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Using Primary Neurosphere Cultures to Study Primary Cilia
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2017
The primary cilium is fundamentally important in neural progenitor cell proliferation, neuronal differentiation, and adult neuronal function. Here, we describe a method to study ciliogenesis and the trafficking of signaling proteins to cilia in neural stem/progenitor cells and differentiated neurons using primary neurosphere cultures.
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piggyBac Transposon System Modification of Primary Human T Cells
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2012
We describe a method to genetically modify primary human T cells with a transgene using the non-viral piggyBac transposon system. T cells modified to using the piggyBac transposon system exhibit stable transgene expression.
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Primary Cell Cultures from Drosophila Gastrula Embryos
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2011
We provide a detailed protocol for preparing primary cells dissociated from Drosophila embryos. The ability to carry out the effective RNAi perturbation, together with other molecular, biochemical and cell imaging methods will allow a variety of questions to be addressed in Drosophila primary cells.
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Optimal Lentivirus Production and Cell Culture Conditions Necessary to Successfully Transduce Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells
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2016
Primary human bronchial epithelial cells are difficult to transduce. This protocol describes the production of lentiviruses and their concentration as well as the optimal culture conditions necessary to achieve highly efficient transductions in these cells throughout differentiation to a pseudostratified epithelium.
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A Simple and Rapid Method for Simultaneous Isolation of Primary Islets and Primary Pancreatic Acinar Cells from Mice
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2026
This study developed a simplified method to efficiently extract functional primary islets and acinar cells from the mouse pancreas, offering a valuable tool for studying intercellular communication in the pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis-Induced Diabetes.
FAQs
Their finite lifespan limits how long cultures can be maintained and studied under laboratory conditions. Consequently, experiments must be planned around the period in which cells remain suitable for analysis rather than assuming indefinite availability. This constraint requires careful scheduling and handling while keeping observations connected to tissue-specific biology.
Donor-to-donor variability can influence how cells survive, proliferate, differentiate, or respond to experimental conditions. Results therefore need interpretation in light of the biological source rather than treating every culture as identical. This variability can also affect reproducibility and makes careful documentation of the donor context important when comparing experiments.
These components create the conditions needed for cell attachment, survival, and proliferation after tissue dissociation. The culture medium supplies the surrounding chemical environment, growth factors support cellular maintenance or expansion, and the substrate provides a surface for attachment. Together, they help preserve viable cultures for downstream biological analysis.
Primary cell lines generally retain tissue-specific characteristics more closely than immortalized cells, making them valuable when biological relevance to native tissue is important. However, their finite lifespan and donor variability create management challenges that immortalized cells may not share. The choice depends on whether the study prioritizes tissue relevance or simpler long-term maintenance.
Establishment begins with isolating cells directly from tissue through enzymatic or mechanical dissociation. The resulting cell population is then placed under laboratory conditions that support attachment, survival, and proliferation, using suitable media, growth factors, and substrates. Careful management is required because the cultures have a finite lifespan and may vary between donors.
They are particularly useful for examining cell physiology, differentiation, disease mechanisms, and drug responses in models that more closely reflect native tissues. Researchers also apply them in tissue engineering and in vitro systems designed to improve experimental relevance. Their tissue-associated characteristics can provide biological context that less representative culture models may not capture.