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# Warm plasmid DNA, Lipofectamine 2000, and Opti-MEM I Reduced Serum Medium to room temp. | # Warm plasmid DNA, Lipofectamine 2000, and Opti-MEM I Reduced Serum Medium to room temp. | ||
# Prepare DNA-Lipofectamine complexes (500 μl per well) as follows: | # Prepare DNA-Lipofectamine complexes (500 μl per well) as follows: | ||
## Label sterile microfuge ml tubes. | ## Label sterile microfuge (1.5 ml) tubes. | ||
## Dilute plasmid DNA (4 μg) in 250 μl of Opti-MEM in each tube. | ## Dilute '''plasmid DNA (4 μg)''' in 250 μl of Opti-MEM in each tube. | ||
## Dilute 4.0 μl Lipofectamine 2000 in 250 μl of Opti-MEM (per sample). Incubate for 5 minutes at room temp. Do not let the mixture sit for more than 25 minutes. | ## Dilute 4.0 μl Lipofectamine 2000 in 250 μl of Opti-MEM (per sample). Incubate for 5 minutes at room temp. Do not let the mixture sit for more than 25 minutes. | ||
## Add 50 μl of the diluted Lipofectamine 2000 to the diluted DNA (total volume = 100 μl). Mix gently and incubate for 20 minutes at room temp. Complexes are stable for 6 hours at room temp. | ## Add 50 μl of the diluted Lipofectamine 2000 to the diluted DNA (total volume = 100 μl). Mix gently and incubate for 20 minutes at room temp. Complexes are stable for 6 hours at room temp. |
Revision as of 19:42, 16 November 2012
Mammalian Cell Transfection - Lipofectamine Reagent
Karmella Haynes, 2012
Note: Good for quick-and-dirty transfections; pretty toxic
Materials
- Lipofectamine 2000
- Opti-MEM I Reduced serum medium
- Antibiotic-free growth medium (no pen/strep or other antibiotics)
6-well format
1 day before transfection:
- Seed cultures in 6-well plates at ~2.5x105 so that cells will be ~5.0x105 at the time of transfection. Use antibiotic-free growth medium (e.g., 10% FBS in McCoy’s 5A for, no pen/strep).
Transfection:
- Warm plasmid DNA, Lipofectamine 2000, and Opti-MEM I Reduced Serum Medium to room temp.
- Prepare DNA-Lipofectamine complexes (500 μl per well) as follows:
- Label sterile microfuge (1.5 ml) tubes.
- Dilute plasmid DNA (4 μg) in 250 μl of Opti-MEM in each tube.
- Dilute 4.0 μl Lipofectamine 2000 in 250 μl of Opti-MEM (per sample). Incubate for 5 minutes at room temp. Do not let the mixture sit for more than 25 minutes.
- Add 50 μl of the diluted Lipofectamine 2000 to the diluted DNA (total volume = 100 μl). Mix gently and incubate for 20 minutes at room temp. Complexes are stable for 6 hours at room temp.
- Add 500 μl of complexes to each well. Mix with gentle rocking.
- Incubate cells at 37°C in a CO2 incubator for 5-6 hours. Wash cells once with warm 1xPBS. Add fresh antibiotic-free growth medium. Transgene expression should be detectable after 24 hours.
For stable cells lines: Passage cells at a 1:10 (or higher) dilution into fresh growth medium 24 hours after transfection. Add selective medium the following day. Grow until isolated colonies appear. Transfer single colonies into 24-well plates. Expand the cells for further testing.