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This mouse ES cell line has been shown to be germline competent.
The B6/BLU ES cell line was derived from a C57BL/6 transgenic line that contains a LacZ reporter. The transgene is a -globin LacZ fusion expressed exclusively in peripheral red blood cells. The transgene was assembled in pUC19, and contains the 1.9 kb KpnI-PvuII human 54 HS-2 fragment, upstream from the marked ß-globin transgene. The 5' part of the human ß-globin gene was fused to a 3' kb NcoI-BglII fragment obtained from pLacD. The 3' part of the -globin gene consisted of a 2.8 kb BamHI-XbaI fragment that contains the 3' end of exon 2, intron 2, exon 3 and 3' flanking sequence. 5' HS-2 was inserted in the genomic (5' to 3') orientation with respect to the transgene. The transgene was isolated from the plasmid vector backbone by cleavage with XhoI and SalI . Instead of determining chimerism visually by coat color or assessing chimerism genotypically in a tail DNA, chimerism is assessed quantitatively in the mesoderm by assessing the LacZ expression in a single drop of tail blood obtained at weaning.
Note: To insure the highest level of viability, pre-warm media and Trypsin/EDTA to 37ºC before adding to cells. Volumes used in this protocol are for T75 flasks. Proportionally adjust the volumes for culture vessels of other sizes. A split ratio of 1:4 to 1:7 is recommended.
Feeder Cell Preparation for Subcultures
Dissociation and Transfer of ES Cells
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