Construction of the Eukaryotic Expression Vector with EGFP and hVE GF121 Gene and its Expression in Rat Mesenchymal Stem Cells

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2005-01-11
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ObjectivesToconstructarecombinantplasmidcarryingenhancedgreenfluorescentprotein(EGFP)andhumanvascularendothelialgrowthfactor(VEGF)121geneanddetectitsexpressioninratmesenchymalstemcells(MSCs).MethodsHumanVEGF121cDNAwasamplifiedwithpolymerasechainreaction(PCR)frompCD/hVEGF121andwasinsertedintotheeukaryoticexpressionvectorpEGFPC1.AfterbeingidentifiedwithPCR,doubleenzymedigestionandDNAsequencing.TherecombinantplasmidpEGFP/hVEGF121wastransferredintoratMSCswithlipofectamine.TheexpressionofEGFP/VEGF121fusionproteinweredetectedwithfluorescencemicroscopeandimmunocytochemicalstainingrespectively.ResultsTherecombinantplasmidwasconfirmedwithPCR,doubleenzymedigestionandDNAsequencing.ThefluorescencemicroscopeandimmunocytochemicalstainingresultsshowedthattheEGFPandVEGF121proteinwereexpressedinMSCs48haftertransfection.ConclusionsTherecombinantplasmidcarryingEGFPandhumanVEGFwassuccessfullyconstructedandexpressedpositivelyinratMSCs.ItoffersapromisetoolforfurtherresearchondifferentiationofMSCsandVEGFgenetherapyforischemialcardiovasculardisease.