Products, services, reviews and techniques used in the identification and validation of the disease-causing target genes and proteins.
ENStem-A Neural Expansion Medium is a defined serum-free formulation that has been optimized for the culture and expansion of ENStem-A Human Neural Progenitor Cells. When used in conjunction with L-Glutamine (not provided) and FGF-2 (provided), the expansion medium will allow for the maintenance and proliferation of ENStem-ATM Human Neural Progenitor Cells.
ReNcell NSC Maintenance Medium is a defined serum-free, growth factor-free medium that has been optimized for the growth and in vitro differentiation of ReNcell immortalized human neural progenitor cells. When used in conjunction with FGF and EGF, the maintenance medium will allow for the proliferation of ReNcell immortalized VM and CX neural stem cells. Withdrawal of the growth factors from ReNcell NSC Maintenance Medium will…
ReNcell Neural Stem Cell Freezing Medium is qualified for use with ReNcell immortalized human neural progenitor cell lines, CX and VM cultured in serum-free conditions with ReNcell NSC Maintenance Medium. The optimized formulation allows for consistent cryopreservation and high viability upon thawing and plating.
ENStem-A™ Neuronal Differentiation Medium is a specially formulated medium optimized for the preferential differentiation of ENStem-A™ human neural progenitor cells to a neuronal lineage. The medium has been extensively validated on ENStem-A™ Human Neural Progenitor Cells. Using ENStem-A™ Neuronal Differentiation Medium, relatively pure populations of neuronal cells (90% bIII-tubulin positive) are obtained. Very low levels of…
HEScGRO hES cell medium is the first, animal-component free medium that is specially formulated to meet the unique requirements of human embryonic stem cell culture. No other hES cell media is available as a serum-free, ready-to-use, and complete formulation. HEScGRO has been extensively tested and proven to maintain the pluripotential nature of several hES cell lines including: MEL-1, MEL-2 and H1. This medium is fully-define…
A cell detachment solution of proteolytic, collagenolytic and DNAse enzymes.ACCUMAX™ is tested for Sterility, enzymatic activity and cell detachment from tissue culture plastic. ACCUMAX™ has been used successfully on numerous cell types including: CHO, BHK, 293, COS, Sf9, and catfish primary hepatocyte cells.
This unique formulation of cell culture freezing media is for cryopreservation of a broad spectrum of mammalian cells (see viability data)and is ES cell qualified. Freezing Media contain 10% of the active cryopreservation ingredient (either DMSO or Glycerol). The remaining 90% is a proprietary mixture of Calf and Fetal Bovine Serum. The reagents used in these products are certified to be virus and mycoplasma free. The sera ut…
The maintanence, expansion, and assay of many stem cell and precursor cell cultures relies on media rich in a variety of factors, often supplied by fetal bovine serum (FBS). Such sera must be carefully controlled and tested. Specialty Media utilizes sera that are approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that sera are free of diseases such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). A Certificate…
The maintanence, expansion, and assay of many stem cell and precursor cell cultures relies on media rich in a variety of factors, often supplied by fetal bovine serum (FBS). Such sera must be carefully controlled and tested. EMD Millipore utilizes sera that are approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that sera are free of diseases such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). A Certificate of…
We now offer our most popular embryo culture media in a dry powder format. Each has been formulated for optimal, consistent performance. This new dry powdered format offers greatly increased shelf-life, easy and quick preparation, and the freshest nutrients to support the development of your embryos in culture. Just add the sterile diluent (included in the kit) to the powder, mix gently, and filter to prepare FRESH medium with…
Dry Powdered form offers easy and quick preparation, and the freshest nutrients to support the development of embryos in culture. Just add the sterile diluent (included in the kit) to the powder, mix gently, and filter to prepare FRESH medium with the correct pH and osmolarity.
dry powder format. Each has been formulated for optimal, consistent performance. This new dry powdered format offers greatly increased shelf-life, easy and quick preparation, and the freshest nutrients to support the development of your embryos in culture. Just add the sterile diluent (included in the kit) to the powder, mix gently, and filter to prepare FRESH medium with the correct pH and osmolarity.
RESGRO Culture Medium is a complete ready-to-use product that can be utilized to complement traditional murine Embryonic Stem (ES) cell culture media containing ESGRO® murine LIF medium supplement. In contrast to routine ES cell culture using ESGRO® supplemented medium, RESGRO Culture Medium is recommended for a number of specialized applications.
