Culturing Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts
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MaterialsTrypsin(Gibco25200-023)3T3Medium:500mLDME(Invitrogen)+50mLFBS(Hyclone)+5mL100xPen/Strep2xFreezingMedium:3T3Medium+20%DMSO:Filtersterilized.SterilePBSP100andP60tissueculturedishesDissectingtools:Scissors,forceps,scalpel95%ethanolinasqueezebottleandinabeakerMousebreedersPROCEDURENote:ThisprotocoldescribestheisolationofprimaryMEFsandpassageaccordingtothe3T3protocol.Passagingprimarycellsonthe3T3protocolwillmaximizethegrowthpriortothedevelopmentofcellularsenescence.The3T3protocolwasoriginallydescribedasthepassageof3x105cellsevery3dayson50mm.disheswhichisequivalentto1.2x106cellsonaP100dish(NilausenK,GreenH.ExpCellRes.1965).Ifcellsarepassagedcontinuouslyeverythreedaysundernormoxicconditionstheywillexperienceaperiodofrapidgrowth(passage1-5),progressivelyslowergrowth(passage5-10)andsenescence(littleornogrowth,passage10-25).Afterthistimetheasubsetofcellswillemergefromcrisis,throughtheselectionforamorerapidlygrowing,immortalizedsubclone.Thisistypicallyaccompaniedbythedevelopmentofananeuploidkaryotype.EarlypassageprimaryMEFsandimmortalizedMEFsareusuallyspindleshapedandformdenselypackedmonolayers,whereassenescentcellstendtoflattenandspreadout.Somelinesmaybecometransformedanddisplayneuron-likeorrefractilemorphology,growthdespiteserumstarvation,growthinsUSPensionorinsoftagar,andtheABIlitytoformfibrosarcomatumorsinmice.Senesenceinmurinefibroblastsisaresultofoxidativestressasgrowthinphysiologic(3%)O2allowscontinualgrowthofmurinecellssimilartohumanfibroblasts(ParrinelloS.,etal.NatureCellBiol,2003).
A.IsolatingPrimaryMEFs:
- Setupmousebreederpairsintheafternoon.Ideallyonemaleshouldbesetupwithoneortwovirgin7-8weekoldfemales.
- Checkfemalesforcopulatoryplugsthefollowingmorning.Ifpresentthisshouldbemarkedasday+0.5(orroundofftoday+1).Removepluggedfemalesfromthemalesbreedercages.Checktheremainingfemalesonadailybasis.
- Embryosshouldbeharvestedonday11.5to13.5asfollows:
- Placecleanforcepsandscissorsintoabeakerwithethanol.FillasecondbeakerwithsterilewaterorPBStowashinstrumentsbetweenembryos.AliquotsterilePBSintoP60dishes(2-3perembryo).
- Euthanizethepregnantfemaleaccordingtostandardprotocols.CO2inhalationshouldbeavoidedbecausethisinducesacidosis.
- Saturatefurwithethanol.Incisetheskinverticallyandpintotheside.
- Usingafreshpairofforcepsandscissorsopenthebodywallandpinthisbackaswell.
- Extracttheintactuterusbygraspingonehornwithforceps.WithdrawtheuterinehornfromtheaBDomenwithoutlettingittouchingskinornon-sterileareas.Cutthecervixandbloodvesselsandandtransfertheuterustoasterilepetridish.
- Theembryoswillappearlikespearlsonastring.Cuttheuterusintosectionsbetweeneachembyo.PlaceauterinesectionwithasingleembryointoafreshpetridishwithsterilePBS.Squeezetheuteruswithforcepstoexpelltheembryothroughthecutportionoftheuterus.
- WashtheembryoinafreshdishwithsterilePBStowashawayanyremainingmaternalbloodcells.
- TransfertheembryotoafreshPetridishwithsterilePBS.Removethemembranesandumbilicalcord.Withascalpelverticallyincisetheabdominalwallandremovethepinkhematopoietictissue(liverandspleen)aswellasthetubularintestine.
- TrimoffthebulkoftheCNStissuebydissecingawaytheheadabovetheleveloftheoralcavity.
- SaveCNSorlivertissueina1.5mLtubeforDNAextractionandgenotyping.EmbryosshouldbesignedamouseIDandgenotypedaccordingtostandardprotocols.ItmaybenecessarytodilutetheDNAorlimitthePCRcyclenumberbecauseofthelargeamountofDNAandthepossibilityofmaternalbloodcontamination.
