目的:建立稳定表达绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)的人脐静脉血管内皮细胞(HUVECs),研究小于扰RNA(siRNA)对HUVECs中GFP表达的抑制作用。方法:用lipofectamine2000将编码GFP的质粒pN3-EGFP转入HUVECs中。用G418筛选并维持已转化pN3-EGFP的HUVEC(HUVEC~GFP)。利用T7RNA转录试剂盒,制备可抑制GFP基因表达的siRNA(GFPsiRNA)和无关对照的RNA(control siRNA)。用oligofectamine将siRNA转入HUVEC—GFP中。继续培养48h后,检测HUVEC—GFP中GFP蛋白和mRNA表达水平。结果:用G418筛选获得了HUVEC—GFP细胞株,可以观察到GFP的稳定表达。HUVEC—GFP转化siRNA后48h,GFP的荧光强度明显下降,而对照组的荧光强度无明显下降。半定量RT~PCR检测显示,GFPsiRNA对GFP mRNA表达有较强的抑制作用,抑制率达40%,而controlsiRNA对GFP mRNA表达水平无明显的抑制作用。结论:利用体外转录合成的siRNA能有效地抑制HUVECs中GFP的表达。
AIM: To establish human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) to express green fluorescent protein (GFP), and to study the suppression of GFP by siRNA in HUVECs. METHODS: Using lipofectamine 2000 to transform plasmid pN3 - EGFP encoding GFP into HUVECs. The HUVEC containing pN3 - EGFP, named HUVEC - GFP, was screened and selected by antibiotic G418. Using in vitro transcription T7 kit, GFPsiRNA targeting GFP mRNA and control- siRNA used as control were synthesized. The siRNAs were transfected into HUVEC - GFP with oligofectmnine. 48 h later, the expression levels of GFP protein and mRNA in HUVEC- GFP were determined. RESULTS: The HUVEC- GFP was screened to express GFP in the presence of G418. The agarose gel electrophoresis analysis showed that the siRNAs prepared were integrated. 48 h after transfection with siRNAs, compared to control group, the level of GFP fluorescence was obviously decreased in the HUVEC - GFP transfected with GFP- siRNA. The results of RT - PCR detection showed that GFP mRNA expression was obviously suppressed by GFPsiRNA at the rate of 40%, and no obvious suppression of GFP mRNA expression was found in the HUVEC - GFP transfected with control siRNA. CON- CLUSION: The siRNA targeting GFP mRNA, synthesized in vitro, efficiently suppresses the GFP expression in HUVECs.