In utero Electroporation followed by Primary Neuronal Culture for Studying Gene Function in Subset of Cortical NeuronsHeather Rice 1, Seiyam Suth 1, William Cavanaugh 1, Jilin Bai 2, Tracy L. Young-Pearse 1
1Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Woman's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 2Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut
In utero electroporation is a valuable method for transfecting neuronal progenitor cells in vivo. Depending upon the placement of the electrodes and the developmental timepoint of electroporation, certain subsets of cortical cells can be targeted. Targeted cells can then be analyzed in vivo or in vitro for effects of genetic alteration.
