HSP90高表达细胞株的建立及细胞增殖性状的改变

目的:建立稳定高表达热休克蛋白90(HSP90)细胞株,研究其对细胞增殖的影响.方法:含人HSP90 13全长基因的重组质粒pSmycHSP经亚克隆、纯化、酶切鉴定后,用电穿孔法转染到小鼠成纤维细胞系NIH-3T3细胞内.经G418筛选、克隆分离培养,用免疫细胞化学、免疫印迹鉴定阳性克隆.以转染空质粒的NIH-3T3细胞为对照,用MTT法、流式细胞术测定,分析HSP90高表达对细胞增殖和细胞周期的影响.结果:转染pSmycHSP的NIH-3T3细胞HSP90染色增强,生长速度减慢,S期DNA含量降低.结论:己建立稳定高表达热休克蛋白90(HSP90)NIH-3T3细胞株;转染pSmycHSP的NIH-3T3细胞能够有效地表达HSP90,影响细胞周期,使细胞增殖迟滞.     

逆转录病毒载体介导的LacZ基因在NIH-3T3细胞中的稳定表达

精原干细胞(SSCs)介导的转基因技术很可能成为制作转基因动物及治疗雄性不育的一条新途径。为了研究逆转录病毒载体介导法转染体外培养SSCs的可行性,用脂质体介导法将携带LacZ基因的重组逆转录病毒载体pLNCL导入包装细胞PA317,用含G418的培养液筛选得到5株稳定转染的产毒细胞。收集这些克隆的产毒上清,过滤后进行倍比稀释,用NIH-3T3细胞通过X-gal染色测定其浓缩前病毒滴度。结果显示,PA3173培养上清中病毒的浓缩前滴度最高,达1.1×103CFU/mL。再将筛选到的稳定转染的NIH-3T3细胞培养至单层,进行X-gal染色检测β-半乳糖苷酶的表达。结果显示,大多数稳定转染的NIH-3T3细胞均为X-gal ,表明这些细胞成功表达了目的基因LacZ。本研究结果为后期工作中用该载体感染体外培养SSCs奠定了基础。     

人组氨酸磷酸酶蛋白PHP14的过表达及其对NIH-3T3细胞体外增殖和非锚定依赖性生长的影响

目的:获取人组氨酸磷酸酶蛋白PHP14基因,并构建其N端和C端GFP融合的真核表达载体,建立过表达PHP14的NIH-3T3细胞系,并观察其对NIH-3T3细胞体外增殖和非锚定依赖性生长的影响.方法:以HeLa cDNA为模板,PCR扩增PHP14的全长编码基因,分别克隆到pEGFP-N2和pEGFP-C3载体中,构建pEGFP-N2-PHP14和pEGFP-C3-PHP14真核表达载体,利用脂质体将构建的载体转染到NIH-3T3细胞中,MTT法检测细胞增殖,软琼脂成集落法检测体外非锚定依赖性生长能力.结果:成功构建了过表达PHP14的真核表达载体pEGFP-N2-PHP14和pEGFP-C3-PHP14,并在NIH-3T3细胞中检测到了目的基因的过表达,PHP14在NIH-3T3细胞中过表达并不影响NIH-3T3细胞的体外增殖,但赋予了NIH-3T3细胞非锚定依赖性生长的能力.结论:成功构建了过表达PHP14的NIH-3T3细胞模型,在NIH-3T3细胞中过表达PHP14并不影响NIH-3T3细胞的体外增殖,但赋予了NIH-3T3细胞非锚定依赖性生长能力.     

