Mar 20, 2024
Passaging and Seeding Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEFs) for Experiments
- 1Van Andel Institute
- Team Lee
Protocol Citation: madalynn.erb 2024. Passaging and Seeding Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEFs) for Experiments. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr3jdbvmk/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
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Created: February 09, 2024
Last Modified: May 31, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 95134
Keywords: ASAPCRN, seeding mouse embryonic fibroblast, mouse embryonic fibroblast, embryonic fibroblast, seeding mouse, mef
Abstract
This protocol details the passaging and seeding mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) for experiments.
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Passaging and Seeding Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEFs) for Experiments
15m
Passage cells when confluency exceeds 60%.
Remove media.
Wash cells with 5 mL prewarmed PBS without Calcium and magnesium.
Aspirate and discard PBS.
Add 3 mL - 5 mL Room temperature TrypLE Express (enough to ensure complete coverage of cells).
Incubate cells at 37 °C until they have detached.
Check at 00:03:00 - 00:05:00 intervals under an inverted microscope, gently tap flask to dislodge cells if needed.
8m
Add 5 mL - 10 mL (or at least 1:1 ratio of media : TrypLE) of pre-warmed complete media to flask.
Pipette up and down to dislodge cells as needed.
Transfer cell suspension to conical tube.
Spin down at 1300 rpm - 1800 rpm (300 x g ) for 3 mins - 00:05:00 .
5m
During this time label one microcentrifuge tube for each cell line being used and add 20 µL of Trypan blue.
Check for cell pellet then aspirate and discard supernatant.
Avoid disturbing the cell pellet.
Resuspend cells in appropriate volume of prewarmed complete media.
Take 20 µL of resuspended cell mix (gently pipetting up and down 10 times) and add to 20 µL of trypan blue.
Pipette up and down 10 times to mix cells with trypan blue.
Count the cells using a Countess 3 (Thermofisher Scientific).
Clean the glass hemocytometer slide and add 10 µL of cell / trypan blue mix to chamber A and B.
Avoid bubbles and dirt.
Perform cells count ensuring working in same units.
Note
e.g. x105 cells per mL or x106 cells per mL.
A=________ B=________ Average A & B =_____________
Once counts are performed mix cell suspension again as cells will have settled to the bottom of the tube by the time counts are done.
Add ______________ μL/mL of to ___________ μL/mL of media
Seed cells in appropriate volumes.
Record the following:
- Cell type, strain and genotype*
- Number of wells
- Density per well*
- Passage*
- Time and Date of Seeding*
- Temperature(if not at standard room temp)
If left over cell are needed, place in an appropriate volume of media and transfer to a fresh flask for future experiments
Incubate plate and flasks Overnight (O/N) in 37 °C incubator.
5m