The basal activity of JNK is low in normal growing cells and inactivated JNK targets p53 for ubiquitination. To elucidate if the C-terminal part of JNK is responsible for its binding to p53, the low background tet-off...The basal activity of JNK is low in normal growing cells and inactivated JNK targets p53 for ubiquitination. To elucidate if the C-terminal part of JNK is responsible for its binding to p53, the low background tet-off inducible NIH3T3 cell line was selected by luciferase reporter gene and a double stable C-JNK Aa (203-424) cell line was established. After withdrawing tetracycline, the C-JNK fragment expression was induced and cell growth was dramati- cally inhibited 24 h later. However, the expresion of p53 was found to be increased after the induction of C-JNK fragment, evaluated by transfecting p21waf-luciferase reporter genes. Our further studies showed that C-JNK fragment could form complex with p53 both in vivo and in vitro. Induction of C-JNK fragment in vivo can increase p53 stability by inhibiting p53 ubiquitination.展开更多
In order to study the change of the expression of centromere protein B (CENP-B) caused by antisense transfection, proto-eukaryotically expressed fused protein GST-CENP-B (65 ku) was injected into mouse, and a peculiar...In order to study the change of the expression of centromere protein B (CENP-B) caused by antisense transfection, proto-eukaryotically expressed fused protein GST-CENP-B (65 ku) was injected into mouse, and a peculiar anti-CENP-B serum MaCenpB was collected. A strain of transfected HeLa Tet-off cell HaCb, which contains antisense CENP-B expressing vector pBI-EGFP-as-CenpB, was prepared. Northern blot and Western blot were used to analyze the repression of internal CENP-B in transfected cells. According to the growth curve, the proliferation of HeLa (Tet-off) is repressed by antisense CENP-B, and the multiplication time is prolonged for 32.81 h. The analysis of flow cytometry revealed that, compared with HeLa (Tet-off), the G1 cell population of HaCb is increased (AG1=9%) while S fraction is decreased (AS=11%), but the G2/M phase is nearly unchanged (AG2/M=3%). In the meanwhile, the mi-totic index of HaCb declines greatly compared with that of HeLa (Tet-off). Immunofluorescence showed that the展开更多
Liver cancer is one of the most threatening diseases in Chinese population. Just like in other tissues, tumor initiation and development in liver involve multiple steps of genetic and epigenetic alterations with sever...Liver cancer is one of the most threatening diseases in Chinese population. Just like in other tissues, tumor initiation and development in liver involve multiple steps of genetic and epigenetic alterations with several unknown details. However, unlike in other tissues, a tissue specific inducible Cre recombinase system that allows temporal and spatial deletion of a target DNA fragment is still not available for in vivo functional gene annotation in hepatocytes. In our pursuit to establish such a mouse model, we designed a dual inducible Cre transgene system and tested it in cultured cells. By combining a CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β （C/EBP β） promoter derived Tet-off expression system and the estrogen receptor （ER） mediated functional control, we show a desirable profile of both hepatocyte-specificity and regulability of the Cre expression in a series of critical assessments in the cell culture system, which provides confidence in continuation of our ongoing pursuit in mouse.展开更多
构建了2株用不同启动子表达tet阻遏蛋白Tet-off,并同时带有tet响应元件及报道基因表达框的重组杆状病毒,研究了其受诱导物(强力霉素)调控表达报道基因的情况.W estern b lot和流式细胞仪分析表明,这两株病毒感染昆虫Sf9细胞后,在有诱导...构建了2株用不同启动子表达tet阻遏蛋白Tet-off,并同时带有tet响应元件及报道基因表达框的重组杆状病毒,研究了其受诱导物(强力霉素)调控表达报道基因的情况.W estern b lot和流式细胞仪分析表明,这两株病毒感染昆虫Sf9细胞后,在有诱导物存在时报道基因egfp表达水平明显高于无诱导物时的表达水平,表明Tet-off可调控表达系统可以用于在昆虫Sf9细胞调控相关基因的表达,这项研究为构建更加有效的可调控杆状病毒表达系统提供了基础.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30270556)The National Basic Research Program(No.2002CB513004).
文摘The basal activity of JNK is low in normal growing cells and inactivated JNK targets p53 for ubiquitination. To elucidate if the C-terminal part of JNK is responsible for its binding to p53, the low background tet-off inducible NIH3T3 cell line was selected by luciferase reporter gene and a double stable C-JNK Aa (203-424) cell line was established. After withdrawing tetracycline, the C-JNK fragment expression was induced and cell growth was dramati- cally inhibited 24 h later. However, the expresion of p53 was found to be increased after the induction of C-JNK fragment, evaluated by transfecting p21waf-luciferase reporter genes. Our further studies showed that C-JNK fragment could form complex with p53 both in vivo and in vitro. Induction of C-JNK fragment in vivo can increase p53 stability by inhibiting p53 ubiquitination.
基金This work was supported by the State Major Basic Research Development Project of China (Grant No. G1999053901)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 39430080 and 39970361).
文摘In order to study the change of the expression of centromere protein B (CENP-B) caused by antisense transfection, proto-eukaryotically expressed fused protein GST-CENP-B (65 ku) was injected into mouse, and a peculiar anti-CENP-B serum MaCenpB was collected. A strain of transfected HeLa Tet-off cell HaCb, which contains antisense CENP-B expressing vector pBI-EGFP-as-CenpB, was prepared. Northern blot and Western blot were used to analyze the repression of internal CENP-B in transfected cells. According to the growth curve, the proliferation of HeLa (Tet-off) is repressed by antisense CENP-B, and the multiplication time is prolonged for 32.81 h. The analysis of flow cytometry revealed that, compared with HeLa (Tet-off), the G1 cell population of HaCb is increased (AG1=9%) while S fraction is decreased (AS=11%), but the G2/M phase is nearly unchanged (AG2/M=3%). In the meanwhile, the mi-totic index of HaCb declines greatly compared with that of HeLa (Tet-off). Immunofluorescence showed that the
基金supported by Shanghai Science Foundation grants,National Science Foundation of China(No.30570850 and 10574134)National Research Program for Basic Research of China(No.2004CB518804)+1 种基金National Research Program for High Technology(No.2006AA02Z-320 and 2006AA 02Z197)European 6th Program(LSHBCT-2005-019067).
文摘Liver cancer is one of the most threatening diseases in Chinese population. Just like in other tissues, tumor initiation and development in liver involve multiple steps of genetic and epigenetic alterations with several unknown details. However, unlike in other tissues, a tissue specific inducible Cre recombinase system that allows temporal and spatial deletion of a target DNA fragment is still not available for in vivo functional gene annotation in hepatocytes. In our pursuit to establish such a mouse model, we designed a dual inducible Cre transgene system and tested it in cultured cells. By combining a CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β （C/EBP β） promoter derived Tet-off expression system and the estrogen receptor （ER） mediated functional control, we show a desirable profile of both hepatocyte-specificity and regulability of the Cre expression in a series of critical assessments in the cell culture system, which provides confidence in continuation of our ongoing pursuit in mouse.
文摘构建了2株用不同启动子表达tet阻遏蛋白Tet-off,并同时带有tet响应元件及报道基因表达框的重组杆状病毒,研究了其受诱导物(强力霉素)调控表达报道基因的情况.W estern b lot和流式细胞仪分析表明,这两株病毒感染昆虫Sf9细胞后,在有诱导物存在时报道基因egfp表达水平明显高于无诱导物时的表达水平,表明Tet-off可调控表达系统可以用于在昆虫Sf9细胞调控相关基因的表达,这项研究为构建更加有效的可调控杆状病毒表达系统提供了基础.
