无线粒体DNA的人肺腺癌A549细胞系的构建

目的:建立无线粒体DNA(mtDNA)的人肺腺癌ρ~0A549细胞系。方法:在含50 ng/mL溴化乙锭(EB)、100μg/mL丙酮酸钠和50μg/mL尿嘧啶核苷的RPMI1640细胞培养基中传代培养A549细胞;用低剂量EB连续诱导培养35 d后,采用光镜观察、TaqMan探针法实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)和Western印迹鉴定无mtDNA的ρ~0A549细胞系;采用MTT法测定ρ~0A549细胞增殖曲线。结果:倒置显微镜下野生型ρ^+A549细胞为多角形,ρ~0A549细胞形态呈拉长枝状;qPCR结果显示,低剂量EB诱导35 d的ρ~0A549细胞中无mtDNA的存在。Western印迹结果显示,ρ^+A549细胞中能表达核基因编码的线粒体蛋白SDHA和ATP5A,也能表达线粒体基因组编码的蛋白MT-COXI和MT-ATP6;ρ~0A549细胞中无MT-COXI和MT-ATP6蛋白表达,但核基因编码的SDHA和ATP5A蛋白能够正常表达。MTT结果显示,与ρ^+A549细胞相比,ρ~0A549细胞生长速度明显减慢,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:构建和鉴定了无mtDNA的人肺腺癌ρ~0A549细胞系,为后续探讨mtDNA缺失或突变与人肺腺癌发生之间的关系奠定了实验基础。     

常见结直肠癌无线粒体DNA细胞株的建立

目的:流行病学研究表明结直肠癌细胞线粒体DNA(mt DNA)拷贝数变异与患者预后具有显著相关性,但因缺乏相关体外细胞模型导致其细胞生物学效应及具体分子机制尚不明确。因此研究建立结直肠癌ρ0细胞株(无mt DNA)的方对该研究域具有重大意义。方法:在含有丙酮酸、尿苷及不同浓度溴化乙锭的培养基中培养大肠癌细胞株SW480、HCT 116、HCT-8,以不加溴化乙锭的细胞为对照,利用实时定量PCR技术监测不同处理组mt DNA拷贝数的变化,并观察结直肠癌ρ0细胞线粒体形态数目及细胞形态的变化。结果:SW480细胞用50 ng/m L EB处理25代后,再以100 ng/m L EB处理14代可成功构建SW480ρ0细胞株;HCT116细胞加用EB 100 ng/m L培养32代,继续用EB 200 ng/m L培养10代,再用EB 500 ng/m L培养3代,可成功获得HCT116ρ0细胞株;HCT-8细胞用200 ng/m L EB培养24代,可成功获得HCT-8ρ0细胞株。同时,ρ0细胞较亲本细胞变大变长,其线粒体的个数增多,线粒体形态变大变长。结论:利用EB处理法可成功构建大肠癌ρ0细胞株,但不同肠癌细胞方法不尽相同。mt DNA拷贝数的降低可显著影响大肠癌细胞的形态。     

人线粒体DNA缺失肝癌细胞株建立

人线粒体DNA缺失肝癌细胞株(ρ0SK-Hep1)的建立及鉴定。采用溴化乙锭(EB)诱导,PCR、Southern杂交及选择性培养方法进行鉴定。ρ0SK-Hep1细胞在含EB、无尿嘧啶和丙酮酸的选择培养基中从第1天始细胞逐渐悬浮、肿胀,培养第5天以后大量悬浮死亡,且贴壁疏松,10～12天细胞完全悬浮死亡。在选择性培养基中可以正常生长增殖成单层,有少量悬浮。同期非选择培养的SK-Hep1细胞生长正常。PCR结果显示,细胞色素氧化酶I、II(COXI、COXII)及内参G3PDH在SK-Hep1细胞中均可扩增出相应的条带,ρ0SK-Hep1细胞只见内参条带的形成。Southern杂交结果显示,ρ0SK-Hep1细胞未见COXI、COXII杂交条带形成。经EB诱导后成功地获得了ρ0SK-Hep1细胞株。     

