Surfection: a new platform for transfected cell arrays.

Efficient high-throughput expression of genes in mammalian cells can facilitate large-scale functional genomic studies. Towards this aim, we developed a simple yet powerful method to deliver genes into cells by cationic polymers on the surface of substrates. Transfection can be achieved by directly contacting nucleic acid-cell mixtures with the cationic substrates, e.g. polyethylenimine/collagen-coated wells. This single-step matrix-surface- mediated transfection method, termed 'surfection', can efficiently deliver multiple plasmids into cells and can successfully assay siRNA-mediated gene silencing. This technology represents the easiest method to transfer combinations of genes in large-scale arrays, and is a versatile tool for live-cell imaging and cell-based drug screening.

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