Description
Cultrex®StemCellQualifiedHuman Vitronectin,Pathclear®ispurifiedfromhumanplasmaandisPathclear®certifiedtobefreeofcommonpathogens.Vitronectinisanextracellular,soluble,disulfide-linkeddimer,composedofa75kDaanda65kDapeptidechainwithatotalmolecularweightof140kDa.VitronectinisamajorplasmaglycoproteinthatpromotescellularadhesionandspreADIng.Italsoinhibitsthemembranedamagingeffectoftheterminalcytolyticcomplementpathwayandbindstoseveralserpinserineproteaseinhibitors.Vitronectin,alongwithcollagenIV,fibronectin,andlaminincansupportrobust,longtermproliferationofundifferentiatedhumanembryonicstemcells.Vitronectincanbeusedforcoatingtissueculturesurfacestopromotecelladhesion,proliferationanddifferentiation,orasanadditiveforserum-freemedia.Vitronectinispurifiedfromhumanplasmaandis0.2μmsterilefiltered.
Cultrex®StemCellQualifiedHumanVitronectin,Pathclear®isapurifiedplasmaextracellularmatrix proteinthathasbeendeveloped,producedandqualifiedtoprovideafunctionallydefinedandeffectivefeeder-freesurfacefortheattachmentandmaintenanceofembryonicstemcellsinapluripotentstate.
Qualitycontrolspecifications:
- PathClear®–testednegativeforeighthumanpathogenicvirusesincludingHepatitisA,BandC,HIV1and2,Hantaan,Seoul,andSinNombrebyPCR.
- Nobacterialorfungalgrowthdetectedafterincubationat37°Cfor14daysfollowingUSPsterilitytestingguidelines.
- Endotoxinconcentration≤20EU/mlbyLimulusAmoebocyteLysate(LAL)assay.
- Proteinconcentrationof1mg/ml.
- NomycoplasmacontaminationdetectedbyPCR.
- Providedin10mMSodiumPhosphate,pH7.7,8MUrea,5mMEDTA,500mMNaCl.
- Purity ≥90%(SDS-PAGE).
- BIOLOGicalactivitydeterminedforeachlot:
- PromotestheattachmentofhumaniPSCs.
- EffectivelymaintainshumaniPSCsinapluripotentstateinafeeder-freeculture.
SafetyStatement:
AlthoughCultrex®StemCellQualifiedHumanVitronectin,PathClear®hasbeentestedforthevirusesaboveitcontainshumansourcematerialandthereforeshouldbetreatedaspotentiallyinfectiousandhandledattheBiologicalSafetyLevel2tominimizeexposure.
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