| Literature DB >> 29367940 |
Damayanti Chakraborty1, Masanaga Muto1, Michael J Soares1,2.
Abstract
In this protocol report, we describe a lentiviral gene delivery technique for genetic modification of the rat trophoblast cell lineage. Lentiviral packaged gene constructs can be efficiently and specifically delivered to the trophoblast cell lineage of the blastocyst. The consequences of 'gain-of-function' and 'loss-of-function' blastocyst manipulations can be evaluated with in vitro outgrowth assays or following transfer to pseudopregnant rats.Entities:
Keywords: Blastocyst; Lentiviral vector; Placenta; Trophoblast
Year: 2017 PMID: 29367940 PMCID: PMC5777579 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2652
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bio Protoc ISSN: 2331-8325