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MethoCultâ„¢ H4435 Enriched (MethoCultâ„¢ GF+ H4435) is a complete methylcellulose-based medium for the growth and enumeration of hematopoietic progenitor cells in colony-forming unit (CFU) assays of human bone marrow, mobilized peripheral blood, peripheral blood, and cord blood samples. This medium supports optimal growth of erythroid progenitor cells (BFU-E and CFU-E), granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells (CFU-GM, CFU-G and CFU-M), and multipotential granulocyte, erythroid, macrophage and megakaryocyte progenitor cells (CFU-GEMM). MethoCultâ„¢ H4435 Enriched is recommended for use with CD34+ cells and other purified cell populations, and for CFU assays performed as part of LTC-IC assays.
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Semi-solid media (methylcellulose-based MethoCultâ„¢ and collagen-based MegaCultâ„¢-C) allow the clonal progeny of a single progenitor cell to remain spatially isolated from other colonies within a culture, so they may be separately identified and counted.
Why use methylcellulose-based media?
Methylcellulose permits better growth of erythroid colonies than other types of semi-solid support systems (eg. agar) while allowing optimal myeloid colony formation. When appropriate cytokines are present, committed progenitor cells of both erythroid and granulocyte/macrophage lineages (CFU-GM, CFU-G, CFU-M) as well as multi-potential progenitor cells (CFU-GEMM), can be assayed simultaneously in the same culture dish.
Is it necessary to add antibiotics to the media?
No, aseptic technique should be sufficient to maintain sterile cultures. However, antibiotics (eg. Penicillin/Streptomycin) or anti-fungals (eg. Amphotericin B) may be added to the methylcellulose medium if desired.
Is there anything I can do if my cultures appear contaminated?
No, once contamination is visible, it is not possible to rescue the cultures by the addition of antibiotics. Bacteria and yeast inhibit colony formation by depleting nutrients or by releasing toxic substances.
Why can't I use a pipette to dispense methylcellulose-based media?
Methylcellulose is a viscous solution that cannot be accurately dispensed using a pipette due to adherence of the medium to the walls of the pipette tip. Blunt-End, 16 Gauge needles (Catalog #28110), in combination with 3 cc Syringes (Catalog #28230) are recommended for accurate dispensing of MethoCultâ„¢.
Can I 'pluck' the colonies for individual analysis?
Yes, colonies can be 'plucked' using a pipette with 200 µL sterile pipette tips or using a glass Pasteur pipette with an elongated tip. Individual colonies should be placed in a volume of 25 - 50 µL of medium, and diluted into suitable culture medium for further culture or analysis.
Why are low adherence dishes so important?
Adherent cells such as fibroblasts can cause inhibition of colony growth and obscure visualization of colonies.
Can MethoCult™ products be used for lymphoid progenitor CFU assays?
Human lymphoid progenitors (B, NK and T) seem to require stromal support for growth therefore cannot be grown in MethoCultâ„¢. Mouse pre-B clonogenic progenitors can be grown in MethoCultâ„¢ M3630 (Catalog #03630).
Is it possible to set up CFU assays in a 24-well plate?
Yes, as long as a plating concentration optimized for the smaller surface area of a well in a 24-well plate (1.9 cm2 as compared to ~9.5 cm2 for a 35 mm dish) is used for these assays. The number of replicate wells required to get an accurate estimation of CFU numbers may also need to be increased.
Can I stain colonies in MethoCultâ„¢ medium?
The cells in individual colonies in MethoCultâ„¢ can be stained, eg., for analysis of morphology or phenotype, after they are plucked from the dish and washed free of methylcellulose. Colonies grown in collagen-based MegaCultâ„¢-C medium can be used for immunohistochemical or enzymatic staining in situ after dehydration and fixation onto glass slides.
Are there differences in colony morphology with serum-free media?
Serum-containing media generally give better overall growth (colonies may appear larger) but there are no large differences in total colony numbers when CFU assays using serum-free media and serum-containing media are compared, provided that identical cytokines are present.
Can MethoCult™ be made with alternate base media?
Yes, this can be done as a 'custom' media order. Please contact techsupport@stemcell.com for more information.
Is there a MethoCult™ formulation suitable for HPP-CFC (high proliferative potential colony forming cell)?
