表达HIV-I CN54株gagpol基因重组痘苗病毒疫苗株的构建

为研制不带筛选标记的HIV活载体疫苗,首先构建含有neo基因和lacZ基因双重筛选标记的pVI75转移质粒,并将HIV-I中国主要流行株B'/C重组株CN54 gagpol基因置于pVI75的启动子pE/L下,构建重组质粒pVI75-Gagpol.重组质粒与痘苗病毒天坛株共转染鸡胚细胞.前三轮通过G418加压,噬斑纯化,得到既含目的基因又含筛选标记的蓝色重组痘苗病毒;后三轮在无G418选择压力下,筛选只含目的基因而缺失了筛选标记的白色重组痘苗病毒.结果表明筛选到了一株重组病毒,经PCR和Dot blot检测确认该株重组痘苗病毒的neo基因和lacZ基因已丢失;PCR鉴定表明目的基因已插入重组痘苗病毒中;抗体染色和Western blot结果证实该重组病毒能很好地表达目的蛋白.     

表达HIV-I CN54株gagpol基因重组痘苗病毒疫苗株的构建

为研制不带筛选标记的HIV活载体疫苗,首先构建含有neo基因和lacZ基因双重筛选标记的pV175转移质粒,并将HIV—I中国主要流行株B’／C重组株CN54 gagpol基因置于pV175的启动子pE／L下,构建重组质粒pVl75—Gagpol。重组质粒与痘苗病毒天坛株共转染鸡胚细胞。前三轮通过G418加压,噬斑纯化,得到既含目的基因又含筛选标记的蓝色重组痘苗病毒;后三轮在无G418选择压力下,筛选只含目的基因而缺失了筛选标记的白色重组痘苗病毒。结果表明筛选到了一株重组病毒,经PCR和Dot blot检测确认该株重组痘苗病毒的neo基因和lacZ基因已丢失;PCR鉴定表明目的基因已插入重组痘苗病毒中;抗体染色和Westem blot结果证实该重组病毒能很好地表达目的蛋白。     

G418和潮霉素B双重抗性小鼠胚胎干细胞饲养层的制备

通过脂质体转染的方法,先后将含有neo基因的质粒pWL／neo和含有潮霉素基因的质粒导入NIH3T3细胞中,利用G418和潮霉素B的药物选择特性,对转染细胞进行压力筛选,经500μg／ml的G418和300μg／ml潮霉素B压力筛选后,获得了具有G418和潮霉素B双重抗性细胞克隆。抗性NIH3T3细胞的形态和生长速度与正常NIH3T3细胞没有差异,用PCR法特异性核苷酸引物检测抗性细胞基因组DNA,可以扩增出对应的核苷酸片段。生长在双抗NIH3T3细胞饲养层上ES细胞基本保持正常ES细胞特征,成功地培育了G418和潮霉素双重抗性的NIH3T3细胞,为进行pTet-on和pTRE-H-Insulin目的基因电转染ES细胞的阳性细胞克隆筛选打下了基础。     

用于活体影像技术稳定表达荧光素酶的肺癌细胞系的建立

目的:建立稳定表达萤火虫荧光素酶的人肺癌细胞系并进行体外验证.方法:亚克隆萤火虫荧光素酶基因到真核表达载体pRc/CMV2上,构建重组质粒pRc/CMV2.1uc+,转染到肺癌细胞株spc-a-1,经过G418筛选获得单细胞抗性克隆.抗性克隆连续传代,并通过荧光素酶活性检测筛选出高水平表达荧光素酶的稳定细胞克隆,在体外检测细胞的生物发光能力与细胞数量的相关性.结果:构建的pRc/CMV2-1uc+真核表达质粒转染spe-a-1细胞后,经G418筛选出多个抗性克隆;传代至40代时确定有3株细胞的荧光素酶活性最高;活体影像系统体外检测证实阳性细胞株发光强度与数量呈正相关.结论:结果表明成功构建了稳定表达萤火虫荧光素酶的spc-a-1细胞系.     

