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Nd ES

Nd ES

Catalogue No.

16010601

Cell Line Name

Nd ES

Cell Line Description

A mouse embryonic stem cell (ES) line (Nd) containing a novel fluorescent reporter (VNP) to investigate the temporal dynamics of Nanog expression in mouse and to dissect the lineage potential at different Nanog expression levels. This novel reporter ES cell line allows the accurate monitoring the dynamic expression of the transcription factor Nanog in the pluripotent state. The cell line will be a valuable tool to obtain quantitative measurements of global gene expression in pluripotent mouse ES cells in different states, allowing a detailed molecular mapping of the pluripotent state.

Characteristics

Tissue of Origin

Embryo

Morphology

Small round cell growing in spherical colonies

Applications

Monitoring Nanog protein heterogeneity and expression dynamics in mouse embryonic stem cells in pluripotent state and during early differentiation. Formation of embryoid bodies consisting of three germ layers ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm as assessed by expression of lineage markers Fgf5, T-brachyury and Gata6, respectively. Formation of typical neuroepithelial rosette-like structures when cultured in monolayer in the absence of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF)

Disease

None Stated

Culture Conditions

Cell Type

Stem cell

Subculture Routine

Cultures must be incubated in a humidified 10% CO₂/95% air incubator at 37°C. Subculture with 0.05% Trypsin/EDTA and inoculate new cultures at 3 x 10⁴ per cm².

Culture Medium

Culture cells in Glasgow Modified Eagles Medium with 10% FCS + 2mM L-glutamine, 2ng/ml Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) and 1mM 2-mercaptoethanol on gelatin-coated (0.1%) cell culture plastic.Alternatively, ES cells can be cultured in 2i medium (iStem medium, Stem Cells, Inc) supplemented with 2ng/ml LIF and inhibitors of the ERK pathway and of GSK3β (Ying QL et.al 2008)

Growth Mode

Adherent

Additional Info

Depositor

Ana MV Guedes

Country of Origin

Portugal

Genetic Modification

Yes. Nd cells are a novel ES cell line containing a transgenic bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) with a fluorescent reporter (yellow fluorescent protein, Venus) inserted under the control of the Nanog regulatory regions.

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Applications

References

Abranches E, Bekman E, Henrique D. Generation and characterization of a novel mouse embryonic stem cell line with a dynamic reporter of Nanog expression. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e59928. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059928. Epub 2013 Mar 19. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2014;9 (6):e101028. PubMed PMID: 23527287; PubMed Central

Bibliography

Ying QL, Wray J, Nichols J, Batlle-Morera L, Doble B, Woodgett J, Cohen P, Smith A (2008) The ground state of embryonic stem cell self-renewal. Nature 453:519-523 Nair G, Abranches E, Guedes AM, Henrique D, Raj A. Heterogeneous lineage marker expression in naive embryonic stem cells is mostly due to spontaneous differentiation. Sci Rep. 2015 Aug 21; 5: 13339. doi: 10.1038/srep13339. PMCID: PMC4544010. PMID: 26292941 Sanchez-Ripoll Y, Bone HK, Owen T, Guedes AM, Abranches E, Kumpfmueller B, Spriggs RV, Henrique D, Welham MJ.Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibition enhances translation of pluripotency-associated transcription factors to contribute to maintenance of mouse embryonic stem cell self-renewal. PLoS One. 2013; 8 (4):e60148. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060148. Epub 2013 Apr 5. PMCID: PMC3618116. PMID: 23577087.

Available Formats

  • Frozen

If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: Nd ES (ECACC 16010601).

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