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GFP ioMotor Neurons
Human iPSC-derived motor neurons constitutively expressing GFP
- Cryopreserved human iPSC-derived cells powered by opti-ox that are ready for experiments in days
- Motor Neurons constitutively expressing GFP, easy to track in multi-cell cultures, ideal for live-cell imaging
- Co-culture compatible with ioSkeletal Myocytes and astrocytes
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Human iPSC-derived motor neurons constitutively expressing GFP
Flow cytometry analysis of GFP expression at day 1, day 11 and day 21
Flow cytometry analysis demonstrating GFP expression in >99% of cells for GFP ioMotor Neurons at Day 1 (centre-left) and Day 11 (centre-right). No GFP expression seen in wild-type ioMotor Neurons (left). At day 21, the percentage of cells expressing GFP has not decreased, indicating there is no silencing of the reporter gene (right).
GFP ioMotor Neurons exhibit comparable expression of neuron-specific markers to the wild-type control
Immunofluorescent staining 11 days post-revival shows similar homogenous expression of cholinergic marker (ChAT), and motor neuron marker (ISL2) in both GFP ioMotor Neurons and the wild-type control.
The GFP signal is visible exclusively in GFP ioMotor Neurons and absent in the wild-type control.
GFP ioMotor Neurons exhibit comparable expression of neuron-specific markers to the wild-type control
Immunofluorescent staining 11 days post-revival shows similar homogenous expression of pan-neuronal marker (MAP2), cholinergic marker (VAChT), and motor neuron marker (HB9) in both GFP ioMotor Neurons and the wild-type control.
GFP ioMotor Neurons form a homogenous neuronal network by day 4, without clumping
GFP ioMotor Neurons mature rapidly, show motor neuron morphology and form structural neuronal networks over 14 days with no sign of clumping of coalescing of cell bodies. Day 1 to 14 post thawing. 400 碌m scale bar.
GFP ioMotor Neurons demonstrate gene expression of neuronal-specific and motor-neuron-specific markers following deterministic programming
Gene expression analysis demonstrates that GFP ioMotor Neurons (GFP) and wild-type ioMotor Neurons (WT) lack the expression of pluripotency marker OCT4 (POU5F1) at day 11, while robustly expressing pan-neuronal (TUBB3 and MAP2), motor-neuron-specific (HB9 and ISL2) markers, as well as cholinergic markers (CHAT & VACHT).
Gene expression levels were assessed by RT-qPCR, data normalised to HMBS; cDNA samples of the parental human iPSC line (iPSC) were included as reference. Data represents day 11 post-revival samples.
View the step-by-step RNA extraction and RT-qPCR protocol used to generate this data
Co-culture of ioMotor Neurons and ioSkeletal Myocytes
High resolution confocal imaging of ioSkeletal Myocytes (io1002) and ioMotor Neurons wild-type co-culture. Staining with alpha-bungarotoxin (yellow) highlights acetylcholine receptor expression on co-cultured ioSkeletal Myocytes. Desmin (cyan) and microtubule-associated protein 2 (red) define ioSkeletal Myocytes and ioMotor Neurons respectively. Co-culture imaged at day 30, 40X magnification.
Download the step-by-step protocol for culturing ioSkeletal Myocytes and ioMotor Neurons.
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GFP ioMotorNeurons are a fluorescent human lower motor neuronal model derived from our well-established wild-type ioMotor Neurons. These cells are engineered to constitutively express green fluorescent protein (GFP), and provide a powerful, ready-to-use tool for diverse applications.
Stable GFP expression enables easy, real-time tracking in complex, multi-cellular systems, facilitating the study of cellular interactions with glia, or neuro-muscular interactions when cultured with our ioSkeletal Myocytes. The cells are ideal for live cell imaging for assessment of neurite outgrowth, neuronal morphology and survival in response to compound treatment.
GFP ioMotor Neurons are delivered cryopreserved and ready-to-culture. This eliminates the time and effort required to engineer your own GFP-expressing iPSC lines and manage complex directed differentiation protocols.
Benchtop benefits
Live-cell imaging ready
Assess neurite outgrowth, neuronal morphology and survival in real-time.
Co-culture compatible
Easily track GFP motor neurons in complex cultures with glia or skeletal myocytes.
Easy-to-use
Within 4 days post revival cells are ready for experimentation, displaying motor neuronal morphology, without clumping.
Cells arrive ready to plate
GFP ioMotor Neurons are delivered in a cryopreserved format and are programmed to rapidly mature upon revival in the recommended media.
