脂质体介导转染法的原理与应用

脂质体是磷脂分散在水中时形成的脂质双分子层 ,又称为人工生物膜。最初 ,人们只是运用脂质体模拟生物膜 ,研究膜的构造及功能 ,从而发现了膜的融合及内吞作用 ,因而可用作外源物质进入细胞的载体。相对于电穿孔法和磷酸钙共沉淀转染法 ,脂质体介导转染法简便易行 ,成本适中 ,具有较高的转染率和较小的细胞毒性。1 .脂质体的组成和制备1 .1　组成脂质体的脂类　　现有的商业化脂质体均为阳离子脂类与中性脂类的复合体 ,如ＬｉｐｏｆｅｃｔＡＭＩＮＥ、Ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ等 ,中性脂类多为二油酰磷脂酰乙醇胺 (ＤＯＰＥ)。其中 ,阳离子脂类…     

阳离子脂质体介导基因转染肿瘤细胞

使用基因转运载体运载肿瘤细胞进行转染是基因治疗的关键环节之一。Lipo-fectamine2000和DOTAP作为商品转染试剂,具有较高的转染效率。为了进一步发掘其作为基因转运载体的应用潜力,该文研究了Lipofectamine2000和DOTAP的粒径、Zeta电位及形态,并分别与绿色荧光蛋白基因（pGFP—N2）、荧光素酶基因（pGL3）结合,形成脂质体／DNA复合物,通过载入人喉癌细胞（Hep-2）和人肺癌细胞（NCI—H460）,考察了其转染效率和细胞毒性。结果表明,脂质体Lipofectamine2000与DOTAP都能有效压缩DNA,形成复合物。Lipofectamine2000与DOTAP井目比,转染效率高,与DNA最佳转染比例范围为2：1～4：1。毒性实验显示,在N／P大于3／l时,Lipofectamine2000与DOTAP对癌细胞具有一定的细胞毒性。细胞种类对脂质体的转染效率有很大影响,Lipo—fectamine2000对Hep－2细胞的转染效率比NcI—H460高。     

阳离子脂质体的转染机制及转染效率影响因素

阳离子脂质体是一种非常具有发展前景的基因载体。简要介绍了阳离子脂质体的结构特点;着重讨论了阳离子脂质体作为基因载体时介导基因转移的机制以及在转染过程中对基因转染效率产生影响的主要因素。     

阳离子脂质体的转染机制及转染效率影响因素

阳离子脂质体是一种非常具有发展前景的基因载体。简要介绍了阳离子脂质体的结构特点;着重讨论了阳离子脂质体作为基因载体时介导基因转移的机制以及在转染过程中对基因转染效率产生影响的主要因素。     

人肾细胞癌细胞阳离子脂质体的转染效率

以ＭＴＳ染色法测定实验剂量的Ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ对细胞的毒性作用,以β－半乳糖苷酶基因为报告基因,通过Ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ而转染,用Ｘ－ｇａｌ染色法,测定转染效率,结果表明实验剂量（１０μｇ／ｍｌ）的Ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ对细胞生长无明显毒性。Ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ对多数肾细胞癌细胞的转染是有效的,且转染效率随Ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ 度的增高（２．５－１０μｇ／ｍｌ）而增高,说明Ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ可安     

SA脂质体介导DNA转染昆虫细胞的研究

ＳＡ脂质体介导ＤＮＡ转染昆虫细胞的研究张传溪（浙江农业大学应用昆虫学研究所杭州３１００２９）吴祥甫（中国科学院上海生物化学研究所上海２０００３１）杆状病毒昆虫表达系统是８０年代发展起来的高效真核表达系统,具有表达量高,表达产物后加工较完全等优点,因...     

影响小鼠体细胞脂质体法转染效率的因素

We studied the effects of the amount of liposome and plasmid, exposure time of cells to the liposome-plasmid complexes, number of cell passages and cell types on GFP gene transfection of mouse somatic cells. The maximal GFP transgene expression (30.7%) was achieved when mouse fetal fibroblast cells (MFFC) at 70%-90% confluence of passage 3 were exposed for 6 h to the complexes of 4 microg liposome (LipofectAMINE) and 0.3 microg plasmid (pEGFP-N1). Under these conditions, we compared the effect of the number (from primary to 15) of passages on the transfection efficiency of MFFC. The transfection efficiency of MFFC was 10.0%, 28.9% and 7.2% at the primary, 3rd and 15th passage, respectively, which indicated that the transfection efficiency decreased with passaging. When MFFC, mouse oviductal epithelial cells (MOEC) and mouse granulosa cells (MGC) were transfected at passage 3, the transfection efficiency was 27.8%, 13.7% and 14.2%, respectively, under the described transfection conditions. When the cell cycle stages of different cell types at transfection were examined, it was found that 17.2% of MFFC, 8.7% of MOEC and 9.9% of MGC were at M phases of the cell cycle. Examination of the cell cycle stages of MFFC at different passages showed that MFFC at the third passage had the highest percentage of M cells and the percentage decreased afterwards. This suggested that the transfection efficiency was correlated with the percentages of cells at M phase, and provided essential data for improvement of the transfection efficiency.     

