Culturing Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs) on MEF-Conditioned Medium
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实验试剂
Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium (D-MEM)
Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), ESC-Qualified
D-MEM/F-12 (1X) with GlutaMAX™-I
KnockOut™ Serum Replacement (KSR)
MEM Non-Essential Amino Acids Solution, 10 mM
Gibco® Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (Irradiated)
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF)
Collagenase Type IV for enzymatic passaging or StemPro® EZPassage™ Tool for mechanical passaging
实验设备
Dulbecco’s PBS (DPBS) with Calcium and Magnesium
Dulbecco’s PBS (DPBS) without Calcium and Magnesium
Stem Cell Tested 0.22 μm pore size sterile filters
Appropriate tissue culture plates and supplies
实验步骤
1. Preparing MEF-Conditioned Medium (MEF-CM)
Note: It is not necessary to wash the culture surface before adding cells or medium.
4) The following day, replace the MEF medium with 90 mL of PSC Culture Medium.
2. Coating Culture Vessels with Geltrex® LDEV-Free, hESC-Qualified Basement Membrane Matrix
Note: Aliquot volumes of 1:1 diluted Geltrex® solution may be adjusted according to your needs.
5) Incubate the dishes in a 37°C, 5% CO2 incubator for 1 hour.
Note: Dishes can now be used or stored at 2–8°C for up to a week. Do not allow dishes to dry.
Note: CELLstart™ CTS™ substrate may be substituted for Geltrex® hESC-Qualified Matrix
2) Remove the vial of hESCs from liquid nitrogen storage using metal forceps.
4) Immerse the vial in a 37°C water bath without submerging the cap. Swirl the vial gently.
6) Pipet the thawed cells gently into a sterile 50-mL conical tube using a 5-mL sterile pipette.
8) Rinse the vial with 1 mL of MEF-CM and add to the 50-mL conical tube with cells.
10) Aspirate and discard the supernatant.
13) Place dish gently into the 37°C, 5% CO2 incubator and incubate the cells overnight.
2) Under a dissecting microscope, remove differentiated colonies from the dish to be passaged.
6) Stop the incubation when the edges of the colonies are starting to pull away from the plate
Note: Avoid making a single cell suspension.
12) Centrifuge at 200 × g for 5 minutes, and then aspirate the supernatant from the hESC pellet.
15) Add appropriate volume of cell suspension to each dish. Return the dish to the incubator.
17) Incubate cells overnight to allow colonies to attach. Replace spent medium daily.