LIU Tian-wei,XIE Jun-xia.Construction of TH-GDNF vector and its expression in a dopaminergic cell line MES23.5[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(01):53-56.
LIU Tian-wei,XIE Jun-xia.Construction of TH-GDNF vector and its expression in a dopaminergic cell line MES23.5[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(01):53-56.DOI:
Construction of TH-GDNF vector and its expression in a dopaminergic cell line MES23.5
Objective To construct a vector carrying tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in order to establish a new gene therapy method in Parkinson’s disease. Methods Human TH gene fragment from the plasmid pWAV2-TH was cloned into pIRES to construct pIRES-TH. The mouse GDNF gene
amplified by PCR was inserted into pIRES-TH to construct pIRES-TH-GDNF. Restriction analysis and nucleotide sequencing were used to confirm the structure of pIRES-TH-GDNF. Then MES23.5 cells were transfected with this eukaryon vector using Lip
ofectamine
TM
2000. The expression of TH and GDNF in mRNA and protein levels were detected by RT-PCR and immunofluorescence after G418 selection. Results The 2 objective fragments were inserted into pIRES correctly. RT-PCR and immunofluorescence results showed that TH and GDNF were highly expressed in MES23.5 cells. Conclusion The plasmid pIRES-TH-GDNF is constructed successfully and can express TH and GDNF in vitro.