Description

Luciferase-Expressing Monkey Primary Tracheal Epithelial Cells from Cell Biologics are isolated from Monkey tracheal tissue and grown in gelatin pre-coated tissue culture flask with Cell Biologics’ Complete Growth Medium. Cells at passage 3 are harvested from flasks and cryo-preserved in vials. Each vial contains 0.5x10⁶ cells per ml and is delivered frozen.

Luciferase-Expressing Monkey Primary Tracheal Epithelial Cells from Cell Biologics are characterized by immunofluorescent staining with E-cadherin (Catalog No. 610182 from BD) or ZO-1 (Catalog No. 617300; from Life Technologies) antibodies. These cells are negative for mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast, fungi, HIV-1, hepatitis B and hepatitis C and can be expanded for 3-5 passages at a split ratio of 1:2 under the cell culture conditions specified by Cell Biologics. Repeated freezing and thawing of cells are not recommended.

Luciferase, distinct from GFP/RFP photoprotein, is widely used in bioluminescence. Cell Biologics generates various Firefly luciferase-expressing stable cells, including endothelial cells, epithelial cells and so forth. Firefly luciferase-expressing cells are developed through transducing Firefly luciferase-lentiviral particles.

Suggested Medium

H6621 Complete Epithelial Cell Medium w/ Kit – 500 ml

Storage

Cryopreserved cells are shipped with dry ice overnight. Upon arrival, transfer frozen cells to liquid nitrogen (-180°C) immediately until ready for use. Live cell shipment is also available on request. Primary cells can never be kept at -20 °C or -80 °C freezer.

Documents

MK-6033Luc

Cell-Culture-Protocol-CB

1708462493

1698246847

Disclaimer

Investigators should handle the cells received from Cell Biologics with caution and treat all primary cells as potential pathogens, since no test procedure can completely guarantee the absence of infectious agents. The entire text of discussing Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th ed. is available online at http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/index.htm.