EGF in DMEM/F12, Serum Free Neural Stem Cell Media for Culturing Glioma Cancer Stem Cells

Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
Project JRF
Postdoctoral Researcher

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

EGF Recombinant Human Protein

Catalog Number:

PHG0314

This product was used to culture glioma stem cells from U87 cells. The product is a must to add when culturing cancer stem cells.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

To derive & culture glioblastoma cancer stem cells from the glioblastoma cell line.

Starting Material

U87 cell line.

Protocol Overview

For 10ml media- DMEM/F12-9ml 540ul, N2 supplement(100x)-0.1ml, B27 supplement(50x)-0.2ml, bFGF(10ug/ml)-20ul(final 20ng/ml), EGF(10ug/ml)-20ul(20ng/ml), penstrep-0.1ml, 250mg/ml BSA stock-20ul (final 0.5mg/ml). Filter it (0.2micorn size).

Tips

Do not freeze thaw.

Results Summary

We were able to culture the Glioma cancer stem cells from U87 cells. The cancer stem cells were confirmed with a CD133 marker (western blot).

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