A cell co-culture method for the analysis of synapse formation

Abstract

The invention provides a cell co-cultivation method used in the analysis of synapse formation, comprising the following steps: adding subcultured non-neuronal cells, namely HEK293 T cells, to 24-well primary cultured neuronal cells in an in vitro environment Medium, mixed and cultured for more than 24 hours; PEI transfection method was used to transfect HEK293 T cells, and the exogenous genes transfected in each well were different, and the transfected HEK293 T cells overexpressed exogenous genes, Under these conditions, co-culture was carried out for more than 48 hours; the presynaptic marker protein synapsin was immunostained to determine whether a synaptic structure was formed in each well. The co-cultivation method provided by the present invention solves the deficiencies in the prior art. The method is simple and convenient to operate, relatively low in cost and short in time, can screen genes well and verify gene functions, and can be widely used in laboratories .

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technical field [0001] The invention provides a cell co-culture method, in particular a cell co-culture method for screening genes involved in central nervous system synapse formation, and belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. Background technique [0002] A synapse is the contact between two neurons. The method for screening new genes involved in synapse formation in the central nervous system is mainly to use subcultured non-neuronal cells and primary cultured neuronal cells to co-culture. [0003] Under normal physiological conditions, co-culture of subcultured non-neuronal cells and primary cultured neuronal cells will not form synapses. When genes involved in synapse formation are overexpressed in subcultured non-neuronal cells, the The co-culture of cultured neurons results in the formation of synaptic structures. [0004] At present, the commonly used method of co-cultivation is to first overexpress the exogenous gene in HEK293 or COS7 cells subcultured ...

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[0005] When screening genes in this co-culture method, if dozens or even hundreds of genes are screened in parallel at one time, HEK293T cells in a 24-well plate are digested and added to neuronal cells in a 24-well plate. Contamination, the HEK293T cells in each well need to be replaced during operation, the operation is complicated, time-consuming, and relatively high in cost