抑制Dicer基因对shRNA功能发挥的影响

本文将Dicer基因的RNA酶III结构域作为靶区,设计并构建了两个抗Dicer基因的小发夹样RNA(shRNA)表达载体,将其转染2215、结肠癌TC细胞和基因组中整合有绿色荧光蛋白基因(GFP)的HepG2A9细胞,通过RT-PCR评价RNA干扰抑制Dicer基因表达的效率;当HepG2A9细胞Dicer基因表达被上述RNA干扰抑制时,再转染抗GFP的shRNA表达载体,通过RT-PCR和荧光显微镜观察GFP表达水平。结果显示,在不同细胞系中,这两个抗Dicer基因shRNA表达载体,均能明显抑制Dicer基因的表达;当Dicer基因受抑时,后续转染抗GFP的shRNA表达载体不能有效抑制GFP的表达。结果表明,抗Dicer基因shRNA表达载体,能够明显抑制Dicer基因的表达;shRNA表达载体的功能发挥需要Dicer酶的直接参与。     

抑制Dicer基因对shRNA功能发挥的影响

本文将Dicer基因的RNA酶Ⅲ结构域作为靶区,设计并构建了两个抗Dicer基因的小发夹样RNA(shRNA)表达载体,将其转染2215、结肠癌TC细胞和基因组中整合有绿色荧光蛋白基因(GFP)的HepG2 A9细胞,通过RT-PCR评价RNA干扰抑制Dicer基因表达的效率;当HepG2 A9细胞Dicer基因表达被上述RNA干扰抑制时,再转染抗GFP的shRNA表达载体,通过RT-PCR和荧光显微镜观察GFP表达水平.结果显示,在不同细胞系中,这两个抗Dicer基因shRNA表达载体,均能明显抑制Dicer基因的表达;当Dicer基因受抑时,后续转染抗GFP的shRNA表达载体不能有效抑制GFP的表达.结果表明,抗Dicer基因shRNA表达载体,能够明显抑制Dicer基因的表达;shRNA表达载体的功能发挥需要Dicer酶的直接参与.     

RNA干扰技术抑制内源性绿色荧光蛋白的表达

目的建立稳定表达绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)的细胞株;构建短发夹RNA(shRNA)表达质粒并观察其对内源性GFP的抑制作用。方法转染pEGFP-N1至HepG2细胞,利用G418筛选获得稳定表达GFP的细胞株(HepG2.GFP);设计合成针对GFP基因的siRNA对应的DNA片段,插入转录载体pTZU6 1,构建shRNA表达载体pSHGFP,转染HepG2.GFP,荧光显微镜观察细胞荧光强度,以western blot检测GFP蛋白水平,以RT-PCR检测mRNA水平。结果利用PCR方法从HepG2.GFP细胞基因组DNA中检测到GFP基因;pSHGFP能够显著抑制该细胞中GFP的表达。结论GFP基因成功整合至HepG2细胞基因组中,pSHGFP能够显著抑制内源性GFP的表达,该系统能够用于RNA干扰机制等研究中。     

RNA干扰c-maf基因表达对多发性骨髓瘤细胞凋亡的影响及机制研究

目的:探讨RNA干扰c-maf基因表达对多发性骨髓瘤细胞凋亡的影响及机制。方法:将人骨髓瘤细胞株NCI-H929分为正常对照组、转染si RNA Control的阴性对照组和转染si RNA c-maf基因的沉默组,转染48 h后,提取细胞中的蛋白,Western blot检测各组细胞中c-maf的蛋白表达,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡情况,Western blot检测凋亡相关蛋白Cleaved caspase3及Wnt/β-catenin信号通路相关蛋白β-catenin和Cyclin D1蛋白表达。结果:阴性对照组c-maf的蛋白表达与正常对照组比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05),沉默组c-maf的蛋白表达显著低于正常对照组(P0.01),而阴性对照组c-maf的蛋白表达与正常对照组比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。与阴性对照组比较,沉默组的细胞凋亡率显著升高,Cleaved caspase3蛋白显著上调表达,β-catenin和Cyclin D1蛋白显著下调表达(P0.01)。结论:RNA干扰c-maf基因表达可诱导多发性骨髓瘤细胞凋亡,其机制可能与抑制Wnt/β-catenin信号通路有关。     

