A dual‐luciferase reporter system for characterization of small RNA target genes in both mammalian and insect cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongyuan Deng ◽  
Yuting Zhang ◽  
Leyao Li ◽  
Xingcheng Xie ◽  
Jinyong Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Rna ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Insect Cells ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Luciferase Reporter System

scholarly journals miR-299-3p suppresses cell progression and induces apoptosis by downregulating PAX3 in gastric cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 266-276
Author(s):  
Zhenfen Wang ◽  
Qing Liu ◽  
Ping Huang ◽  
Guohao Cai
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Western Blot ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Western Blot Assay ◽  
Normal Tissues ◽  
Cell Progression ◽  
Luciferase Reporter System ◽  
Proliferation And Invasion

Abstract Gastric cancer (GC) is ranked the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death, with an over 75% mortality rate worldwide. In recent years, miR-299-3p has been identified as a biomarker in multiple cancers, such as acute promyelocytic leukemia, thyroid cancer, and lung cancer. However, the regulatory mechanism of miR-299-3p in GC cell progression is still largely unclear. Cell viability and apoptosis tests were performed by CCK8 and flow cytometry assay, respectively. Transwell assay was recruited to examine cell invasion ability. The interaction between miR-299-3p and PAX3 was determined by the luciferase reporter system. PAX3 protein level was evaluated by western blot assay. The expression of miR-299-3p was downregulated in GC tissues and cell lines (MKN-45, AGS, and MGC-803) compared with the normal tissues and cells. Besides, overexpression of miR-299-3p significantly suppressed proliferation and invasion and promoted apoptosis in GC. Next, we clarified that PAX3 expression was regulated by miR-299-3p using a luciferase reporter system, qRT-PCR, and western blot assay. Additionally, downregulation of PAX3 repressed GC cell progression. The rescue experiments indicated that restoration of PAX3 inversed miR-299-3p-mediated inhibition on cell proliferation and invasion. miR-299-3p suppresses cell proliferation and invasion as well as induces apoptosis by regulating PAX3 expression in GC, representing desirable biomarkers for GC diagnosis and therapy.

scholarly journals A Cell-Based High-Throughput Assay for the Screening of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of p53–MDM2 Interaction

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Shuyong Zhang ◽  
Linghuan Gao ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Xin Xie
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Direct Inhibition ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Luciferase Reporter System ◽  
Novel Strategy ◽  
High Throughput Assay ◽  
Two Hybrid ◽  
Rule Out

The p53 tumor suppressor is a potent transcription factor that regulates cell growth inhibition and apoptosis. The oncoprotein MDM2 suppresses p53 activity by direct inhibition of its transcriptional activity and enhances the degradation of p53 via the ubiquitin–proteosome pathway. Overexpression of MDM2, found in many human tumors, impairs p53-mediated cell death effectively. Inhibition of the p53–MDM2 interaction can stabilize p53 and may offer a novel strategy for cancer therapy. To search for new inhibitors of the p53–MDM2 interaction, the authors developed a cell-based high-throughput assay system based on mammalian two-hybrid technology. They also used a dual-luciferase reporter system to rule out false- positive hits due to the cytotoxic effect of compounds. Using this assay, they screened a library consisting of 3840 compounds and identified one compound that activates p53 pathway and induces growth arrest in tumor cells.

scholarly journals Cyp11b1 Is Induced in the Murine Gonad by Luteinizing Hormone/Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Involved in the Production of 11-Ketotestosterone, a Major Fish Androgen: Conservation and Evolution of the Androgen Metabolic Pathway

Endocrinology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. 1786-1792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Yazawa ◽  
Miki Uesaka ◽  
Yoshihiko Inaoka ◽  
Tetsuya Mizutani ◽  
Toshio Sekiguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chorionic Gonadotropin ◽  
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin ◽  
Metabolic Pathway ◽  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Mouse Ovary ◽  
Luciferase Reporter System

