逆转录病毒介导人VEGF在兔皮肤成纤维细胞中的表达

本文以人VEGFcDNA为目的基因,构建成逆转录病毒质粒载体,并进一步包装成重组缺陷型逆转录病毒,以此感染原代兔皮肤成纤维细胞,经G418筛选,获得了具有分泌VEGF能力的抗性细胞克隆,经Southern、PCR、Northern、RT-PCR等检测,证实了外源基因已整合至原代兔皮肤成纤维细胞基因组中,无重排和产生野生型病毒之患。整合的VEGF可在修饰细胞中转录,经内皮细胞增殖实验和血管通透性实验证实其表达产物具有强大的生物活性。为进一步研究VEGF的生物学功能和生理效应提供有用的工具。     

逆转录病毒介导人VEGF在兔皮肤成纤维细胞中的表达

A replication-deficient recombinant retrovirus containing the cDNA coding for human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was generated, and then infected rabbit primary skin fibroblasts. After selection with G418, the transduced colonies have the ability of producing VEGF. The integration and expression of VEGF in transduced cells were confirmed by Southern blot, PCR, Northern blot and RT-PCR assay. The VEGF secreted by transduced cells has strong bioactivity when assayed by endothelial proliferation and Miles vascular permeability assay. Thus, this study pave the way for future study of biological and physiological effect of VEGF in vivo.