核糖体基因区打靶载体电转染肝细胞的孵育条件的优化

目的:提高核糖体基因区打靶载体的转染效率,优化其电转染肝细胞的孵育条件.方法:在其它电转染参数一致的前提下,设计了6组不同的孵育条件,通过分析转染后细胞活率以及48h后目的基因GFP的表达效率,来比较多组不同的孵育条件对电转染效率的影响.结果:6组条件中,转染前21℃,1min,转染后21℃,1min孵育,得到的转染效率最优,比其它的条件得到的转染效率高50%.结论:孵育条件的优化能提高为核糖体基因区靶向表达我体在体外电转染肝细胞的转染效率.     

原代大鼠海马神经元的高效转染

用原代大鼠海马神经元为模型,对新型电转染方法Nucleofector^TM与脂质体DOTAP和Lipofectaimine^TM的转染效率和转染前后细胞存活率进行比较研究,探讨Nucleofector^TM的高效性与可靠性。从E18胎鼠海马中取出神经元进行体外培养,并用神经微丝(NF)抗体进行免疫细胞化学染色鉴定细胞类型。分别用DOTAP,Lipofectamine^TM and Nucleofector^TM包裹pCMV-eGFP质粒转染原代大鼠海马神经元。神经元的存活率用流式细胞仪检测。实验结果表明：DOTAP和Lipofectamine^TM的基因转染效率仅为1．55％和2．45％,而Nucleofector^TM的转染效率则超过20％;细胞转染前后的存活率在DOTAP组分别为98．37％和88．35％,Lipofectamine^TM组分别为98．37％和90．11％,而在Nucleofector^TM组中分别为98．37％和51．82％。上述实验数据表明：Nucleofector^TM转染技术能高效并安全地转染原代大鼠海马神经元,但死亡率较高。     

融合蛋白基因与抗体基因电转染CHO-S细胞的条件摸索优化

旨在对编码融合蛋白和抗体的重组质粒转染CHO-S细胞的转染条件进行摸索优化,提高外源基因的转染效率,从而增加外源蛋白的表达。应用Amaxa Nucleofector-II电转仪,从电转染程序、质粒用量及细胞用量三方面着手,最终发现编码融合蛋白的重组质粒的最佳电转条件为:电转程序U-030,质粒用量20μg/孔,细胞用量1×10~7个/孔;编码抗体的重组质粒的最佳电转条件为:电转程序U-024,质粒用量15μg/孔,细胞用量1×10~7个/孔;实验结果进一步显示抗体重组质粒电转染CHO-S细胞的效果要优于融合蛋白重组质粒,利用高通量细胞筛选仪Clone Pix对转染后重组细胞的阳性克隆数进行统计,证实了该抗体重组质粒的转染效率更高。这为以后的抗体及融合蛋白重组质粒电转染CHO-S细胞提供了一定的数据支持,同时提示不同类型的细胞及外源基因,都需要设计相应的电转染实验进行条件优化,进而为获得高产稳定的生产用细胞株奠定基础。     

中频交变微电流联合紫杉醇抗A549细胞作用的研究

目的:研究中频交变微电流联合紫杉醇注射液抗A549细胞的作用及机制。方法:对处于对数生长期的肺腺癌A549细胞施加电刺激、紫杉醇及电刺激联合紫杉醇三种不同处理,采用MTT法检测A549细胞存活率,并利用流式细胞仪测量分析各组细胞凋亡/死亡比例及细胞周期状态。结果:通过不同参数的中频交变微电流刺激A549细胞,得到的最低细胞存活率(参数150 kHz、90 m A、30 min)为78.02±0.73%(P<0.01);联合紫杉醇注射液半抑制浓度(IC50)干预后,细胞存活率为32.87±0.94%(P<0.01);同时发现中频交变微电流联合紫杉醇注射液能促进A549细胞凋亡,阻滞细胞于S期、G2/M期。结论:中频交变微电流可抑制A549细胞增殖、促进凋亡,但对细胞周期影响不明显;与紫杉醇注射液联合应用时具有协同增强抗肿瘤作用。     

