There are currently two SHSY 5Y cell line products available. DMEM/F12 is the recommended medium for each line. However, each line has been optimized using specific media and reagents. See below for the recommended culture conditions for each cell line:
SCC291, SHSY-5Y Tet-On Inducible a-Synuclein Neuroblastoma Cell Line
https://www.emdmillipore.com/product/SHSY-5Y-Tet-On-Inducible-Alpha-Synuclein-Neuroblastoma-Cell-Line,MM_NF-SCC291#documentation
Medium – DF042, EmbryoMax DMEM/F12
Serum – ES009-M, Fetal Bovine Serum, stem cell tested
94030304, SH-SY5Y Cell Line, Human, ECACC
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/product/sigma/cb_94030304
Medium - Ham's F12:EMEM (EBSS) N4888:M2279 (1:1) + 2mM Glutamine (G7513) + 1% Non-Essential Amino Acids (NEAA) (M7145) + 15% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS) (F2442).
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/en/product/sigma/n4888
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/en/product/sigma/m2279
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/en/product/sigma/g7513
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/en/product/sigma/m7145
https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/en/product/sigma/f2442
