Mechanisms of hematopoietic growth factors promote retroviral-mediated LacZ-NeoR double marker genes into hematopoietic cells of human bone marrow
XI Yong-Zhi,KONG Fan-Hua
Department of Immunology,Affiliated Hospital for Academy of Medical Sciences,Beijing(100039)
AbstractAIM:To examine prestimulation effects of different combinations of SCF、IL3 and IL6 on transfer efficiency,expression levels and related mechanism of retroviral-mediated LacZ-NeoR double marker genes into hematopoietic cells of human bone marrow.METHODS:Nonadherent hematopoletic cells,either directly or after prestimulation with different combinations of SCF,IL3 and IL6 for 48 hours,was transfected with supernatants from BAG-PA317 amphotropic packaging cell line in the presence of protamine sulfate.Transfer efficiency and expression levels of retroviral-mediated LacZ-NeoR into these target cell were analyzed by FDG staining of FCM for β-galactosidase,PCR/sourthern-blot and G418 selective culture of CFU-GM separately.RESULTS:Compared to control,prestimulation of hematopoietic cells with different combinations of SCF,IL3 and IL6 markedly enhanced the transfer efficency of LacZ-NeoR double marker genes into hematopoietic cells.The most potent combinations of HGFs were SCF+IL3+IL6 (48.4%)>SCF+IL3(43.2%)>IL3+IL6(41.4%)>SCF+IL6(40.5%) respectively.Cell-cycle analysis of hematopoietic cells made by FCM with double staining of bromodexyuridine and propidium idodide demonstrated an highly proporation of hematopoietic cells in S phase after prestimulation with HGFs.[3H]-thymidine suicide tests of cultured hematopoietic progenitor cells also indicated increasing percentage of CFU-GM in S phase after prestimulation with HGFs.CONCLUSION: Prestimlation with SCF+IL3+IL6 combination could effectively promote the transfter efficiency of retroviral-mediated gene into human hematopoietic cells,which are associated with increased proporation of hematopoietic cells in S phase.
MeSHHuman;Hematopoiesis;Retroviridae;Hematopoietic cell growth factors
人类造血干细胞(hematopoietic stem cell,HSC)的基因转染效率甚低已成为HSC用于基因治疗的最大障碍之一[1,2]。目前人们已采用高纯度的CD34+造血细胞、造血细胞长期培养体系、腺病毒载体及HGFs的预处理等策略试图克服这一困境[3~5]。本研究探讨了SCF、IL3、IL6几种早期HGFs的联合预激改善RV介导的LacZ-NeoR双标志基因在人骨髓造血细胞中转染效率的可能性及其作用机制。
材料与方法
1.人骨髓细胞制备:取胸外科无血液疾患切除的肋骨,无菌下分出单个核细胞(MNC)备用。
