Construction of p53 antisense RNA expression vector and its effect on colon cancer cells
- Author:
Jiang CAO
1
;
Lisong TENG
;
Shu ZHENG
;
Xinhan CAI
;
Liyi GENG
Author Information
1. 浙江医科大学
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
1998;111(4):0-0
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the antitumor effect of p53 antisense RNA and provide potential approach for p53 gene therapy.Methods A 2.1 Kb human p53 full length cDNA was inserted into a mammalian expression vector pREP9 to make a p53 antisense RNA expression vector pREP9-p53(AS). pREP9-p53(AS) was then introduced into human colon cancer cell line SW1116 (with mutated endogenous p53). MTT method and FCM analysis were performed to measure the effect of p53 antisense RNA expressed by pREP9-p53(AS) on SW1116 cell cycle progression.Results The growth rate of SW1116 cells with pREP9-p53(AS) was significantly suppressed by the expression of p53 antisense RNA compared to the control SW1116 cells and SW1116 cells with pREP9 vector alone. FCM analysis showed that SW1116 cells with pREP9-p53(AS) were arrested at G0/1 phase, whereas no significant influence could be observed on control SW1116 cells with pREP9.Conclusions p53 antisense RNA can reduce the growth rate of colon cell SW1116 by stopping cell cycle at G0/1 phase, and hence is a new and promising approach for p53 gene therapy of colon cancer.
