Merck, CAPHOS-1KT, Calcium Phosphate Transfection Kit

General description
Calcium phosphate transfection is a commonly used method for the introduction of DNA into eukaryotic cells. This technique has been used to obtain both transient and stable transfections in a wide variety of cell types.
Application
Calcium Phosphate Transfection Kit has been used:
to enable transfection
to transfect Hek293T cells
to transfect H29D cells

Suitable for transient and stable transfection of DNA into cultured mammalian cells. The following cells have successfully been transfected using the calcium phosphate method:

BAEC
Bowels melanoma cells
CHO K1
COS-7
Fibroblasts (human embryonic, neo derm)
HEK293
Huh 7
IMR-90
LLC (Lewis Lung Carcinoma)
NIH3T3
PC-12
PCI-13
SH-Sy5Y
SK-Hep-1
T47D
Biochem/physiol Actions
The procedure is based on slow mixing of HEPES-buffered saline containing sodium phosphate with a CaCl2 solution containing the DNA. A DNA-calcium phosphate co-precipitate forms, which adheres to the cell surface and is taken up by the cell, presumably by endocytosis.
Features and Benefits
Suitable for transient and stable transfection
Reproducible for a wide range of cell types
Widely referenced
Inexpensive

Other Notes
The Calcium Phosphate Transfection Kit contains:
5 ml 2.5M CaCl2 (C2052)
25 ml 2x HEPES Buffered Saline (H1012)
25 ml molecular biology grade water (W4502)
The protocol was developed for transient transfection of CHO cells using pSV40-CAT plasmid as a reporter gene.