... a wide variety of cell lines, from HEK to CHO cells to neural and endocrine cells such as AtT-20, PC12...then handled. Additionally, many cell lines, especially the endocrine cell lines we most commonly work with...specific cell line, and its transfection efficiency. We often trypsinize the transfected cells on the day...increased).
For some cells, add a drop of serum to aid in outgrowth.
Depending on the cell type, we sometimes...growing cells such as HEK and CHO do not seem to require this, while nearly all endocrine cells do. While...difficulty deriving single clones from SH-SY5Y cells, as these cells did not seem to form discrete colonies but... of Medicine.
In the Lindberg Lab we often make cell lines that overexpress genes of interest; more recently...