| Assay Method Information | |
| | Cell Adhesion Assay |
| Description: | Evaluation of cell attachment to extracellular matrix proteins was performed as previously described by Yokosaki et al, J. Biol. Chem., 271: (39): 24144-24150 (1996). Briefly, wells of non-tissue culture-treated polystyrene 96-well flat-bottom microtiter plates (Linbro/Titertek, Flow Laboratories, McLean, Va.) were coated by incubation with 100 μl of each substrate in PBS at 37° C. for 1 hour. 96-well flat-bottomed tissue culture plates were coated with human plasma fibronectin for 1 hour at 37° C. After incubation, wells were washed with PBS, then blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) for one hour. Control wells were filled with 1% BSA. SW480 cells were detached using 10 mM EDTA and resuspended in serum-free DMEM. For blocking experiments, cells were incubated with 10 μg/ml of the antibody for 15 minutes at 4° C. before plating. The plates were centrifuged at 10 g for 5 minutes before incubation for 1 hour at 37° C. in humidified 5% CO2. Nonadherent cells were removed by centrifugation (top side down) at 10 g for 5 minutes. Attached cells were stained with 0.5% crystal violet, and the wells were washed with PBS. The relative number of cells in each well was evaluated after solubilization in 40 μl of 2% Triton X-100 by measuring absorbance at 595 nm in a microplate reader. All determinations were carried out in triplicate. |
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