鲍曼不动杆菌Omp34经线粒体途径诱导HeLa细胞凋亡

[目的]构建鲍曼不动杆菌(Acinetobacter baumannii)外膜蛋白34(outer membrane protein 34,Omp34)的表达载体pcDNA3.1/myc-His-Omp34,研究Omp34引起HeLa细胞凋亡的机制。[方法]PCR扩增目的基因Omp34,将其克隆至载体pcDNA3.1/myc-His;菌液PCR和测序筛选阳性克隆;将pcDNA3.1/myc-His-Omp34转染HeLa细胞;反转录PCR和Western Blot检测Omp34在HeLa细胞中的表达;CCK8实验检测细胞增殖抑制率;JC-1探针检测线粒体跨膜电位;透射电镜观察HeLa细胞线粒体结构,Western Blot鉴定HeLa细胞线粒体凋亡相关蛋白。[结果]成功构建pcDNA3.1/myc-His-Omp34真核表达载体;并且Omp34可抑制HeLa细胞增殖,引起线粒体损伤及跨膜电位崩溃,导致促凋亡蛋白Bax和Bad表达升高,抗凋亡蛋白Bcl-2和Bcl-XL表达降低。[结论]成功构建pcDNA3.1/mycHis-Omp34表达载体,并证明Omp34可经线粒体途径导致HeLa细胞凋亡。     

神经肌肉性疾病患者线粒体DNA突变的分析

为了探讨神经肌肉性疾病的发病与线粒体ＤＮＡ突变的关系,采用ＰＣＲ技术检测了２０例患有不同神经肌肉性疾病儿童的外周血和骨骼肌细胞中的线粒体ＤＮＡ（ｍｔＤＮＡ）,发现其中６例患儿有ｍｔＤＮＡ缺失,其中１例至少有２９６８ｂｐ片段的缺失,另５例至少有２０００ｂｐ片段的缺失,此缺失区位于线粒体呼吸链复合物１、４、５、编码区,表明该突变对神经肌肉性疾病的发生有一定作用。     

线粒体DNA和疾病

人线粒体DNA是含有16569 bp的闭环双链分子.它为13种氧化磷酸作用酶的亚单位、结构rRNAs和tRNAs编码.近年来很多引起人类疾病的线粒体DNA突变已被确定,如眼盲、耳聋、心力衰竭和人类退行性疾病等.线粒体DNA疾病可能比先前想象的多.     

照射后HeLa细胞对CDDP诱导的DNA交联产生抗性

应用EB荧光分析法测定了人宫颈癌上皮细胞系(HeLa line)经单次 ⁶⁰Co照射后顺铂(CDDP)诱导的DNA链内交联反应(ct％).经研究发现,1～6 Gy照射后,细胞相对生长分数(fraction of control growth,FCG) 减小,单位细胞DNA含量增高,HeLa细胞与CDDP的交联反应明显降低,且与照射剂量呈依赖关系.结果提示,γ射线照射后存活的肿瘤细胞可能对CDDP或烷化剂的化学治疗作用产生抗性.     

植物细胞核DNA,叶绿体DNA和线粒体DNA的比较

植物一般有细胞核,叶绿体和线粒体三套遗传体系,本文结合近年来植物分子生物学研究的最新进展,系统比较了细胞核ＤＮＡ,叶绿体ＤＮＡ和线粒体ＤＮＡ在组织结构,遗传方式,基因表达（转录,翻译,ＲＮＡ加工）等方面的差异。     

FAS/ActD通过线粒体途径引起细胞阻滞诱导人宫颈癌HeLa细胞凋亡

为了探讨FAS抗体与放线菌素D(actinomycin D,ActD)联合作用诱导人宫颈癌HeLa细胞凋亡的分子机制,通过MTT法检测细胞活力,利用流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡和细胞周期,从而研究FAS/ActD抑制细胞增殖的作用. 结果表明,FAS/ActD能明显降低HeLa细胞的活力,并且通过G1/G0期阻滞和S期阻滞诱导HeLa细胞凋亡. 此外,Western印迹分析进一步显示,FAS/ActD还能引起Bcl-2蛋白表达降低, Bax蛋白表达增加,Bid蛋白发生断裂激活,导致细胞质中Cyto-c释放的增加,并激活在细胞凋亡的执行过程中起着关键作用的caspase 9和caspase 3. 以上结果提示,FAS抗体与ActD的联合作用可能经线粒体途径引起细胞周期阻滞,从而诱导HeLa细胞凋亡. 该研究为宫颈癌的免疫治疗提供了新的思路.     

线粒体DNA编码细胞色素氧化酶亚基基因的进展

细胞色素氧化酶由13个亚基组成,其中构成级联反应核心的最大3个亚基(COXⅠ,COXⅡ和COXⅢ)由mtDNA编码,其余10个亚基(COⅣ,Ⅴa,Ⅴb,Ⅵa,Ⅵb,Ⅵc,Ⅶa,Ⅶb,Ⅶc,和Ⅷ)均由nDNA编码。COXⅠ亚基与hemea、hemea3、CuB结合,直接参与质子泵过程;COXⅡ亚基与CuA结合,位于线粒体包质面与细胞色素C进行反应;COXⅠП亚基参与氧化还原连接的质子易位过程;其余10个亚基的功能尚不明确。COX是线粒体组装所必需的基因,其表达调控与nDNA和mtDNA相互作用有关。     

