Journal
METHODS
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 411-419Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-2023(02)00260-8
Keywords
Xenopus; retina; transfection; lipofection; morpholino
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The analysis of gene function during retinal development can be addressed by perturbing gene expression either by inhibition or by overexpression in desired regions and at defined stages of development. An in vivo lipofection strategy has been applied for stage-specific and region-specific expression of genes in Xenopus retina. Due to colipofection efficiency, this strategy enables us to study functional interaction of genes by lipofecting multiple expression constructs. This lipofection technique also allows us to transfect morpholino oligonucleotides into retinoblasts to block gene function. We present here various aspects of this technique, including recent improvements and modifications. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
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