FUT8基因RNAi慢病毒载体的构建及对MCF-7细胞增殖的影响

旨在构建FUT8基因RNA干扰(RNAi)慢病毒载体并观察其对人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7增殖的影响。针对FUT8基因设计3组短发夹RNA序列,退火合成双链DNA,通过连接线性化的p GC-LV-GFP载体,构建mi RNA慢病毒载体质粒,并将其转化至感受态细胞DH5α;测序验证正确后进行FUT8基因慢病毒载体的包装及病毒滴度测定,将获得的重组慢病毒p GC-sh FUT8转染MCF-7细胞,利用Real time-PCR、Western blot分别验证转染后MCF-7细胞中FUT8 m RNA及蛋白的表达,MTT法及克隆形成实验检测sh FUT8对MCF-7细胞增殖能力的影响。测序证实成功构建针对FUT8基因的RNAi慢病毒载体;慢病毒载体经293T细胞包装成功,测定病毒悬液滴度5×108 TU/m L;荧光显微镜下观察各转染组细胞GFP的表达,转染效率达90%以上;Real-time PCR、Western blot结果显示干扰组FUT8的m RNA及蛋白表达水平较对照组显著降低,其中p GC-sh FUT8-2序列对FUT8基因的干扰效率可达80%,干扰效果最佳,FUT8沉默后MCF-7细胞增殖能力下降。     

成纤维细胞生长因子3-siRNA对肺癌细胞A549侵袭性和基质金属蛋白酶9表达的影响

目的:探讨人成纤维细胞生长因子3(Fibroblast growth factor3,FGFR3)基因沉默对人类肺腺癌A549细胞侵袭能力及其对基质金属蛋白酶9(Matrix metaloproteinases 9,MMP9)基因表达的影响。方法:细胞分为3组:A组:实验组,即FGFR3特异性小干扰RNA(Small interfering RNA,siRNA)(siRNA-FGFR3)干扰组;B组:阴性对照组,即FGFR3非特异性阴性对照siRNA(siRNA-NC)干扰组;C组:空白对照组,无siRNA干扰;通过核酸转染试剂脂质体Lipofectamine TM2000(Lipo2000)转染A549细胞;倒置荧光显微镜观察Lipo2000转染效率;转染后A549细胞的侵袭能力用Transwell实验检测;实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction,Real-time PCR)用于检测转染前后FGFR3及MMP9 m RNA的表达水平。结果:Lipo2000介导的FAM-siRNA对肺腺癌A549细胞的转染效率可达80%;在转染36 h后,Transwell实验结果显示A组较B组、C组侵袭能力显著降低(P0.01)。Real-time PCR结果显示,A组较B、C组的FGFR3和MMP9基因表达量明显下调(P0.01)。结论:FGFR3基因沉默可明显抑制肺腺癌A549细胞的侵袭能力,并能下调MMP9表达。为肺癌的治疗提供了新的靶点。     

RNA干扰PLCε诱导人膀胱癌BIU-87细胞凋亡的实验研究

目的探讨以RNA干扰沉默人源磷脂酶Ce(phospholipase Cepsilon,PLCε)基因表达后诱导人膀胱癌细胞株BIU-87细胞凋亡的作用和机制。方法脂质体介导重组阳性质粒pGenesil-PLCε(以下简称P)和阴性质粒pGenesil-NP(以下简称NP)转染BIU-87细胞48h后,用RT-PCR和Western blot检测转染前后PLCεmRNA和蛋白表达,流式细胞术检测细胞周期和细胞凋亡率,电镜观察细胞形态改变。结果转染P质粒后可明显抑制PLCεmRNA和蛋白表达水平,抑制率分别为78.7%和76.6%;流式细胞术显示P质粒转染组细胞周期发生改变呈明显G0/G1期阻滞,并出现亚二倍体凋亡峰,细胞凋亡率增加(P0.05);电镜观察P质粒转染组细胞可见凋亡小体。结论:RNA干扰沉默PLCε基因表达可诱导膀胱癌BIU-87细胞凋亡,其作用机制与细胞周期分布的改变有关。     

