Polyethyleneimine-mediated gene transfection in porcine fetal fibroblasts.

Autor: de Souza AP; Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Lages, SC, Brasil., Bastos AP; Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, SC, Brasil., da Fonseca FN; Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, SC, Brasil., Pandolfi JR; Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, SC, Brasil., Costamilan CADVLR; Centro de Educação Superior da Região Sul, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Laguna, SC, Brasil., Marques MG; Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, SC, Brasil.; Pós-Graduação em Produção e Sanidade Animal, Instituto Federal Catarinense, Concórdia, SC, Brasil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Animal reproduction [Anim Reprod] 2024 Nov 22; Vol. 21 (4), pp. e20240026. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 22 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1590/1984-3143-AR2024-0026
Abstrakt: Polyethylenimine (PEI) has been explored as an efficient non-viral system for delivering genes to cells; however, there were no protocols for its use in porcine fetal fibroblasts (PFF). Therefore, we compared different concentrations of FITC-PEI (0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40, or 80 µg/mL) and incubation times (30 min, 1 h, or 2 h). It was observed that the incubation time did not affect the internalization of the PEI-FITC and that 30 min was sufficient to capture the complex. The concentrations higher than 10 µg/mL could reach many marked PFF (>90%). Then, two PEI concentrations were tested, 10 or 40 µg/mL, combined with an N/P of 2 with the pmhyGENIE-5 for 30 min. The percentage of PFF-GFP positive was similar between the PEI concentrations in the evaluation time points (24 h, 48 h, and 72 h). However, 40 µg/mL caused higher membrane damage rates. Thus, it can be concluded that concentrations between 10 - 80 µg/ml of PEI promote high incorporation rates, even in periods as short as 30 minutes. Furthermore, it can be stated that the transfection condition used in Polyplexes 1 (10 µg/mL of PEI and 37.5 µg/mL of pmhyGENIE-5 for 30 min) efficiently produces genetically edited porcine fetal fibroblasts with low cell damage.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
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Databáze: MEDLINE