人ob基因克隆及其亚细胞定位的研究

目的:旨在克隆人肥胖(obese,ob)基因的全长cDNA序列,与EGFP重组构建融合蛋白表达载体,并分析其亚细胞水平的定位.方法:提取人脂肪细胞总RNA,采用RT-PCR方法扩增出人ob基因cDNA,并克隆至真核表达载体pEGFP-CI,重组质粒转染NIH-3T3细胞,荧光显微镜分析EGFP-ob融合蛋白的亚细胞定位.结果:克隆的ob基因cDNA为501bp,共编码167个氨基酸,与GenBank公布的人ob基因序列一致,荧光显微镜分析表明,重组的EGFP-ob融合蛋白主要分布于NIT-3T3的细胞质中.结论:成功克隆了人OB基因的cDNA序列,构建人OB基因的真核表达载体pEGFP-CI-ob,融合蛋白EGFP-ob定位于NIH-3T3细胞质中.     

广西巴马小型猪血清淀粉样P物质基因真核载体构建及细胞转染

血清淀粉样P物质(Serum Amyloid Pcomponent,SAP)是一种在进化上高度保守的血清糖蛋白,它可与各种类型的原纤维结合,在免疫应答和炎症反应等多种免疫疾病中发挥作用.以广西巴马小型猪肝组织总RNA为模板,利用RT-PCR技术扩增出相应cDNA片段,连接到克隆载体pMD18-T上进行检测,测序结果为675 bp,与GenBank所提供相关序列同源性为100％,并成功构建pEGFP-N1 -SAP重组真核表达载体,利用脂质体(Lipofectamine 2000)介导法将重组质粒导入到NIH-3T3细胞中培养,经转染24 h后,置于倒置荧光显微镜下观察,发现含有重组质粒的NIH-3T3细胞中表达出绿色荧光,为进一步研究SAP基因的功能特点及在试验动物相关疾病模型的应用提供务件.     

FATE/BJ-HCC-2基因表达促进细胞增殖及肿瘤形成

FATE/BJ-HCC-2是本实验室鉴定的一个新的肿瘤-睾丸抗原基因,定位于Xq28染色体.为探讨FATE/BJ-HCC-2 对细胞生物学行为的影响及裸鼠体内肿瘤形成能力的改变,分别采用脂质体转染真核表达载体及逆转录病毒感染两种方式,获得了FATE/BJ-HCC-2 表达的Bel-7402单克隆细胞株及NIH-3T3细胞克隆,并通过RT-PCR和Western 印迹在基因和蛋白水平鉴定了FATE/BJ-HCC-2 表达情况.通过3H-TdR参入法,检测细胞的增殖能力;通过稀释铺板克隆形成率测定和soft agar克隆形成实验,检测细胞的克隆形成能力;通过裸鼠体内细胞注射成瘤,检测细胞成瘤性和肿瘤生长速度.结果表明,FATE/BJ-HCC-2基因表达能明显提高细胞体外增殖、克隆形成能力和成瘤性.提示其对肿瘤的发生发展起到促进作用.     

Mo MLV gag-pol基因在NIH3T3细胞中的表达和鉴定

目的 构建含MoMLV gag-pol基因的重组表达载体,实现其在NIH3T3细胞中稳定表达。方法 应用RT-PCR方法反转录并扩增gag-pol基因,克隆入真核表达载体pcDNA4/HisMaxA上,构建重组表达载体pcDNA4/HisMaxA-gag-pol,用脂质体法转染NIH3T3细胞,Zeocin筛选稳定表达细胞株,通过SDS-PAGE分析检测表明, gag-pol基因在NIH3T3细胞实现了表达,产物相对分子质量(kD)为194.78×103。然后,将逆转录病毒载体导入此细胞系,包装逆转录病毒。用PCR与标记基因补救分析法检测野生型辅助病毒。结果 酶切鉴定的片段大小分别为5.2-kb,与预期大小一致,经Zeocin筛选后获得稳定表达细胞株,SDS-PAGE实验表明产物融合蛋白相对分子质量(kD)为194.78×103,与预期相符。脂质体转染包装细胞,嘌呤霉素加压筛选出高病毒滴度(4.0×106CFU/ml)的细胞克隆,且未检测到辅助病毒。结论 本工作构建的融合表达载体pcDNA4/HisMaxA-gag-pol及其在NIH3T3细胞中的表达,构建成功具有靶向性的逆转录病毒包装细胞系,该细胞系能够包装出高滴度的逆转录病毒,为肝细胞的基因治疗提供了一种新的基因转移系统。     

