Overview
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Jac A. Nickoloff
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Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston
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Table of contents (29 protocols)
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Electroporation Protocols
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- Koji Inoue, Jun-ichiro Hata, Shinya Yamashita
Pages 245-251
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- Kathryn E. Matthews, Sukhendu B. Dev, Frances Toneguzzo, Armand Keating
Pages 273-280
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Electrofusion Protocols
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- Susan Perkins, Steven K. H. Foung
Pages 295-307
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- Josef Fulka Jr., Robert M. Moor, Josef Fulka
Pages 309-316
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- Akira Iritani, Tasuku Mitani
Pages 317-329
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- Mark J. Jaroszeski, Richard Gilbert, Richard Heller
Pages 355-363
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Back Matter
Pages 365-369
About this book
The ability to introduce macromolecules into animal cells, includ ing DNA, RNA, proteins, and other bioactive compounds has facili tated a broad range of biological studies, from biochemistry and biophysics to molecular biology, cell biology, and whole animal stud ies. Gene transfer technology in particular will continue to play an essential role in studies aimed at improving our understanding of the relationships between the gene structure and function, and it has impor tant practical applications in both biotechnology and biomedicine, as evidenced by the current intense interest in gene therapy. Although DNA and other macromolecules may be introduced into cells by a variety of methods, including chemical treatments and microinjection, el- troporation has proven to be simpler to perform, more efficient, and effective with a wider variety of cell types than other techniques. The early and broad success of electric field-mediated DNA transfer soon prompted researchers to investigate electroporation for transferring other types of molecules into cells, including RNA, enzymes, antibodies, and analytic dyes. Animal Cell Electroporation and Electrofusion Protocols begins with three chapters that describe the theoretical and practical aspects of electroporation, including a review of the commercially available instrumentation. These introductory chapters will be of particular inter est to those new to electric field technologies and to those developing protocols for as yet untested species or cell types. Nineteen chapters follow that present well-tested protocols for electroporation of proteins and DNA into insect, fish, and mammalian cells.
Reviews
"This volume should fulfill its aim, to "take the guesswork out of experimental trials." -Society for General Microbiology Quarterly
"The book is very up-to-date, for instance it cover the most important recent developments in experiments with isolation of tumor suppressor genes in melanoma by cDNA microarray. The book represents an outstanding work, which should not be missed in all laboratories dealing with melanoma as well as in all departments where melanoma patients are diagnosed and treated. Those people who are interested to learn how the completion of the Human Genome Project significantly has been contributing to new progress in cancer management, exampled by human malignant melanoma, will certainly enjoy reading this publication as well." - Neoplasma
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston
Jac A. Nickoloff