乙型肝炎病毒中的功能蛋白乙肝病毒X蛋白(Hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)在促进肝细胞恶性改变中起到重要作用,但目前HBx调控肝癌细胞生长的具体机制仍未完全阐明。miR-122是具有抑癌特性的一类miR,在乙肝相关肝癌中表达减少。为了研...乙型肝炎病毒中的功能蛋白乙肝病毒X蛋白(Hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)在促进肝细胞恶性改变中起到重要作用,但目前HBx调控肝癌细胞生长的具体机制仍未完全阐明。miR-122是具有抑癌特性的一类miR,在乙肝相关肝癌中表达减少。为了研究HBx通过微小RNA(microRNA,miR)-122调节肝癌细胞增殖及细胞周期的作用,本研究培养肝癌HepG2细胞株并进行分组,NC组转染NC慢病毒载体、HBx组转染HBx慢病毒载体、HBx+NC模拟物组转染HBx慢病毒载体及NC模拟物、HBx+miR-122模拟物组转染HBx慢病毒载体及miR-122模拟物、NC模拟物组转染NC模拟物、miR-122模拟物组:转染miR-122模拟物。通过MTS法检测细胞增殖活力,流式细胞术检测细胞周期,PCR检测miR-122表达量,western blot检测细胞周期蛋白G1(CyclinG1)、X连锁凋亡抑制蛋白(XIAP)、β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)的表达量。结果显示HBx组细胞的OD值、细胞周期G2/M期比例及细胞中CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin的表达量均明显高于NC组(P<0.05),细胞周期G0/G1期、S期比例及细胞中miR-122表达量均明显低于NC组(P<0.05);HBx+miR-122模拟物组细胞的OD值、细胞周期G2/M期比例及细胞中CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin的表达量均明显低于HBx+NC模拟物组(P<0.05),细胞周期G0/G1期、S期比例及细胞中miR-122表达量均明显高于HBx+NC模拟物组(P<0.05);miR-122模拟物组CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin荧光素酶报告基因的荧光活性明显低于NC模拟物组(P<0.05)。本研究结果充分说明HBx能够增强肝癌细胞的增殖活力及明显加速细胞周期,且该作用部分由miR-122的下调所介导。本研究首次阐明了HBx调节肝癌细胞生长的分子机制,也初步探明了具有抑癌活性的miR-122在肝癌细胞中可能靶向CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin等基因。展开更多
MiR-122 is one of the non-coding RNAs which showed its effects on the lipo-metablism, virus infection and HCC forming through regulation of liver gene expression. Its eukaryotic expression vector was constructed by us...MiR-122 is one of the non-coding RNAs which showed its effects on the lipo-metablism, virus infection and HCC forming through regulation of liver gene expression. Its eukaryotic expression vector was constructed by using pSuper which was widely applied in the siRNA expression. The precursor of human miR-122 gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction （PCR） from the human genomic DNA. The positive clones were screened by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion. The new expression vector of miR-122 was named pHsa-m122. PHsa-m122 and its controls were transfected to HepG2 cells. The miR-122 expression activity was evaluated by GFP122i sensor reporter plasmid through fluorescence detection and Western blot. It was shown that the fluorescence intensity of GFP122si and pHsa-m122 co-transfection group was weaker than that of the controls, so the functional activity of expressed miR-122 was detected. When HepG2 cells were co-transfected with HBV1.3 and pHsa-m122 plasmids, the results showed miR-122 may down-regulate the gene expression of HBV. The human liver specific microRNA eukaryotic expression vector of miR-122 was constructed successfully, which may facilitate further study of its function in the development of liver virus infection diseases and HCC. Cellular ＆ Molecular Immunology.展开更多
文摘乙型肝炎病毒中的功能蛋白乙肝病毒X蛋白(Hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)在促进肝细胞恶性改变中起到重要作用,但目前HBx调控肝癌细胞生长的具体机制仍未完全阐明。miR-122是具有抑癌特性的一类miR,在乙肝相关肝癌中表达减少。为了研究HBx通过微小RNA(microRNA,miR)-122调节肝癌细胞增殖及细胞周期的作用,本研究培养肝癌HepG2细胞株并进行分组,NC组转染NC慢病毒载体、HBx组转染HBx慢病毒载体、HBx+NC模拟物组转染HBx慢病毒载体及NC模拟物、HBx+miR-122模拟物组转染HBx慢病毒载体及miR-122模拟物、NC模拟物组转染NC模拟物、miR-122模拟物组:转染miR-122模拟物。通过MTS法检测细胞增殖活力,流式细胞术检测细胞周期,PCR检测miR-122表达量,western blot检测细胞周期蛋白G1(CyclinG1)、X连锁凋亡抑制蛋白(XIAP)、β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)的表达量。结果显示HBx组细胞的OD值、细胞周期G2/M期比例及细胞中CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin的表达量均明显高于NC组(P<0.05),细胞周期G0/G1期、S期比例及细胞中miR-122表达量均明显低于NC组(P<0.05);HBx+miR-122模拟物组细胞的OD值、细胞周期G2/M期比例及细胞中CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin的表达量均明显低于HBx+NC模拟物组(P<0.05),细胞周期G0/G1期、S期比例及细胞中miR-122表达量均明显高于HBx+NC模拟物组(P<0.05);miR-122模拟物组CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin荧光素酶报告基因的荧光活性明显低于NC模拟物组(P<0.05)。本研究结果充分说明HBx能够增强肝癌细胞的增殖活力及明显加速细胞周期,且该作用部分由miR-122的下调所介导。本研究首次阐明了HBx调节肝癌细胞生长的分子机制,也初步探明了具有抑癌活性的miR-122在肝癌细胞中可能靶向CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin等基因。
基金financially supported by the grants from Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2006ABA143)Foundation of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology(No.01510747).
文摘MiR-122 is one of the non-coding RNAs which showed its effects on the lipo-metablism, virus infection and HCC forming through regulation of liver gene expression. Its eukaryotic expression vector was constructed by using pSuper which was widely applied in the siRNA expression. The precursor of human miR-122 gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction （PCR） from the human genomic DNA. The positive clones were screened by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion. The new expression vector of miR-122 was named pHsa-m122. PHsa-m122 and its controls were transfected to HepG2 cells. The miR-122 expression activity was evaluated by GFP122i sensor reporter plasmid through fluorescence detection and Western blot. It was shown that the fluorescence intensity of GFP122si and pHsa-m122 co-transfection group was weaker than that of the controls, so the functional activity of expressed miR-122 was detected. When HepG2 cells were co-transfected with HBV1.3 and pHsa-m122 plasmids, the results showed miR-122 may down-regulate the gene expression of HBV. The human liver specific microRNA eukaryotic expression vector of miR-122 was constructed successfully, which may facilitate further study of its function in the development of liver virus infection diseases and HCC. Cellular ＆ Molecular Immunology.