利用电转的方法对T细胞TET2基因敲除并探讨TET2对T细胞增殖的影响

近年来,利用重组病毒对T细胞进行基因编辑用于免疫治疗,受到了广泛重视。然而,重组病毒因存在随机整合,制备耗时长且昂贵的缺点制约了其应用。与此同时,电转染技术的应用能够快速将外源DNA带入细胞内,有助于提高T细胞基因编辑效率。TET(Ten-eleven translocation)家族蛋白可以催化5-甲基胞嘧啶(5mC)转化为5-羟甲基胞嘧啶(5hmC),5hmC作为细胞中的DNA去甲基化酶,在细胞基因组表观遗传学中起着重要调控作用。研究表明TET2基因的缺失能够促进CAR-T细胞的快速繁殖,产生强力的CAR-T细胞。该研究利用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术对TET2基因进行敲除。首先对sgRNA进行体外转录,与大肠杆菌诱导表达的Cas9蛋白孵育形成Cas9:gRNA核糖核蛋白复合物(RNP),并在体外酶切验证sgRNA的活性。接着利用电转染技术将Cas9:gRNA核糖核蛋白复合物(RNP)带入细胞内,并检测T细胞基因编辑效率。最后利用流式细胞分析技术检测T细胞的增殖情况。基因测序与T7EⅠ酶切结果表明,T细胞中的TET2基因被成功敲除,T细胞活力和功能并未受到影响。流式细胞技术,CCK-8以及台盼蓝细胞活率检测结果显示缺失Tet2蛋白后,T细胞的增殖速率明显快于野生型T细胞。该研究为非病毒载体替代传统的慢病毒载体构建携带嵌合抗原T细胞奠定了基础,具有制备周期短,安全性高的特点。同时TET2缺失促进了CAR-T细胞的增殖,使其能够引发有效的抗肿瘤反应,为CAR-T细胞免疫治疗提供了新的思路。     

中频交变电流抑制肿瘤细胞的体外增殖

目的:初步探究新型物理治疗技术中频交变电流对肿瘤细胞和正常细胞体外存活率的影响;设置不同实验参数(频率、电流、时间),观察影响效果;针对实验结果,分析中频交变电流抑制肿瘤细胞体外增殖的可能机制。方法:将对数生长期的细胞悬液接种于24孔培养板,贴壁后(24 h)施加不同参数的中频电流刺激,噻唑蓝(MTT)法检测细胞存活率;以人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7为例,观察中频交变电流对细胞生存环境温度和pH的影响,Annexin V-FITC/PI双染法流式细胞术定量检测细胞凋亡/死亡情况,扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜观察细胞结构变化。结果:中频交变电流能降低肿瘤细胞的体外存活率,诱导其凋亡,但不影响正常细胞(L929)存活率;MCF-7细胞体外实验最适参数是100 kHz,50 mA,每天30 min;电刺激后MCF-7细胞表面微绒毛减少,细胞线粒体肿胀,有多泡体及溶酶体形成。结论:中频交变电流能抑制肿瘤细胞增殖,但不影响正常细胞(L929);抑制效果和电刺激的频率、电流和时间有关;抑制机制可能是中频交变电流能够诱导细胞凋亡,影响细胞膜表面蛋白功能,但不影响细胞生存环境。中频交变电流抑制肿瘤体外增殖为实体瘤等增生性疾病的治疗提供了新的思路。     

弓形虫基因缺陷虫株建立方法的初步研究

目的:应用电穿孔技术转染TgP24基因敲除转染质粒于弓形虫RH,探讨电穿孔技术的应用条件,以及TgP24基因敲除质粒转染虫株在不同哺乳动物细胞中筛选的最适条件.方法:设定所需的电穿孔参数、条件,如电压,电容,脉冲次数,电击杯的大小,电转染缓冲液,电穿孔后,将弓形虫悬浮液分别转移到长有不同贴壁细胞的培养瓶中,37℃,5%CO2(体积分数)的培养箱中培养,观察弓形虫的生长状况,并对不同电穿孔参数、条件下的弓形虫存活率进行比较.12hr后换成加有福来霉素的完全培养基中选择培养,不同时间观察虫体及细胞生长情况;在细胞中选择培养10天后,收集虫体,4℃下福来霉素处理7天,再回复到细胞内用选择培养基培养5天,收集虫体,腹腔注射昆明小鼠,大量收集弓形虫用于提取RNA进行RT-PCR.结果:优化电穿孔条件后的弓形虫存活率得到提高(P＜0.05);在选择浓度为5.0μg/ml-7.5μg/ml的福来霉素培养基中,筛选虫株采用L929细胞做为宿主细胞最为适合;RT-PCR结果显示L929细胞筛选基因敲除虫株的效果较好.结论:初步确定了弓形虫电穿孔技术的应用条件,以及Tg P24基因敲除质粒转染虫株在不同哺乳动物细胞中的最佳筛选条件;获得了较好的转染效率,为进一步研究弓形虫Tg P24基因敲除株的生物学特性打下了良好的基础.     

