link)). Nuclei were stained with ProLong Gold Antifade Mountant with DAPI (Invitrogen). Cells were imaged using a Leica THUNDER Imager 3D Cell Culture microscope, as described (41 (link)).
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