Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Sl/Sl4 is a SV40 large T antigen immortalized stromal cell line derived from the hematopoietic microenvironment (HM) of a fetal murine homozygous (Sl/Sl) SCF-deficient embryo.
Defects in the HM, associated with the Steel (Sl) mutation in mice, have been shown to be due to abnormalities in the production or presentation of the protein product of the Steel gene.
This product is termed stem cell factor (SCF) or mast cell growth factor (MGF). It exists as a locally secreted or membrane-bound protein.
Both forms show biological activity when assayed on human hematopoietic cells.
Subcultivation Ratio: 1:10 to 1:30
Medium Renewal: Every 2 to 3 days
Note: For more information on enzymatic dissociation and subculturing of cell lines consult Chapter 10 in Culture of Animal Cells, a Manual of Basic Technique by R. Ian Freshney, 3rd edition, published by Alan R. Liss, N.Y., 1994.
Complete growth medium described above supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSO. Cell culture tested DMSO is available as ATCC Catalog No. 4-X.
Toksoz D, et al. Support of human hematopoiesis in long-term bone marrow cultures by murine stromal cells selectively expressing the membrane-bound and secreted forms of the human homolog of the steel gene product, stem cell factor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 7350-7354, 1992. PubMed: 1380155
Majumdar MK, et al. Identification and mutation of primary and secondary proteolytic cleavage sites in murine stem cell factor cDNA yields biologically active, cell-associated protein. J. Biol. Chem. 269: 1237-1242, 1994. PubMed: 7507105
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Fleming, D.O., Richardson, J. H., Tulis, J.J. and Vesley, D., (1995) Laboratory Safety: Principles and Practice. Second edition, ASM press, Washington, DC.
