What is calcium phosphate transfection?
What is calcium phosphate transfection? Calcium phosphate transfection is a commonly used method for the introduction of DNA into eukaryotic cells. A DNA−calcium phosphate co-precipitate forms, which adheres to the cell surface and is taken up by the cell, presumably by endocytosis. Glycerol shock may increase the uptake of DNA in some cell types. What is the calcium phosphate method? Abstract. The calcium phosphate transfection is a widely used method for introducing foreign DNA plasmids into cells. Mechanisms underlying this transfection method are not yet defined; however, DNA-calcium phosphate precipitates are internalized by the cells and DNA is efficiently expressed...