Human | Mouse | Rat | Non-Human Primate | Canine
ColonyGEL™ methylcellulose-based media is optimized for the differentiation and enumeration of myeloid, erythroid and mixed-lineage hematopoietic progenitors from bone marrow, cord blood, mobilized peripheral blood, peripheral blood, mouse fetal liver and mouse spleen cells. Enriched cell populations such as CD34+ and CD133+ cells can also be used in ColonyGEL™ media.
Using only the highest quality , pre-screened components, ColonyGEL™ is guaranteed to meet or exceed the performance of the current gold standard media (Table l). ColonyGEL™ combines uncompromising quality and performance with GREAT value.
Table 1. CFC assays were initiated in a methylcellulose-based medium containing rh-lL-3, rh-GM-C SF, rh-SCF and Epo and using cells derived from normal human bone marrow (2 x 104/culture ) , cord blood (l x 104/ culture) and mobilized peripheral blood (5 x l 04 / culture). Erythroid (BFU-E) , myeloid (CFU-GM) and multi-potential (CFU-GEMM) progenitors were enumerated following 14 days in culture.
*ND - None Detected. Colonies derived from CFU-E are not typically found in cord blood and mobilized peripheral blood. CFU-GEMM -derived colonies are extremely rare and there fore , may not be detected.
COLONY TYPE | DEFINITION |
CFU-GM Colony-Forming Unit - Granulocyte Macrophage is capable of production colonies with 40 or more granulocyte-monocyte and/or macrophage cells
CFU-G Colony-Forming Unit - Granulocyte produces a colony with >40 granulocytes
CFU-M Colony-Forming Unit Macrophage produces a colony with >40 macrophages
BFU-E This Burst-Forming Unit - Erythroid colony-forming cell is considered to be more primitive, generating larger colonies
CFU-E Colony-Forming Unit - Erythroid is an erythroid progenitor that produces a colony containing 1 or 2 clusters of 8-200 erythroblasts. CFU-E progenitors are less primitive, have lower prolierate potential and therefore, colonies are generally small when compared to colonies derived from BFU-E.
CFU-GEMM Colony-Forming Unit - Granulocyte Erythroid Macrophage Megakaryocyte mixed-lineage colony-forming cell generates very large colonies containing >200 erythroid cells and >20 myeloid cells
CFU-MM Colony-Forming Unit - Multiple Myeloid Leukemic Progenitors producing a range of colony numbers. Confirmation through surface phenotype (plucked Colonies) CD138+ (multiple myeloma)
HUMAN CELLS | MOUSE CELLS |
Cell Source Cells per 35 mm Dish Cell Source Cells per 35 mm Dish*
Bone Marrow (NH4Cl Treated) 2 x 104 Bone Marrow (Untreated) 2 x 104
Bone Marrow (Light Density) 1 x 104 Spleen (NH4Cl Treated) 2 x 105
Bone Marrow CD34+ Enriched 500 Peripheral Blood (NH4Cl Treated) 3 x 105
Bone Marrow CD133+ Enriched 250 Day 14 Fetal Liver 2 x 104
Fresh Cord Blood (Unprocessed) 3 x 104 *Plating concentrations may vary depending on mouse strain
Frozen Cord Blood (Unprocessed) 5 x 104
Cord Blood CD34+ Enriched 500
Cord Blood CD133+ Enriched 250
Mobilized Peripheral Blood (normal donor) 2 - 5 x 104
Mobilized Peripheral Blood CD34+ (Enriched) 500
Mobilized Peripheral Blood CD133+ Cells 250
Peripheral Blood (Light Density) 1 x 105
CATALOG # | PRODUCT DESCRIPTION | UNIT SIZE |
1100 ColonyGELTM 1100 - Stock Methylcellulose Medium 100 mL
HUMAN
1101 ColonyGELTM 1101 - Base Medium 90 mL
1102 ColonyGELTM 1102 - Complete Medium 100 mL
1103 ColonyGELTM 1103 - Complete Medium without Epo 100 mL
1104 ColonyGELTM 1104 - High Cytokine Formulation 100 mL
1150 ColonyGELTM 1150 - Multiple Myeloma CFC Medium 100 mL
MOUSE
1201 ColonyGELTM 1201 - Base Medium 90 mL
1202 ColonyGELTM 1202 - Complete Medium 100 mL
1203 ColonyGELTM 1203 - Complete Medium without Epo 100 mL
1205 ColonyGELTM 1205 - Pre-B Cell Medium 100 mL
RAT
1301 ColonyGELTM 1301 - Base Medium 90 mL
1303 ColonyGELTM 1303 - Complete Medium without Epo 100 mL
NON-HUMAN PRIMATE
1401 ColonyGELTM 1401 - Base Medium 90 mL
1402 ColonyGELTM 1402 - Complete Medium 100 mL
1403 ColonyGELTM 1403 - Complete Medium without Epo 100 mL
CANINE
1501 ColonyGELTM 1501 - Base Medium 90 mL
1503 ColonyGELTM 1503 - Complete Medium without Epo 100 mL
ACCESSORY PRODUCTS
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