This article describes a method for studying cellular metabolism in complex communities of multiple cell types, using a combination of stable isotope tracing, cell sorting to isolate specific cell types, and mass spectrometry.
Roci, I., Gallart-Ayala, H., Watrous, J., Jain, M., Wheelock, C. E., Nilsson, R. A Method for Measuring Metabolism in Sorted Subpopulations of Complex Cell Communities Using Stable Isotope Tracing. J. Vis. Exp. (120), e55011, doi:10.3791/55011 (2017).