Effects of ethidium bromide and chloramphenicol on the mitochondrial nucleoids in Euglena gracilis

The effects of ethidium bromide (EB) at 0.13 m M and of chloramphenicol (CAP) at 46 m M on the mitochondria and mitochondrial nucleoids in Euglena gracilis . Z strain, were examined by fluorescence microscopy and by electron microscopy. Ethidium bromide stopped the multiplication of cells and decreased their respiratory activity by 55% after treatment for 10 days. Most of the mitochondria became slender with few cristae and some became cup-shaped with stacked cristac. Mitochondrial nucleoids decreased markedly in number after treatment with EB for more than 2 days. After treatment for 3 days with EB, mitochondrial nucleoids could not be detected in about half of all cells examined. Treatment with CAP for 10 days reduced the respiratory activity by 47%. Chloramphenicol did not decrease the number of mitochondrial nucleoids but it increased the number of cristae and the volume of mitochondria.     

Biogenesis of mitochondria: XXV. Studies on the mitochondrial genomes of petite mutants of yeast using ethidium bromide as a probe

This paper describes investigations into the effects of ethidium bromide on the mitochondrial genomes of a number of different petite mutants derived from one respiratory competent strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It is shown that the mutagenic effects of ethidium bromide on petite mutants occur by a similar mechanism to that previously reported for the action of this dye on grande cells. The consequences of ethidium bromide action in both cases are inhibition of the replication of mitochondrial DNA, fragmentation of pre-existing mitochondrial DNA, and the induction, often in high frequency, of cells devoid of mitochondrial genetic information (ρ ° cells).The susceptibility of the mitochondrial genomes to these effects of ethidium bromide varies in the different clones studied. The inhibition of mitochondrial DNA replication requires higher concentrations of ethidium bromide in petite cells than in the parent grande strain. Furthermore, the susceptibility of mitochondrial DNA replication to inhibition by ethidium bromide varies in different petite clones.It is found that during ethidium bromide treatment of the suppressive petite clones, the over-all suppressiveness of the cultures is reduced in parallel with the reduction in the over-all cellular levels of mitochondrial DNA. Furthermore, ethidium bromide treatment of petite clones carrying mitochondrial erythromycin resistance genes (ρ^?ER^r) leads to the elimination of these genes from the cultures. The rates of elimination of these genes are different in two ρ^?ER^r clones, and in both the gene elimination rate is slower than in the parent ρ⁺ ER^r strain. It is proposed that the rate of elimination of erythromycin resistance genes by ethidium bromide is related to the absolute number of copies of these genes in different cell types. In general, the more copies of the gene in the starting cells, the slower is the rate of elimination by ethidium bromide. These concepts lead us to suggest that petite mutants provide a system for the biological purification of particular regions of yeast mitochondrial DNA and of particular relevance is the possible purification of erythromycin resistance genes.     

Fate during cell growth of yeast mitochondrial and nuclear DNA after photolytic attachment of the monoazide analog of ethidium.

The ¹⁴C-labeled photosensitive monoazide analog of ethidium, 3-amino-8-azido-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium chloride, produced covalent adducts in yeast cells with both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA on photolysis by visible light. With subsequent cultivation in nutrient medium, drug molecules on mitochondrial DNA were removed only through extensive mitochondrial DNA degradation. In contrast, drug attached to nuclear DNA was eliminated with conservation of DNA, presumably through a repair process.     

Interaction of ethidium bromide with DNA as studied by kinetic spectrophotometry.

The interaction of ethidium bromide (EB) with DNA has been investigated using the pulse radiolysis technique. In particular, the absolute rate constant for the reaction of hydrated electrons, generated by single pulses of high-energy electrons, with EB is shown to drop dramatically in the presence of DNA. This drop in diffusion-limited reactivity results from the interaction of EB with DNA, effectively immobilising it, thus lowering the reaction cross-section or probability. Analysis of the resulting kinetic spectrophotometric data shows that they are consistent with a reversible interaction of EB with DNA as described by the law of mass action. The Scatchard-type plots obtained are linear, and give quantitative information on the extent and degree of association, comparable with that obtained by more conventional methods. The potential of the pulse radiolysis technique for studying different types of interactions between small molecules and various biopolymers has been demonstrated.     

