Oct 27, 2022

Midbrain organoid astrocyte seeding

  • 1Icahn School of Medicine
  • Ahfeldt Lab
  • Organoid and Assembloid
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Protocol Citationgustavo.parfitt 2022. Midbrain organoid astrocyte seeding . protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.rm7vzbyp4vx1/v1
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Protocol status: Working
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Created: October 27, 2022
Last Modified: October 27, 2022
Protocol  Integer ID: 71926
Keywords: astrocyte seeding, midbrain organoid
Abstract
Midbrain organoid astrocyte seeding protocol
Materials
Midbrain organoid media
D35+ (Long-Term Media) DMEM/F-12+Glutamax + 13 B-27 minus vitamin A + 13 N-2 + 10 ng/mL BDNF + 10 ng/mL GDNF + 0.2 μM Ascorbic Acid


Protocol materials
Astrocyte MediumScienCellCatalog # #1801
Geltrex LDEV Free hESC Quality 5 mlThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #A1413302
From a 90% confluent plate of astrocytes.
Wash with PBS.
Add 1 mL of TrypLE™ Select Enzyme (1X), no phenol red Thermo Fisher Catalog #12563011.

5m
Transfer the cells to 15 ml falcon tubes and add 5 ml of media.
300 rcf, 25°C, 00:03:00

3m
Resuspend the cell pellet in 1ml ofAstrocyte MediumScienCellCatalog # #1801

Count the cells using
Equipment
Countess II
NAME
Life Technologies
BRAND
AMQAX1000
SKU

Individually add day 40 midbrain organoids to a Corning 96 well V bottom shape plate.
Add 50K astrocyte to the organoids.
Add 100 ul of organoid media.
After a week transfer the organoids to a 96 well plate coated with Geltrex LDEV Free hESC Quality 5 mlThermo Fisher ScientificCatalog #A1413302 1/100 .