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problems with 293T cells after medium removal!!! - (Dec/09/2010 )

hi!!!!
I have a very big problem with my 293T cells in culture!!!!!
I use them for simple transfection by using CaCl reagent, so i need to change the medium 2h before the transfection, but after the "very gently" change with fresh medium, 293t strart to detach and to become rounded.
this is a problem appeared in the last 2mounths!!
I changed the fbs, the flask, I tested them for mycoplasm, I used a low passage batch of cells...what else??
please help me!!
thanks in advance!!

-calimero-

calimero on Thu Dec 9 17:52:04 2010 said:


hi!!!!
I have a very big problem with my 293T cells in culture!!!!!
I use them for simple transfection by using CaCl reagent, so i need to change the medium 2h before the transfection, but after the "very gently" change with fresh medium, 293t strart to detach and to become rounded.
this is a problem appeared in the last 2mounths!!
I changed the fbs, the flask, I tested them for mycoplasm, I used a low passage batch of cells...what else??
please help me!!
thanks in advance!!



I have this problem with my 293 cells too. So I modify the protocol and seed less number of cells than recommended in the protocol. Some times I seed 2 or 3 6 well plates with different seeding density and pick the best one for my transfection. This is optimizing the protocol right?

-SciCell-

THANK YOU FOR your answer...but I think that, in my case, number of cells is not my problem.I tried different concentration of cells with the same result!!
sigh!!!

-calimero-