MultiporatorTransfection ProtocolProtocol No. 4308 915.037 11/1999Cell line
U937, human leukemic monoblasts
Transfection with
Plasmid pEGFP-N1 (in bidistilled H2O)
Electroporation buffer
Eppendorf Hypoosmolar Electroporation Buffer (PH)
Culture medium
RPMI / 10% FCS
Cuvette
Eppendorf, 4 mm gap width, 800 l
Temperature
RT (20-25 C)
Reference
Dr. Steven Grant Box 980230
Medical College of Virginia Richmond VA 23 298
USA
Phone +1 804 828 5168 Fax +1 804 225 3788 e-mail: stgrant@hsc.vcu.edu
Harvest the cells in the exponential growth phase and centrifuge
them (for 5-10 minutes, 200 x g, at room temperature).
Resuspend the cells in RPMI / 0.5% FCS, determine the number of cells
and centrifuge them (for 5-10 minutes, 200 x g, at room temperature).
Remove supernatant.
Note: The overall incubation time in the Eppendorf Electroporation
Buffer must not exceed 30 minutes to guarantee a successful electroporation!
Resuspend the cells in Hypoosmolar Electroporation Buffer. When doing
so, set the cell concentration to 2 x 106 cells/ml.