中图分类号:R733文献标识码:A
文章编号:10000-467X(2000)06-0589-05
Study on the expression of Flt3 gene in human
leukemias and its clinical significance
LI Dong
Department of Hematology,Nanjing Jiangbei People's Hospital, Nanjing 210048, P.R. China
GU Qing- li, ZHU Wan- ying, et al.
Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou Medical College, Suzhou 215006, P.R. China
【 Abstract】 Objectives: To investigate the expression of Flt3 gene in leukemia and indicate the relation between the expression of Flt3 gene and the occurrence or the development of the disease. Methods: The separation method of the Percoll discontinuous density gradient was applied to isolate the blast cells in peripheral blood. RT- PCR was used to detect the mRNA expressions of Flt3 in blast cells of peripheral blood from 109 malignant patients. Results: The high level of the Flt3 mRNA in primary AML blasts from 35 patients peripheral blood was 91.4% with no apparent predominance of any of the M1~ M6 subtypes, Flt3 mRNA in ALL also was found at high level in 82.4 % . When the patients were in complete remission(CR), their expression could be changed from positive to negative. But the positive rates was continual if the leukemia cases were non-remission (NR). The positive rate in CML sample was 33.9% which was attained merely to accelerated phase and blast crisis,whereas it was not found in chronic phase. Flt3 mRNA was detected in 4/6 cases of CLL and 2/4 cases of MDS. Conclusion:Flt3 gene will hopefully become a symbolic gene during the course of diagnosis and treatment in leukemias.
Key words:Flt3 gene; Leukemia; Gene expression; RT-PCR
Flt3基因是近年发现的早期造血生长因子受体基因,其与KL(干细胞生长因子)的受体C-kit、CSF-1(巨噬细胞集落刺激因子)的受体c-fms同属于第三族酪氨酸激酶基因家族成员,调控早期造血,其中Flt3正常表达时期较后两者更早。已有报道c-kit和c-fms在白血病中有表达[1,2]。有关Flt3在白血病中的表达研究目前国内尚未见类似报道,为检测Flt3基因在中国人白血病不同类型、亚型白血病表达、分布情况。本文通过采用血细胞Percoll不连续密度梯度分离法直接分离出外周血中原始细胞,运用RT-PCR检测方法,检测了Flt3mRNA在109例恶性血液病病人的外周血中的表达,旨在研究在白血病中Flt3基因的表达、分布与疾病发生、发展的关系;探索Flt3基因作为白血病转归及预后指标的意义,在白血病的诊治中提出一种新的检测和评估方法。
1材料和方法
1.1临床病例和白血病细胞株
