Zhansheng Lu1, Lili Guo1, Lin Li1, Zhihao Wu1, Qinghua Zhou1. 1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: It has been proven that nm23-H1 gene was a tumor metastatic suppressor gene. However, it’s molecular mechanism of suppressing metastasis remains unexplored. There is a closely relationship between the abnormality of stucturs and functions of nm23-H1 gene, and cancer invasion and metastasis. We have constructed the vector with nm23-H1-shRNA and the vector with nm23-H1cDNA resistant to the specific shRNA. So, we plan to construct shRNA-resistant eukaryotic expression vector of nm23-H1 gene by site-directed mutagenesis, rescue experiment was performed to verify the nm23-H1 gene expression, and to provide basement for studying the biochemical mechanisms of nm23-H1 gene. METHODS: Site-directed mutagenesis of nm23-H1 gene was performed by overlap extension PCR method. Pure plasmid containing gene of nm23-H1 (shRNA-resistant) was prepared. The desired five mutations were constructed and cloned into the eukaryotic vector pcDNA3.1Hygro(+). The human lung adenocarcinoma cell A549/nm23-H1-shRNA (stable nm23-H1 gene silencing) was transfected with the five mutants, and the expression of the mutant proteins was determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Five eukaryotic expression vectors (shRNA-resistant) of nm23-H1, nm23-H1S44A, nm23-H1(P96S), nm23-H1(H118F), nm23-H1(S120G), nm23-H1(P96S-S120G), were successfully constructed. The results of DNA sequencing confirmed that the base sequences of the genes were completely concordant with experiment design. The expression of nm23-H1 mutant proteins was verified by Western blot. CONCLUSION: Five eukaryotic expression vectors (shRNA-resistant) of nm23-H1 gene were successfully constructed, and the mutant proteins were verified. The site-directed mutagenesis technical of overlap extension PCR is a efficient, simple and economical method.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: It has been proven that nm23-H1 gene was a tumor metastatic suppressor gene. However, it’s molecular mechanism of suppressing metastasis remains unexplored. There is a closely relationship between the abnormality of stucturs and functions of nm23-H1 gene, and cancer invasion and metastasis. We have constructed the vector with nm23-H1-shRNA and the vector with nm23-H1cDNA resistant to the specific shRNA. So, we plan to construct shRNA-resistant eukaryotic expression vector of nm23-H1 gene by site-directed mutagenesis, rescue experiment was performed to verify the nm23-H1 gene expression, and to provide basement for studying the biochemical mechanisms of nm23-H1 gene. METHODS: Site-directed mutagenesis of nm23-H1 gene was performed by overlap extension PCR method. Pure plasmid containing gene of nm23-H1 (shRNA-resistant) was prepared. The desired five mutations were constructed and cloned into the eukaryotic vector pcDNA3.1Hygro(+). The humanlung adenocarcinoma cell A549/nm23-H1-shRNA (stable nm23-H1 gene silencing) was transfected with the five mutants, and the expression of the mutant proteins was determined by Western blot. RESULTS: Five eukaryotic expression vectors (shRNA-resistant) of nm23-H1, nm23-H1S44A, nm23-H1(P96S), nm23-H1(H118F), nm23-H1(S120G), nm23-H1(P96S-S120G), were successfully constructed. The results of DNA sequencing confirmed that the base sequences of the genes were completely concordant with experiment design. The expression of nm23-H1 mutant proteins was verified by Western blot. CONCLUSION: Five eukaryotic expression vectors (shRNA-resistant) of nm23-H1 gene were successfully constructed, and the mutant proteins were verified. The site-directed mutagenesis technical of overlap extension PCR is a efficient, simple and economical method.
Authors: C V Hamby; R Abbi; N Prasad; C Stauffer; J Thomson; C E Mendola; V Sidorov; J M Backer Journal: Int J Cancer Date: 2000-11-15 Impact factor: 7.396