KC-2575

MC38-MSLN-Cell-Line

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Background of MC38-MSLN-Cell-Line

MSLN (Mesothelin) is a cell-surface glycoprotein with normal expression in peritoneum, pleura, and pericardium, but with overexpression in a variety of cancers, including mesothelioma, pancreatic, lung, gastric, and ovarian cancers. It encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate two protein products, megakaryocyte potentiating factor and mesothelin. Mesothelin (MSLN) is an attractive antigen for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapy and the epitope selection within MSLN is essential. MSLN is an ideal cancer antigen for targeted immunotherapy. Diseases associated with MSLN include Benign Mesothelioma and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.

Specifications

Catalog Number	KC-2575
Cell Line Name	MC38-MSLN-Cell-Line
Host Cell Line	Mouse MC38 cell line
Description	Stable MC38 cell line expressing exogenous human MSLN gene
Quantity	Two vials of frozen cells (≥2-10⁶/vial)
Stability	Stable in culture over a minimum of 10 passages
Application	Drug screening and biological assays
Freezing Medium	70% DMEM + 20% FBS + 10% DMSO
Propagation Medium	DMEM + 10% FBS + 5μg/mL Puromycin
Selection Marker	Puromycin
Morphology	Epithelial
Subculture	Split saturated culture 1:4-1:8 every 2-3 days; seed out at about 1-3 × 10⁵ cells/mL
Incubation	37 °C with 5% CO₂
Storage	Liquid nitrogen immediately upon receiving
Doubling Time	Approximately 30 hours
Mycoplasma Status	Negative
In Vivo Validation	Yes

Cell Line Generation

MC38-MSLN cell line was generated using a lentiviral vector expressing the huamn MSLN sequence.

Characterization

Figure 1: Characterization of huamn MSLN overexpression in MC38 stable clones using FACS.

Figure 2: Characterization of MSLN in the MC38 MSLN stable clone using PCR sequencing.

Cell Resuscitation

Prewarm culture medium (DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS and 5μg/mL puromycin)in a 37°C water bath.
Thaw the frozen vial in a 37°C water bath for 1-2 minutes.
Transfer the vial into biosafety cabinet, and wipe the surface with 70% ethanol.
Unscrew the top of the vial and transfer the cell suspension gently into a sterile centrifuge tube containing 9.0mL complete culture medium.
Spin at ~ 125 × g for 5-7 minutes at room temperature, and discard the supernatant without disturbing the pellet.
Resuspend cell pellet with the appropriate volume of complete medium and transfer the cell suspension into a T25 culture flask.
Incubate the flask at 37°C, 5% CO₂ incubator.
Split saturated culture 1:4-1:8 every 2-3 days; seed out at about 1-3 × 10⁵ cells/mL.

Cell Freezing

Prepare the freezing medium (70% DMEM + 20% FBS + 10% DMSO) fresh immediately before use.
Keep the freezing medium on ice and label cryovials.
Transfer cells to a sterile, conical centrifuge tube, and count the cells.
Centrifuge the cells at 250×g for 5 minutes at room temperature and carefully aspirate off the medium.
Resuspend the cells at a density of at least 3×10⁶ cells/mL in chilled freezing medium.
Aliquot 1 mL of the cell suspension into each cryovial.
Freeze cells in the CoolCell freezing container overnight in a -80°C freezer.
Transfer vials to liquid nitrogen for long-term storage

References

Zhang, Z., Jiang, D., Yang, H. et al. Modified CAR T cells targeting membrane-proximal epitope of mesothelin enhances the antitumor function against large solid tumor. Cell Death Dis 10, 476 (2019).10.
Li Y, Tian W, Zhang H, Zhang Z, Zhao Q, Chang L, Lei N, Zhang W. MSLN Correlates With Immune Infiltration and Chemoresistance as a Prognostic Biomarker in Ovarian Cancer. Front Oncol. 2022 May 25;12:830570. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.830570. PMID: 35692779; PMCID: PMC9174524.
He X, Wang L, Riedel H, Wang K, Yang Y, Dinu CZ, Rojanasakul Y. Mesothelin promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and tumorigenicity of human lung cancer and mesothelioma cells. Mol Cancer. 2017 Mar 14;16(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12943-017-0633-8. PMID: 28288645; PMCID: PMC5348784.