影响非洲猴肾细胞脂质体转染效率的因素

已有实验表明,细胞转染效率可能决定于ＤＮＡ－脂质体复合物的形成以及所转染的细胞种类。利用脂质体ＬｉｐｏｆｅｃｔＡＭＩＮＥ,研究了影响Ｖｅｒｏ细胞转染效率的参数如ＤＮＡ和脂质体的用量,转染的细胞数量以及细胞暴露子ＤＮＡ－脂质体复合物的时间长度。通过检测报告基因β－半乳糖苷酶（β－ｇａｌ）的表达,发现最高转染率在一较窄范围内获得。β－ｇａｌ的表达随脂质体量增加而显著增加。在标准转染条件下,增加ＤＮＡ用     

SA脂质体介导DNA转染细胞的进一步研究

ＳＡ脂质体可高效介导ＤＮＡ转染ＣＶ－１细胞,本文进步研究表明,ＳＡ脂质体还可介导ＤＮＡ高效瞬时和稳定地转染ＣＨＯ和ＣＯＳ细胞。ＳＡ脂质体和ＤＮＡ形成复合物可保护ＤＡＮ不被核酸内切酶和ＤＮａｓｅＩ降解。荧光标记和细胞松驰素Ｂ抑制实验分别表明,ＳＡ脂质体易被细胞吸附,主要通过内吞传送ＤＮＡ进入细胞,而Ｌｉｐｏｆｅｃｔｉｎ主要通过融合传送ＤＮＡ进细胞。     

阳离子脂质体介导的基因转染大鼠BM-EPC的研究

目的:探讨阳离子脂质体法对体外分离培养的Sprague-Dawley(SD )大鼠骨髓来源-血管内皮祖细胞(Bone Marrow-Endothelial progenitorcells,BM-EPCs) 进行基因转染时脂质 体和DNA质粒安全有效的剂量组合.方法:体外分离、培养SD大鼠BM-EPCs ;免疫荧光技术测 定CD34、CD133、Dil-acLDL,对细胞进行鉴定;按照正交设计,用不同水平的脂质体和质粒 pEGFP转染细胞;荧光显微镜下计数阳性转染细胞,计算转染率.结果:SD 大鼠BM-EPCs细胞 表面抗原CD133、CD34呈阳性表达并具有吞噬Dil-acLDL的功能,形态学上两种细胞亚型-早 期及晚期外生EPCs共存于其中.Lipofectamine 2000和pEFGP不同剂量组合均可转染大鼠BM -EPCs,其中脂质体5ìl/质粒8ìg时的转染效率高于二者其它剂量组合(P＜0.05). 结论:优化条件后的阳离子脂质体Lipofectamine 2000可安全、有效转染体外分离培养的SD大鼠BM-EPCs.     

CHO-K1细胞中基因瞬时转染的条件优化

目的:以CHO-K1细胞为宿主基因瞬时转染条件的优化.方法:以GFP(Green Fluorescence Protein)为报告基因,考察了DNA∶PEI比例、DNA用量及血清的加入对CHO-K1细胞的转染效率和细胞数目的影响.结果:DNA∶PEI=1∶2(w/w)、2 gDNA/106 cells时,转染结果最优;血清的加入可降低细胞转染效率.结论:在CHO-K1细胞中进行瞬时转染的最佳条件为DNA∶PEI=1∶2(w/w)、2 gDNA/106 cells,及血清的加入抑制细胞转染.     

Resistance to Tumor Necrosis Factor-Induced Cell Death Mediated by PMCA4 Deficiency

We used retrovirus insertion-mediated random mutagenesis to generate tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-resistant lines from L929 cells. Using this approach, we discovered that the plasma membrane calcium ATPase 4 (PMCA4) is required for TNF-induced cell death in L929 cells. Under basal conditions, PMCA4-deficient (PMCA(mut)) cells have a normal phenotype. However, stimulation with TNF induces an abnormal increase in the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)). The substantially elevated [Ca(2+)](i) caused resistance to TNF-induced cell death. We found that an increase in the total volume of acidic compartments (VAC), mainly constituted by lysosomes, is a common event in cell death caused by a variety of agonists. The increased [Ca(2+)](i) in PMCA(mut) cells promoted lysosome exocytosis, which, at least in part, accounted for the inhibition of TNF-induced increase in VAC and cell death. Promoting lysosome exocytosis by calcium inhibited TNF-induced cell death in wild-type L929 cells, while inhibition of lysosome exocytosis or increase of VAC by sucrose restored the sensitivity of PMCA(mut) cells to TNF-induced cell death. Thus, increase of the volume of acidic compartment is a part of the cell death process, and the antideath effect of calcium is mediated, at least in part, by inhibition of the TNF-induced increase in VAC.     