丝裂霉素C诱导小鼠NIH-3T3细胞出现衰老相关分泌表型

衰老相关分泌表型(senescence-associated secretory phenotype,SASP)是指随细胞衰老而出现的分泌功能亢进,其分泌的因子参与细胞衰老、免疫调节、血管生成、细胞增殖及肿瘤侵袭等过程。与人类细胞相比,目前小鼠细胞的体外SASP模型尚十分缺乏,而建立该模型将为研究SASP的发生机制及生物学作用提供便利。为此,本文以INK4a基因座缺失(编码p16INK4a蛋白)的小鼠NIH-3T3细胞系及野生型小鼠胚胎成纤维细胞(mouse embryonic fibroblasts,MEF)为研究对象,用丝裂霉素C(mitomycin C,MMC)诱导细胞DNA损伤,并通过细胞形态、衰老相关β-半乳糖苷酶(β-gal)活性染色、Ed U整合率、Western blot、定量RT-PCR及ELISA等检测方法,观察细胞的衰老情况及SASP因子的表达和分泌水平。结果显示,MMC(1μg/m L)处理12 h或24 h,并继续培养到第8天后,NIH-3T3细胞体积变大,β-gal染色阳性(蓝染)细胞的百分率明显升高,分别达到77.4%和90.4%,并伴有P21蛋白表达上调及Ed U整合率下降(P0.01)。同时,IL-6、TNF-α、IL-1α和IL-1β等常见SASP基因的m RNA表达水平显著上调,ELISA检测证明IL-6的分泌量亦显著升高(P0.01)。相反,尽管MMC处理12 h或24 h也能诱导野生型MEF出现细胞体积增大、β-gal染色阳性率升高(分别达71.7%和80.2%)及P21表达上调,但其IL-6的分泌量无显著上升。本研究表明,MMC能诱导NIH-3T3和野生型MEF出现细胞衰老,但只有NIH-3T3细胞出现了典型的SASP现象。衰老NIH-3T3细胞可能是研究小鼠SASP的合适模型。     

人神经元素3基因重组逆转录病毒表达载体的构建及其包装细胞株的建立

为构建表达人神经元素3基因(neurogenin 3,ngn3)的重组逆转录病毒载体,建立稳定表达ngn3的包装细胞株,本研究以流产人胎儿胰腺组织为材料,通过RT-PCR方法克隆出人ngn3基因,将其连接到pMD18-T载体上并测序,结果表明,测序得到的基因序列与发表的人ngn3基因序列(GenBank Accession No.BC126468)完全一致。将EcoRI和HpaI双酶切后的基因片段构建到pMSCV-neo逆转录病毒载体中,酶切鉴定结果表明,pMSCV-ngn3重组逆转录病毒载体构建成功。脂质体法将pMSCV-ngn3重组载体导入PT67包装细胞,G418筛选后,对得到的细胞株进行RT-PCR和免疫组化检测,结果显示,该细胞株在mRNA水平和蛋白水平均稳定表达Ngn3;收集该细胞株的培养上清液,进行RT-PCR检测及电镜观察,结果表明,该细胞株将导入的重组逆转录病毒载体pMSCV-ngn3包装成了具有感染性的病毒颗粒,并将其释放到了培养上清液中。以上结果表明PT67-ngn3包装细胞株建立成功。该细胞株的成功建立,为下一步将ngn3基因应用于提高人胎儿胰腺祖细胞诱导分化效率方面的研究奠定了基础。     

小鼠Toll样受体3基因的克隆及真核表达

采用RT-PCR方法从小鼠巨噬细胞中克隆小鼠Toll样受体3(TLR3)基因,基因测序表明获得了小鼠全长TLR3cDNA,构建了真核表达质粒p3XFLAG-CMV-7.1-TLR3.重组质粒转染293T细胞,Western blotting检测蛋白表达,表达蛋白质的相对分子量与预计相符.采用TLR3的阳性刺激物poly(I∶C)刺激重组质粒转染的293T细胞,双荧光素酶报告基因系统检测发现能激活下游转录因子NF-κB的转录活性,并能诱导TLR3下游细胞因子IL-6和TNF-α的表达.小鼠TLR3基因的克隆和表达,为研究TLR3介导的信号通路及其在抗病毒免疫中的作用打下基础.     