过表达KLF4重组质粒的构建及其在白血病K562细胞中的表达

为了构建过表达锌指转录因子Krüppel样因子4(Krüppel-like factor 4,KLF4)基因的重组质粒pEGFP-KLF4,观察其在白血病K562细胞中的表达,以RT-PCR法扩增人KLF4基因,构建pEGFP-KLF4重组质粒;经酶切及测序鉴定后,将pEGFP-KLF4质粒电穿孔转染白血病K562细胞(K562/pEGFP-KLF4组),设pEGFP-C1空质粒转染K562细胞(K562/pEGFP-C1组)及空白K562细胞作为对照,荧光显微镜观察EGFP-KLF4融合蛋白的表达情况,同时用抗生素G418筛选阳性克隆并扩大培养建立稳定过表达KLF4基因的K562细胞株,随后用RT-PCR检测3组K562细胞中KLF4的m RNA表达水平。实验结果显示,pEGFP-KLF4重组质粒构建成功。该质粒转染K562细胞24 h后能观察到较高强度的绿色荧光;经G418筛选出的阳性克隆扩大培养后建立了稳定过表达KLF4基因的K562细胞株;与对照组相比,K562/pEGFP-KLF4细胞组KLF4的m RNA表达水平明显升高,其过表达率为65.71%(P0.05)。实验中构建的过表达KLF4基因的重组质粒pEGFP-KLF4能在K562细胞中高效表达,为进一步研究其在白血病中的作用奠定了基础。     

一种具有G418抗性筛选标记的慢病毒RNA干扰表达载体的构建及应用

目的:构建具有新霉素抗性筛选标记的RNA干扰慢病毒表达载体,并检测它对乙型肝炎病毒x基因(HBx mRNA表达的抑制作用。方法:从pcDNA3.0载体中扩增新霉素抗性基因并插入删除嘌呤霉素编码序列的pLKO载体中;将改构的RNA干扰载体包装成慢病毒后感染肝癌细胞HepG2,并检测感染细胞对G418的抵抗作用;为验证改构RNA干扰载体的有效性,设计了2条针对HBx的RNA干扰序列以及针对编码萤光素酶cDNA的干扰序列并插入该载体,将含新霉素筛选标记的HBx的RNA干扰载体与辅助质粒在293T细胞中包装成慢病毒并感染过表达HBx的HepG2(嘌呤霉素抗性)细胞,运用G418筛选出稳定混合克隆,提取细胞总RNA,运用RT-qPCR检测其在HepG2细胞中对HBx RNA表达的抑制作用。结果:构建的载体与辅助质粒包装出的慢病毒感染肝癌细胞后,细胞获得G418抗性;HBx RNA干扰序列克隆入该载体可有效抑制肝癌细胞中过量表达的HBx mRNA。结论:构建了具有新霉素抗性筛选标记的RNA干扰慢病毒表达载体,运用该载体可有效筛选出抑制目的基因表达的G418抗性的稳定细胞株。     

携带猪γ干扰素基因逆转录病毒载体的构建及其在猪肾细胞(PK-15)中的表达

将梅山猪γ干扰素基因定向插入逆转录病毒载体pLXSN(neor),构建逆转录病毒重组质粒,利用脂质体介导法将重组质粒转染逆转录病毒包装细胞系PA317,转染细胞经含G418(400μg/mL)培养基筛选一周后获得稳定产毒的PA317细胞系。从细胞培养上清中提取RNA,进行RT-PCR检测,扩增到目的片段;将上清感染猪肾细胞(PK-15),经含G418(400μg/mL、600μg/mL和800μg/mL)的DMEM筛选一周,间接免疫荧光表明表达的猪γ干扰素主要锚定于细胞膜。收取PK-15细胞上清,在牛肾细胞(MDBK)上进行干扰素抗病毒活性检测,结果显示重组病毒表达的猪γ干扰素抗水泡性口炎病毒(VSV)的活性为1200IU/106cells.48h。以表达的干扰素处理PK-15细胞后,经细胞病变抑制法测定,重组猪γ干扰素可以抵抗口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)感染。试验结果表明猪γ干扰素基因已成功插入逆转录病毒基因组并在PK-15细胞中表达,表达的重组猪γ干扰素具有较强的抗病毒生物活性。     

