Cell migration / Invasion cell type - HT-1080

Cell Invasion or Cell Migration assays are technically challenging to set up as the gradient between the two compartments equilibrates in time during the assay. It is also problematic to view cells and for cells to migrate through a non-physiologic polycarbonate or polypropylene filter. Care must be taken while loading the well with cells to form a single cell suspension. Precaution must be taken while trypsinization (under-trypsinization can lead to cell clumping while over-trypsinization could strip off adhesion molecules necessary for migration). This leads to difficulty in getting significant results, when only small numbers of cells cross the filter or when the distribution and/or staining of the cells is uneven.

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QCM™ Gelatin Invadopodia Assay (Green)

Merck Millipore

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	Place chamber slides into a 5% CO2 tissue culture incubator at 37°C for 20 hours	Increase concentration of blocking serum or protein in fluorescent staining buffer to decrease background if there is a poor staining

Protocol tips
Place chamber slides into a 5% CO2 tissue culture incubator at 37°C for 20 hours
Downstream tips
Increase concentration of blocking serum or protein in fluorescent staining buffer to decrease background if there is a poor staining

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48-Well Micro Chemotaxis Chamber

Neuro Probe

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	Incubate in humidified atmosphere and 5% CO2 at 37°C for 4 hours

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Incubate in humidified atmosphere and 5% CO2 at 37°C for 4 hours

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Cultrex BME Cell Invasion Assay, 96 well

R&D Systems

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	Incubate for 19 hours at 37ºC in 5% CO2 atmosphere

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Incubate for 19 hours at 37ºC in 5% CO2 atmosphere

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