Binding of isolated 3T3 surface membranes to growing 3T3 cells and their effect on cell growth

We have quantitated by autoradiography the binding of [¹²⁵I]labeled 3T3 plasma membrane fragments to 3T3 cells growing on the surface of plastic dishes; ie, the same conditions in which these membranes specifically arrest the growth of 3T3 cells early in the G₁ phase of the cell cycle. We have been able to demonstrate that binding of membranes to cells is coincidental with the expression of the growth inhibitory activity of protein(s) present in the membrane fragments. Treatments that reduce binding (heat denaturation of the membranes or culture in the presence of high scrum) also reduce growth inhibitory activity. [¹²⁵I]labeled membranes bound to cells are located primarily on the cell surface (as determined by electron microscope autoradiography) and are exchangeable with unlabeled membranes. We conclude that binding of membranes to cells is necessary but may not be sufficient for the expression of the growth inhibitory activity of these membranes. This approach provides information not only on the average level of binding of membranes to cells, but also provides a quantitative assessment of the variation of the level of membrane to cell binding between different cells in the population.     

Differential expression and accumulation of 14-3-3 paralogs in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and differentiated cells

The 14-3-3 protein family interacts with more than 2000 different proteins in mammals, as a result of its specific phospho-serine/phospho-threonine binding activity. Seven paralogs are strictly conserved in mammalian species. Here, we show that during adipogenic differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, the level of each 14-3-3 protein paralog is regulated independently. For instance 14-3-3β, γ, and η protein levels are increased compared to untreated cells. In contrast, 14-3-3ε protein levels decreased after differentiation while others remained constant. In silico analysis of the promoter region of each gene showed differences that explain the results obtained at mRNA and protein levels.     

Type 3 IP3 receptors driving oncogenesis

Type 3 Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP₃) receptors (IP₃R3s) have been identified as anti-oncogenic channels by propelling pro-apoptotic Ca²⁺ signals to mitochondria. Yet, recent studies (Rezuchova et al, Cell Death Dis, 2019; Ueasilamongkol et al, Hepathology, 2019; Guerra et al, Gut, 2019) revealed that IP₃R3 upregulation drives oncogenesis via ER-mitochondrial Ca²⁺ crosstalk, adding complexity to IP₃R3’s role in cancer.     

Galectin-3 mRNA level depends on transformation phenotype in ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells

Summary— The increase in galectin-3 lectin content observed in tumours or in in vitro transformed cells suggests that this lectin is important in the transformation process. In the present study, we investigated the mRNA expression level of the galectin-3, galectin-I and macrophage mannose receptor in normal and ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells in relation to their transformation state. The galectin3 mRNA content in ras-transformed cells is increased in fully transformed cells, with a maximum in ras-transformed cells that have lost their growth anchorage-dependence. Under the same conditions, the galectin-1 mRNA level which was high in normal cells, increased slightly in transformed cells. The mRNA for the macrophage mannose receptor was not detected in 3T3 cells or in their ras-transformed counterparts.     

