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MaxGel™ ECM

mixture, liquid

Synonym(s):

Human Basement Membrane Extract (BME)

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UNSPSC Code:
12352207
eCl@ss:
32190102
NACRES:
NA.71

Quality Level

200

form

liquid

storage temp.

−70°C

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Application

MaxGel™ ECM is used for the following applications:
  • Extracellular matrix (ECM) protein binding assays
  • Cell invasion assay
  • Cell culture
This product creates a three-dimensional environment that improves cellular proflieration by promoting cell growth and migration, and has been shown to aid the proliferation of many types of cells, including human embryonic stem cells, neural stem cells, neurons, glia, astrocytes, fibroblasts, hepatocytes, and keratinocytes.

Components

MaxGel ECM contains human extracellular matrix components including collagens, laminin, fibronectin, tenascin, elastin and a number of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans. This basement membrane extract reproduces the cooperative interactions between epithelia and mesenchyme that occur during the development and organotypic cell culture of skin.

Caution

MaxGel will remain stable for at least 1 year when stored at -70°C.

Legal Information

MaxGel is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Astrid Subrizi et al.
Biomaterials, 33(32), 8047-8054 (2012-08-16)
The in vitro generation of a functional retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) for therapeutic applications requires a limitless source of RPE cells and a supporting scaffold, which improves cell survival and promotes the acquisition of the RPE phenotype. We successfully differentiated human
Donna M Easton et al.
Frontiers in microbiology, 2, 120-120 (2011-06-21)
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) are diarrheagenic pathotypes of E. coli that cause gastrointestinal disease with the potential for life-threatening sequelae. While certain EHEC and EPEC virulence mechanisms have been extensively studied, the factors that mediate
Shi Song et al.
American journal of cancer research, 8(6), 993-1007 (2018-07-24)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent and lethal cancers. It has been demonstrated that aberrant expression of miRNAs plays an important role in HCC development. Here, we observed decreased miR-125b expression status in tumor samples from HCC
Bin He et al.
Oncology reports, 29(3), 1115-1123 (2012-12-21)
LIM and SH3 protein 1 (LASP1) is an actin-binding protein which is overexpressed in many types of cancers and plays important roles in cancer progression. however, the role of LASP1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is still unknown. We sought
J Křivánek et al.
Folia biologica, 60 Suppl 1, 30-38 (2014-11-05)
Neural crest cells (NCCs) derive early in vertebrate ontogenesis from neural tube as a population of migratory cells with exquisite differentiation potential. Abnormalities in NCC behaviour are cause of debilitating diseases including cancers and a spectrum of neurocristopathies. Thanks to
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