Complete Kit for Human CD4+CD127lowCD49d-CD25high Regulatory T Cells

Procedures and instruction manuals:

•  PRODUCT INFORMATION SHEET - 15864, Lot# All:29963-PIS_1_0_1.pdf
•  PRODUCT INFORMATION SHEET - 15864RF, Lot# All:29963-PIS_1_0_1.pdf
•  PRODUCT INFORMATION SHEET - 15864RF, Lot# All:28985-PIS_2_3_1.pdf

Educational resources:

•  VIDEO: RosetteSep™: Cell Isolation Directly From Whole Blood Without Columns or Magnets
•  VIDEO: RosetteSep® for HLA Analysis
•  BROCHURE: Cell isolation products for regulatory T cells
•  TECH BULLETIN: Techinical Note: Human Regulatory T Cells (Catalog #29147)
•  WALLCHART: Frequencies of Cell Types in Human Peripheral Blood Wallchart

MSDS:

•  18231C.2-MSDS.pdf

FAQS:

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  HOW ROSETTESEP™ WORKS
  
  
  • Q. WHAT IS ROSETTESEP™?
    A. RosetteSep™ is a rapid cell separation procedure for the isolation of purified cells directly from whole blood, without columns or magnets.
  • Q. HOW DOES ROSETTESEP™ WORK?
    A. The antibody cocktail crosslinks unwanted cells to red blood cells (RBCs), forming rosettes. The unwanted cells then pellet with the free RBCs when centrifuged over a density centrifugation medium (e.g. Ficoll-Paque™ PLUS, Lymphoprep™).
  • Q. WHAT FACTORS AFFECT CELL RECOVERY?
    A. The temperature of the reagents can affect cell recovery. All reagents should be at room temperature (sample, density centrifugation medium, PBS, centrifuge) before performing the isolations. Layering can also affect recovery so be sure to carefully layer the sample to avoid mixing with the density centrifugation medium as much as possible. Be sure to collect the entire enriched culture without disturbing the RBC pellet. A small amount of density centrifugation medium can be collected without worry.
  
  CELL TYPES AND SAMPLE SOURCES
  
  
  • Q. WHICH CELL SAMPLES CAN ROSETTESEP™ BE USED WITH?
    A. RosetteSep™ can be used with leukapheresis samples, bone marrow or buffy coat, as long as: the concentration of cells does not exceed 5 x 10⁷ per mL (can dilute if necessary); and there are at least 20 RBCs for every nucleated cell (RBCs can be added if necessary).
  • Q. CAN ROSETTESEP™ BE USED WITH PREVIOUSLY FROZEN OR CULTURED CELLS?
    A. Yes. Cells should be re-suspended at 2 - 5 x 10⁷ cells / mL in PBS + 2% FBS. Fresh whole blood should be added at 250 µL per mL of sample, as a source of red cells.
  • Q. CAN ROSETTESEP™ BE USED TO ENRICH PROGENITORS FROM CORD BLOOD?
    A. Yes. Sometimes cord blood contains immature nucleated red cells that have a lower density than mature RBCs. These immature red cells do not pellet over Ficoll™, which can lead to a higher RBC contamination than peripheral blood separations.
  • Q. DOES ROSETTESEP™ WORK WITH MOUSE CELLS?
    A. No, but we have developed EasySep™, a magnetic-based cell isolation system which works with mouse and other non-human species.
  
  ANTI-COAGULANTS
  
  
  • Q. WHICH ANTICOAGULANT SHOULD BE USED WITH ROSETTESEP™?
    A. Peripheral blood should be collected in heparinized Vacutainers. Cord blood should be collected in ACD.
  • Q. SHOULD THE ANTICOAGULANT BE WASHED OFF BEFORE USING ROSETTESEP™?
    A. No, the antibody cocktail can be added directly to the sample.
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  HOW EASYSEP™ WORKS
  
  
  • Q. CAN EASYSEP™ BE USED FOR EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE SELECTION?
    A. Yes. The EasySep™ kits use either a negative selection approach by targeting and removing unwanted cells or a positive selection approach targeting desired cells. Depletion kits are also available for the removal of cells with a specific undesired marker (e.g. GlyA).
  • Q. HOW DOES THE SEPARATION WORK?
    A. Magnetic particles are crosslinked to cells using Tetrameric Antibody Complexes (TAC). When placed in the EasySep™ Magnet, labeled cells migrate to the wall of the tube. The unlabeled cells are then poured off into a separate fraction.
  • Q. WHICH COLUMNS DO I USE?
    A. The EasySep™ procedure is column-free. That's right - no columns!
  • Q. HOW CAN I ANALYZE THE PURITY OF MY ENRICHED SAMPLE?
    A. The Product Information Sheet provided with each EasySep™ kit contains detailed staining information.
  • Q. CAN EASYSEP™ SEPARATIONS BE AUTOMATED?
    A. Yes. RoboSep™, the fully automated cell separator, automates all EasySep™ labeling and cell separation steps.
  • Q. CAN EASYSEP™ BE USED TO ISOLATE RARE CELLS?
    A. Yes. We recommend a cell concentration of 2x10⁸ cells/mL and a minimum working volume of 100 µL. Samples containing 2x10⁷ cells or fewer should be suspended in 100 µL of buffer.
  
  EASYSEP™ MAGNETIC PARTICLES
  
  
  • Q. ARE THE EASYSEP™ MAGNETIC PARTICLES FACS-COMPATIBLE?
    A. Yes, the EasySep™ particles are flow cytometry-compatible, as they are very uniform in size and about 5000X smaller than other commercially available magnetic beads used with column-free systems.
  • Q. CAN THE EASYSEP™ MAGNETIC PARTICLES BE REMOVED AFTER ENRICHMENT?
    A. No, but due to the small size of these particles, they will not interfere with downstream applications.
  • Q. HOW DOES THE BINDING OF THE EASYSEP™ MAGNETIC PARTICLE AFFECT THE CELLS? IS THE FUNCTION OF POSITIVELY SELECTED CELLS ALTERED BY THE BOUND PARTICLES?
    A. Hundreds of publications have used cells selected with EasySep™ positive selection kits for functional studies. Our in-house experiments also confirm that selected cells are not functionally altered by the EasySep™ magnetic particles.
    
    If particle binding is a key concern, we offer two options for negative selection. The EasySep™ negative selection kits can isolate untouched cells with comparable purities, while RosetteSep™ can isolate untouched cells directly from whole blood without using particles or magnets.
  
  MODIFYING THE EASYSEP™ PROTOCOL
  
  
  • Q. CAN I ALTER THE SEPARATION TIME IN THE MAGNET?
    A. Yes; however, this may impact the kit's performance. The provided EasySep™ protocols have already been optimized to balance purity, recovery and time spent on the isolation.
  • Q. FOR POSITIVE SELECTION, CAN I PERFORM MORE THAN 3 SEPARATIONS TO INCREASE PURITY?
    A. Yes, the purity of targeted cells will increase with additional rounds of separations; however, cell recovery will decrease.

Typical FACs Analysis of Human CD4+CD127lowCD49d-CD25+ Regulatory T Cell Isolation Kit: