Transfection Cell Database - Detailed View


Cell Line: Primary Sertoli Cell Cultures

Cell Line Species/Tissue: Rat / Testes 
Transfection Reagent: Effectene 
Nucleic Acid:
DNA 
Growth Medium:
F-12/Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium  
Percent Serum (%):
 
Reporter System:
 
Plasmid Purification Method:
 
Plate Format:
12-well plates or cover glass 
Number of Cells:
 
Percent Confluence(%):
6x10e5 
Amount of Nucleic Acid (µg):
~0.3µg of plasmid DNA 
Amount of Enhancer (µl):
 
Amount of Reagent (µl):
2.4 µl 
Complex Incubation on Cells (hrs):
24 h 
Analysis Performed Post-Transfection (hrs):
 
Transfection Efficiency (%):
~15% 
 
Any modifications to the protocol?:
 
Notes:
Primary Sertoli cells cultured in vitro were transfected with plasmids containing the full-length TGF-ß3 (pCIneo/TGF-ß3) with ~15% efficiency. About 24 h after transfection, both the steady-state mRNA and protein levels of TGF-ß3 increased significantly.  
References:
Differential Interactions between Transforming Growth Factor-ß3/TR1, TAB1, and CD2AP Disrupt Blood-Testis Barrier and Sertoli-Germ Cell Adhesion Weiliang Xia, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY VOL. 281, NO. 24, pp. 16799–16813, June 16, 2006