Pmscv-Ubc9逆转录病毒表达载体的构建及产毒细胞系的建立

目的：构建含Ubc9的逆转录病毒表达载体,筛选建立携带该基因的高滴度产毒细胞系,深入研究SUMO化修饰的作用。方法：聚合酶链反应（PCR）扩增获取目的基因Ubc9,定向插入逆转录病毒表达载体pMSCVneo,形成重组质粒pMSCV-Ubc9;脂质体法将pMSCV-Ubc9转染逆转录病毒包装细胞PT67;G418筛选产毒细胞克隆,扩大培养产毒细胞克隆,收获病毒感染NIH3T3细胞。结果：限制性酶切和测序鉴定证实Ubc9正确插入逆转录病毒表达载体。G418筛选获得稳定产毒的抗性细胞克隆,收获病毒能有效感染NIH3T3细胞。结论：携带Ubc9基因的重组逆转录病毒表达载体pMSCV-Ubc9构建成功,转染PT67细胞后包装出重组逆转录病毒,进而筛选获得了能转录表达Ubc9的产毒细胞系PT67-Ubc9。     

Pmscv-Ubc9 逆转录病毒表达载体的构建及产毒细胞系的建立

目的:构建含Ubc9的逆转录病毒表达载体,筛选建立携带该基因的高滴度产毒细胞系,深入研究SUMO化修饰的作用。方法:聚合酶链反应(PCR)扩增获取目的基因Ubc9,定向插入逆转录病毒表达载体pMSCVneo,形成重组质粒pMSCV-Ubc9;脂质体法将pMSCV-Ubc9转染逆转录病毒包装细胞PT67;G418筛选产毒细胞克隆,扩大培养产毒细胞克隆,收获病毒感染NIH3T3细胞。结果:限制性酶切和测序鉴定证实Ubc9正确插入逆转录病毒表达载体。G418筛选获得稳定产毒的抗性细胞克隆,收获病毒能有效感染NIH3T3细胞。结论:携带Ubc9基因的重组逆转录病毒表达载体pMSCV-Ubc9构建成功,转染PT67细胞后包装出重组逆转录病毒,进而筛选获得了能转录表达Ubc9的产毒细胞系PT67-Ubc9。     

G418抗性HEK293细胞的培育

目的　培育具有G418抗性的HEK2 93细胞 ,用于建立猪内源性反转录病毒感染人HEK2 93细胞的模型。方法　通过脂质体转染的方法 ,将含有neo基因的质粒pIRESneo导入HEK2 93细胞中 ,利用G418的选择特性 ,对转染细胞进行压力筛选 ,并对其进行了PCR鉴定。结果　经 6 0 0 μg ml的G418压力筛选后 ,获得了抗性细胞克隆。抗性细胞的形态和生长速度与筛选前细胞没有差异 ,特异性核苷酸引物检测抗性细胞基因组DNA ,可以扩增出对应的核苷酸片段。结论　成功地培育了G418抗性HEK2 93细胞 ,为建立猪内源性反转录病毒感染人HEK2 93细胞的模型奠定了基础。     

鸡B—LB基因在真核细胞中的表达

B-LB基因编码的鸡MHC（major histocompatibility complex）II类分子B链在MHCII类分子递呈抗原中起重要作用。应用RT-PCR方法从鸡淋巴细胞中扩增了全长B-LB基因,其大小为792bp。进～步经脂质体法,将其分别转染COS7和P815。B—LB基因表达在COS7的浆膜。经G418的筛选（0．6ms／mL）得到稳定表达的B-馏的细胞株P815（B-LB）。将其培养10代次后,在RT-PCR中能获得相应DNA片段。上述结果表明B—LB基因能够在动物真核细胞中表达,并成功建立了能够稳定表达B-曲基因的P815（B-LB）细胞株,为进一步研究MHCII类分子B链在免疫应答中的作用奠定了基础。     

Efficient correction of mismatched bases in plasmid heteroduplexes injected into cultured mammalian cell nuclei.

Heteroduplexes were prepared from two plasmids, pRH4-14/TK and pRH5-8/TK, containing different amber mutations in the neomycin resistance gene (Neor). The Neor gene was engineered to be expressed in both bacterial and mammalian cells. A functional Neor gene conferred kanamycin resistance to bacteria and resistance to the drug G418 to mammalian cells. In addition, the plasmids contained restriction site polymorphisms which did not confer a selectable phenotype but were used to follow the pattern of correction of mismatched bases in the heteroduplexes. In a direct comparison of the efficiency of transforming mouse LMtk- cells to G418r, the injection of heteroduplexes of pRH4-14/TK-pRH5-8/TK was 10-fold more efficient than the coinjection of pRH4-14/TK and pRH5-8/TK linear plasmid DNA. In fact, injection of 5 to 10 molecules of heteroduplex DNA per cell was as efficient in transforming LMtk- cells to G418r as the injection of 5 to 10 molecules of linear plasmid DNA per cell containing a wild-type Neor gene. To determine the pattern of mismatch repair of the injected heteroduplexes, plasmids were "rescued" from the G418r cell lines. From this analysis we conclude that the generation of wild-type Neor genes from heteroduplex DNA proceeds directly by correction of the mismatched bases, rather than by alternative mechanisms such as recombination between the injected heteroduplexes. Our finding that a cell can efficiently correct mismatched bases when confronted with preformed heteroduplexes suggests that this experimental protocol could be used to study a wide range of DNA repair mechanisms in cultured mammalian cells.     

