Specific inhibition of gene expression of lung resistance-related protein by short interfering RNA / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
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(12): 1-5, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate inhibitory effect of short interfering RNA (siRNA) on the expression of lung resistance-related protein (LRP) in leukemia cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The eukaryotic vectors of LRP, pcDNA3.0/LRP, were constructed. The transfection protocol of K562 cells grown in standard conditions consisted of different combinations of pcDNA3.0/LRP, pEGFP-C1 expressing mammalian enhanced green fluorescent protein (GFP), and their gene-specific siRNAs. RT-PCR and flow cytometry were employed to evaluate the mRNA and protein expression of LRP and fluoroscopy was performed for assay of GFP expression in the transfected cells.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with untreated K562 cells, pcDNA3.0/LRP-transfected cells showed increased LRP mRNA and protein expression and the positive cell percentage reached 30%. In the cells co-transfected with LRP gene-specific siRNA and pcDNA3.0/LRP, both LRP mRNA and protein expression decreased significantly to a level defined as negative results; the GFP expression showed no significant difference between the cells transfected with pEGFP-C1 and those co-transfected with LRP gene-specific siRNA and pEGFP-C1. LRP mRNA and protein expressions were also similar between the cells transfected with pcDNA3.0/LRP and those co-transfected with GFP gene-specific siRNA and pcDNA3.0/LRP.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The LRP gene-specific siRNA we designed is capable of degrading LRP mRNA and inhibiting the protein expression effectively and specifically, which shed light on the potential application of siRNA for gene-specific therapy to reverse LRP-induced multidrug resistance of leukemia cells.</p>
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RNA Mensageiro
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Transfecção
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Terapia Genética
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Resistência a Múltiplos Medicamentos
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Células K562
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Partículas de Ribonucleoproteínas em Forma de Abóbada
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RNA Interferente Pequeno
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Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde
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Genética
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Guia de Prática Clínica
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Ano de publicação:
2006
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