正交设计优化电转染CHO细胞的方法

目的:探讨细胞电穿孔转染的优化方法。方法:按照L9(34)正交表安排各因素水平的细胞电敏感性实验,以台盼蓝染色计数确定细胞存活率,最接近50%存活率为最优方案,根据最优方案将CHO-dhfr-细胞与DNA混匀电穿孔转染以验证正交设计结果。结果:CHO-dhfr-细胞电转染的优化参数为低离子强度Tris-Cl缓冲液、750 V/cm、50μF、电击2次、间隔1 min,各因素对转染的影响大小依次为缓冲液、电场强度、脉冲次数、电容。结论:确定了电穿孔法转染CHO-dhfr-细胞的方法,为进一步应用该细胞株表达重组蛋白打下了基础。     

血卟啉单甲醚对食管癌细胞 Eca-109 的光动力学杀伤效应

目的:探讨血卟啉单甲醚(HMME)介导的光动力疗法(PDT)对人食管癌细胞杀伤效应的最佳作用参数,为HMME-PDT的临床应用提供一定的参考依据。方法:以4μg·m L-1HMME与人食管癌Eca-109细胞孵育不同时间后,利用形态学软件分析其荧光强度;进一步予不同浓度(0.5μg·m L-1~8μg·m L-1)HMME与细胞孵育1.5小时后,在特定波长下以不同能量的激光(2、4、8 J·cm-2)照射,采用CCK8法检测细胞的存活率。结果:HMME在细胞内的荧光强度于给药1.5 h后达到高峰。在一定范围内,随着HMME浓度与激光剂量的增加,细胞存活率逐渐下降,当HMME浓度增高到4μg·m L-1时,光照强度增高到4 J·cm-2,进一步提高药物浓度与激光剂量,细胞存活率并不随之降低。结论:不同的孵育浓度、不同的孵育时间及不同的光照剂量密度可以显著的影响HMME-PDT对人食管癌Eca-109细胞的体外效应。     

孵育温度对虾蟹幼体质量影响的初步研究

研究了亲体催产、幼体孵化和幼体培养温度对斑节对虾和中华绒螯蟹胚胎及早期幼体生长发育的影响．在实验温度（中华绒螯蟹,17～21℃;斑节对虾,26～30℃）范围内,胚胎及幼体的生长发育随温度升高而加快,但幼体的大小和蜕皮变态存活率随温度升高而降低．虾蟹幼体孵育的温度效应决定于亲体催产温度及升温方式、幼体孵化温度和培养温度．着重探讨了孵育温度等环境条件对幼体质量的影响,并提出从虾蟹胚胎和幼体发育期间能量代谢和物质代谢等途径开展进一步研究．     

Optimization of Electrotransfection Conditions of Mammalian Cells with Different Biological Features

We introduced eukaryotic expression plasmid pEGFP-N1 encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP) genes into cells with different biological features through electroporation. The effects of conditions, including voltage, capacitor flow, pulse cycle, DNA dosage and buffer, on transfection efficiency were investigated based on fluorescent microscopy and posttransfection survival rate of cells by staining with trypan blue. Better electrotransfection outcomes were achieved in the following epithelial cells: Vero cells at 300?V/850???F, PK15 cells at 300?V/500???F, MDCK cells at 200?V/600???F, F81 cells at 200?V/500???F, cancer cells MB49 at 300?V/400???F, Hela cells at 200?V/450???F, HF-29 cells at 300?V/800???F and B16F1 cells at 200?V/650???F. Among fibroblast cells, better electrotransfection was achieved in BHK21 cells at 300?V/600???F and ST cells at 200?V/750???F. RPMI-1640 medium without antibiotics and serum demonstrated higher electrotransfection efficiency and cell survival rate than other cell culture media as electroporation buffer. Our findings further prove that electroporation transfection is an effective method for genetic transfection. Cells with different biological features require varying transfection conditions to obtain higher transfection efficiency of target genes.     

