Isolation of Human Villous Cytotrophoblastic Cells from Term Placenta for Transfection

Overview

Journal Methods Mol Biol

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2023 Nov 29

PMID 38019388

Authors

Caroline Toudic

Benoit Barbeau

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Abstract

Isolation of villous cytotrophoblastic cells (vCTBs) from placental tissue provides the possibility of studying differentiation of these cells as well as their function. We describe herein a protocol, in which term placentas are used to isolate a population of vCTB in high quantities. These cells are subsequently used to transfect siRNA through microporation and thereby to achieve efficient silencing of targeted genes.

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