Name: chromosomal spread preparation of human embryonic stem cells for karyotyping
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EQUIPMENT
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 <li>Tissue culture incubator, 37&deg;C, 5% CO2</li>
 <li>Centrifuge</li>
 <li>Set of micropipettors (100, 100&mu;L)</li>
 <li>Water bath 37&deg;C</li>
 <li>Water bath 90&deg;C to be source of steam water</li>
 <li>Phase contrast microscope</li>
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FIRST STEP
Treating the cells with colcemid
In this procedure we used the hESC line H9 cultured onto mouse embryonic fibroblasts (mEF) inactivated with mitomycin C (S...

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The preparation of chromosome spreads is a critical step for a successful analysis of the genetic status of embryonic stem cells by routinely techniques as G-banding, and more sophisticated techniques such as FISH, SKY and CGH.
This procedure can be applied for many cell types by varying the period of colcemid incubation, which depends on the cell cycle length. For colonies of embryonic stem cells, we wait 3 hours while for embryoid bodies (EB) this time can be up to 6 hours.
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chromosomal spread preparation of human embryonic stem cells for karyotyping

Although human embryonic stem cells (hESC) have been shown to present a stable diploid karyotype 1, many studies have reported that depending on culture conditions they become prone to acquire chromosomal anomalies such as addition of whole or parts of chromosomes. Indeed, during long-term culture, karyotypic alterations are observed when enzymatic or chemical dissociation are used 2,3,4, while manual dissection of colonies for passaging retains a stable karyotype 5. Besides, changes in the environment such as the removal of feeder cells also seem to compromise the genetic integrity of hESC 3,6. Once chromosomal alterations could affect cellular physiology, the characterization of the genetic integrity of hESC in vitro is crucial considering hESC as an essential tool in embryogenesis studies and drug testing. Furthermore, for future therapeutic purposes chromosomal changes are a real concern as it is frequently associated to carcinogenesis.
Here we show a simple and useful method to obtain high quality chromosome spreads for subsequent analysis of chromosome set by G-banding, FISH, SKY or CGH techniques 7,8. We recommend checking the chromosomal status routinely with intervals of 5 passages in order to monitor the appearance of translocations and aneuploidies
Priscila Britto and Rafaela Sartore contributed equally to the paper.

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Chromosomal Spread Preparation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Karyotyping

Karyotyping is a simple and useful technique widely used for detecting genetic alterations. Here we describe a step by step protocol for chromosome spread preparation of human embryonic stem cells for monitoring the chromosomal status of these cells maintained in culture.

Although human embryonic stem cells (hESC) have been shown to present a stable diploid karyotype 1, many studies have reported that depending on culture ...

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