The Mouse Colony Forming Cell CFC Assay using Methylcellulosebased Media.docx
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TheMouseColonyFormingCellCFCAssayusingMethylcellulosebasedMedia
TheMouseColonyFormingCell(CFC)AssayusingMethylcellulose-basedMedia
Thecolonyformingcell(CFC)assay,alsoreferredtoasthemethylcelluloseassay,isaninvitroassayusedinthestudyofhematopoieticstemcells.Theassayisbasedontheabilityofhematopoieticprogenitorstoproliferateanddifferentiateintocoloniesinasemi-solidmediainresponsetocytokinestimulation.Thecoloniesformedcanbeenumeratedandcharacterizedaccordingtotheiruniquemorphology.
Pleasereadtheprotocolinitsentiretybeforestarting.
SuppliesRequired
Reagents
∙Cellsderivedfrommousebonemarrow,spleen,peripheralblood,orfetalliver.Miceareroutinelyusedbetween6-12weeks.
∙Iscove’sModifiedDulbecco’sMedia(IMDM)
∙FetalBovineSerum
∙IMDM/2%FetalBovineSerum
∙(Optional)FlowCytometryMouseLyseBuffer(R&DSystems,Catalog#FC003orequivalent)
Materials
∙100mmculturedishes
∙35mmculturedishes
∙15mLcentrifugetubes
∙10mLsyringes
∙3mLsyringes
∙5mLvials
∙16gauge,1½inchneedle
∙14gaugelaboratorypipettingneedle(Popper&Sons,Catalog#7941orThermoFisherScientific,Catalog#14-825-16M)
∙Serologicalpipettes
∙Pipettesandpipettetips
Equipment
∙37°Cand5%CO2humidifiedincubator
∙Centrifuge
∙Vortexmixer
∙Hemocytometer
∙InvertedMicroscope
Reagent&MediaPreparation
Note:
Steriletechniqueisrequiredwhenhandlingthereagents.
∙Methylcellulose-basedMedia-Thawthebottleofmediaat2-8°Covernight.Afterthemediaiscompletelythawed,shakethebottlevigorouslytothoroughlymixthecontents.Allowairbubblestoescapebyplacingthebottleeitheratroomtemperatureorat2-8°Cfor0.5-1hour.
Aliquottheexactamountofmediarequiredforasingleexperiment(Table1)intosterile5mLvialsusingasterile14gaugelaboratorypipettingneedleanda10mLsyringe.
Note:
Duetothehighviscosityofmethylcellulosemedia,theuseofasyringeisnecessarytoaccuratelymeasurevolume.The14gaugelaboratorypipettingneedlereferredtointheSuppliesRequiredsectionisrecommendedduetoitslargerdiameter.Theneedleisautoclavableandreusable.
Storethealiquotsat-20°Cinamanualdefrostfreezeruntiluse.Donotusepastthekitexpirationdate.
Table1.DuetothedifferentrequirementsforeachproductintheCFCassay,therecommendedvolumeforeachislisted.
Reagent
Catalog#
Volumex2*
Volumex3**
MethylcelluloseStockSolution
HSC001
1.4mL
2.1mL
MouseMethylcelluloseBaseMedia
HSC006
2.7mL
3.6mL
MouseMethylcelluloseCompleteMedia
HSC007
3.0mL
4.0mL
MouseMethylcelluloseCompleteMediawithoutEpo
HSC008
3.0mL
4.0mL
*VolumeforDuplicateExperiments
**VolumeforTriplicateExperiments
Procedure
Usesteriletechnique.Useserologicalpipettestotransferandremovesolutions.
PreparationofMouseBoneMarrowCells
Note:
Whenhandlingbiohazardousmaterialssuchassharpneedles,safelaboratoryproceduresshouldbefollowedandprotectiveclothingshouldbeworn.
1.Prepareasuspensionofmononuclearcellsfrommousebonemarrowusingtraditionalmethods.Bothfemursandtibiaefromonemousetypicallyyield2.0-6.0x107hematopoieticcells.AdetailedprotocolcanbefoundinCurrentProtocolsinImmunology,IsolationofMurineMacrophages(1994)Coligan,J.E.etal.eds.JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,Volume3,Supplement11,14.1.4.
2.Toremovecellclumpsanddebrisafterharvestingthebonemarrowcells,passthecellsuspensionthrougha70mmnylonstrainer.
3.Afterfiltration,thecellsshouldbeusedassoonaspossible.Or,ifdesired,theredbloodcells(RBC)canberemoved.TolyseRBC,useFlowCytometryMouseLyseBuffer(R&DSystems,Catalog#FC003)accordingtotheinstructions.
4.Washthecellsin50mLcentrifugetubeswithroomtemperatureIMDM/2%FBSbycentrifugingat300xgfor8minutes.Removethesupernatecompletelyandresuspendthecellsin10mLofIMDM/2%FBSbygentlepipetting,togenerateasinglecellsuspension.
Note:
Bonemarrowcellsshouldbeusedassoonaspossibleorfrozenaccordingtothestandardfreezingprotocolusedineachlaboratory.
MethylcelluloseAssay
Figure1
1.Thawaliquotsofmethylcellulose-basedmediumatroomtemperatureforapproximately30minutes.Allowthevialstothawwithoutdisturbance.
2.Duringthethawstep,resuspendthecellsamplein10mLofIMDM/2%FBSorinanappropriatevolumeandcount.
3.CalculatethetotalnumberofcellsneededintheexperimentusingTable2todeterminetherecommendedfinalcellnumberper35mmcultureplate.Transfertheappropriatevolumeofcells(plusaslightexcess)intoanew15mLconicaltube.Centrifugefor8minutesand300xg.
