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Cell Preparation

 

Materials:

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Methods:

  1. Obtain a cell density of tex2html_wrap_inline4469
  2. Chill cells on ice
  3. Washing procedure:
    1. Pellet 1 L of culture at tex2html_wrap_inline4471 15 min
    2. Wash 1: Resuspend 1 volume sterile cold tex2html_wrap_inline4473 . Pellet tex2html_wrap_inline4471 15 min
    3. Wash 2: Resuspend 0.5 volume sterile cold tex2html_wrap_inline4473 . Pellet tex2html_wrap_inline4471 15 min
    4. Wash 3: Resuspend 0.5 volume sterile cold tex2html_wrap_inline4473 . Pellet tex2html_wrap_inline4471 15 min
    5. Wash 4: Resuspend 0.02 volume sterile cold tex2html_wrap_inline4473 . Pellet tex2html_wrap_inline4471 15 min
  4. Final dilution: resuspend 0.002 - 0.003 volume sterile cold 10% Glycerol.
  5. Aliquots may be frozen at tex2html_wrap_inline4497 , thaw on ice 5-10 min


Ron Weiss
Wed Feb 10 15:48:08 EST 1999