Yes, MethoCultâ„¢ H4535 (Catalog #04535) can be used for the HPP-CFC assay as it does not contain EPO. The culture period is usually 28 days. It is not necessary to feed these cultures as growth factors in the medium are present in excess. As HPP-CFCs can be quite large, overplating can be a problem. It is recommended to plate cells at two or more different concentrations.
Development and Characterization of a Novel Congenital Acute Erythroid Leukemia Cell Line with Unique Features
P. Sitaula et al.
Cancers 2026 Apr
Abstract
Background: Acute erythroid leukemia (AEL) or AML-M6 predominantly affects older adults and is rare in childhood. Compared with other AML subtypes, AEL remains relatively understudied because of its rarity. We established LS-CHM, a novel AEL cell line derived from the ascitic fluid of a patient with congenital leukemia. Interestingly, leukemic cells persisted in the ascitic fluid even after successful eradication from the bone marrow and extramedullary sites. Method: Leukemia cells from the ascites fluid exhibited robust proliferation in culture independent of cytokine requirement and were further characterized by flow cytometric immunophenotyping, cytogenetics, cell cycle and doubling time analysis, colony formation, genome and RNA sequencing, myeloid gene next generation sequencing, and cytotoxicity analysis. Results: LS-CHM displayed CD36, partial CD235a, CD31, CD43, and CD71 expression and demonstrated in vitro robust growth and high sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents. A PDX mouse model showed development of leukemia. Genomic analysis revealed a frameshift BCOR mutation in the absence of additional mutations and downregulated TP53 expression with an exonic non-deleterious mutation. RNA sequencing of LS-CHM cells revealed upregulation of two cohesin complex genes, RAD21 and SMC3, whose high levels are associated with hematopoietic stem cell differentiation into erythroid lineage. Conclusions: LS-CHM represents the first congenital AEL-derived cell line, in contrast to the predominantly adult-origin and often secondary erythroid leukemia cell lines available currently. Thus, LS-CHM provides a unique pediatric and extramedullary AEL model, expanding the existing spectrum of AEL cell lines and offering valuable opportunities for biologic and therapeutic investigations.
Clonal evolution of hematopoietic stem cells after autologous stem cell transplantation
H. Uryu et al.
Nature Genetics 2025 Jul
Abstract
The impact of exogenous stressors, such as cancer chemotherapies, on the genomic integrity and clonal dynamics of normal hematopoiesis is not well defined. We conducted whole-genome sequencing on 1,276 single-cell-derived hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) colonies from ten patients with multiple myeloma treated with chemotherapies and six normal donors. Melphalan treatment significantly increased the mutational burden, producing a distinctive mutation signature, whereas other chemotherapeutic agents had minimal effects. Consequently, the clonal diversity and architecture of post-treatment HSPCs resemble those observed in normal elderly individuals, particularly through the progression of oligoclonal hematopoiesis, thereby suggesting that chemotherapy accelerates clonal aging. Integrated phylogenetic analysis of matched therapy-related myeloid neoplasm samples traced their clonal origin to a single-HSPC clone among multiple competing clones, supporting a model of oligoclonal to monoclonal transformation. These findings underscore the need for further systematic research on the long-term hematological consequences of cancer chemotherapy. Subject terms: Genetics research, Acute myeloid leukaemia
Modeling mesenchymal stromal cell support to hematopoiesis within a novel 3D artificial marrow organoid system
Scientific Reports 2025 Jul
Abstract
The human bone marrow (BM) microenvironment involves hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cell subsets organized in a complex architecture. Tremendous efforts have been made to model it in order to analyze normal or pathological hematopoiesis and its stromal counterpart. Herein, we report an original, fully-human in vitro 3D model of the BM microenvironment dedicated to study interactions taking place between mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) during the hematopoietic differentiation. This fully-human Artificial Marrow Organoid (AMO) model is highly efficient to recapitulate MSC support to myeloid differentiation and NK cell development from the immature CD34 + HSPCs to the most terminally differentiated CD15 + polymorphonuclear neutrophils, CD64 + monocytes or NKG2A-KIR2D + CD57 + NK subset. Lastly, our model is suitable for evaluating anti-leukemic NK cell function in presence of therapeutic agents. Overall, the AMO is a versatile, low cost and simple model able to recapitulate normal hematopoiesis and allowing more physiological drug testing by taking into account both immune and non-immune BM microenvironment interactions.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1038/s41598-025-07717-9.
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