Haynes:MamCultureMedia
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Mammalian Culture Media
"Wild type" stock cells (non-transgenic)
| Cell line | Incomplete media | Supplements for complete media (required) |
| HEK293 (adherent) | DMEM, high glucose | 10% FBS, 1% pen/strep |
| K-562 (suspension) | Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium (IMDM) | 10% FBS, 1% pen/strep |
| SK-N-SH (adherent) | Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium (EMEM) | 10% FBS, 1% pen/strep |
| U2OS (adherent) | McCoy's 5A | 10% FBS, 1% pen/strep |
Transgenic Cell Selection
| Cell Type | Genotype | Transfected Plasmid | Medium | Supplements (required) |
Selection antibiotic(s) |
| U2OS (adherent) | Flp-in T-REx | pcDNA5/FRT, or V0200 | McCoy's 5A | 10% FBS, 1 % pen/strep | 15 ug/mL blasticidin, 200 μg/mL hygromycin |
Transgenic Cell Maintenance
| Cell Type | Genotype | Medium | Supplements (required) |
Maintenance antibiotic(s) |
| U2OS (adherent) | Flp-in T-REx, untransfected | McCoy's 5A | 10% FBS, 1 % pen/strep | 100 ug/mL Zeocin, 15 ug/mL blasticidin |
| U2OS (adherent) | Flp-in T-REx, hygro-transfected | McCoy's 5A | 10% FBS, 1 % pen/strep | 15 ug/mL blasticidin, 60 μg/mL hygromycin |
| HEK 293 (adherent) | Flp-in T-REx | DMEM, high glucose | 10% FBS, 1 % pen/strep | 100 ug/mL Zeocin, 15 ug/mL blasticidin |
| HEK 293 (adherent) | luc Gal4-EED "23;4;9" (K. Hansen) | DMEM, high glucose | 10% FBS, 1 % pen/strep | 0.5 ug/mL puromycin |
Notes
- FBS = fetal bovine serum
- FBS-tf = tetracycline-free FBS (required to maintain the "off" state of dox-inducible transgenes)
- pen/strep = penicillin and streptomycin anti fungal supplement
- Filter sterilize all media before use
- Store all media at 4°C
