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ES-E14TG2a

ES-E14TG2a

Catalogue No.

08021401

Cell Line Name

ES-E14TG2a

Cell Line Description

Pluripotent mouse embryonic stem cell line. ES-E14TG2a cells are deficient in in HPRT and are resistant to 0.06mM 6-thioguanine.

Characteristics

Tissue of Origin

Embryo blastocyst

Morphology

Spheroidal, spontaneously differentiate and form embryonal structures in the absence of a feeder layer.

Applications

Studies in post-implantation structures. With conventional molecular gene modification techniques ES-E14TG2a cells can be used to reconstitute mouse embryos. When injected into blastocysts they can colonise the germ line

Disease

None Stated

Culture Conditions

Cell Type

Adherent monolayer of spheroidal cells on feeder layer of mouse primary embryonic fibroblasts or STO cells ECACC Catalogue 86032003 (irradiated or treated with mitomycin C to prevent cell division. The cells spontaneously differentiate and form embryonal structures in the absence of a feeder layer.

Culture Medium

DMEM + 2mM Glutamine + 1% NEAA + 0.1mM 2-Mercaptoethanol + 1000U/ml mouse inhibitory factor (LIF) + 1.5% sodium bicarbonate + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum. Renewal of medium every 2-3 days is required.

Growth Mode

Adherent

Additional Info

Depositor

Professor T Doetschman, Institute for Collaborative Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0036. Originator: Professor M Hooper, University of Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK.

Country of Origin

United States

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Applications

References

Smith & Hooper (1987) Buffalo rat liver cells produce a diffusible activity which inhibits the differentiation of murine embryonal carcinoma and embryonic stem cells. Dev. Biol. 121: 1-9. PMID: 3569655.

Bibliography

Kuehn et al., (1987) A potential animal model for Lesch-Nyhan syndrome through introduction of HPRT mutations into mice. Nature 326: 295-8. PMID: 3029599.Doetschman et al., (1987) Targetted correction of a mutant HPRT gene in mouse embryonic stem cells. Nature 330: 576-578. PMID: 3683574

Available Formats

  • Frozen

If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: ES-E14TG2a (ECACC 08021401).

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