Table2.Determiningtheapproximatecellnumberneededforeach35mmcultureplate.
SampleSource
FinalCellNumber*
StockCellNumber(10xFinal)
BoneMarrow(untreated)
1-5x104
1-5x105
PeripheralBlood
1-3x105
1-3x106
Spleen
1-2x105
1-2x106
FetalLiver
1-5x104
1-5x105
*Finalcellnumberper35mmcultureplate(or1.1mLofmedia)
Note:
Thecellplatingnumberslistedaboveserveasareferenceonly.Optimalcellplatingconcentrationshouldbedeterminedbyeachlaboratoryforeachcelltype.
4.RemovethesupernatantandresuspendthecellsinIMDM/2%FBSortheappropriatemediumtothedesiredcellconcentrationforplating(usually10Xtherecommendedcellnumberrequiredper35mmculturedishlistedintheCellPlatingNumberChart).
a.WiththeexceptionofusingtheproductHSC001,cellsamplesshouldberesuspendedinIMDM/2%FBS.FortheuseofproductHSC001,cellsamplescanberesuspendedintheselectedmediumperinstructionofeachlaboratory.
b.TheoptimalcellplatingconcentrationshouldbedeterminedintheinitialexperimentbyincludingalowerandhighercellconcentrationthanthecellconcentrationrecommendedintheCellPlatingNumberChart.
5.Thetablebelowprovidestherecommendedvolumesofcellsfromthe10xstockandadditionalculturesupplementsorcytokinestobeaddedtothemethylcellulosealiquots.Thefinalconcentrationofmethylcellulosebeforeaddingcellsshouldbeapproximately1.3%forthevariousmethylcellulose-basedmedia.
Table3.Volumesnecessaryforexperimentsusing35mmcultureplatesinduplicateortriplicate.
HSC001
HSC006
HSC007-HSC008
Usingcellsamplesin
Usingcellsamplesin
Usingcellsamplesin
Duplicates
Triplicates
Duplicates
Triplicates
Duplicates
Triplicates
Methylcellulose-basedMedium
1.4mL
2.1mL
2.7mL
3.6mL
3.0mL
4.0mL
CultureSupplementsorCytokinesNeeded
1.6mL
2.4mL
0.3mL
0.4mL
None*
None*
CellsNeeded
0.3mL
0.45mL
0.3mL
0.4mL
0.3mL
0.4mL
*Additionalculturesupplementsorcytokinesarenotneeded.
6.
Figure2
7.Vigorouslyvortexthevialtothoroughlymixthecellswiththemedia.
8.Waitforapproximately20minutesbeforecontinuingwiththeproceduretoallowairbubblestoescape.
9.Add1.1mLofthefinalcellmixtureinto35mmculturedishusinga3mLsyringefittedwitha16gaugeneedle.Spreadthemediaevenlybygentlyrotatingtheplate.
10.Placetwosampledishesandanuncovereddishcontaining3-4mLofsterilewaterina100mmculturedishandcover.Thesterilewaterdishservestomaintainthehumiditynecessaryforcolonydevelopment.
11.Incubatethecellsfor8-12daysat37°Cand5%CO2.Avoiddisturbingtheplateduringtheincubationperiodtopreventshiftingofthecolonies.
Figure3
ColonyScoring
Scorecoloniesattheendoftheincubationperiod.Identifyandcountindividualcoloniesusinganinvertedmicroscopeandascoringgrid.
∙PreparethescoringgridasdescribedintheScoringGridsection.Thediagramprovidedbelowcanbeusedasatemplatetoreproducethescoringgridona100mmculturedish.Markthegridonanew100mmculturedishbyplacingtheculturedishonthetemplateandtracingthegridwithamarkerorpen.
∙RefertotheCountingCriteriasectionforguidancetoidentifyandcountcolonies.
ScoringGrid
Figure4
CountingCriteria
Coloniesconsistingofatleast30cellsarecounted(ortheminimumcellcountsetbyeachlaboratory).
ColonyTypes
BFU-E(Burstformingunit-erythroid)
Eachcolonyisdefinedasclusterswithaminimalof30cellsthatcanbeseenfromday7onward.Eachindividualclusterconsistedoftiny,irregularshapedcellsthatmayappearfusedtogether.Eachclusternormallycontains5-8cells,andthesizeoftheclusterissimilartothatofasinglemacrophage.Theclustermayvaryinsizesandcolor.AlargeBFU-Eisusuallybrightredandisdifferentiableevenwithouttheuseofamicroscope.SmallerBFU-Emaynotappearredincolorbutisdistinguishablebasedonthemorphology.
BFU-E(40X)
BFU-E(100X)
BFU-E(200X)
CFU-GM(Colonyformingunit-granulocyte,macrophage)
TheclassificationincludesCFU-G(colonyformingunit-granulocyte)CFU-M(colonyformingunit-macrophage),andCFU-GM(colonyformingunit-granulocyte,macrophage).Clonogenicprogenitorsofmacrophageswillgiverisetoahomogenouspopulationofmacrophagesthatarecolorless,large,andround.Clonogenicprogenitorsofgranulocyteswillgiverisetoahomogenouspopulationofgranulocytesthatarecolorlessandsmallerthanthatofmacrophages.Theclonogenicprogenitorsorgranulocyte,macrophagewillgiverisetoaheterogenouspopulationofmacrophagesandgranulocytes.Thesedevelopedcoloniesarecolorlessandconsistedofroundcells(granulocytes)andovalcells(macrophages).Eachindividualcellcanbedisti
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