Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids
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...untreated cells—but can we be certain? Do we know whether the plasmid delivered into the cells successfully...amount of DNA transfected into the cells and the ability of the cells to express the protein.
In analysis...Gene X in backbone Y) was transfected into human cells.
From this result one could simply conclude that...didn’t work, as the expression level of Gene X in cells treated with Plasmid A is similar to the expression...or transfection process) may have on the target cells. One transfection control is an empty vector control... itself has any cytotoxic effects on the target cells.
Another type of transfection control is an internal...plasmid or transfected into a separate well of your cells. Regardless, the amount of reporter protein activity...