Cell Proliferation Kit Works Well

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Company:

Thermo Fischer Scientific

Product Name:

CellTrace™ CFSE Cell Proliferation Kit

Catalog Number:

C34554

In our research, we aim to utilize T-cell receptors for immunotherapy purposes. We use this kit in our vitro assays, to evaluate how effective our TCRs are in killing of cell lines.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Flow cytometry

Starting Material

Cell lines

Tips

Contrary to the 20 min incubation from the kit's protocol, we usually incubate cells for 5 min at 37C, followed by 2 washing steps (1st step includes human serum).

Results Summary

CFSE staining enable us to separate the target cells from the effector cells, as well as study their numbers over the course of the experiment.

DOI or PMID #

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The Good

Very user friendly.

The Bad

None

The Bottom Line

Nice and bright staining, incubation time is short and requires very little amounts of the product.

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