TransfertheembryobodytothetissueculturehoodinaP100dishwith5mLof1xtrypsin.Minceeachembryofor2-3min.withasterileforcepsandscissorsorascalpeltocreatebitssmallerthan2mm.Placethedishina37ºCincubator.Rinsetheinstrumentsinsterilewaterandthen95%ethanoltocleanandairdrythembetweeneachembryo.Afteratotalof15minutestransferthecellsandtissuebitswitha10mLpipettoa15mLconicaltube.Pipetthecellsseveraltimestofurtherdissociatetissuebits.Add5mLofmedia(DME+10%FBS).Spinat1000RPMinatabletopcentrifugefor5min.Aspiratethesupernatant.Resuspendtheembryoniccellpelletin10mLfreshmediaandtransfertoacleansterileP100dish.SmallbitsoftissueinthecellsuspensionareOK.MEFswillmigrateoutoftissuebitsontothedish.Marktheplatesas"passage0",withthedate,andtheembryoID.Evenlydistributethecellsandtissuebitsbyhorizontalagitationandthenincubateat37ºCin5%CO2.(Optional:Tominimizesenescencegrowcellsin3%O2,seeabove).B.PassagingprimaryMEFS:
- Checktheplatesdailyuntiltheyarenearlyconfluent(usually1-3days).
- Totrypsinizethecells:
- Aspirateawaythemedia.Add5mLofPBS.SwirltorinseandthenaspirateoffthePBS.
- Add3-4mLof1xtrypsin(orenoughtocovertheplate).Incubateat37ºCfor2min.
- Taptheplatetodislodgecells.Continueincubatinguntilstarttocomeoffinlargesheets.(Forthe1stpassageitissufficienttoloosenupthecellsinthemonolayer.Donotdislodgelargerchunksoftissue,ifpresent.)
- Add5mLofmedia(DME+10%FBS)andtransfertoa15mLconicaltube.Pipettocreateasinglecellsuspension.(Iflargerchunksoftissuearepresentinthefirstpassage-allowthemtosettleoutofsuspensionfor1minute.Transferthesuspendedcellstoafreshconicaltube.)
Determinetheviablecellcount:- Add10µLofcellssuspensiontoamultiwelldish.Add10µLof2xTrypanBluestain.
- Mixbypipettingandtransfer10µLtoeachsideofahemocytometer.
- Countwhite(live)andblue(dead)cellsoneachsideofthehemocytometer.Countatotalof100-200cellstobereasonablyaccurate.
- Multiplytheaveragenumberoflivecellsineachlargesquarex104tocalculatethenumberofcellspermL.
- Keeparecordthenumberofcellspresentandamountthattheywillbedilutedtobeabletocalculatedoublingtimes.
Meanwhilespintheremainingcellsfor5min.at1000RPM.Aspirateoffthesupernatantleaving~0.2mLofmediabehind.Resuspendpelletbyflickingbottomoftube.Addfreshmediatobringthecellstoadensityof107cells/mL.Add9mLofmediatoeach100mmdish+1mLofcellsuspensiontoplate1.2x106cellsperdish.Mixthecellsonthedishbyswirlingtheplates.Horizontallyagitatetheplatesintheincubatortoensureanevendistributionofcells.Incubate37ºC+5%CO2.(Optional:Tominimizesenescencegrowcellsin3%O2.)Passagethecellsevery3daysasdescribedabove(B.2-B.7)evenifthereislittleornogrowthsincethelastpassage.C.Freezing/thawingMEFS:- PrimaryMEFsdonotdofreezerandthawwellandarelikelysenesceatalowerpassagethanarecellskeptincontinuousculture.Iftheyaretobefrozenitshouldprobablybeatpassage1-2.
- TofreezeMEFs:
- TrypsinizecellsasaboveB.2-B.4.Resuspendthecellsatadensityof4x106livecells/mL.Addanequalvolumeof2xFreezingMedia(media+20%DMSO).
- Aliquot1mLofcellsuspensioninfreezingmediaintocryovials.Capsecurely,beingcarefulnottocontaminatetheedgesofthevialorcap.LabeltubesasMEFs,passage#,date,andyourinitials.
- Placevialsinastyrofoamcontaineroracellfreezingjarwithisopropanol.Placeat-80ºCovernight.
- Transfervialstoacryofreezer.RecordthelocationintheFreezerdatabase.
TothawMEFs:- Pre-warmmediumat37ºC.
- Removeavialofcellsfromthecryofreezerandplacein37ºCbath.
- DeletethevialentryfromtheFreezerdatabase.
- Wipethevialwithethanolandplaceinthetissueculturehood.
- Transferthecellstoasterileconicaltubewith10mLofmedium.
- Counttheviablecellswithtrypanblueasabove(B.3).
- Platethecellsatdensityof1.2x106cellsperP100(or1.5x104cells/cm2inasmallerdish).
- Incubate37ºC+5%CO2.(Optional:Tominimizesenescencegrowcellsin3%O2.)
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