目的:基于前期利用靶向PPP2R5C基因的小干扰RNA(PPP2R5C-siRNA)抑制白血病T细胞增殖的结果,进一步了解 PPP2R5C-siRNA 对 T-ALL 样本中 TCR Vβ亚家族基因谱系及其克隆性增殖情况.方法:利用PPP2R5C-siRNA 转染2例初发未治疗T-ALL病人外周血单个核细胞(PBMC),设无关序列对照组(SC)和空白对照组(NC);利用实时定量PCR检测PPP2R5C基因表达水平.利用RT-PCR扩增各组样本中24个TCR Vβ亚家族基因的互补决定区3(CDR3);阳性产物进一步经基因扫描分析CDR3长度,了解其Vβ亚家族T细胞克隆性.结果:PPP2R5C-siRNA 处理后明显下调PBMC中PPP2R5C基因表达水平.2例初发T-ALL外周血中分别可检测到10和17个Vβ亚家族,多数Vβ亚家族T细胞为多克隆性,病例1中Vβ9和Vβ17为寡克隆性,而病例2中,Vβ14和Vβ16呈寡克隆性;经过RNA干扰处理后,TCR Vβ亚家族表达率降低,仅检测到3和4个Vβ亚家族,分别为Vβ2, Vβ3,Vβ16和Vβ17.其中2个Vβ家族的寡克隆性模式发生改变,病例1中,Vβ17转为多克隆,而病例2中,Vβ16也转变为多克隆.结论:RNA 干扰下调白血病T细胞PPP2R5C基因表达抑制细胞增殖时,在一定程度上影响TCR Vβ亚家族T细胞增殖和克隆模式变化,对正常T细胞功能可能存在一定影响.
Aim:Based on the results that small interfering RNA targeting PPP2R5C gene (PPP2R5C-siRNA)inhibited the proliferation of leukemia T cells,we further analyze the effect of PPP2R5C-siRNA on the distribution and clonality of T cells receptor (TCR)Vβsubfamily in T cells of patients with T cell-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).Methods:Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC)from 2 cases with de novo and untreated T-ALL were transfected using PPP2R5C-siRNA. A scrambled non-silencing siRNA control (sc)and untreated cells were used as controls.PPP2R5C gene expression were detected by real-time PCR.The complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3 )of TCR Vβ24 subfamily genes were amplified using RT-PCR.The PCR positive products were further labeled by fluorescein and then analyzed by genescan technique for determination of the CDR3 length (T cell clonal-ity analysis).Results:PPP2R5C gene expression levels in PBMC were significantly reduced after RNA interference.10 or 17 Vβsubfamilies were detected in PBMC from the two cases with T-ALL respective-ly,and polyclonality was observed in most of the Vβsubfamily T cells,while oligoclonality was observed in Vβ9 and Vβ17 from case 1 ,and in Vβ14 and Vβ16 from case 2.Low expression frequencies of TCR Vβsubfamily were found in PBMC treated with PPP2R5C-siRNA,only 3 or 4 Vβsubfamilies could be i-dentified,including Vβ2,Vβ3,Vβ16 and Vβ17.In addition,the oligoclonal patterns of both Vβ17 from case 1 and Vβ16 from case 2 had changed into polyclonality.Conclusion:During the inhibition of T-ALL cell proliferation by down-regulating PPP2R5C gene with RNA interference,it may impair the proliferai-ton and clonality of TCR Vβsubfamily T cells,which might influence on the normal T-cell function.