| Literature DB >> 27654995 |
Yohei Shimono1, Junko Mukohyama2, Taichi Isobe3, Darius M Johnston4, Piero Dalerba5, Akira Suzuki2.
Abstract
Organoid culture is a three-dimensional culture method that enables ex vivo analysis of stem cell behavior and differentiation. This method is also applicable to the studies on stem cell characters of human cancer stem cells. The components of organoid culture include Matrigel® and a culture medium containing growth factor cocktails that mimic the microenvironments of organ stem cell niches. Here, we describe the basic methods for the organoid culture of dissociated or FACS-sorted human cancer stem cells. Then, we introduce a method to dissociate the organoids for serial passage and propagation.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer stem cells; Clonogenicity; Growth factor cocktails; Matrigel; Organoids; Passage
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Year: 2019 PMID: 27654995 DOI: 10.1007/7651_2016_13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745