Keratinocyte Transfection Reagent (Keratinocytes)

Catalog #1783 Keratinocyte Transfection Reagent, Size: 0.5 mL $184

Catalog #1784 Keratinocyte Transfection Reagent, Size: 1.5 mL $368

Transfection Reagent for Keratinocyte Cells (Keratinocytes)

  • Two component formulation enhances lipid mediated transfection efficiency
  • Optimized easy-to-use transfection protocol provided for transfection of siRNA, DNA, mRNA, and microRNA
  • Kit includes Transfection Enhancer reagent and recommended transfection protocol
  • High transfection efficacy in the presence of serum
  • Expand your RNAi application with a reagent optimized for delivery of both siRNA and plasmid
  • Reproducible transfection results
  • Works well for standard reverse transfection and high-throughput applications
  • Developed and manufactured by Altogen Biosystems

Transfection Efficiency:

Reagent exhibits at least 85% transfection efficiency of siRNA delivery. Transfection efficiency was determined by qRT-PCR.

Transfection Protocol and MSDS:

Download Altogen Biosystems Keratinocyte Transfection Protocol: [PDF]

Download MSDS: [PDF]

Keratinocyte Cell Line:

Keratinocyte cells originate in the basal skin layer and grow densely outward through the layers of the epidermis. Keratinocyte cells are continuously shed and replaced from the outer layer  They are the most common type of skin cell. They are considered the building blocks of skin because they make keratin. Keratinocyte cells are tightly interwoven and form seams between the nerves and underlying tissues of the epidermis. This allows them to create a protective barrier to prevent infectious substances coming into the body through the skin. Keratinocytes are used to develop in vitro techniques to assess skin irritants. The cells are also the principal source of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1 in the epidermis. Studies have found that Bcl-2 overexpression protects human keratinocyte cells from Ukrain-induced apoptosis but not from G2/M arrest. Keratinocyte cells constitute ~95% of the cells in the epidermis, and are sometimes divided into smaller cell types, such as basal keratinocytes, which are found more near the basal layer. There are multiple biomedical research applications using keratinocytes.

Data:

Figure 1. Cyclophilin B silencing efficiency was determined by qRT-PCR in the cells transfected by Cyclophilin B siRNA or non-silencing siRNA control following the recommended transfection protocol. Cyclophilin mRNA expression levels were measured 48 hours post-transfection. 18S rRNA levels were used to normalize the Cyclophilin B data. Values are normalized to untreated sample. Data are presented as means ± SD (n=3).

Altogen Biosystems:

Altogen Biosystems is a life sciences company that offers cell type-specific and pre-optimized transfection products, elecroporation kits, and in vivo delivery reagents (peg-liposome, nanoparticle, lipid, and polymer-based; and tissue targeted: liver, pancreas, kidney). Advanced formulation of reagents and optimized transfection protocols provide efficient intracellular delivery of protein, DNA, mRNA, shRNA and siRNA molecules. Read more about transfection technology at Altogen's Transfection Resource.    

Altogen Research Services:

Altogen Labs is a GLP compliant laboratory that provides preclinical contract research services (CRO). Pharma and biotechnology services include: transient and stable transfection (development of stable cell lines), liposome encapsulation (proteins, DNA, mRNA, siRNA), A-to-Z RNAi services, in vivo and in vitro toxicology, xenograft animal models, assay development, cell banking and cryopreservation services.