We have shown previously that Cyp11b1, an 11β-hydroxylase responsible for glucocorticoid biosynthesis in the adrenal gland, was induced by cAMP in androgen-producing Leydig-like cells derived from mesenchymal stem cells. We found that Cyp11b1 was induced in male Leydig cells, or female theca cells, when human chorionic gonadotropin was administered in immature mice. Expression of Cyp11b1 in rodent gonads caused the production of 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), a major fish androgen, which induces male differentiation or spermatogenesis in fish. As in teleosts, plasma concentrations of 11-KT were elevated in human chorionic gonadotropin-treated mice. In contrast to teleosts, however, plasma concentrations of 11-KT were similar in both sexes, despite levels of testosterone, a precursor substrate, being about 20 times higher in male mice. Because expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, was much higher in the mouse ovary than in the testis, conversion of testosterone into 11-KT may occur more efficiently in the ovary. In a luciferase reporter system that was responsive to and activated by androgens, 11-KT efficiently activated mammalian androgen receptor-mediated transactivation. Our results suggest that the androgen metabolic pathway is conserved between teleosts and mammals, despite sexual dominance and reproductive functions of 11-KT being altered during evolution.

scholarly journals Characterization of the novel duplicated PRLR gene at the late-feathering K locus in Lohmann chickens

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guixian Bu ◽  
Guian Huang ◽  
Hao Fu ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Simiao Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Tissue Expression ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Physiological Processes ◽  
Spatiotemporal Expression ◽  
Membrane Spanning

A partial duplication of the prolactin (PRL) receptor gene (designated asdPRLR) has been identified at the late-feathering (LF)Klocus on chromosome Z of some chicken strains recently, implying thatdPRLRis probably a candidate gene associated with LF development in chickens. However, little is known about the structure, functionality, and spatiotemporal expression of thedPRLRgene in chickens. In this study, using 3′-RACE and RT-PCR, the full-length cDNA of thedPRLRobtained from the kidneys of male Lohmann layer chickens carrying aKallele was cloned. The cloneddPRLRis predicted to encode a membrane-spanning receptor of 683 amino acids, which is nearly identical to the original PRLR, except for its lack of a 149-amino acid C-terminal tail. Using a 5× STAT5–Luciferase reporter system and western blot analysis, we demonstrated that dPRLR expressed in HepG2 cells could be potently activated by chicken PRL and functionally coupled to the intracellular STAT5 signaling pathway, suggesting that dPRLR may function as a novel receptor for PRL. RT-PCR assays revealed that similar to the originalPRLRgene,dPRLRmRNA is widely expressed in all embryonic and adult tissues examined including the skin of male Lohmann chickens with aKallele. These findings, together with the expression ofPRLmRNA detected in the skin of embryos at embryonic day 20 and 1-week-old chicks, suggest that skin-expressed dPRLR and PRLR, together with plasma and skin-derived PRL, may be involved in the control of the LF development of chicks at hatching. Moreover, the wide tissue expression ofdPRLRimplies that dPRLR may regulate other physiological processes of chickens carrying theKallele.

The dual luciferase reporter system and RT‐qPCR strategies for screening of MicroRNA‐21 small‐molecule inhibitors

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 755-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan‐Yuan Hei ◽  
Yuan‐Xu Guo ◽  
Cong‐Shan Jiang ◽  
Si Wang ◽  
She‐Min Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecule ◽  
Small Molecule Inhibitors ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Luciferase Reporter System

P329G-CAR-J: a novel Jurkat-NFAT-based CAR-T reporter system recognizing the P329G Fc mutation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Darowski ◽  
Christian Jost ◽  
Kay Stubenrauch ◽  
Uwe Wessels ◽  
Jörg Benz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Screening Assay ◽  
Car T ◽  
Human Igg1 ◽  
Dose Dependent

Abstract Monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics are an integral part of treatment of different human diseases, and the selection of suitable antibody candidates during the discovery phase is essential. Here, we describe a novel, cellular screening approach for the identification and characterization of therapeutic antibodies suitable for conversion into T cell bispecific antibodies using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) transduced Jurkat-NFAT-luciferase reporter cells (CAR-J). For that purpose, we equipped a Jurkat-NFAT reporter cell line with a universal CAR, based on a monoclonal antibody recognizing the P329G mutation in the Fc-part of effector-silenced human IgG1-antibodies. In addition to scFv-based second generation CARs, Fab-based CARs employing the P329G-binder were generated. Using these anti-P329G-CAR-J cells together with the respective P329G-mutated IgG1-antibodies, we established a system, which facilitates the rapid testing of therapeutic antibody candidates in a flexible, high throughput setting during early stage discovery. We show that both, scFv- and Fab-based anti-P329G-CAR-J cells elicit a robust and dose-dependent luciferase signal if the respective antibody acts as an adaptor between tumor target and P329G-CAR-J cells. Importantly, we could demonstrate that functional characteristics of the antibody candidates, derived from the anti-P329G-CAR-J screening assay, are predictive for the functionality of these antibodies in the T cell bispecific antibody format.

