Reh In Vitro Cell Exclusion Zone Assay (Migration)
CAT#: ITS-1122-YF4860
Target Cell Organism: Human
Target Cell Name: Reh
Assay Type: Cell Migration and Invasion Assays
Assay Overview
This assay is to provide Reh-based In Vitro Cell Exclusion Zone 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.
Target Cell Name
Reh
Target Cell Organism
Human
Target Cell Background
Reh is a human cell line exhibiting lymphoblastic morphology that was isolated from tissue from an acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) patient. Use these cells in your immune system disorder and cancer research.
Related Diseases
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia; ALL
Research Area
Oncology
Assay Name
In Vitro Cell Exclusion Zone Assay (Migration)
Short Description
Reh-cell based In Vitro Cell Exclusion Zone Assay (Migration)
Assay Description
For the cell exclusion assay, before seeding of cells in well plates, silicon stoppers (for 96- or 384-well formats) are placed inside the wells to create a cell free zone. Once cells attain confluency, stoppers are removed, allowing cells to cover the exclusion zone. Unlike in the normal scratch assay, sharp and uniform borders can be created with the stoppers. When placing a stopper inside wells, stopper must be firmly attached to the bottom of the well plate to prevent movement of cells beneath the stopper. Cells moving towards the exclusion area can be monitored using light or fluorescence microscopy.
Assay Type
Cell Migration and Invasion Assays
Assay Type Details
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 dif ferent 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.