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#Centrifuge at 1000-1200 rpm for 4-5 min at RT. | #Centrifuge at 1000-1200 rpm for 4-5 min at RT. | ||
#Suck out the medium. | #Suck out the medium. | ||
# | #Resuspend cells in appropriate volume of freezing medium (e.g. 1.5 ml for 1.8ml Cryo-tube). | ||
#Transfer cells into freeze-down box and place at -80 gr.C. | |||
**Leave over-night at -80 gr.C. | |||
**Transfer cells into liquid nitrogen a day later for longer strage. | |||
**You can store cells at -80 gr.C for 6-12 months. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== |
Revision as of 03:00, 18 May 2007
Overview
This short protocol describes how to freeze down and thaw (or bring up) mammalian cells (e.g. HeLa, KEK293, CHO, Jurkat T cells).
Materials
List reagents, supplies and equipment necessary to perform the protocol here.
- 10-50 ml centrifuge tube
- DMSO, Tissue culture (TC)-tested (e.g. Sigma, D2650)
- Cell culture medium (depends on cell line/cells)
- Trypsin-EDTA (e.g. from PAA, L11-004) - for adeherent cells
- Freeze-down medium
- 6% DMSO
- Cell culture medium (you can use 100% fetal calf serum (FCS) instead of cell culture medium)
- Basic TC centriguge (0 - 2500 rpm)
- Freeze-down box (this could be simply made from a small styropore box and cotton or from two styropore racks from 15-ml centrifuge tubes )
Freeze-down (suspension cells)
- Centrifuge at 1000-1200 rpm for 4-5 min at RT.
- Suck out the medium.
- Resuspend cells in appropriate volume of freezing medium (e.g. 1.5 ml for 1.8ml Cryo-tube).
- Transfer cells into freeze-down box and place at -80 gr.C.
- Leave over-night at -80 gr.C.
- Transfer cells into liquid nitrogen a day later for longer strage.
- You can store cells at -80 gr.C for 6-12 months.
Notes
- List troubleshooting tips here.
- You can also link to FAQs/tips provided by other sources such as the manufacturer or other websites.
- Anecdotal observations that might be of use to others can also be posted here.
Please sign your name to your note by adding '''*~~~~''': to the beginning of your tip.
Contact
- Who has experience with this protocol?
or instead, discuss this protocol.