STUDY ON THE Brn-3a COMMITTED INDUCTION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS INTO NEURONS / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate if the transcription factor Brn 3a can induce committedly ES cells into neurons. Methods pJ5 Brn 3a recombinant expression factors containing objective gene Brn 3a were introduced into mouse ES D3 cells by liposome mediated transfection. The Brn 3a transfected ES cells were cultured to undergo differentiation into neurons. Finally immunohistochemical technique was implied to detect the expression of Brn 3a before and after transfection and some specific marked antigens of mature neural cell and glia cell were detected after the ES cells differentiation into neuron like cells. Results 1 Before transfection ES cells do not express Brn 3a and the Brn 3a immunoreaction is negative. After transfection of Brn 3a gene 24?h the ES cells could be detected to have Brn 3a and the immunoreaction is positive.2 When this Brn 3a transfected ES cells were cultured whithin 1 week over 70% ES cells could differentiate into neuron like cells bearing obvious neurites. These neuron like cells express NF H+L 、 NSE、SY and do not express GFAP.Conclusion Brn 3a transcription factor can successfully induce ES cells to differentiate into neuron like cells. [