Good X-treme Gene 9 DNA Transfection Reagent from Roche

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Company:

Roche

Product Name:

X-treme Gene 9 DNA Transfection Reagent

Catalog Number:

06365787001

We are an immunotherapy focused group, with interest in CD8 T-cells and their TCRs. For our experimental purposes, we routinely transduce TCRs in PMBCs, with the viral particles being produced by AmphoPack-293s transfected with the relevant plasmids.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Transfection

Starting Material

AmphoPack-293

Tips

Use antibiotics-free media

Results Summary

5million AmphoPack-293 were transfected with the relevant plasmids, plus 0,2ug GFP. We commonly see >80% gfp positive cells after 2 days of culturing.

DOI or PMID #

N/A

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Summary

The Good

Works well.

The Bad

Quite expensive.

The Bottom Line

This reagent works well for plasmid transfection. Note that not all cell lines will be easy to transfect with such polymer-based reagents.

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