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High-efficiency expression gene cloning by flow cytometry

R Dell'Arciprete, M Stella, M Fornaro, R Ciccocioppo, MG Capri, AM Naglieri and S Alberti

Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro (Chieti), Italy.

Our goal was to develop a convenient and widely applicable procedure for gene cloning based on flow cytometry. To this purpose, we have developed an efficient protocol for DNA transfection and selection of rare transfectants. Transfection by calcium phosphate co-precipitation was extensively investigated. The use of specific batches of calcium chloride, of carrier DNA purified in guanidinium thiocyanate, and of plasmid DNA banded in cesium chloride proved crucial for high efficiency of transfection. Several tissue culture parameters were also found critical. With the optimized procedure we can transfect almost 100% of the COS-7 cells with cDNA encoding cell surface antigens or green fluorescent protein. Moreover, we routinely obtain high average levels of expression. Efficient cell sorting in flow cytometry was achieved by subtracting the cell autofluorescence background, by displacing stained cells in the red dimension, and by combining fluorescein-conjugated primary and secondary antibodies. Efficient recovery of the transfected DNA constructs was obtained from 2500-3000 cells directly sorted in Hirt lysis buffer. Using the above protocol we have cloned by expression the gene encoding Trop-2, a cell surface glycoprotein expressed by human carcinomas.

Volume 44, Issue 6, pp. 629-640, 06/01/1996
Copyright © 1996 by The Histochemical Society


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