Lnc-RAP3对小鼠3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化的影响

长链非编码RNA (long non-coding RNA, lncRNA)是一类长度大于200nt、没有长开放阅读框架但往往具有mRNA结构特征的RNA,可以在转录及转录后水平参与基因的表达调控。近年来,有研究证实lncRNA对脂肪生成具有重要作用。Lnc-RAP3位于小鼠(Mus musculus)17号染色体,其表达量在小鼠脂肪细胞分化前后呈现显著差异,但其具体的生物学功能尚不清楚。为探讨lnc-RAP3在小鼠3T3-L1前脂肪细胞成脂分化中的作用,本文首先构建了lnc-RAP3的真核表达载体pcDNA3.1-RAP3,利用脂质体将pcDNA3.1-RAP3和人工合成的lnc-RAP3的siRNAs分别转染3T3-L1前脂肪细胞,并对转染后的细胞进行诱导分化,并通过油红O染色、qRT-PCR检测成脂分化相关基因表达等方法比较过表达和敲降lnc-RAP3对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞成脂分化的影响。结果显示,过表达lnc-RAP3后,细胞内脂滴聚集显著减少(P<0.05),在诱导分化第0 d、2 d和4 d时C/EBPα、Glut4、PPARγ、LPL和FAS的表达水平均呈显著(P<0.05)或极显著(P<0.01)下降;敲降lnc-RAP3后,细胞内脂滴聚集显著增多(P<0.05),同时在诱导分化第0 d、2 d时PPARγ、LPL、C/EBPα、FAS和Glut4的表达水平呈显著(P<0.05)或极显著(P<0.01)升高。本研究结果表明,lnc-RAP3可能通过影响成脂分化相关基因的表达来抑制3T3-L1前脂肪细胞的成脂分化。     

EphA3基因稳定表达细胞模型的建立与分析

目的：建立稳定表达外源EphA3基因的小鼠成纤维细胞株模型,初步探讨EphA3基因表达对肿瘤发生、发展的影响。方法：通过脂质体介导的方法,将真核表达载体pcDNA3.1（-）/myc-his-EphA3转染NIH3T3细胞,用Western印迹确定外源EphA3基因表达;通过MTT实验、软琼脂集落形成实验,观察EphA3基因表达对NIH3T3细胞生物学特性的影响。结果：建立了稳定转染EphA3基因的NIH3T3细胞株;EphA3基因表达的小鼠成纤维NIH3T3细胞生长速度没有明显变化,但在软琼脂上锚着非依赖生长的能力加强。结论：建立了稳定表达外源EphA3基因的NIH3T3细胞株,EphA3基因稳定表达具有诱导正常NIH3T3细胞发生恶性转化的重要生物功能。     

Synthesis of 3-methyl-3-hydroxy-6-oxo-androstane derivatives

3alpha,17beta-Dihydroxy-3beta-methyl-5alpha-androstan-6-one (1) and 3beta,17beta-dihydroxy-3alpha-methyl-5alpha-androstan-6-one (13) were prepared by the reaction of methylmagnesium bromide with the 3-ketosteroids. Structures and configurations in position 3 were determined by NMR spectra. Substitution in the position 6 influences the ratio of the products.     

Generation of megakaryocytes and platelets from preadipocyte cell line 3T3-L1, but not the parent cell line 3T3, in vitro

Platelets are produced from megakaryocytes (MKs), although the pathway leading from stem cells to MK lineages are not yet fully understood. Recently, we reported to obtain abundant MKs and platelets from human subcutaneous adipose tissues. Adipose tissues contain various cell types, most of which are lineage cells from mesenchymal or adipocyte-derived stem cells, distinct from hematopoietic cells. To identify the cells responsible for the differentiation MK lineages in adipose tissues, this study examined whether the preadipocyte cell line 3T3-L1 and fibroblast cell line 3T3 differentiated into MK lineages in vitro. Cells were cultured in megakaryocyte lineage induction medium. By day 4, most of 3T3 cell-derived cells leaded to cell death. In contrast, 3T3-L1-derived cells on days 8 showed to have typical characterizations of MK lineages in analyses for specific marker, DNA ploidy, transmission electro micrograph. 3T3-L1-derived platelet-sized cells on day 12 could be stimulated by ADP and PAR4-activating peptide. This study clearly shows in vitro differentiation from 3T3-L1 cells, not from 3T3 cells, into MK lineages.