5-bromodeoxyuridine labeling of monomeric and catenated circular mitochondrial DNA in HeLa cells

Bromouracil labeling of the mitochondrial DNA in exponentially growing HeLa cells produces two hybrid mitochondrial DNA species, with density shifts of 41.9 and 54.0 mg/ml relative to unlabeled mitochondrial DNA, as well as heavy mitochondrial DNA, with a shift of 95.3 mg/ml. The two hybrid species result from the difference in thymine composition of the complementary strands of mitochondrial DNA. In addition, mitochondrial DNA with a density intermediate between the hybrid and unlabeled species was found. This quarter heavy mitochondrial DNA represents 25% (w/w) of the total DNA after eight hours of labeling, and forms two peaks with shifts of 20.6 and 27.0 mg/ml relative to unlabeled mitochondrial DNA. 70% (w/w) of the quarter heavy mitochondrial DNA is in catenated forms, while 30% (w/w) is monomeric. Degradation of the catenanes by shearing of purified quarter heavy mitochondrial DNA results in the appearance of hybrid and unlabeled mitochondrial DNA bands, demonstrating that the quarter heavy catenanes contain both hybrid and unlabeled submolecules. The implications of the structure of the quarter heavy catenanes on the mechanism of formation of catenanes are discussed.     

Propidium: induction of petites and recovery from ethidium mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

It was shown that petite induction in growing cells of $\text{Saccharomyces}$$\text{cerevisiae}$ by ethidium was strongly stimulated by the presence of propidium, a phenanthridinium dye of similar structure to ethidium. Propidium itself also induced petites in growing but not in resting cells. Furthermore, propidium could prevent petite induction in resting cells and caused recovery from ethidium induction with prolonged incubation. A possible mode of action of propidium in the ethidium-induced petite mutagenesis is discussed.     

Effects of ethidium bromide and berenil on protein synthesis

The effects of ethidium bromide, an intercalating dye and berenil, a nonintercalating dye on the biological activities ofEscherichia coli ribosomes have been studied. Ethidium bromide treatment drastically reduced both enzymatic and nonenzymatic initiation complex formation, enzymatic as well as nonenzymatic binding of phenylalanyl tRNA, peptidyl transferase, GTPase as well as the overall protein synthesising activity as measured by the poly U-dependent polymerization of phenylalanine. On berenil treatment, however, only enzymatic formation of the initiation complex is marginally reduced. Other reactions are not markedly affected except the enzymatic phenylalanyl tRNA binding which is slightly decreased only at high Mg²⁺ concentration; the treated ribosome has lowered polymerizing activity at sub-optimal Mg²⁺ concentration (10 mM). Although it has already been shown in this laboratory that treatment with either dye leads to the unfolding of the structure of the ribosome, the present studies indicate that berenil treatment does not alter the structure of the ribosome drastically in contrast to ethidium bromide treatment.     

Ethidium bromide enhancement of frameshift mutagenesis caused by photoactivatable ethidium analogs.

Ethidium azide analogs (3-amino-8-azido-ethidium monoazide and ethidium diazide) have been developed as photosensitive probes in order to analyze directly the reversible in vivo interactions of ethidium bromide. Our preliminary observations [11], relating the mutagenic potential of the monoazide analog of ethidium, have been extended and refined, using the highly purified ethidium azide analogs [5]. A number of physical-chemical studies indicate that the monoazide analog interaction with nucleic acids, prior to photolysis, resembles remarkably the interaction of the parent ethidium (unpublished). It was anticipated, therefore, that competition by ethidium for the ethidium monoazide mutagenic sites in Salmonella TA1538 would be observed when these drugs were used in combination. Previous results in fact showed a decreased production of frameshift mutants when ethidium bromide was added to the ethidium monoazide in the Ames assay [1]. However, more extensive investigations, reported here, have shown that this apparent competition was the result of neglecting the toxic effects of ethidium monoazide and its enhanced toxocity in the presence of ethidium bromide. Conversely, an enhancement of the azide mutagenesis and toxicity for both the mono- and diazide analogs was seen when ethidium bromide was used in combination with these analogs.     

Micronomicin/tobramycin binding with DNA: fluorescence studies using of ethidium bromide as a probe and molecular docking analysis

Two aminoglycosides, micronomicin (MN), and tobramycin (TB), binding with DNA were studied using various spectroscopic techniques including fluorescence, UV–Vis, FT-IR, and CD spectroscopy coupled with relative viscosity and molecular docking. Studies of fluorescence quenching and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy all revealed that MN/TB quenching the fluorescence of DNA–EB belonged to static quenching. The binding constants and binding sites were obtained. The values of ΔH, ΔS, and ΔG suggested that van der Waals force or hydrogen bond might be the main binding force. FT-IR and CD spectroscopy revealed that the binding of MN/TB with DNA had an effect on the secondary structure of DNA. Binding mode of MN/TB with DNA was groove binding which was ascertained by viscosity measurements, CD spectroscopy, ionic strength, melting temperature (T_m), contrast experiments with single stranded (ssDNA), and double stranded DNA (dsDNA). Molecular docking analysis further confirmed that the groove binding was more acceptable result.