小鼠骨样细胞MLO-Y4转染方法的研究

为了建立质粒转染小鼠骨样细胞MLO-Y4的方法,分别采用阳离子脂质体法和电转染法将增强型绿色荧光蛋白（EGFP）质粒pEGFP-C1转染小鼠骨样细胞MLO-Y4,正常培养48h后检测并统计转染率和死亡率。结果显示,脂质体法转染,当质粒与脂质体比例为1∶4时,转染效率可达到（36.8±3.7）%,细胞死亡率为（18.4±1.9）%;电转染法转染,脉冲电压240 V,脉冲时间300μs,脉冲次数3次时,转染率最高,可达到（23.8±2.3）%,细胞死亡率为（14.1±1.1）%。而后MTT实验显示脂质体转染法相对于电转染法对MLO-Y4细胞的增殖有一定的抑制作用,但对后续实验研究影响不大。脂质体转染法转染小鼠骨样细胞MLO-Y4优于电转染法。     

Osmotic Behavior of Bacterial Protoplasts: Temperature Effects

Among protoplasts released from cells of Bacillus megaterium grown at 20, 30, or 37 C, osmotic swelling in NaCl solution at a given external osmotic pressure was greatest for protoplasts from cells grown at 20 C and least for protoplasts from cells grown at 37 C. Protoplasts from cells grown at lower temperaturs were also less stable to osmotic shock and lysed at higher external osmotic pressures than did protoplasts from cells grown at higher temperatures. But for cells grown at any one temperature, osmotic stabilization was itself temperature dependent so that the higher the ambient incubation temperature, the higher the osmotic pressure needed to prevent lysis of a given fraction of the input protoplast population. However, comparison of the osmotic stability of protoplasts from cells grown at different temperatures at various ambient incubation temperatures revealed that, except at 5 C where no differences were discerned, protoplasts from cells grown at lower temperatures still lysed at higher osmotic pressures than did those from cells grown at higher temperatures. The apparent internal osmolality (28 to 31 atm) did not vary significantly among whole cells from the three growth temperatures. Therefore, the observed differences in osmotic behavior could not be attributed to changes in internal osmotic pressure. Rather, it seemed likely that the differences were due to changes in membrane properties.     

Analysis and Comparison of Electrical Pulse Parameters for Gene Electrotransfer of Two Different Cell Lines

Knowledge of the parameters which influence the efficiency of gene electrotransfer has importance for practical implementation of electrotransfection for gene therapy as well as for better understanding of the underlying mechanism. The focus of this study was to analyze the differences in gene electrotransfer and membrane electropermeabilization between plated cells and cells in a suspension in two different cell lines (CHO and B16F1). Furthermore, we determined the viability and critical induced transmembrane voltage (ITV_c) for both cell lines. In plated cells we obtained relatively little difference in electropermeabilization and gene electrotransfection between CHO and B16F1 cells. However, significant differences between the two cell lines were observed in a suspension. CHO cells exhibited a much higher gene electrotransfection rate compared to B16F1 cells, whereas B16F1 cells reached maximum electropermeabilization at lower electric fields than CHO cells. Both in a suspension and on plated cells, CHO cells had a slightly better survival rate at higher electric fields than B16F1 cells. Calculation of ITV_c in a suspension showed that, for both electropermeabilization and gene electrotransfection, CHO cells have lower ITV_c than B16F1 cells. In all cases, ITV_c for electropermeabilization was lower than ITV_c for gene electrotransfer, which is in agreement with other studies. Our results show that there is a marked difference in the efficiency of gene electrotransfer between suspended and plated cells.     

Membrane binding of plasmid DNA and endocytic pathways are involved in electrotransfection of mammalian cells

Electric field mediated gene delivery or electrotransfection is a widely used method in various studies ranging from basic cell biology research to clinical gene therapy. Yet, mechanisms of electrotransfection are still controversial. To this end, we investigated the dependence of electrotransfection efficiency (eTE) on binding of plasmid DNA (pDNA) to plasma membrane and how treatment of cells with three endocytic inhibitors (chlorpromazine, genistein, dynasore) or silencing of dynamin expression with specific, small interfering RNA (siRNA) would affect the eTE. Our data demonstrated that the presence of divalent cations (Ca(2+) and Mg(2+)) in electrotransfection buffer enhanced pDNA adsorption to cell membrane and consequently, this enhanced adsorption led to an increase in eTE, up to a certain threshold concentration for each cation. Trypsin treatment of cells at 10 min post electrotransfection stripped off membrane-bound pDNA and resulted in a significant reduction in eTE, indicating that the time period for complete cellular uptake of pDNA (between 10 and 40 min) far exceeded the lifetime of electric field-induced transient pores (～10 msec) in the cell membrane. Furthermore, treatment of cells with the siRNA and all three pharmacological inhibitors yielded substantial and statistically significant reductions in the eTE. These findings suggest that electrotransfection depends on two mechanisms: (i) binding of pDNA to cell membrane and (ii) endocytosis of membrane-bound pDNA.     