The Neural Stem Cell Basal Medium is a defined serum-free, growth factor-free medium that has been optimized for the growth and in vitro differentiation of neural stem cells derived from rodents. When used in conjunction with bFGF or bFGF, EGF and heparin, the basal medium will allow for the proliferation of rat and mouse neural stem cells, respectively. Withdrawal of the growth factors from the Neural Stem Cell Basal Medium w…
The Mouse Neural Stem Cell Expansion Medium allows for the growth and proliferation of mouse neural stem cells. This product includes the Neural Stem Cell Basal Medium and the supplements bFGF, EGF, and Heparin. Withdrawal of the growth factors and heparin from the Neural Stem Cell Basal Medium will result in the spontaneous differentiation of mouse neural stem cells.
MilliTrace Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Expansion Medium is a complete ready-to-use expansion medium optimized for the culture of MilliTrace GFP Reporter Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells. Puromycin Solution is provided to help maintain the expression of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) labeled transgene.
The Cardiac Stem Cell Maintenance Medium has been optimized and qualified for the growth and expansion of cardiac stem cells derived from rodent origins. Cells expanded in Cardiac Stem Cell Maintenance Medium express the correct cardiac stem cell markers and are furthermore capable of differentiating into cardiomyocytes.
ESGRO Complete™ Basal Medium is a defined serum-free medium developed for use as a base medium for differentiation studies, for serum free culture of ES cells when used with LIF and BMP, and during routine washing steps when passaging cells.
ESGRO Complete™ Accutase™ is a cell detachment solution of proteolytic and collagenolytic enzymes that has been qualified for use for the detachment of mouse embryonic stem cells cultured in serum-free conditions with ESGRO Complete™ Clonal Grade Medium (Cat. No. SF001-500). Accutase™ does not contain mammalian or bacterial derived products.
Embryonic Stem Cell Lines derived from murine strain C57/BL6J selected for high targeting efficiency and proven germ line transmission. Cells are supplied as 2.5 x 106 ES cells per vial (approximately 2.5 population doublings per passage, shipped frozen on dry ice) and are supplied at passage 12. This ES cell line has been pre-adapted to serum-free and feeder-free cell culture conditions and is intended for use with the ESGRO…
A highly efficient method of gene trasfer into mammalian cells is through infection with retroviral vectors. The efficiency of retroviral infection is enhanced significantly, 100 to 1,000 fold in some cells, by including polybrene during the infection. Polybrene with DMSO shock is also used to mediate DNA transfer into a variety of cell types, such as: CHO, chicken embryo fibroblases, NIH3T3 cells, and myeloid cells.
Upstate's new Nitrotyrosine Assay Kit, Chemiluminescence Detection is a competitive ELISA for the quantitation of tyrosine nitration. The kit includes all reagents needed for measurement of tyrosine nitration, including white high binding 96-well plates, nitrated BSA standard, a Nitrotyrosine antibody, LumiGLO® chemiluminescent detection substrate, and wash buffers. The assay has a wide dynamic range and high precision, making…
Upstate®'s cGMP HTS Immunoassay kit is a competitive immunoassay for highly sensitive and rapid chemiluminescent quantitation of cyclic GMP (cGMP, Guanosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate) from extracts, lysates or supernatants of cells of any species. The kit comprises a specific anti-cGMP antibody which recognizes all species, an alkaline phosphatase (AP)-labeled cGMP conjugate, two 96 well microplates pre-coated with ananti-Ra…
The UPSTATE colorimetric STAR (Signal Transduction Assay Reaction) ELISA kit is a solid phase sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay that provides a fast, sensitive method to detect specific levels of signaling targets in whole cell extracts. The AKT plate is coated with a specific mouse monoclonal anti-AKT capture antibody on the microwells of the 96-well clear plate. Sample lysate or the standard included in the kit are…
The UPSTATE colorimetric STAR (Signal Transduction Assay Reaction) ELISA kit is a solid phase sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay that provides a fast, sensitive method to detect specific levels of signaling targets in whole cell extracts. The Akt plate is coated with a specific mouse monoclonal Akt capture antibody on the microwells of the 96-well clear plate. Sample lysate or the standard included in the kit are incub…
