EasySep™ Mouse Custom Positive Selection Kit

Immunomagnetic Positive Selection Kit

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EasySep™ Mouse Custom Positive Selection Kit

Immunomagnetic Positive Selection Kit

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What's Included

  • EasySep™ Mouse Custom Positive Selection Kit (Catalog #18709)
    • EasySep™ Mouse Custom Positive Selection Cocktail
    • EasySep™ Magnetic Particles, 1 mL
  • RoboSep™ Mouse Custom Positive Selection Kit with Filter Tips (Catalog #18709RF)
    • EasySep™ Mouse Custom Positive Selection Cocktail
    • EasySep™ Magnetic Particles, 1 mL
    • RoboSep™ Buffer (Catalog #20104) x 2
    • RoboSep™ Filter Tips (Catalog #20125) x 2

Overview

The EasySep™ Mouse Custom Positive Selection Kit is designed to isolate any cell type of interest from single cell suspension of spleen or other tissues by positive selection. STEMCELL Technologies offers a wide selection of antibodies for custom separation and will work with you to isolate a cell type of interest. Please contact our technical support team at techsupport@stemcell.com for more information.
Contains
 
Magnet Compatibility
• EasySep™ Magnet (Catalog #18000)
• "The Big Easy" EasySep™ Magnet (Catalog #18001)
• RoboSep™-S (Catalog #21000)
Subtype
Cell Isolation Kits
Cell Type
B Cells, Dendritic Cells, Granulocytes and Subsets, Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells, Macrophages, Marrow Stromal Cells, Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells, Monocytes, Mononuclear Cells, Myeloid Cells, NK Cells, Other, Plasma, T Cells
Species
Mouse
Sample Source
Bone Marrow, Other, Spleen
Selection Method
Positive
Application
Cell Isolation
Brand
EasySep, RoboSep
Area of Interest
Immunology, Stem Cell Biology

Protocols and Documentation

Find supporting information and directions for use in the Product Information Sheet or explore additional protocols below.

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Safety Data Sheet
Catalog #
18709RF
Lot #
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Language
English

Resources and Publications

Frequently Asked Questions

Can EasySep™ be used for either positive or negative selection?

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).

How does the separation work?

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.

Which columns do I use?

The EasySep™ procedure is column-free. That's right - no columns!

How can I analyze the purity of my enriched sample?

The Product Information Sheet provided with each EasySep™ kit contains detailed staining information.

Can EasySep™ separations be automated?

Yes. RoboSep™, the fully automated cell separator, automates all EasySep™ labeling and cell separation steps.

Can EasySep™ be used to isolate rare cells?

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.

Are the EasySep™ magnetic particles FACS-compatible?

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.

Can the EasySep™ magnetic particles be removed after enrichment?

No, but due to the small size of these particles, they will not interfere with downstream applications.

Can I alter the separation time in the magnet?

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.

For positive selection, can I perform more than 3 separations to increase purity?

Yes, the purity of targeted cells will increase with additional rounds of separations; however, cell recovery will decrease.

How does the binding of the EasySep™ magnetic particle affect the cells? is the function of positively selected cells altered by the bound particles?

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.

Publications (2)

Regulation of the IL-23 and IL-12 balance by Stat3 signaling in the tumor microenvironment. Kortylewski M et al. Cancer cell 2009 FEB

Abstract

Interactions between tumor and immune cells either enhance or inhibit cancer progression. We show here that Stat3 signaling within the tumor microenvironment induces a procarcinogenic cytokine, IL-23, while inhibiting a central anticarcinogenic cytokine, IL-12, thereby shifting the balance of tumor immunity toward carcinogenesis. Stat3 induces expression of IL-23, which is mainly produced by tumor-associated macrophages, via direct transcriptional activation of the IL-23/p19 gene. Furthermore, Stat3 inhibits NF-kappaB/c-Rel-dependent IL-12/p35 gene expression in tumor-associated dendritic cells. Tumor-associated regulatory T cells (Tregs) express IL-23 receptor, which activates Stat3 in this cell type, leading to upregulation of the Treg-specific transcription factor Foxp3 and the immunosuppressive cytokine IL-10. These results demonstrate that Stat3 promotes IL-23-mediated procarcinogenic immune responses while inhibiting IL-12-dependent antitumor immunity.
Inhibiting Stat3 signaling in the hematopoietic system elicits multicomponent antitumor immunity. Kortylewski M et al. Nature medicine 2005 DEC

Abstract

The immune system can act as an extrinsic suppressor of tumors. Therefore, tumor progression depends in part on mechanisms that downmodulate intrinsic immune surveillance. Identifying these inhibitory pathways may provide promising targets to enhance antitumor immunity. Here, we show that Stat3 is constitutively activated in diverse tumor-infiltrating immune cells, and ablating Stat3 in hematopoietic cells triggers an intrinsic immune-surveillance system that inhibits tumor growth and metastasis. We observed a markedly enhanced function of dendritic cells, T cells, natural killer (NK) cells and neutrophils in tumor-bearing mice with Stat3(-/-) hematopoietic cells, and showed that tumor regression requires immune cells. Targeting Stat3 with a small-molecule drug induces T cell- and NK cell-dependent growth inhibition of established tumors otherwise resistant to direct killing by the inhibitor. Our findings show that Stat3 signaling restrains natural tumor immune surveillance and that inhibiting hematopoietic Stat3 in tumor-bearing hosts elicits multicomponent therapeutic antitumor immunity.
New look, same high quality and support! You may notice that your instrument or reagent packaging looks slightly different from images displayed on the website, or from previous orders. We are updating our look but rest assured, the products themselves and how you should use them have not changed. Learn more