透明质酸介导的树突状细胞肿瘤抗原提呈效应的形态学研究

目的:探讨透明质酸对树突状细胞肿瘤抗原提呈效应的调节作用.方法:建立B16黑色素瘤小鼠模型;用GM-CSF和IL-4诱导扩增小鼠骨髓来源的树突状细胞,并用透明质酸孵育,Brdu标记;经肿瘤周围皮下回输,以普通DC、生理盐水为对照组;测量瘤体积,计算抑瘤率.光镜、透射电镜、免疫组织化学法观察HA-DC于肿瘤局部组织和淋巴结内的分布和形态学特征.结果:HA-DC细胞组的抑瘤作用强于DC细胞组(P＜0.05);HA-DC细胞主要分布于肿瘤周围和淋巴结副皮质区,透射电镜观察可见HA-DC组肿瘤周围组织中有大量树突状细胞和淋巴细胞浸润,相互有膜接触,淋巴细胞以突起深入肿瘤细胞,并与其接触、融合,肿瘤细胞发生凋亡.结论:DC负载透明质酸后可以有效激活和扩增淋巴细胞,增强机体肿瘤特异性CTL效应.     

Tumor Cell Death Mediated by Peptides That Recognize Branched Intermediates of DNA Replication and Repair

Effective treatments for cancer are still needed, both for cancers that do not respond well to current therapeutics and for cancers that become resistant to available treatments. Herein we investigated the effect of a structure-selective d-amino acid peptide wrwycr that binds replication fork mimics and Holliday Junction (HJs) intermediates of homologous recombination (HR) in vitro, and inhibits their resolution by HJ-processing enzymes. We predicted that treating cells with HJ-binding compounds would lead to accumulation of DNA damage. As cells repair endogenous or exogenous DNA damage, collapsed replication forks and HJ intermediates will accumulate and serve as targets for the HJ-binding peptides. Inhibiting junction resolution will lead to further accumulation of DNA breaks, eventually resulting in amplification of the damage and causing cell death. Both peptide wrwycr and the related wrwyrggrywrw entered cancer cells and reduced cell survival in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Early markers for DNA damage, γH2AX foci and 53BP1 foci, increased with dose and/or time exposure to the peptides. DNA breaks persisted at least 48 h, and both checkpoint proteins Chk1 and Chk2 were activated. The passage of the cells from S to G2/M was blocked even after 72 h. Apoptosis, however, was not induced in either HeLa or PC3 cells. Based on colony-forming assays, about 35% peptide-induced cytotoxicity was irreversible. Finally, sublethal doses of peptide wrwycr (50–100 µM) in conjunction with sublethal doses of several DNA damaging agents (etoposide, doxorubicin, and HU) reduced cell survival at least additively and sometimes synergistically. Taken together, the results suggest that the peptides merit further investigation as proof-of-principle molecules for a new class of anti-cancer therapeutics, in particular in combination with other DNA damaging therapies.     

High Efficiency Gene Transfer by Multiple Transfection Protocol

A high efficiency transfection protocol employing a common polycationic lipid is described. Using LipofectAMINE, a widely used transfection reagent, we transfected 293T cells with a plasmid harboring the -galactosidase (-gal) gene. The transfection efficiency was determined by direct staining for X-gal. The conventional transfection protocol achieved an efficiency of <40% while our protocol, which employs the repetition of transfection a few times, achieved an efficiency of approximately 80%. Thus, a dramatic increase in transfection efficiency can be obtained by simply repeating transfection with the use of a common polycationic lipid. This method will be useful in many molecular biological experiments.     

In Vivo Transfection of Animals by Intravenous Injection of Cationic Liposome: DNA Complexes

Abstract

Cationic liposome:DNA complex (CLDC)-mediated gene transfer by intravenous injection results in expression of genes of interest in a variety of animal tissues. Large multilamellar vesicles transfect more efficiently than small unilamellar vesicles when complexed to plasmid DNA, and higher ratios of liposome to DNA result in higher transfection levels. Inclusion of the neutral lipid cholesterol enhances gene expression in animals, and our most efficient liposome formulation to date (DOTIM:cholesterol MLV) produced significant levels of gene expression in a sheep for a period of up to 5 months following a single intravenous injection. In addition, the normal vascular cells surrounding melanoma-induced tumors in mice can be transfected by intravenous injection of CLDC, suggesting sanguine prospects for the possibility of anti-cancer gene therapy by CLDC-mediated intravenous gene transfer.     

肝素对P选择素介导的肿瘤转移的抑制作用

肝素是一种常见的抗凝药,临床治疗和动物试验中发现肝素还具有抗肿瘤转移的作用,能显著提高肿瘤患者的生存率。在肝素多种抗肿瘤相关的生物活性中,竞争性抑制P选择素介导的肿瘤细胞的黏附作用最为关键,决定了肝素抗肿瘤转移能力的大小,这种与肝素的抗凝机制不同。通过对肝素分子基团进行化学修饰可以消除其副作用的危险,得到具有抗肿瘤转移活性的肝素衍生物。