Starting material
Human iPSC line
Seeding compatibility
6, 12, 24, 96 & 384 well plates
Shipping info
Dry ice
Donor
Caucasian adult male, age 55-60 years old (skin fibroblast),
Genotype APOE 3/4
Vial size
Small: >1 x 10鈦� viable cells
Quality control
Sterility, protein expression (ICC), gene expression (RT-qPCR) and GFP expression (flow cytometry)
Differentiation method
opti-ox deterministic cell programming
Recommended minimum seeding density
30,000 cells/cm虏
User storage
LN2 or -150掳C
Format
Cryopreserved cells
Product use
ioCells are for research use only
Applications
Live-cell imaging
Co-culture
High-content screening
Neurotoxicology
Drug discovery
Scale your study with volume pricing
Enabling scientists to use human cells in their research, running additional experiments without rationing cells or limiting experimental scale
| Order quantity | Total vials received | Pricing tier |
| 1 - 9 packs | 3 - 27 vials | Standard price |
| 10 - 33 packs | 30 - 99 vials | Automatic 10% discount |
| > 34 packs | > 100 vials | > Contact us for a quote |
ioMotor Neurons Customer Testimonials
Dr Irit Reichenstein
Senior Scientist | Anima Biotech
"We did use the cells and were very happy with them :) They were very homogenous (unlike motor neurons from other vendors that we worked with), viable and absolutely beautiful. We got wonderful results with them."
Dr Elizabeth Di Lullo
Associate Scientific Director | Brainever
鈥淲e thawed the cells and they looked wonderful. Close to 100% viable and looked great in cell culture! No clumping and easy to culture.鈥�
Highly characterised and defined
Flow cytometry analysis of GFP expression at day 1, day 11 and day 21
Flow cytometry analysis demonstrating GFP expression in >99% of cells for GFP ioMotor Neurons at Day 1 (centre-left) and Day 11 (centre-right). No GFP expression seen in wild-type ioMotor Neurons (left). At day 21, the percentage of cells expressing GFP has not decreased, indicating there is no silencing of the reporter gene (right).
GFP ioMotor Neurons exhibit comparable expression of neuron-specific markers to the wild-type control
Immunofluorescent staining 11 days post-revival shows similar homogenous expression of pan-neuronal markers (MAP2 & TUBB3), cholinergic markers (ChAT & VAChT), and motor neuron markers (HB9 & ISL2) in both GFP ioMotor Neurons and the wild-type control.
The GFP signal is visible exclusively in GFP ioMotor Neurons and absent in the wild-type control.
View the step-by-step immunofluorescent staining protocol used to generate this data
GFP ioMotor Neurons form a homogenous neuronal network by day 4, without clumping
GFP ioMotor Neurons mature rapidly, show motor neuron morphology and form structural neuronal networks over 14 days with no sign of clumping of coalescing of cell bodies. Day 1 to 14 post thawing. 400 碌m scale bar.
GFP ioMotor Neurons demonstrate gene expression of neuronal-specific and motor-neuron-specific markers following deterministic programming
Gene expression analysis demonstrates that GFP ioMotor Neurons (GFP) and wild-type ioMotor Neurons (WT) lack the expression of pluripotency marker OCT4 (POU5F1) at day 11, while robustly expressing pan-neuronal (TUBB3 and MAP2), motor-neuron-specific (HB9 and ISL2) markers, as well as cholinergic markers (CHAT & VACHT).
Gene expression levels were assessed by RT-qPCR, data normalised to HMBS; cDNA samples of the parental human iPSC line (iPSC) were included as reference. Data represents day 11 post-revival samples.
View the step-by-step RNA extraction and RT-qPCR protocol used to generate this data
GFP expression
Flow cytometry analysis of GFP expression at day 1, day 11 and day 21
Flow cytometry analysis demonstrating GFP expression in >99% of cells for GFP ioMotor Neurons at Day 1 (centre-left) and Day 11 (centre-right). No GFP expression seen in wild-type ioMotor Neurons (left). At day 21, the percentage of cells expressing GFP has not decreased, indicating there is no silencing of the reporter gene (right).
Co-culture with ioSkeletal Myocytes
Co-culture of ioMotor Neurons and ioSkeletal Myocytes
High resolution confocal imaging of ioSkeletal Myocytes (io1002) and ioMotor Neurons wild-type co-culture. Staining with alpha-bungarotoxin (yellow) highlights acetylcholine receptor expression on co-cultured ioSkeletal Myocytes. Desmin (cyan) and microtubule-associated protein 2 (red) define ioSkeletal Myocytes and ioMotor Neurons respectively. Co-culture imaged at day 30, 40X magnification.
How to culture ioMotor Neurons
In this video, our scientist will take you through the step-by-step process of how to thaw, seed and culture ioMotor Neurons.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is the GFP signal in GFP ioMotor Neurons expressed in a specific subcellular region?
GFP ioMotor Neurons consist of eGFP expression under the control of a constitutive promoter and is expected to be distributed across the cell.
Do GFP ioMotor Neurons retain key characteristics and functionality of ioMotor Neurons wild-type?
GFP ioMotor Neurons exhibit comparable marker and gene expression to the genetically-matched wild-type control ioMotor Neurons. GFP ioMotor Neurons have been designed to enable easy tracking in multi-cell cultures, being ideal for multi-cell cultures.
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