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RNA Silencing

Gymnotic Delivery Protocol

AUMsilence ASOs for mRNA & lncRNA knockdown
Much more convenient than siRNA, shRNA or CRISPR

In Vitro

Lipid-based transfection reagents and electroporation systems are widely utilized, conventional methods to deliver siRNA and other conventional oligonucleotides into the cells. However, in many primary cells, particularly immune cells, hematopoietic cells and neurons, lipid reagents and electroporation are associated with high toxicity and poor transfection efficiency. Alternative delivery methods, such as viral vectors, require laborious optimization and viral production steps, and carry associated risk of genome integration.

AUMsilence ASOs have unique, state-of-the-art chemical modifications that allow for highly efficient cell delivery in the absence of transfection reagents, thus eliminating cell toxicity associated with lipid transfection reagents and electroporation. AUMsilence oligos have effective delivery and superior performance and work in a wide range of mammalian cell types, conventional cell lines, difficult-totransfect primary cells (B-cells, T-cells, neurons, etc.), as well as in vivo study models.

AUMsilence oligo Treatment Workflow

AUMsilence oligo Delivery in Mammalian Cells: Protocol

Note: The following is a general protocol for the use of AUMsilence ASO in mammalian cells. It can be adapted for different cell types and different culture vessel formats.

  • 1. Plate cells in their optimum growth medium and in the desired well or culture plate format.
    Plate cells the day before (for adherent cells) or prior to treatment with AUMsilence oligos (for suspension cells) in complete media at a 30% - 50% cell density (or at densities optimized for growth conditions and the endpoint of the assay). In case of adherent cells, allow the cells to adhere.

  • 2. Prepare AUMsilence stock solution by reconstituting lyophilized AUMsilence ASOs at the desired concentration. If the stock solution has already been prepared, skip to step 3.
    Resuspend lyophilized AUMsilence ASOs using the appropriate volume of sterile water or buffer. Pipette solution up and down 3-5 times while avoiding introduction of bubbles. Let the vial sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes. Centrifuge for 30-45 seconds to collect solution to bottom of the tube. It is recommended to make several aliquots fo the stock solution to avoid multiple freeze thaw cycles.

  • 3. Add AUMsilence ASOs to the cells and media to the desired final concentration.
    For silencing experiments, the working concentration of AUMsilence ASOs can vary from 500 nM to 5 µM. It is highly recommended to perform a dose response using 2-3 working concentrations (500 nM, 2.5 µM and 5 µM) to determine the most optimum concentration for your application. In some specific cases, higher concentrations may be required.

    • For adherent cells: aspirate the growth media and overlay cells with media containing AUMsilence ASOs or add AUMsilence ASO stock directly to the media overlaying the cells. Mix gently.

    • For suspension cells, pellet the cells by low-speed centrifugation and gently resuspend the cell pellet in media containing AUMsilence oligos. Alternatively, add AUMsilence ASOs directly to the media overlaying the cells.

  • 4. Analyze AUMsilence oligo treated cells after 24 – 72 hours post treatment.
    Note: Uptake of fluorescently-labeled AUMsilence oligos can be observed as early as 4-8 hr, but full knockdown is best assessed at 24-72 hours post treatment.

Reference calculations: Amount of AUMsilence ASOs
Cell culture plate 96-well 24-well 12-well 6-well
AUMsilence ASO1 stock (µL) 1 μL 5 μL 10 μL 30 μL
AUMsilence ASO1 used (moles) 100 pmole 500 pmole 1 nmole 3 nmole
Cell culture media (µL) 100 μL 500 μL 1000 μL 3000 μL
Cell number (per well)2 0.5x105 2.5x105 0.5x105 1x106

1 The amount of AUMsilence ASO shown yields a final concentration of 1 µM using 100 uM stock.

2 The optimal seeding cell density will vary with the cell type, cell size, growth characteristics and the endpoint of the assay. For this table, HeLa cells at 50% confluency were used at the time of AUMsilence ASO treatment. In general, a confluency of 30 – 50% is recommended at the time of AUMsilence ASO treatment.

Additional Notes:

  1. Depending upon the experiment different time points can be used to measure knock down or related effects for up to several days (and weeks in some cases) using a single dose.

  2. In certain cases (especially for very fast-growing cells) if the knock down effect may be reduced after a few days. In such cases, simply add more AUMsilence ASOs to the cell culture to maintain knockdown.

  3. AUMsilence oligos can be fluorescently labeled (or with any desired label) to monitor cellular uptake.

Storage:

  1. AUMsilence ASOs are shipped in lyophilized form. Upon arrival, store them in -20°C.

  2. When ready to use, resuspend AUMsilence ASOs in sterile water or appropriate buffer at the desired concentration. Aliquot resuspended AUMsilence ASOs in aliquots to avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles.

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