Counterselection and Co-Delivery of Transposon and Transposase Functions for <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sleeping Beauty</Emphasis>-Mediated Transposition in Cultured Mammalian Cells

Sleeping Beauty (SB) is a gene-insertion system reconstructed from transposon sequences found in teleost fish and is capable of mediating the transposition of DNA sequences from transfected plasmids into the chromosomes of vertebrate cell populations. The SB system consists of a transposon, made up of a gene of interest flanked by transposon inverted repeats, and a source of transposase. Here we carried out a series of studies to further characterize SB-mediated transposition as a tool for gene transfer to chromosomes and ultimately for human gene therapy. Transfection of mouse 3T3 cells, HeLa cells, and human A549 lung carcinoma cells with a transposon containing the neomycin phosphotransferase (NEO) gene resulted in a several-fold increase in drug-resistant colony formation when co-transfected with a plasmid expressing the SB transposase. A transposon containing a methotrexate-resistant dihydrofolate reductase gene was also found to confer an increased frequency of methotrexate-resistant colony formation when co-transfected with SB transposase-encoding plasmid. A plasmid containing a herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene as well as a transposon containing a NEO gene was used for counterselection against random recombinants (NEO+TK+) in medium containing G418 plus ganciclovir. Effective counterselection required a recovery period of 5 days after transfection before shifting into medium containing ganciclovir to allow time for transiently expressed thymidine kinase activity to subside in cells not stably transfected. Southern analysis of clonal isolates indicated a shift from random recombination events toward transposition events when clones were isolated in medium containing ganciclovir as well as G418. We found that including both transposon and transposase functions on the same plasmid substantially increased the stable gene transfer frequency in Huh7 human hepatoma cells. The results from these experiments contribute technical and conceptual insight into the process of transposition in mammalian cells, and into the optimal provision of transposon and transposase functions that may be applicable to gene therapy studies.     

稳定表达hHCN2基因 HEK293细胞系的建立

目的：培育稳定表达hHCN2基因的细胞系,建立一种表达研究心肌离子通道的有效模型。方法：通过脂质体转染的方法,将重组pcDNA3-hHCN2真核表达载体导入人胚肾细胞（HEK293细胞）,以G418压力筛选转染细胞,并对其进行全细胞膜片钳记录。结果：经600μg／ml压力筛选后,获得抗性细胞克隆,并用全细胞膜片钳技术记录到克隆hHCN2通道编码电流。结论：本实验采用脂质体转染法成功地培育出G418抗性HEK293细胞。为进一步研究克隆离子通道结构和功能的关系奠定基础。     

Expression of the hIGF-I gene driven by the Fhx/P25 promoter in the silk glands of germline silkworm and transformed BmN cells

The expression of the human insulin-like growth factor (hIGF-I) gene driven by the Fhx/P25 promoter in the silk glands of transgenic silkworms (Bombyx mori) and in transformed silkworm cells, was achieved using BmN cells transfected with a piggyBac vector, pigA3GFP-Fhx/P25-hIGF-ie-neo containing a neomycin-resistance gene (neo), a green fluorescent protein gene (gfp), an hIGF-I gene, and a helper plasmid containing the piggyBac transposase sequence under the control of the B. mori actin 3 (A3) promoter. We selected stably transformed BmN cells expressing hIGF-I using the antibiotic G418. The expression level of hIGF-I was about 450 pg in 3 × 10(6) cells, determined by ELISA. The piggyBac vector was transferred into the silkworm eggs using sperm-mediated gene transfer. The expression level of hIGF-I per gram fresh posterior silk glands of G4 transgenic silkworms was approx. 150 ng.     

