This protocol describes a method for efficiently transfecting siRNA in freshly isolated human villous cytotrophoblasts using microporation and identifying DNA-protein complexes in these cells. Transfected cells can be monitored by Western blot and EMSA analyses during the 4-day culture time.
Lokossou, A. G., Toufaily, C., Vargas, A., Barbeau, B. siRNA Transfection and EMSA Analyses on Freshly Isolated Human Villous Cytotrophoblasts. J. Vis. Exp. (115), e53995, doi:10.3791/53995 (2016).