恶性血液病患者109例,其中AML(M1~M6)35例,ALL17例,CML47例,CLL6例,MDS4例;男58例,女51例;中位年龄37.5岁。并对6例急性白血病病人短期随访。对照组的外周血样本23例,包括献血员10例、非恶性血液病病人13例[ITP(特发性血小板减少性紫癜)7例、IDA(缺铁性贫血)5例、AA(再生障碍性贫血)1例],以及5株白血病细胞株:原粒白血病细胞株KG-1,早幼粒白血病细胞株NB4,急性髓性白血病细胞株HL-60,慢性粒细胞白血病细胞株K562,淋巴性细胞株U937,以用作阴性及阳性对照。(由苏州医学院附属第一医院、江苏省血液研究所白血病研究室提供)。
|1.2试剂
1.2.1细胞分离液Percoll(Pharmacia公司),DextranT-500(Pharmacia公司),SIP(贮存液):9份Percoll加1份1.5mol/LNaCl作为贮存液。60%(V/V)SIP:用pH7.4去Ca2+、Mg2+之Dulbecco缓冲液稀释[SIP∶缓冲液(V/V)=6∶4];50%(V/V)SIP∶用pH7.4去Ca2+、Mg2+之Dulbecco缓冲液稀释[SIP∶缓冲液(V/V)=5∶5];1.5%DextranT-500∶DextranT-5001.5g溶于pH7.4去Ca2+、Mg2+之Dulbecco缓冲液100ml,置冰箱待用。
1.2.2RNA制备试剂:溶液D(4mol/L异硫氰酸胍,25mol/L柠檬酸钠(pH7.0),十二烷基肌氨酸钠,β-巯基乙醇),醋酸钠,水饱和酚,氯仿,异戊醇,异丙醇,乙醇,DEPC(Gibco-BRL)。
1.2.3RPMI-1640培养基:按供应商(Gibco-BRL)推荐的方法配制,加入终浓度为10%的新生小牛血清(NCS,上海实生公司),经0.22μm滤膜过滤。
1.2.4逆转录反应试剂:六随机引物(Sangon)及RNA酶抑制剂(上海华美)AMV逆转录酶(Promega),5×合成第一链缓冲液(Promega),10mmol/LdNTPs(上海生工公司)。
1.2.5PCR反应试剂:10×PCR缓冲液,25mmol/LMgCl2,TaqDNA聚合酶(Sangon)。
1.2.6标准分子量:PBR322DNABsuRI(HaeⅢ),MBI公司(Fermentas)。
1.2.7Flt3、β-actin、abl基因引物由上海生工公司合成。
Flt3(366bp)
R5:5’-TGTCGAGCAGTACTCTAAACA-3’(nt1487~1507)
R6:5’-ATCCTAGTACCTTCCCAAAACTC-3’(nt1831~1852)
β-actin(210bp)sense:5’-CTTCCTGGGCATGGAGAC-3’
antisense:5’-CGCTCAGGGAGGAGCAATGAT-3’
abl(185bp)sense:5’-TTCAGCGGCCAGCATCTGACTT-3’
antisense:5’-GACCCGGAGCTTTTCACCTTTAGTT-3’
1.3实验方法
1.3.1细胞分离:采用血细胞Percoll不连续密度梯度分离法[3,4],分离出外周血中的单核细胞、淋巴细胞、粒细胞。将分得的单核、淋巴和粒细胞用pH7.4去Ca2+、Mg2+之Dulbecco缓冲液洗2~3次,除去残余的Percoll,计数,涂片,分类。
1.3.2RNA制备:采用异硫氰酸胍一步法提取总RNA[5]。抽提的RNA用DEPC-H2O溶解,实验选用样本为经紫外分光光度计测定其RNA溶液A260/A280>1.8,且经RNA酶消化后在1%琼脂糖凝胶上进行电泳,紫外灯下观察未发现有RNA及其它条带存在。-20℃保存备用。
1.3.3逆转录反应:标本总RNA2μg,六随机引物100ng,加DEPC处理水至20μl,72℃变性5分钟,另加5×合成第一链缓冲液8μl,10mmol/LdNTP1μl,RNA酶抑制剂RNasin50U,10mmAMV10U,总逆转录体系40μl,37℃反应60min,4℃保存。
1.3.4PCR反应:(按BoehringerMannheim厂商试剂盒方法稍加修改)反应体系50μl,取cDNA10μl,分别加入40pmol引物R5和R6,及β-actin的sense链和antisense链引物,10×PCRbuffer5μl,MgCl25μl,10mmol/LdNTPs1μl,TaqDNA聚合酶2U。PCR反应时间为:预热94℃5min;随后58℃45s、72℃60s、94℃30s,共35个循环;72℃延伸10min钟;4℃保存。
1.3.5RNA质量监测:样本采用abl引物扩增[6],若只有一条185bp的条带,表明该模板RNA是完整的。
1.3.6统计学检验:采用卡方检验,四格表精确概率检验法。
图1细胞株Flt3基因的表达
M:Marker,1:HL-60,2:K562,3:U937,4:NB4,5:KG-1
图2PCR灵敏度检测
1~10:NB4细胞RNA20~2-9
