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Production of High-Yield Adeno Associated Vector Batches Using HEK293 Suspension Cells
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2024
Here, a suspension HEK293 cell-based AAV production protocol is presented, resulting in reduced time and labor needed for vector production using components that are available for research purposes from commercial vendors.
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High Yield Expression of Recombinant Human Proteins with the Transient Transfection of HEK293 Cells in Suspension
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2015
Laboratory-scale production of eukaryotic proteins with appropriate post-translational modification represents a significant barrier. Here is a robust protocol with rapid establishment and turnaround for protein expression using a mammalian expression system. This system supports selective amino acid, selective labeling of proteins and small molecule modulators of glycan composition.
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Inhibitory Synapse Formation in a Co-culture Model Incorporating GABAergic Medium Spiny Neurons and HEK293 Cells Stably Expressing GABAA Receptors
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2014
The molecular mechanisms that co-ordinate the formation of inhibitory GABAergic synapses during ontogeny are largely unknown. To study these processes,we have developed a co-culture model system which incorporates embryonic medium spiny GABAergic neurons cultured together with stably transfected human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells expressing functional GABAA receptors.
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Culturing Human Pluripotent and Neural Stem Cells in an Enclosed Cell Culture System for Basic and Preclinical Research
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2016
Here is a protocol to grow pluripotent stem cells (PSC) and neural stem cells (NSC) in an enclosed cell culture system that permits maximum sterility and reproducibility, replacing the traditional biosafety cabinet and incubator. This equipment meets clinical good manufacturing practice (cGMP) and clinical good lab practice (cGLP) guidelines.
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Induction and Testing of Hypoxia in Cell Culture
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2011
Here we propose simple methods to induce hypoxia in cell cultures and simple tests to evaluate the hypoxic status of the cultures.
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Attachment to a treated surface gives these adherent cells a stable setting in which to spread and proliferate, while controlled temperature and carbon dioxide conditions help maintain a reproducible environment. If either the surface or environmental conditions are poorly controlled, growth may become less consistent. This matters when comparing transfection, gene regulation, or expression results across experiments.
Passaging before excessive density helps preserve healthy growth, making it a key management step rather than a purely routine transfer. Researchers use the growth state of the culture to decide when cells should be moved during the culture process. Consistent timing supports reproducibility by reducing variation associated with overcrowded cultures and helps maintain a usable experimental system.
Sterile nutrient medium and controlled temperature and carbon dioxide work together to provide the controlled surroundings required for maintaining these cells during an experiment. The medium supports culture maintenance, while the environmental settings help keep growth conditions consistent. This coordination is important for reproducible biology studies and downstream comparisons.
Because the cells can be maintained reproducibly, HEK293 cell culture provides a consistent mammalian context for examining gene regulation while evaluating recombinant protein expression or transfection-related outcomes. This makes the model useful when researchers need to compare cellular responses under controlled conditions rather than study an isolated biochemical component.
The platform combines practical handling with the ability to maintain a reproducible mammalian cell system. Those features support its use in viral vector production and preliminary drug testing, where researchers need an established cellular setting for early biological evaluation. Results from these studies can help guide further biotechnology or biomedical investigation.
Researchers can use the model to investigate cellular mechanisms and gene regulation, assess recombinant protein expression, and conduct transfection studies. Its applications also extend to viral vector production and preliminary drug testing. Together, these uses connect basic biology with biotechnology and biomedical research, making the culture relevant across several stages of investigation.