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Human iPSC-Derived Neural Stem Cells (Male)

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Please be aware of the correct volume of Neural Plating Medium ax0033 (not Xeno-Free) needed for your specific order volume of cells.

Product Quantity

Neural Maintenance Media Kit

Neural Plating Medium

SureBond-XF

SureBond

Recombinant Human FGF2

Recombinant Human EGF

Striatal Neuron Medium Kit

Human/Murine/Rat BDNF

Human GDNF | ax139855 (10 µg)

Description

Axol Human iPSC-Derived Neural Stem Cells

Axol Human iPSC-Derived Neural Stem Cells (NSCs) are derived from integration-free, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) under fully defined neural induction conditions. The NSCs express typical markers of cerebral cortical neural stem and progenitor cells such as PAX6, FOXG1 and nestin, and spontaneously form polarized neural tube-like rosette structures when plated as a monolayer in culture (see below). Additionally, Axol NSCs are capable of generating a spectrum of cerebral cortical excitatory and inhibitory neurons that are electrically active and have the ability to form functional synapses and circuits in vitro. After thawing and plating, the neural stem cells terminally differentiate to acquire mature electrophysiological properties, and form functional synaptic networks over a period of ~ 20 days.

Axol NSCs are easy to differentiate to neurons or mixed neural cell types, following our protocols and using our tailored media and reagent bundles. A highly pure population of neurons can be generated from Axol NSCs following the synchronous differentiation protocol. Using our specialized coating reagents, neurons derived from Axol NSCs can be maintained in culture long-term (>1 year). NSCs are available from multiple donors to suit your research needs and have been characterized extensively.

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Product Specification

Starting material Cord blood CD34+ cells
Donor gender Male
Donor age at sampling Newborn
HLA serotype A29 A68, B38(Bw4) B44(Bw4), Cw8 Cw12
Karyotype Normal
Reprogramming method Episomal vector
Induction method Monolayer & chemically defined medium
Genetic modification None
Size ≥1.5 million cells
Growth properties Adherent
Shipping conditions Dry ice
Storage conditions vapour phase nitrogen

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Technical Resources

References

Zollo A, Allen Z, Rasmussen H, et al.

Sortilin-Related Receptor Expression in Human Neural Stem Cells Derived from Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Carrying the APOE Epsilon 4 Allele. Neural Plasticity (2017)

Gunhanlar N, Shpak G, van der Kroeg M et al.

A simplified protocol for differentiation of electrophysiologically mature neuronal networks from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Molecular Psychiatry (2017)

Cotterill E, Charlesworth P, Thomas C et al.

A comparison of computational methods for detecting bursts in neuronal spike trains and their application to human stem cell-derived neuronal networks. Journal of Neurophysiology (2016)

A. Odawara, H. Katoh, N. Matsuda, I. Suzuki.

Induction of long-term potentiation and depression phenomena in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2015)

Lin L, Juan Y, Bjoern S, et al.

In vitro differentiation of human neural progenitor cells into striatal GABAergic neurons. Stem Cells Translational Medicine (2015)

FAQS

Do you have any questions?

Plate the cells on Readyset + Surebond (ax0052)

Please switch to the Maintenance Medium-XF after the suggested period of Neural differentiation medium-XF treatment (see page 12 and 15 of the Human iPSC-Derived Neural Stem Cell Master Protocol below).

We recommend SureBond-XF: Xeno-free coating reagent (Ax0053) in combination with Poly-D-Lysine (Sigma Aldrich, P7405)

Please make sure you change medium gently and avoid adding the medium from one side of the wells throughout the 5-6 weeks of culture. If the cells start to peel from the corners, it can be repaired by adding Surebond (ax0041) into your standard feeding media. Usually, we use 120 uL Surebond in 12 mL medium for a few days until the layer re-attach. This can be applied no matter what coating has been used.

We only recommend using SureBond-XF (Ax0053) in combination with Poly-D-Lysine (Sigma Aldrich, P7405).

Please follow the link to download the PDF file with APOE genotype information: https://axolbio.com/web/binary/saveas?model=ir.attachment&field=datas&filename_field=name&id=92400&t=1556550049465

We do not recommend expansion or re-freezing of the the NSCs. Axol cannot guarantee the viability of the iPSC-derived NSCs and functionality of the neurons derived after re-freezing or expansion.

At day 21, spontaneous synaptic activities should be detected, and day 35 synchronised burst firing should occur.

Axol do not recommend the expansion of NSCs prior to differentiation. For best results, thaw the frozen NSC and then begin the differentiation process 24 hours later.

It is possible to achieve a 90% pure population of cerebral cortical neurons after terminal differentiation using Neural Differentiation-XF Medium (System B). Repeated expansion of the NSCs will increase the glial population and conversely decrease the neuronal population.

The ratio of deep to upper layer neurons will change with the number of days in culture. After 2 weeks in Neural Maintenance-XF Medium, approx. 60% of neurons express deep layer markers but this will decrease with length of time in culture. We would recommend spontaneous differentiation for over 40 days to see a large percentage of upper layer neurons.

Yes, Axol iPSC-Derived Cortical Neurons when co-cultured with astrocytes have been shown to respond to high frequency stimulation resulting in a change in spike frequency presenting as a depression of potentiation of network transmission.

We typically use PAX6, SOX2, Nestin, FOXG1, OTX, ASPM, N-cadherin and Ki67 to identify NSCs.

NeuN, TBR1, TUJ1, MAP2, GAD67, VGLUT1, Synaptophysin, CTIP2, CUX1 and BRN2 can be used to identify cerebral cortical neurons.