Research Article

Modification of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Using Polyethylenimine Combined with Modified TAT Peptide to Enhance BMP-2 Production

Figure 1

Transfection efficiency of mTAT/PEI carriers in hUCB-MSC. The cells were transfected with gWiz-GFP complexes of PEI, PEI25, and mTAT/PEI. GFP expression was analyzed by flow cytometry 24 hours after transfection. The weight ratio (polymer/gWizDNA or mTAT/polymer/gWizDNA) used for transfection is indicated in the horizontal axis. (a) Mean GFP fluorescence induced in the cell population. (b) GFP-positive cell population in percentage. (c) Fluorescence images using gWiz-GFP complexes of PEI (polymer/gWizDNA weight ratio at 8/1), PEI25 (polymer/gWizDNA weight ratio at 8/1), or mTAT/PEI (mTAT/polymer/gWizDNA weight ratio at 8/8/1). versus NT. versus PEI or PEI25.
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