2.包装细胞系及逆转录病毒载体BAG的来源与构建:pDOL是源于Moloney小鼠白血病病毒为基础的载体,将β-半乳糖苷酶LacZ基因克隆该载体后形成含有LacZ与Tn5新霉素耐药NeoR可选择的双标志基因的BAG逆转录病毒载体。LacZ位于NeoR的上游,两者的启动子分别是5′LTR和SV40。按常规方法转化、扩增提取质粒DNA。
3.BAG-PA317的产生及滴度测度:采用电转法将BAG质粒DNA首先转入嗜单向型Ψ2中,经G418压力选出BAG-Ψ2株,收集培养48h上清,在含有8mg/L硫酸渔精蛋白的条件下穿梭感染嗜双向型PA317包装细胞,尔后更换含600mg/L G418的D10培养基筛选,挑选并扩增BAG-PA317G418R克隆。用常规感染NIH3T3细胞的方法测定其产假病毒滴度。收集产生高滴度的BAG-PA317上清,经0.45 μm滤膜过滤后用于转染造血细胞。
4.基因转染:转基因实验共分NABMC组和经IL3+IL6、SCF+IL3、SCF+IL6及SCF+IL3+IL6预激48 h5组。转染条件为1×109/L的NABMC或HGFs预激后的NABMC、20%FCS-IMDM、BAG-PA317上清10mL、渔精蛋白8mg/L、SCF100ng+IL3 100U+IL6100U/mL。期间每8h更换新鲜体系。SCF、IL3及IL6分别为Amgen、德国Behrigwerke及荷兰TNO所惠赠。
5.FDG标记β-半乳糖苷酶的FCM检测:分取转染前及HGFs预激转染后的NABMC于37℃水浴5 min,加入100μL 2mmol/L FDG(Sigma)后轻震均,继续于37℃水浴1min后迅置冰浴上,加入1800 μL冰浴等渗培养液和1μmol/L碘化丙啶(PI)孵育60min,在FCM上检测,计算机收集分析数据。
6.[3H]-TdR自杀实验:分取NABMC和HGFs预激后的NABMC2×108/L,加入7.4×104Bq甲基[3H]-TdR(18.5×1010Bq/mmol,Amersham),对照组加入相同浓度的未标记脱氧胸苷TdR(Sigma),37 ℃孵育1h后加入含未标记TdR 100mg/L的冷IMDM,中止[3H]-TdR的继续掺入,经IMDM洗两遍后做CFU-GM培养,14d后倒置镜下计数集落。
CFU-GM的S%=
7.BrdU-PI双标记FCM检测细胞周期:参照我们已建立的方法[6],分取HGFs预激前、后的NABMC 1×109/L,加入终浓度为5mg/L的BrdU于37℃孵育30min,用70%乙醇固定。尔后依次采用4mol/L HCl、0.1mol/L硼酸钠处理30min。用含0.5% Tween-20的PBS洗3遍后加入抗BrdU单抗(BD)孵育20 min,PBS洗2遍后加入终浓度5mg/L PI继续孵育20min,在FCM上检测。
8.PCR/Sourthern-blot检测NeoR基因:扩增NeoR基因的引物:Primer I:5′ATC ATG GCT GAT GCA ATG CG3′;Primer Ⅱ:5′ AGA TCA TCC TGA TCG AGA AG3′由荷兰TNO所惠赠。随机分取G418RCFU-GM集落进行PCR反应,条件为94℃ 5min,然后进行35个循环反应(94℃ 30s,55℃ 1min,72℃ 1min,72℃延伸5min),取10μL PCR产物进行琼脂糖电泳,按《分子克隆实验指南》常规方法进行Sourthern-blot 杂交,Neo探针用32P进行标记。
结果
(一)LacZ-NeoR双标志基因在NABMC中的转染:经电脉冲转移、Ψ2PA317穿梭感染、G418高压力选择和有限稀释法筛选,获得一株产假病毒滴度为2.7×105CFU/mL的BAG-PA317,取其上清转染NABMC。在5次分离实验中,NeoR基因在CFU-GM的表达分别为4.1%、0.8%、1.1%、3.3%和3.5%,平均为2.56%±1.50%,并且x-gal原位染色检测LacZ在转染的CFU-GM中的表达所得结果于之相同。
(二)HGFs预激后对NABMC基因转染效率的影响:采用IL3+IL6、SCF+IL3、SCF+IL6和SCF+IL3+IL6预激NABMC 48 h后再进行转染的结果表明,4种组合HGFs的预激均可使LacZ-NeoR的转染效率较对照组NABMC显著提高,在4次分离实验中,G418RCFU-GM分别平均为SCF+IL3+IL6(43.9%±3.85%)>SCF+IL3(39.55%±4.25%)>IL3+IL6(38.95%±2.24%)>SCF+IL6(37.83%±3.98%)>对照(1.63%±1.14%)。FDG标记β-半乳糖苷酶的FCM检测及PCR扩增G418RCFU-GM中NeoR基因的Sourthern-blot 印迹均得以证实,见图1、2。
(三)HGFs预激对NABMC细胞周期的改变:为探究HGFs预激显著改善RV介导的LacZ-NeoR双标志基因在NABMC中转染效率的可能机制,采用[3H]-TdR自杀和BrdU-PI双标记FCM检测HGFs预激前、后NABMC的细胞周期变化。结果表明,在4次3H-TdR自杀分离实验中,经HGFs预激后,CFU-GM的S期比例明显高于对照组,分别平均为SCF+IL3+IL6(55.45%±2.33%)>SCF+IL3(49.83%±2.73%)>IL3+IL6(45.03%±4.31%)>SCF+IL6(43.43%±2.41%)>对照(14.08%±2.24
