Fluorescent-labeled rBC2LCN

• Staining can be achieved by simply adding the product to the medium
• Can stain live cells clearly without the need for fixation
• Low cytotoxicity allows culture of stained cells
• Recognizes sugar chains on cell surfaces in the same manner as Tra-1-60, Tra-1-81, SSEA-3 and SSEA-4
• Compatible with cell staining and cytometry

• Passed sterility testing (filtration sterilization performed with a 0.1 μm filter)
• PBS (-) solution
• Working dilutions
  　Live Cell Imaging 1：100-1,000
  　Flow Cytometry 1：100-1,000
• Excitation and emission wavelengths

	Excitation	Emission
rBC2LCN-FITC	495nm	520nm
rBC2LCN-547	551nm	565nm
rBC2LCN-635	634nm	654nm

Cell staining

Live Cell Imaging

1. Prepare human ES/iPS cells being cultured.
2. Add 1-2 μl of fluorescent-labelled rBC2LCN per 1 ml of medium.
3. Incubate for 30 minutes at 37°C in 5% CO2.
4. Replace the medium containing rBC2LCN with either fresh medium or HBSS (+).
5. Perform fluorescence microscopy.

Staining of fixed cells

1. Prepare human ES/iPS cells being cultured.
2. Remove the medium and wash the cells with HBSS (+).
3. Add 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) and let stand for 10-20 minutes at room temperature.
4. Aspirate the PFA and wash the cells three times with D-PBS (-).
5. Add D-PBS (-).
6. Add 1-10 μl of fluorescent-labelled rBC2LCN per 1 ml of D-PBS (-).
7. Incubate for 30 minutes at 37°C in 5% CO2.
8. Replace the existing D-PBS(-) with fresh D-PBS(-).
9. Perform fluorescence microscopy.

《 Flow cytometry 》

1. Prepare human ES/iPS cells being cultured
2. Use cell dissociation solution to break colonies down into single cells.
3. Transfer the cell dissociation solution to a test tube and centrifuge at 1,000 rpm for 3 minutes.
4. Remove supernatant and suspend cells with FCM Buffer (flow cytometry buffer consisting of D-PBS(-) or HBSS(-), and may also include 10 mmol/l EDTA and 1% BSA). Centrifuge and discard the supernatant.
5. Suspend cells in FCM Buffer to a concentration of 5×106 cells/ml.
6. Add 1-10 μl per 1 ml of cell suspension.
7. Let stand for 30 minutes in the dark at room temperature.
8. Centrifuge at 1,000 rpm for 3 minutes and discard the supernatant,
9. Suspend cells with FCM Buffer, Centrifuge and discard the supernatant again.
10. Resuspend cells with an appropriate amount of FCM Buffer.
11. Perform flow cytometry.

〔Precautions〕

1. rBC2LCN staining will persist for 2 to 3 days.
2. Medium containing serum may generate enhanced background signals.
3. When conducting cell sorting by flow cytometry, add Y-27632 to a final concentration of 10 μmol/l during the cell dissociation or FCM Buffer steps.

Live cell imaging of human iPS cells

Human iPS cell line 201B7 was stained with rBC2LCN-FITC, rBC2LCN-635 and Hoechst 33342 (without fixation).

（Dilution ratio 1:1,000）

Human iPS cell line 201B7 was stained with rBC2LCN-FITC, Tra-1-60, Tra-1-81 and SSEA-4, after which images of the stained cells were confirmed 2 hours later (without fixation).

（Dilution ratio 1:100）

• rBC2LCN rendered stronger live cell imaging compared to Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81.
• rBC2LCN staining persisted vividly up to two days after medium replacement.

Live cell imaging of human ES cells

Human iPS cell staining after fixation

After fixing human iPS cell line 201B7 with paraformaldehyde, cell staining was performed with rBC2LCN and DAPI.

Cytotoxicity evaluations of human iPS cells

rBC2LCN-FITC was added to cultures of human iPS cell line 201B7 at ratios of 1/1,000, 1/100 and 1/50 of the culture solution. Cell culture was allowed to continue. It was consequently found that cell proliferation was similar for all samples regardless of rBC2LCN-FITC concentration.

Separation of human iPS cell separation with flow cytometry

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Tateno, H., et al.: Sci. Rep., 4, 4069, (2014).