Purification of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from rat cortices by immunopanning

Jason C. Dugas, Ben Emery

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Abstract

This protocol describes how to purify oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) from postnatal rodent brains. The method utilizes an immunopanning technique to first remove unwanted cells by negative selection and then purify OPCs by positive selection and subsequent enzymatic release from the final panning plate. Included are modifications that allow for purification and culturing of OPCs from mouse instead of rat tissue and for use of optic nerves instead of whole brains. The method for isolating OPCs from whole brain can be used for isolating OPCs from any specific region of the brain, provided that the area can be dissected away from the rest of the tissue. Suggested culture media for maintaining proliferating OPCs or inducing oligodendrocyte (OL) differentiation are also described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)745-758
Number of pages14
JournalCold Spring Harbor Protocols
Volume2013
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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