Here, we present a protocol for the determination of intracellular signaling events induced in viable cells by physical interaction with adjacent dead or dying cells. The protocol focuses on signaling events induced by receptor-mediated recognition of the dead cells, as opposed to their phagocytic uptake or release of soluble mediators.
Vujicic, S., Feng, L., Antoni, A., Rauch, J., Levine, J. S. Identification of Intracellular Signaling Events Induced in Viable Cells by Interaction with Neighboring Cells Undergoing Apoptotic Cell Death. J. Vis. Exp. (118), e54980, doi:10.3791/54980 (2016).