Description

Cultrex®BasementMembraneExtract(BME)isasolubleformofbasementmembranepurifiedfromEngelbreth-Holm-Swarm(EHS)tumor.Thisextractprovidesanaturalextracellularmatrixhydrogelthatpolymerizesat37°Ctoformareconstitutedbasementmembrane.Basementmembranesarecontinuoussheetsofspecializedextracellularmatrixthatformaninterfacebetweenendothelial,epithelial,muscle,orneuronalcellsandtheiradjacentstromaandthatplayanessentialroleintissueorganizationbyinfluencingcelladhesion,migration,proliferation,anddifferentiation.ThemajorcomponentsofBMEincludelaminin,collagenIV,entactin,andheparinsulfateproteoglycans.

Cultrex®5XBMESolution isaBasementMembraneMatrix thathasbeendeveloped,producedandqualifiedfortheCultrex®BMECellInvasionAssays.Cultrex®5XBMESolutionisprocessedtoreducematrix-associatedgrowthfactorsandprovideamoredefinedmodelsystem.

Qualitycontrolspecifications:

• Mousecoloniesareroutinelyscreenedforpathogensusing mouseantibodyproduction(MAP)testing.
• Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm(EHS)tumorisLDEV-free.
• PathClear®–testednegativebyPCRfor17bacterialandvirusstrainstypicallyincludedinmouseantibodyproduction(MAP)testing,plus13additionalmurineinfectiousagentsincludingLDEV,foratotalof31organismsandviruses.
• Nobacterialorfungalgrowthdetectedafterincubationat37°Cfor14daysfollowingUSPsterilitytestingguidelines.
• Endotoxinconcentration≤8EU/mlbyLimulusAmoebocyteLysate(LAL)assay.
• Proteinconcentrationof 10mg/ml.
• NomycoplasmacontaminationdetectedbyPCR.
• ProvidedinDulbecco’sModifiedEagle’smedium(DMEM)withoutphenolred,with10µg/mlgentamicinsulfate.
• BIOLOGicalactivitydeterminedforeachlot:
  • PerformancetestedinCultrex®BME CellInvasionAssay.