MojoSort™ Human CD56 Nanobeads Column Protocol

 

Introduction

 

BioLegend MojoSort™ nanobeads work in commonly used separation columns, based on our internal research as well as validation by external testing by academic labs. This simple protocol consists of following the MojoSort™ protocol to label the cells with pre-diluted MojoSort™ reagents and using the columns as indicated by the manufacturer.

Note: Due to the properties of our beads, it may be possible to use far fewer beads that with other commercial suppliers. We recommend a titration to find the best dilution factor. However, as a general rule, dilutions ranging from 1:3 to 1:20 for the Nanobeads can be used. Please contact BioLegend Technical Service (tech@biolegend.com) if further assistance is needed.

Important Note

 

MojoSort™ magnetic particles can be used with other commercially available magnetic separators, both free standing magnets and column-based systems. Because MojoSort™ protocols are optimized for the MojoSort™ separator, the protocols may need to be adjusted for other systems. Please contact BioLegend Technical Service (tech@biolegend.com) for more information and guidance. We do not recommend using MojoSort™ particles for BD’s IMag™ or Life Technologies’ DynaMag™.

 

Protocol Steps

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1. Prepare cells from your tissue of interest or blood without lysing erythrocytes.  


2. In the final wash of your sample preparation, resuspend the cells in MojoSort™ Buffer by adding up to 4 mL in a 5 mL (12 x 75 mm) polypropylene tube.
   Note: Keep MojoSort™ Buffer on ice throughout the procedure.  


3. Filter the cells with a 70 µm cell strainer, centrifuge at 300xg for 5 minutes, and resuspend in a small volume of MojoSort™ Buffer. Count and adjust the cell concentration to 1 x 10⁸ cells/mL.


4. Aliquot 100 µL (10⁷ cells) into a new tube.  


5. Vortex the antibody-conjugated Nanobeads (to resuspend) at max speed, 5 touches, and prepare the dilutions to test. Add 10µL of pre-diluted conjugated Nanobeads. Mix well and incubate on ice for 15 minutes. Scale up the volume accordingly if separating more cells. For example, add 100 µL of pre-diluted Nanobeads for separating 1 x 10⁸ cells in 1 ml of MojoSort™ Buffer. When working with less than 10⁷ cells, use indicated volumes for 10⁷ cells.


6. Wash the cells by adding MojoSort™ Buffer up to 4mL. Centrifuge the cells at 300xg for 5 minutes.


7. Discard the supernatant.


8. Resuspend cells in the appropriate amount of MojoSort™ Buffer and proceed to separation. At least 500µL is needed for column separation.
   Note: There are several types of commercially available columns, depending on your application. Choose the one that fits best your experiment:

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Columns:

 

Example of magnetic separation with medium capacity columns:

1. Place the column in a magnetic separator that fits the column.
2. Rinse the column with 3 mL of cell separation buffer.
3. Add the labeled cell suspension to the column through a 30 µm filter and collect the fraction containing the unlabeled cells.
4. Wash the cells in the column 3 times with 3 mL of buffer and collect the fraction containing the unlabeled cells. Combine with the collected fraction from step 3. These cells may be useful as controls, to monitor purity/yield, or other purposes.
5. Take away the column from the magnet and place it on a tube. Then add 5 mL of buffer and flush out the magnetically labeled fraction with a plunger or supplied device. These are the positively isolated cells of interest; do not discard. To increase the purity of the magnetically labeled fraction repeat the isolation process with a new, freshly prepared column.

 

Data

 

Flow cytometry. High purity and yield. “After Isolation” plot shows purified population of interest using pre-diluted MojoSort™ reagents in separation columns.

 

 

Kit	Purity	Yield
Mouse CD19 Nanobeads	97.7%	94%

 

Electron Microscopy. MojoSort™ Nanobead-isolated CD19⁺ cells using columns do not display more bound beads on the cell surface (A) as compared to cells isolated with a compatible commercial product using the same columns (B). Red arrows indicate where the particles are located. Numbers indicate either 2 or 3 magnetic particles adjacent to each other. Pictures were taken at the same magnification, scale shown in B. Images are representative of 41 different cells each.

 

B cells isolated with MojoSort™ CD19 nanobeads using separation columns.

B cells isolated with competitor's CD19 magnetic beads using separation columns.