Integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machines to transfection optimization

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transfection in mammalian cells based on liposome presents great challenge for biological professionals. To protect themselves from exogenous insults, mammalian cells tend to manifest poor transfection efficiency. In order to gain hi...

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Main Authors: Pan Jin-Shui, Hong Mei-Zhu, Zhou Qi-Feng, Cai Jia-Yan, Wang Hua-Zhen, Luo Lin-Kai, Yang De-Qiang, Dong Jing, Shi Hua-Xiu, Ren Jian-Lin
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/9/52
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author Pan Jin-Shui
Hong Mei-Zhu
Zhou Qi-Feng
Cai Jia-Yan
Wang Hua-Zhen
Luo Lin-Kai
Yang De-Qiang
Dong Jing
Shi Hua-Xiu
Ren Jian-Lin
author_facet Pan Jin-Shui
Hong Mei-Zhu
Zhou Qi-Feng
Cai Jia-Yan
Wang Hua-Zhen
Luo Lin-Kai
Yang De-Qiang
Dong Jing
Shi Hua-Xiu
Ren Jian-Lin
author_sort Pan Jin-Shui
collection DOAJ
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transfection in mammalian cells based on liposome presents great challenge for biological professionals. To protect themselves from exogenous insults, mammalian cells tend to manifest poor transfection efficiency. In order to gain high efficiency, we have to optimize several conditions of transfection, such as amount of liposome, amount of plasmid, and cell density at transfection. However, this process may be time-consuming and energy-consuming. Fortunately, several mathematical methods, developed in the past decades, may facilitate the resolution of this issue. This study investigates the possibility of optimizing transfection efficiency by using a method referred to as least-squares support vector machine, which requires only a few experiments and maintains fairly high accuracy.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A protocol consists of 15 experiments was performed according to the principle of uniform design. In this protocol, amount of liposome, amount of plasmid, and the number of seeded cells 24 h before transfection were set as independent variables and transfection efficiency was set as dependent variable. A model was deduced from independent variables and their respective dependent variable. Another protocol made up by 10 experiments was performed to test the accuracy of the model. The model manifested a high accuracy. Compared to traditional method, the integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machine greatly reduced the number of required experiments. What's more, higher transfection efficiency was achieved.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machine is a simple technique for obtaining high transfection efficiency. Using this novel method, the number of required experiments would be greatly cut down while higher efficiency would be gained. Least-squares support vector machine may be applicable to many other problems that need to be optimized.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-75c52ba14ff54ff48f6e0d2866740df32022-12-22T02:14:54ZengBMCBMC Biotechnology1472-67502009-05-01915210.1186/1472-6750-9-52Integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machines to transfection optimizationPan Jin-ShuiHong Mei-ZhuZhou Qi-FengCai Jia-YanWang Hua-ZhenLuo Lin-KaiYang De-QiangDong JingShi Hua-XiuRen Jian-Lin<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transfection in mammalian cells based on liposome presents great challenge for biological professionals. To protect themselves from exogenous insults, mammalian cells tend to manifest poor transfection efficiency. In order to gain high efficiency, we have to optimize several conditions of transfection, such as amount of liposome, amount of plasmid, and cell density at transfection. However, this process may be time-consuming and energy-consuming. Fortunately, several mathematical methods, developed in the past decades, may facilitate the resolution of this issue. This study investigates the possibility of optimizing transfection efficiency by using a method referred to as least-squares support vector machine, which requires only a few experiments and maintains fairly high accuracy.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A protocol consists of 15 experiments was performed according to the principle of uniform design. In this protocol, amount of liposome, amount of plasmid, and the number of seeded cells 24 h before transfection were set as independent variables and transfection efficiency was set as dependent variable. A model was deduced from independent variables and their respective dependent variable. Another protocol made up by 10 experiments was performed to test the accuracy of the model. The model manifested a high accuracy. Compared to traditional method, the integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machine greatly reduced the number of required experiments. What's more, higher transfection efficiency was achieved.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machine is a simple technique for obtaining high transfection efficiency. Using this novel method, the number of required experiments would be greatly cut down while higher efficiency would be gained. Least-squares support vector machine may be applicable to many other problems that need to be optimized.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/9/52
spellingShingle Pan Jin-Shui
Hong Mei-Zhu
Zhou Qi-Feng
Cai Jia-Yan
Wang Hua-Zhen
Luo Lin-Kai
Yang De-Qiang
Dong Jing
Shi Hua-Xiu
Ren Jian-Lin
Integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machines to transfection optimization
BMC Biotechnology
title Integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machines to transfection optimization
title_full Integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machines to transfection optimization
title_fullStr Integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machines to transfection optimization
title_full_unstemmed Integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machines to transfection optimization
title_short Integrated application of uniform design and least-squares support vector machines to transfection optimization
title_sort integrated application of uniform design and least squares support vector machines to transfection optimization
url http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/9/52
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