摘要
目的:构建表达脂肪与肥胖相关(fat mass and obesity associated,FTO)基因的重组质粒,并检测其对小鼠肾小球系膜细胞(mice mesangial cell,MMC)N6-甲基腺嘌呤(m6A)修饰及增殖能力的影响。方法:PCR法扩增FTO基因片段,并将其插入表达载体pCMV-MCS-EGFP质粒中以构建重组质粒pCMV-FTO。将目的质粒pCMV-FTO及对照质粒pCMV分别转染MMC,采用qRT-PCR法检测FTO mRNA表达水平,蛋白质印迹法检测细胞FTO蛋白和相关增殖标志物的表达,CCK8法检测细胞增殖,m6A RNA甲基化定量试剂盒检测m6A含量。结果:菌落PCR鉴定以及测序结果证实重组质粒pCMV-FTO构建成功。RT-qPCR及蛋白印迹结果显示转染目的质粒pCMV-FTO后FTO表达明显增加。过表达FTO后,m6A含量、细胞增殖水平及细胞周期蛋白D1(Cyclin D1)、增殖细胞核抗原(proliferating cell nuclear antigen,PCNA)蛋白水平均显著下降。结论:FTO可以降低MMC中m6A修饰水平及抑制细胞增殖。
Objective:This study aims to construct a recombinant plasmid expressing fat mass and obesity associated(FTO)gene and to detect its effects on m6 A modification and proliferation of mouse mesangial cells(MMCs). Methods:The FTO gene fragment was amplified by PCR and inserted into the expression vector pCMV-MCS-EGFP plasmid to construct the recombinant plasmid pCMVFTO. The target plasmid pCMV-FTO and the control plasmid pCMV were transfected into MMCs,respectively,and the mRNA expression of FTO was measured with real-time quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR). The total protein was extracted,and FTO,EGFP,proliferation markers of Cyclin D1 and PCNA were detected by Western blotting. The proliferation of MMCs were studied with CCK8 method. The m6 A content was measured using the m6 A RNA methylation quantification kit. Results:Colony PCR identification and sequencing confirmed that the recombinant plasmid pCMV-FTO was successfully constructed. The results showed that the mRNA and protein level of FTO was significantly increased after transfection of the target plasmid pCMV-FTO. After overexpression of FTO,m6 A content,the proliferation of MMCs and Cyclin D1,PCNA protein levels decreased significantly. Conclusion:FTO can reduce the level of m6 A modification and inhibit cell proliferation in MMCs.
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