title: Optimized protocols for siRNA delivery into monocytes and dendritic cells.
abstract: Over the past decade, immunotherapy has emerged as a promising alternative form of cancer treatment with the potential to eradicate tumour metastasis. Unfortunately, its curative potential is in general limited by immunosuppressive proteins that negatively regulate dendritic (DC) and/or T-cell function. The recent discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) has facilitated the study of gene function in immune cells and recent data indicate that DC maturation, function, and survival can be modulated by small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting genes involved in immune suppression. This chapter describes detailed protocols for introducing siRNAs into human monocytes and dendritic cells using standard electroporation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Immunology, Institute for Cancer Research, Radiumhospitalet-Rikshopitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mobergslien
authors.forename: Mouldy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sioud
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002457:Cell Extracts; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002469:Cell Separation; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D018274:Electroporation; D020868:Gene Silencing; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D002457:Cell Extracts; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering