小鼠4-1BBL cDNA的克隆和表达及其抗肝癌的免疫作用

Cloning, expression and antitumor effect of mouse costimulatory molecule 4-1BBL

目的 :克隆小鼠 4 1BBL基因 ,构建其真核表达载体 ,并观察其在抗肝癌免疫中的作用。方法 :取C5 7BL/6小鼠脾细胞 ,经PHA诱导后 ,以RT PCR克隆 4 1BBLcDNA ,测序 ,构建真核表达质粒 pcDNA3.1(+) m4 1BBL。以重组体转染小鼠肝癌细胞Hepa1 6 ,经G4 18筛选后 ,以RT PCR、间接免疫荧光及流式细胞仪 ,检测m4 1BBL以获得稳定高表达克隆。然后将其制成肿瘤细胞疫苗与同源小鼠脾淋巴细胞混合培养 ,采用MTT比色法测定淋巴细胞的特异性杀伤活性。结果 :从小鼠脾细胞中克隆到m4 1BBLcDNA ,经测序完全正确。所构建的真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1(+) m4 1BBL ,在小鼠肝癌细胞Hepa1 6中获得稳定高效表达。与野生型Hepa1 6细胞相比较 ,m4 1BBL基因转染的Hepa1 6细胞疫苗能较有效地诱导淋巴细胞产生针对野生型Hepa1 6细胞的特异性杀伤活性 (P <0 .0 1)。结论 :将m4 1BBL基因导入肝癌细胞中表达 ,能提高其免疫原性 。

AIM: To clone mouse 4-1BBL gene, construct its eukaryotic expression vector, and evaluate antitumor activity of the expression product. METHODS: RT-PCR was used to amplify mouse 4-1BBL gene from total RNA of C57BL/6 splenocytes stimulated by PHA. Then m4-1BBL cDNA was subcloned into eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1(+) and transfected into mouse hepatocellular carcinoma cell line Hepa1-6. The expression of m4-1BBL in transfected cells was detected by RT-PCR, indirect immunofluorescence staining, and flow cytometry. Non-adherent splenocytes from non-immunized C57BL/6 mice were incubated with mitomycin-treated non-transfected Hepa1-6(Hepa1-6-wt) or transfected Hepa1-6 cells (Hepal-6-m4-1BBL), respectively. Then the lymphocytes were tested for cytotoxic activity to Hepa1-6-wt cells. RESULTS: The Hepa1-6 cells transfected by pcDNA3.1(+)-m4-1BBL could efficiently express m4-1BBL. As compared with Hepa1-6-wt cells, Hepa1-6-m4-1BBL cells could induce more efficiently cytotoxic activity of lymphocytes to Hepa1-6-wt cells (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The expression of m4-1BBL by tumor cells is effective in inducing antitumor immune response.