Introduction of new genetic markers on human chromosomes

The purpose of this study was to use DNA transfection and microcell chromosome transfer techniques to engineer a human chromosome containing multiple biochemical markers for which selectable growth conditions exist. The starting chromosome was a t(X;3)(3pter----3p12::Xq26----Xpter) chromosome from a reciprocal translocation in the normal human fibroblast cell line GM0439. This chromosome was transferred to a HPRT (hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase)-deficient mouse A9 cell line by microcell fusion and selected under growth conditions (HAT medium) for the HPRT gene on the human t(X;3) chromosome. A resultant HAT-resistant cell line (A9(GM0439)-1) contained a single human t(X;3) chromosome. In order to introduce a second selectable genetic marker to the t(X;3) chromosome, A9(GM0439)-1 cells were transfected with pcDneo plasmid DNA. Colonies resistant to both G418 and HAT medium (G418r/HATr) were selected. To obtain A9 cells that contained a t(X;3) chromosome with an integrated neo gene, the microcell transfer step was repeated and doubly resistant cells were selected. G418r/HATr colonies arose at a frequently of 0.09 to 0.23 x 10(-6) per recipient cell. Of seven primary microcell hybrid clones, four yielded G418r/HATr clones at a detectable frequency (0.09 to 3.4 x 10(-6)) after a second round of microcell transfer. Doubly resistant cells were not observed after microcell chromosome transfers from three clones, presumably because the markers were on different chromosomes. The secondary G418r/HATr microcell hybrids contained at least one copy of the human t(X;3) chromosome and in situ hybridization with one of these clones confirmed the presence of a neo-tagged t(X;3) human chromosome. These results demonstrate that microcell chromosome transfer can be used to select chromosomes containing multiple markers.     

Protoplast-mediated gene transfer into human leukemia (K562) cells

We have examined the usefulness of a protoplast fusion technique as a tool to transfer cloned genes into hematopoietic cells. Protoplasts carrying cloned plasmids, which would express specific markers when successfully transfected into human cells, were prepared and fused with human leukemic cell line K562 cells using polyethylene glycol as a fusogenic factor. As a result, K562 cells fused with protoplasts containing a plasmid pSV2-cat constructed to code for chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) expressed CAT activity efficiently. K562 cells were also readily transformed to geneticin-(G418) resistant cells following fusion with protoplasts carrying a plasmid pSV2-neo-SV-gpt, which confers the resistance of mammalian cells to G418 and mycophenolic acid. It was also demonstrated that the plasmid genome was stably integrated into the chromosomal DNA of G418-resistant K562 cells. Our results proved that protoplast fusion could be used to study the specific expression and the biologic activities of cloned genes in human hematopoietic cells.     

Construction and properties of a cell line constitutively expressing the herpes simplex virus glycoprotein B dependent on functional alpha 4 protein synthesis.

We report the construction of a cell line constitutively expressing the glycoprotein B (gB) of herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1. The cell line was constructed in two steps. In the first, a baby hamster kidney cell line was transfected with the DNA of a plasmid containing the neomycin phosphotransferase gene that confers resistance to the antibiotic G418 and the gene specifying a temperature-sensitive (ts-) alpha 4 protein of HSV-1, the major viral regulatory protein. A clonal cell line, alpha 4/c113, selected for resistance to the antibiotic G418, expressed high levels of alpha 4 protein constitutively. Superinfection of these cells with HSV-2 resulted in twofold induction of the resident HSV-1 alpha 4 gene. In the second step, alpha 4/c113 cells were transfected with the DNA of a plasmid carrying the gB gene and the mouse methotrexate resistance dihydrofolate reductase gene. A clonal cell line, alpha 4/c113/gB, selected for methotrexate resistance expressed gB constitutively. Expression of both gB and alpha 4 continued unabated for at least 32 serial passages. Cells passaged serially in medium containing both methotrexate and G418 after passage 10 contained a higher copy number of the alpha 4 gene and produced larger amounts of both gB and alpha 4 proteins than did cells maintained in medium containing methotrexate alone. Expression of gB was dependent on the presence of functional alpha 4 protein inasmuch as expression of gB ceased on shift up to nonpermissive temperatures, when shifted to permissive temperatures, the cell line reinitiated expression of gB after a delay commensurate with the length of incubation at the nonpermissive temperature, and the cell-resident HSV-1 gB gene was expressed at the nonpermissive temperature in cells infected with a recombinant expressing a ts+ alpha 4 protein and an HSV-2 gB. The properties of the alpha 4/c113 cell line suggest that it may express other viral genes induced by alpha 4 protein constitutively, provided that the product is not toxic to the cells.