preparation of mouse pluripotent stem cells &#40;mpscs&#41; for transfection

Análisis comparativo de los métodos de transfección directa e inversa en mPSCs

Delivery of DNA and RNA into mammalian cells serves as a core pillar of biomedical research1. A common method for introducing exogenous nucleic acids (NA) into mammalian cells is through transient transfection2,3. This technique relies on mixing NA with commercially available transfection reagents capable of delivering them into the recipient cells. Typically, NA is delivered via forward transfection, where cells adhering to a two-dimensional surface receive the transfection complex. While forward transfection for the most common established cell lines is robust and protocols are well-published, more niche cell types with non-monolayer morphologies do not transfect easily, limiting the amount of NA that can be delivered and the number of cells that receive it.
Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) serve as an attractive model for understanding development and as a tool for regenerative medicine, given their ability to divide indefinitely and produce any bodily cell type. For mouse PSCs (mPSCs), routine in vitro culture conditions with 2 inhibitors and LIF&#160;(2i/LIF) maintain a dome-like colony morphology, directly limiting the number of cells exposed to a forward transfection4,5,6. To address this, a reverse transfection can be performed: cells are added to a dish containing media and transfection reagent, rather than adding transfection reagent to adherent cells7. While this increases the number of cells exposed to the reagent, it also requires the cells to be passaged and transfected concurrently.
Moving beyond simple single-NA transfections, researchers often aim to deliver several NA constructs into a population of cells in vitro. This is typically achieved through a co-transfection, where the NAs are mixed at a given ratio (1:1, 9:1, etc.) and are then combined with the chosen transfection reagent8. This yields a mix of NAs and reagent that preserves the original ratio of NAs to one another - while cells in the treatment may receive different amounts of this mix, they all receive the same ratio9. While this is advantageous when the desired ratio of parts is known, determining this ratio ahead of time can be labor-intensive, with each ratio constituting a different condition. One alternative is to perform a &#34;poly-transfection,&#34; where individual NAs are mixed with the transfection reagent independently from one another9. By combining transfection complexes containing individual NAs (rather than combining NAs before creating the complexes), researchers can explore a wide array of NA stoichiometries in a single transfection experiment9. This is particularly valuable in cases where the products of several NAs are expected to interact with one another, such as with inducible transcription systems or systems with feedback built in1,10,11. However, to do so effectively, a high transfection efficiency is needed. Indeed, as the number of unique transfected NAs increases, the probability of a given cell receiving all of the desired NAs decreases exponentially9, 12.
The following report describes a reverse transfection protocol for mPSCs using a cationic lipid-based transfection reagent, in which cells are exposed to the reagent-NA mix for a maximum of 5 min to maximize viability and minimize the time outside of typical culture conditions. Comparing this protocol to the standard forward transfection of these cells demonstrates a higher transfection efficiency and an increase in the total number of surviving transfected cells. By combining this reverse transfection with a three-plasmid poly-transfection involving simple fluorescent reporters, an expanded potential to screen NA ratios with high transfection efficiency is demonstrated.

Autor destacado: Avances en dispositivos genéticos sintéticos para la manipulación del destino de las células madre y el desarrollo de terapias celulares

Una técnica optimizada de politransfección inversa basada en células madre embrionarias de ratón para la exploración rápida de las proporciones de ácidos nucleicos

Our work generally focuses on using synthetic genetic devices to manipulate stem cell fate and behavior. By controlling cellular states, we aim to advance the development of next generation cellular therapies. Recently, a deeper understanding of the relationship between the dosage of a fate determining gene and the cell's lineage has been established.This was facilitated by the development of genetic controllers that are able to titrate a given gene precisely. Classic molecular biology techniques such as transfection or lentiviral transduction for simple gene over expression will always be a mainstay. However, our field has recently adopted synthetic devices that incorporate linear and non-linear feedback in order to obtain more complex outputs from delivered DNA.Gene dosage has a key role in determining the outcome of gene expression. When delivering multiple exogenous genes, a key experimental factor is how much of each gene will give the optimal or desired outcome. Our protocol allows researchers to rapidly scan across dosages in a single treatment, looking for the desired ratio of DNA devices.

Preparación de células madre pluripotentes de ratón (mPSC) para su transfección

Para preparar una placa de 24 pocillos recubierta de gelatina, agregue 200 microlitros de la solución de gelatina al 0,2% a cada pocillo. Agite suavemente el plato para esparcir uniformemente la solución y dejar que los pocillos se cubran a temperatura ambiente. Después de 15 minutos, con un aspirador de vacío, retire con cuidado los restos de gelatina de los pocillos.Agregue 0,5 mililitros de medios NBIL recién preparados a cada pocillo. Y coloque la placa en una incubadora de cultivo de tejidos para precalentarla. Alícuota 30 mililitros de medios de lavado en un tubo cónico de 50 mililitros.Aspire el medio de la placa de cultivo de tejidos de las células madre m- y agregue la cantidad requerida de medio de desprendimiento celular. Después de tres a cinco minutos, pipetee hacia arriba y hacia abajo de 15 a 20 veces con una pipeta P1, 000. Observa las células bajo un microscopio.Para garantizar una suspensión de una sola celda, transfiera la suspensión de la celda a un tubo de 50 mililitros que contenga medios de lavado. Centrifugar la suspensión a 300 G durante cinco minutos a temperatura ambiente y aspirar los medios de lavado. Vuelva a suspender el gránulo en aproximadamente 300 microlitros de medios de lavado.

Research

JoVE Journal

Developmental Biology

Preparation of Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cells &#40;mPSCs&#41; for Transfection

An Optimized Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Based Reverse Poly-Transfection Technique for Rapid Exploration of Nucleic Acid Ratios

Due to its relative simplicity and ease of use, transient transfection of mammalian cell lines with nucleic acids has become a mainstay in biomedical ...

Investigación

Biología del Desarrollo

Reverse and Forward Transfection of Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cells &#40;mPSCs&#41;

Transfección inversa y directa de células madre pluripotentes de ratón (mPSC)

Flow Cytometry Analysis of Transfected Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cells &#40;mPSCs&#41;

Análisis por citometría de flujo de células madre pluripotentes de ratón transfectadas (mPSC)