小鼠Islet-1基因RNAi慢病毒载体的构建

Construction of RNAi lentiviral vector targeting mouse Islet-1 gene

目的构建高效沉默小鼠Islet-1基因的慢病毒载体。方法针对小鼠Islet-1基因设计3个RNAi靶序列,合成相应的短发卡RNA(shRNA)寡核苷酸序列(oligo):Sh1、Sh2、Sh3,分别插入经酶切后的PLVTHM载体。经PCR和测序方法筛选阳性克隆,抽提阳性克隆质粒经大肠埃希菌扩增后,与其辅助包装质粒共同感染293T细胞制备慢病毒载体,利用斑形成试验测定病毒滴度。感染C3H10T1/2细胞株,以流式细胞仪检测其感染效率、荧光定量PCR检测其干扰效率。结果与正常C3H10T1/2细胞比较,测序及PCR结果显示目的片段插入正确;病毒滴度值为3.87×108TU/ml;慢病毒载体对C3H10T1/2细胞感染效率达90.36%;3个靶点(抑制效率分别为76.8%5、5.1%和11.7%)均有干扰效果,与正常细胞比较,Sh1靶点干扰效果最为显著(76.8%,P<0.05)。结论成功构建高效沉默Islet-1基因慢病毒载体。

Objective To construct and select RNAi lentiviral vectors that can silence mouse Islet-1 gene effectively.Methods Three groups of RNAi-target of mouse Islet-1 gene were designed,and corresponding shRNA oligo（sh1,sh2 and sh3） were synthesized,and then they were respectively inserted to the PLVTHM vector that had been digested by endonuclease.Agarose gel electrophoresis and sequencing were used to select and indentify the positive clones.The positive clones were extracted and then mixed with E.coli to amplify positive clones.The amplified clones were then infected into 293T along with the other 3 helper plasmids to produce lentiviral vector.After the construction of the lentiviral vector,plaque formation test was performed to determine the titer of lentiviral vector.The lentiviral vectors were then infected into C3H10T1/2 cells.The transfect efficiency of the lentiviral vectors was determined with flow cytometry with detection of green fluorescent protein（GFP）.Q-PCR was employed to detect the RNAi efficiency of the lentiviral vectors.Results Agarose gel electrophoresis analysis showed that the clones with right gene at the target size were successfully established;gene sequencing showed that the right DNA fragments had been inserted;plaque formation test showed that the titer of the virus solution was 3.87×108TU/ml;the transfect efficiency of the lentiviral vector infected into C3H10T1/2 cells was 90.36%.All the 3 groups of shRNA targets（sh1,sh2 and sh3） showed an inhibitory effect on Islet-1 gene,and the sh1 showed the highest inhibitory effect（76.8%）,as compared with that of normal cells（P〈0.05）.Conclusion The RNAi lentiviral vector that can effectively silence the mouse Islet-1 gene has been constructed successfully,which may lay a foundation for further investigation of Islet-1 gene.