FENG Tao, et al. The development of a functional assay system of Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):413-416(2004)
FENG Tao, et al. The development of a functional assay system of Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):413-416(2004) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2004.04.003.
The development of a functional assay system of Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway
Objective:To develop a Wnt-dependent β-catenin-mediated functional assay system.Methods:To construct a vector
pCMV-bcGFP
which can express the β-catenin and green fluorescent protein(GFP) fusion protein;transfect HEK293 with the vector
select the cells with G418 and LiCl and establish the stable cell line
293-bc-GFP by cloning.Results:293-bc-GFP stable cell line was developed;the background expression of β-catenin-GFP fusion protein was detectable at a very low level in the cell line under fluorescent microscope and via Western blotting analysis;however
the fusion protein was showed to significantly increase in the presence of Wnt1 and lithium.Conclusion:Our results showed that the system is regulated by β-catenin in a Wnt-responsive fasion.Thus
it can be used as a functional reporter to identify potential upstream factors during tumorigenesis
as well as to screen for the potential anti-cancer agents that specifically inhibit β-catenin signaling in human tumors.
关键词
Wnt/β-连环蛋白信号途径β-连环蛋白-绿色荧光蛋白功能分析系统
Keywords
Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathwayβ-catenin and GFP fusion proteinFunctional assay system