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Objective To detect the mutation of STK11 in a family with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.Methods Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and harmatoma polypus of all the patients,and 9 exons and noncoding regions of STK11 were amplified by PCR.Cycle sequencing was used to analysis the DNA sequence,and western blot was used to detected the mutational STK11 protein in the harmatoma polypus.Results The 21th codon CAG in exon 5 of STK11 gene transformed to TAG in all the patients,which translated into a truncated STK11 protein.Conclusion This novel mutation is the pathogeny of PJS in this family,which could be an indicator for the diagnosis of PJS in this family.And it may lead to a higher risk of cancer in patients.
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Objective@#To construct the mutants of ARID1A gene, which is an important component in human chromosomal remodeling complex Switch/Sucrose Non Fermentable (SWI/SNF), and identify their overexpression in liver cancer HepG2 cells.@*Methods@#Overlap PCR was used to construct domain truncated mutantss pcDNA6-ARID1A/ΔARID and pcDNA6-ARID1A/ΔD UF3518 based on wild type plasmids pcDNA6-ARID1A. Lipofectionmethod was used to transfect the wild type and mutants into HepG2. Real-time PCR and western blotting were used to confirm the overexpression of ARID1A and the mutants.@*Results@#SDS-PAGE and sequencingresult confirmed the successful construction of pcDNA6-ARID1A/ΔARID and pcDNA6-ARID1A/ΔDUF3518. Real-time PCR and western blottingresult confirmed the overexpression of both mRNA and protein of wild type ARID1A and ARID1A/ΔARID. The mRNA levels indicated that ARID1A/Δ DUF3518 were overexpressed, but the protein levels were quite low.@*Conclusions@#Functional domain truncated mutants of ARID1A were successfully constructed. Overexpression of wild type ARID1A and ARID1A/ΔARID in liver cancer HepG2 cells was successful. Loss of ARID1A/ΔDUF3518 protein suggest that DUF3518 may contribute to the protein structure stability.