TR-1003
Polybrene Infection / Transfection Reagent
A highly efficient method of gene transfer into mammalian cells leveraging infection with retroviral vectors.
Synonym(s):
1,5-Dimethyl-1,5-diazaundecamethylene polymethobromide, hexamethrine bromide, retroviral infection
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UNSPSC Code:
41122100
eCl@ss:
32160801
NACRES:
NA.75
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Application
Polybrene is a cationic polymer that can greatly enhance the efficiency of the retroviral or lentiviral infection to the mammalian cells. It acts to neutralize the charge repulsion between virions and the cell surface, thereby increasing infection efficiency. The efficiency of retroviral infection is enhanced significantly, 100 to 1,000 fold in some cells, by including polybrene during the infection. Polybrene with a DMSO shock is also used to mediate DNA transfer into a variety of cell types, such as CHO, chicken embryo fibroblasts, NINH-3T3 and Myeloid cells.
Protocol: Retroviral Infection
Recombinant retroviral stocks are prepared by adding 5mls of growth medium with 5% serum to a near confluent monolayer of transfected retroviral packaging cells in a 100mm plate. After 24 hours the medium is removed and filtered through a 0.45um filter.
Cells to be infected with this recombinant retroviral stock are plated at 500,000 cells per 100mm plate in 10mls of complete medium.
24 hours later, remove the growth medium from the cells. Infect cells with 2mls of the viral supernatant (or a dilution of the virus stock into 2mls) in the presence of 5ug to 10ug of polybrene per ml (final concentration). Incubate cells for 3 to 6 hours at 37°C.
Add 8mls of complete medium. Three days after infection, split the cells 1:5 into selection medium.
Protocol: Transfection
Plate cells at approximately 50% confluence in complete growth medium.
18 to 24 hours post plating, prepare the DNA-Medium-Polybrene solution, immediately before using as follows:
Note: Each component must be added in the proper sequence.
1st: Complete growth medium (2mls for a 60mm plate and 3mls for
a 100mm plate) warmed to 37°C.
2nd: Plasmid DNA, 10ng to 10ug. Gently mix.
3rd: Polybrene to a final concentration of 5ug to 10ug per ml. Gently mix
Remove medium from plate and add DNA-Medium-Polybrene solution to cells. Incubate cells at 37°C for 6 to 20 hours with occasional gentle rocking approximately every 1.5 hours for the first 6 hours.
Remove DNA-Medium-Polybrene solution and gently overlay cells with DMSO shock solution (15% DMSO in 1X HBSS: Specialty Media catalog #S-051-D) 3mls per 60mm dish and 4mls per 100mm plate. Manually rock the dish for 10 seconds to evenly distribute the solution, and then incubate the cells for exactly 4 minutes at 37°C.
Immediately remove the DMSO shock solution and gently rinse the cells twice with complete growth medium, 5mls per wash per 60mm dish, 10mls per wash per 100mm dish
Add complete growth medium to the cells.
For Stable transformants, remove the growth media and split the cells 1:5 into selection medium.
For transient expression, remove the growth medium and add fresh growth medium. Harvest cells and/or medium after 24 to 72 hours.
Reagent is supplied filtered through 0.2μm membranes and hydrated with sterile H2O.
Protocol: Retroviral Infection
Recombinant retroviral stocks are prepared by adding 5mls of growth medium with 5% serum to a near confluent monolayer of transfected retroviral packaging cells in a 100mm plate. After 24 hours the medium is removed and filtered through a 0.45um filter.
Cells to be infected with this recombinant retroviral stock are plated at 500,000 cells per 100mm plate in 10mls of complete medium.
24 hours later, remove the growth medium from the cells. Infect cells with 2mls of the viral supernatant (or a dilution of the virus stock into 2mls) in the presence of 5ug to 10ug of polybrene per ml (final concentration). Incubate cells for 3 to 6 hours at 37°C.
Add 8mls of complete medium. Three days after infection, split the cells 1:5 into selection medium.
Protocol: Transfection
Plate cells at approximately 50% confluence in complete growth medium.
18 to 24 hours post plating, prepare the DNA-Medium-Polybrene solution, immediately before using as follows:
Note: Each component must be added in the proper sequence.
1st: Complete growth medium (2mls for a 60mm plate and 3mls for
a 100mm plate) warmed to 37°C.
2nd: Plasmid DNA, 10ng to 10ug. Gently mix.
3rd: Polybrene to a final concentration of 5ug to 10ug per ml. Gently mix
Remove medium from plate and add DNA-Medium-Polybrene solution to cells. Incubate cells at 37°C for 6 to 20 hours with occasional gentle rocking approximately every 1.5 hours for the first 6 hours.
Remove DNA-Medium-Polybrene solution and gently overlay cells with DMSO shock solution (15% DMSO in 1X HBSS: Specialty Media catalog #S-051-D) 3mls per 60mm dish and 4mls per 100mm plate. Manually rock the dish for 10 seconds to evenly distribute the solution, and then incubate the cells for exactly 4 minutes at 37°C.
Immediately remove the DMSO shock solution and gently rinse the cells twice with complete growth medium, 5mls per wash per 60mm dish, 10mls per wash per 100mm dish
Add complete growth medium to the cells.
For Stable transformants, remove the growth media and split the cells 1:5 into selection medium.
For transient expression, remove the growth medium and add fresh growth medium. Harvest cells and/or medium after 24 to 72 hours.
Reagent is supplied filtered through 0.2μm membranes and hydrated with sterile H2O.
Physical form
10mg polybrene per mL sterile Ultra Pure water.
Storage and Stability
Store at -20°C upto 2 years.
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Storage Class Code
12 - Non Combustible Liquids
WGK
WGK 2
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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W G Chaney et al.
Somatic cell and molecular genetics, 12(3), 237-244 (1986-05-01)
High-frequency transfection of CHO cells has been achieved for several plasmids, a cosmid library, and genomic DNA using Polybrene and dimethyl sulfoxide. All plasmid transfectants examined were stable and exhibited plasmid sequences in genomic DNA. The method is simple, reproducible
R J Aubin et al.
Somatic cell and molecular genetics, 14(2), 155-167 (1988-03-01)
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