
by Manuel Zeitelhofer1, Sabine Thomas1, Markus Zumbansen2 and Fabian Tübing1
1 Division of Neuronal Cell Biology, Kiebler Lab, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, 1090 Vienna, Austria
2 amaxa GmbH, Cologne, Germany
Postmitotic neurons are routinely difficult to transfect. This application note establishes the efficient high-throughput transfection of plasmid DNA into primary hippocampal neurons. Using amaxa’s Nucleofector® 96-well Shuttle® System, between 30 and 50% of neurons were successfully transfected and showed normal neuronal development. In addition, quantitative down-regulation of target proteins by RNA interference was achieved. In the future, we envision a high throughput analysis of target genes even in primary neurons using the 96-well Shuttle.
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