MCF7 In Vitro Spheroid Migration Assay (Migration)

This assay is to provide MCF7-based In Vitro Spheroid Migration Assay (Migration) to accelerate our client's oncology projects. The assay will be customized according to the specific requirements. Please contact our scientists to discuss more details.

MCF7

Human

MCF-7 is a breast cancer cell line isolated in 1970 from a 69-year-old White woman. MCF-7 is the acronym of Michigan Cancer Foundation-7, referring to the institute in Detroit where the cell line was established in 1973 by Herbert Soule and co-workers. MCF7 are epithelial cells isolated from the breast tissue of a 69-year-old, White, female patient with metastatic adenocarcinoma. Use these cells in your breast cancer research.

MCF-7

Breast Adenocarcinoma

Oncology

In Vitro Spheroid Migration Assay (Migration)

MCF7-cell based In Vitro Spheroid Migration Assay (Migration)

Cell spheroids are attached to a surface of cell culture wells or dishes and are allowed to migrate to another region of the wells where cells start to attach and form a new monolayer. This assay resembles 2D and 3D culturing technique and mimics an in vivo system. Cells that form spheroids can only be used for this assay and inclusion of two different types of cells (co- cultivation) to monitor invasion is possible with this assay. Fluorescence and light microscopy can be used to monitor invasion of cells.

Cell Migration and Invasion Assays

The movement of cancer cells and formation of tumors in neighboring tissue is a sequential cascade known as invasion-metastatic cascade, which includes cancer cell invasion through extracellular matrix (ECM), intravasation into blood and colonization at sites after they exit from blood circulation. Migration and invasion are two different processes where, cell migration involves movement of cells without passing through a barrier such as ECM, whereas cell invasion involves passing through a barrier such as ECM while destroying it.

Cell Migration Assay

Cell Migration Assay