不同日龄大鼠颈上交感神经节神经元电转染方法

目的 建立一种高效电转染不同日龄大鼠颈上交感神经节(superior cervical sympathetic ganglion,SCG)神经元细胞的方法.提高转染后细胞的成活率、转染效率和干扰效率.方法 用传统的及经改良的神经元培养液分别培养电转染后的7日龄、14日龄和40日龄SD大鼠SCG细胞,24 h后用台盼蓝染色方法观察并计算细胞成活率;通过改变质粒DNA和siRNA与转染液比例,优化转染条件,于转染24h后在共聚焦显微镜下观察并计算转染效率或干扰效率.结果 改良培养液可使14日龄以上SD大鼠SCG细胞转染后成活率达到75％以上,明显高于传统培养液转染后的成活率(P＜0.01),且结果稳定,细胞状态良好,能够满足后续实验研究的要求;优化转染条件后,DNA 的转染率及siRNA的干扰率显著提高,当DNA与转染液比例为1∶100(μg∶μL)时,细胞转染率最高;当siRNA与转染液比例为1∶50(μg∶ μL)时干扰率最高.结论 通过改良神经元培养液及优化转染条件,成功提高了电转染后细胞的成活率、转染效率和干扰效率,利用电转染方法可成功转染不同日龄SD大鼠SCG神经元.     

Trehalose improves survival of electrotransfected mammalian cells.

BACKGROUND: Electropermeabilization is widely used for introduction of DNA and other foreign molecules into eukaryotic cells. However, conditions yielding the greatest molecule uptake and gene expression can result in low cell survival. In this study, we assessed the efficiency of trehalose for enhancing cell viability after excessive electropermeabilization. This disaccharide was chosen because of its capability of stabilizing cell membranes under various stressful conditions, such as dehydration and freezing. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Various mammalian cell lines were electropermeabilized by single exponentially decaying electric pulses of few kV/cm strength and of several-microsecond duration. Propidium iodide (PI) and a plasmid encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP), respectively, served as reporter molecules. The effects of trehalose on PI-uptake, GFP gene expression, transfection yield, and short- and long-term viability were analyzed by flow cytometry and electronic cell counting. RESULTS: The substitution of inositol by trehalose in pulse media protected cells against field-induced cell lysis. The protection effect saturated at about 40-50 mM trehalose. Transfection yield and gene expression were not significantly affected by trehalose. But the transfection efficiency was generally higher in the presence of trehalose, mainly because of the increased cell survival. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that trehalose-substituted media are superior to standard trehalose-free pulse media for improving cell survival and achieving higher electrotransfection efficiency.     

Coupling effects of osmotic pressure and temperature on the viability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The osmotic tolerance of cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a function of glycerol concentration and temperature has been investigated. Results show that under isothermal conditions (25 degrees C) cells are resistant (94% viability) to hyperosmotic treatment at 49.2 MPa. A thigher osmotic pressure, cell viability decreases to 25% at 99 MPa. Yeast resistance to high osmotic stress (99 Mpa) is enhanced at low temperatures (5-11 degrees C). Therefore, the temperature at which hyperosmotic pressure is achieved greatly affects cell viability. These results suggest that temperature control is a suitable means of enhancing cell survival in response to osmotic dehydration.     

Phenotypic analysis of temperature-sensitive yeast actin mutants

The consequences of two different mutations in the single essential actin structural gene of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) were studied. Both conditional-lethal actin mutants exhibit six phenotypes at the restrictive temperature: disruption of the asymmetric staining pattern of actin assembly; delocalized deposition of chitin on the cell surface; partial inhibition of secretion of the periplasmic protein, invertase; an intracellular accumulation of secretory vesicles; death of cells in the budded portion of the cell cycle upon prolonged incubation at the restrictive condition; and osmotic sensitivity. These results implicate actin in the organization and polarized growth of the yeast cell surface.