This protocol describes transfection of plasmid DNA into primary hippocampal neurons using DNA/calcium-phosphate (CaPO4) coprecipitation. The precise pH of the transfection medium and the incubation time of cells with the coprecipitate are critical for reproducible and efficient transfection. Once these parameters are optimized for a given plasmid, the method is easily adapted for transfection of other established cell lines. - [Read Transfection of Hippocampal Neurons with Plasmid DNA Using Calcium Phosphate Coprecipitation]
TransWell Chemotaxis protocol. trans-well chemotaxis method from bioprotocol. The protocol is a method for studying migration towards a concentration gradient of chemoattractant of leukocytes (neutrophils, monocytes and lymphocytes) or other migratory cells. An upper chamber containing a suspension of cells is separated by a membrane from a lower chamber containing medium with chemoattractant. Chemotaxis of the cells from the upper chamber into the lower chamber can be quantified. - [Read TransWell Chemotaxis Protocol.]
Treatment of Cells with 5-aza-dC. protocol PDF- http://www.shmu.edu.cn/courses/2005aut/upload/20051116/Hongmei%20Xu%202003%20CANCER%20RESEARCH%20%20Aberrant%20Methylation%20and%20Silencing%20of%20ARHI,%20an%20Imprinted%20Tumor%20Suppressor%20Gene%20in%20which%20the%20Function%20Is%20Lost%20in%20Breast%
"Cells were seeded at a density of 1X106 cells/100-mm dish with 10% FBS and
allowed to attach over a 24-h period. 5-Aza-dC (Sigma) was then added to a
final concentration of 0.2–1 M, and the cells were allowed to grow for 5 days. The medium with or w - [Read Treatment of Cells with 5-aza-dC. protocol PDF]
A Single Stranded Plasmid DNA Isolation Protocol describing the production and isolation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) using bacteriophagemid-containing bacteria and helper phage. Infection of the host cells with helper phage allows for packaging of ssDNA into bacteriophage. The ssDNA can then be isolated from phage particles.
This protocol a protocol on how to generate transfected embryonic stem (ES) cell clones. The previous protocol in this series is the Protocol for Electroporation of ES cells. The next protocol in the series is the Protocol on Disaggregation, Expansion, and Freezing of Transfected ES Clones.