siRNA抑制HIV-1基因表达的研究

RNA干扰(RNAinterfering,RNAi)现象是动植物体内的一种序列特异性的、转录后基因沉默的过程.在哺乳动物细胞中,19～25个核苷酸长短的双链siRNA(smallinterferingRNA)可有效地抑制基因表达.利用pBS/H1SP载体,它表达的双链RNA的转录产物可以用来抑制特异性HIV-1基因的表达.在siRNA实验中,为了比较由H1启动子转录的siRNA在细胞内的作用,使用以绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)为报告基因的载体——pEGFP-C1质粒,在荧光显微镜下,很容易地看到EGFP在细胞中表达.将HIV-1siRNA表达载体与表达相应EGFP-HIV融合基因的质粒,共转染人胚肾293细胞,结果表明,和对照质控载体相比,转染了pHIV-siRNA质粒的细胞中EGFP-HIV的表达得到显著抑制.通过该途径,筛选出能抑制HIV-1基因表达的有效siRNA.此外,还在同一载体上表达两种或三种siRNA,分别针对不同的HIV基因,获得了良好的抑制效果.     

用聚乙烯亚胺反向转染siRNA表达盒进行RNA干扰的研究

目的:建立适用于大规模RNA干扰(RNAi)筛选的siRNA生成与导入技术。方法:以绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)为模型,用PCR方法生成了包含U6启动子、互补的反义链和正义链以及终止序列的特异性siRNA表达盒(SEC),对聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)介导的转染SEC的方法及其效率进行研究。结果:PEI对细胞的毒性呈剂量依赖关系,当PEI与DNA的N/P=7.53,即PEI与DNA等量时,转染效率达到最高。PEI与脂质体LipofectAMINETM2000的转染效率无显著差异(P>0.05),对SEC的转染效率显著高于质粒载体(P<0.01)。反向转染的转染效率显著高于常规转染(P<0.01)。利用PEI将表达GFP特异性siRNA的SEC反向转染可稳定表达GFP的HeLa细胞株(HeLa-EGFP),荧光染色和Western印迹检测均表明可显著抑制GFP的表达。结论:PEI介导的SEC反向转染具有简便、快捷、经济的优点,可满足大规模RNAi筛选的需要。     

干扰小RNA序列非依赖性地影响胰腺癌细胞的基因表达

干扰小RNA(small interference RNA, siRNA)是基因敲减的常用工具,广泛用于基因沉默技术和基因功能研究,在临床疾病治疗等方面也有潜在的应用。一般认为,达到一定长度（比如大于27 bp）的双链RNA可以诱导干扰素反应,降低相关基因的表达。目前,siRNA对基因表达的非特异性作用尚不完全清楚。为研究siRNA干扰的非特异基因表达,本研究以胰腺癌细胞HPAC 和BxPC3 为模型,采用高通量测序技术对6种不同干扰小RNA处理及未作处理的HPAC和BxPC3细胞进行转录组测序分析,筛选出干扰小RNA处理后表达量共同下调的基因进行研究。通过生物信息学方法对表达下调基因的功能进行研究,并利用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)技术对部分下调基因进行验证。结果表明,短片段双链小RNA能够显著改变细胞的基因表达,而这些基因表达谱的变化是有规律的,特定功能的基因优先发生变化。在表达下调的基因中,某些特定类型的基因变化非常显著,包括氨基酸代谢相关基因、Hedgehog信号途径基因和多巴胺受体D5基因等。这些结果表明,在使用siRNA时需要考虑其序列非依赖性地基因表达调控作用。     

Inhibition of RNA interference and modulation of transposable element expression by cell death in Drosophila

RNA interference (RNAi) regulates gene expression by sequence-specific destruction of RNA. It acts as a defense mechanism against viruses and represses the expression of transposable elements (TEs) and some endogenous genes. We report that mutations and transgene constructs that condition cell death suppress RNA interference in adjacent cells in Drosophila melanogaster. The reversal of RNAi is effective for both the white (w) eye color gene and green fluorescent protein (GFP), indicating the generality of the inhibition. Antiapoptotic transgenes that reverse cell death will also reverse the inhibition of RNAi. Using GFP and a low level of cell death produced by a heat shock-head involution defective (hs-hid) transgene, the inhibition appears to occur by blocking the conversion of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to short interfering RNA (siRNA). We also demonstrate that the mus308 gene and endogenous transposable elements, which are both regularly silenced by RNAi, are increased in expression and accompanied by a reduced level of siRNA, when cell death occurs. The finding that chronic ectopic cell death affects RNAi is critical for an understanding of the application of the technique in basic and applied studies. These results also suggest that developmental perturbations, disease states, or environmental insults that cause ectopic cell death would alter transposon and gene expression patterns in the organism by the inhibition of small RNA silencing processes.     

