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Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEF) are used to support the growth of mouse and human pluripotent stem cells. MEF not only provide a substrate for pluripotent stem cells to grow on, but also secrete critical growth factors to maintain stem cell pluripotency. MEF are isolated from mouse embryos and used at early passages. To serve as feeder cells, MEF must be treated with mitomycin C or by irradiation to prevent cell proliferation. The treated cells can also be used to generate conditioned medium for feeder-free culture of pluripotent stem cells.
MEF from ScienCell Research Laboratories are isolated from embryonic day 14 C57BL/6 mouse embryos. These cells are cryopreserved at P0 and delivered frozen. Each vial contains 5 x 10^6 cells in 1 ml volume. MEF are characterized by immunofluorescence with antibody specific to fibronectin. MEF are negative for mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast, and fungi. MEF are guaranteed to further expand for 5 population doublings under the conditions provided by ScienCell Research Laboratories.
Recommended Medium
It is recommended to use DMEM (Cat. #09221) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Cat. #0010, 0025, 0500) for culturing MEF in vitro.
| Catalog No. | M7540-57 |
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| Country of Manufacture | United States |
| Product Code | MEF |
| Size/Quantity | 5 x 10^6 cells/vial |
| Product Use | This product is for research use only. It is not approved for use in humans, animals, or in vitro diagnostic procedures. |
| Storage | Upon receiving, directly and immediately transfer the cells from dry ice to liquid nitrogen and keep the cells in liquid nitrogen until they are needed for experiments. |
| Shipping Info | Dry ice. |
| References | [1] BRADLEY, A. (1987). Production and analysis of chimaeras. In Teratocarcinomas and Embryonic Stem Cells: A Practical Approach, (ed. E. J. Robertson), pp. 113-151. Oxford: IRL Press. [2] Nagy et al. (2006) Preparing Mouse Embryo Fibroblasts Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2006: pdb.prot 4398. |
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| CAT. NO. | CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | Qty | |
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| M7540 | MEF | Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts from CD1 |
$130.00
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| M7540-mt | MEF-mt | Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts-mitomycin C treated from CD1 |
$25.00
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| MEDIA | |||||
| 09221 | DMEM-HG | DMEM with High-Glucose, L-Glutamine and Sodium Pyruvate |
$18.00
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| REAGENTS | |||||
| 0403 | PLL | Poly-L-Lysine, 1 mg/ml |
$16.00
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| 0303 | DPBS | Dulbecco's Phosphate-Buffered Saline, 500 ml |
$16.00
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| 0103 | T/E | Trypsin/EDTA Solution (0.25%; 100ml) |
$21.00
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| 0113 | TNS | Trypsin Neutralization Solution, 100 ml |
$21.00
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