Mammalian Pol III Promoter H1 can Transcribe shRNA Inducing RNAi in Chicken Cells

Double-stranded RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) has recently emerged as a powerful reverse genetic tool to silence gene expression in multiple organisms. RNAi based on DNA vector is not sufficiently established in chicken species. The present study was performed to evaluate RNAi induced by shRNA transcribed from mammalian Pol III promoter H1 in the chicken cells by using a dual fluorescence reporter assay, a plasmid encoding GFP and a plasmid encoding RFP. The evaluation of RNAi efficiency was performed in two kinds of chicken cell type: primary CEF cells and chicken DT-40 cells by lipofection. GFP- and RFP-expressing cells were observed under fluorescent microscopy, and their mRNAs content were analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR. The intensity of the green fluorescence generated by GFP was greatly suppressed by human H1 promoter transcribed GFP-shRNA. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that normalized GFP mRNA expression was reduced to 37 and 32 in primary CEF and DT-40 cells, respectively. In contrast to GFP, the intensity of the red fluorescence generated by RFP protein and the RFP mRNA levels remained unchanged. Consequently, it was concluded that the RNAi induced by shRNA transcribed from mammalian Pol III promoter H1 is applicable to suppress the gene expression specifically and efficiently in chicken cells. Jing Yuan and Xiaobo Wang - These authors contributed equally to this work.     

Application of RNAi technology to the inhibition of zebrafish GtHalpha, FSHbeta, and LHbeta expression and to functional analyses

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) were used as a model fish, and the technique of RNA interference (RNAi) was employed to knockdown three subunits of the gonadotropin alpha (GtHalpha, common alpha), follicle-stimulating hormone beta (FSHbeta), and luteinizing hormone beta (LHbeta) genes. Three short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) expression vectors and three mismatched shRNA expression vectors as controls for each subunit gene were constructed, and the depression efficiency was tested in vivo by microinjection; the RNA or protein expression levels of the GtH genes were monitored by RT-PCR, Southern blotting, and green fluorescent protein (GFP) analyses. Expression of GtH mRNA was obviously and more efficiently depressed by GtHalpha RNAi expression compared with the other two subunits. A GtHalpha morpholino analysis showed that the GtHalpha morpholino led to suppression of embryonic development and the production of embryonic mutants as a result of an injection of GtHalpha -shRNA. Taken together, these results show that GtHalpha-shRNA, which more efficiently targets RNAi, may have an essential role in the further development of sterility technology of transgenic fish for biosafety purposes.     

RNA-mediated gene silencing in the cereal fungal pathogen Cochliobolus sativus

A high-throughput RNA-mediated gene silencing system was developed for Cochliobolus sativus (anamorph: Bipolaris sorokiniana), the causal agent of spot blotch, common root rot and black point in barley and wheat. The green fluorescent protein gene (GFP) and the proteinaceous host-selective toxin gene (ToxA) were first introduced into C. sativus via the polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated transformation method. Transformants with a high level of expression of GFP or ToxA were generated. A silencing vector (pSGate1) based on the Gateway cloning system was developed and used to construct RNA interference (RNAi) vectors. Silencing of GFP and ToxA in the transformants was demonstrated by transformation with the RNAi construct expressing hairpin RNA (hpRNA) of the target gene. The polyketide synthase gene (CsPKS1), involved in melanin biosynthesis pathways in C. sativus, was also targeted by transformation with the RNAi vector (pSGate1-CsPKS1) encoding hpRNA of the CsPKS1 gene. The transformants with pSGate1-CsPKS1 exhibited an albino phenotype or reduced melanization, suggesting effective silencing of the endogenous CsPKS1 in C. sativus. Sectors exhibiting the wild-type phenotype of the fungus appeared in some of the CsPKS1-silenced transformants after subcultures as a result of inactivation or deletions of the RNAi transgene. The gene silencing system established provides a useful tool for functional genomics studies in C. sativus and other filamentous fungi.