Abstract 11113: A Novel ATF4 Dependent ER-Stress Induced Transcriptional Unit Within the CHAC1 Promoter

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca R Crawford ◽  
Eugenia T Prescott ◽  
Imran N Mungrue
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Disease ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Transcriptional Unit ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Human Cell Cultures ◽  
Genetic Perturbations ◽  
Novel Target

A systems genetics screen of transcriptome wide RNA co-expression in a population of human cell cultures can broadly define novel functional gene-gene relationships. Using this method, we predicted a role for the human gene, CHAC1, within the ER-stress pathway functionally linked to ATF4. Targeted cell culture and genetic perturbations refined a role for CHAC1 as an ER-stress gene regulated by ATF4. ATF4 siRNAs blocked induction of CHAC1 mRNA by ER-stress, and ATF4 over-expression induced CHAC1 mRNA expression. ATF4 is an important gene involved in ER-stress and apoptotic signaling, and we demonstrated the pro-apoptotic potential for CHAC1. ATF4 plays important roles in osteoblast development, metabolic disease and atherosclerosis. Herein a direct transcriptional link between ATF4 and the CHAC1 promoter by ATF4 is defined in the setting of ER-stress. We cloned the CHAC1 promoter upstream of luciferase reporter system to define functional elements by deletion analysis. A highly conserved bipartite DNA element dubbed the ATF/CRE and ACM were the major regulators of basal CHAC1 expression, induction by ER-stress agonists or ATF4 co-expression. We compared the CHAC1 promoter -luciferase reporter to well-characterized ATF4 target genes CHOP and ASNS, using parallel luciferase assays. Notably, the CHAC1 promoter-reporter was induced to the highest extent following ATF4 co-expression compared to CHOP and ASNS promoters. Using a novel Immunoblot-EMSA assay we determined binding of ATF4 and ATF3, but not CHOP to CHAC1 ATF/CRE and ACM oligos. We also used the CHip method to query binding of ATF3 and ATF4 at the CHAC1 promoter under control and ER-stress conditions. We noted significant binding of ATF3 to the CHAC1 promoter under control and ER-stress treatment. Interestingly, we noted a dramatic increase in ATF4 occupancy at the CHAC1 promoter accompanying ER-stress. The ATF4 responsive ATF/CRE and ACM of the CHAC1 promoter represent a novel target for ATF4, and may reveal important contributions to disease processes involving ATF4. These data also implicate CHAC1 as an important target gene of ATF4, which may mediate important biological effects in the setting of ER-stress, and might have implications for cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Sevoflurane Inhibits Growth and Metastasis of Cervical Cancer Through Up-Regulating miR-203 by Targeting Tumor Protein Translationally Controlled 1

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 874-883
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Shiyou Wei ◽  
Zhenkai Xu ◽  
Wen Sun ◽  
Lihua Hang
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cell Viability ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Reporter System ◽  
Cervical Cancer Cells ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Cancer Tissues

Background: Cervical cancer is a type of malignancy with high incidence and high mortality in women all over the world. Recent findings revealed the role of sevoflurane in the inhibition of development of various cancer types. This study aimed to explore whether sevoflurane could suppress cells proliferation and metastasis through adjusting miR-203 expression in cervical cancer. Methods: The effects of sevoflurane on HeLa cell viability was assessed using CCK-8 assay. miR-203 level in Hela cells was determined by qRT-PCR. In addition, cells apoptosis, migration and invasion were evaluated using flow cytometry and transwell analysis respectively after sevoflurane treatment or miR-203 expression changes. Bioinformatics software (TargetScan) was used to predict the potential target genes for miR-203 and the prediction was validated using dual-luciferase reporter system. Results: Sevoflurane effectively inhibited cell viability, metastasis and stimulated apoptosis in cervical cancer. miR-203 demonstrated a low expression in cervical cancer tissues and cells and sevoflurane significantly up-regulated miR-203 expression in cervical cancer cells. Upregulation of miR-203 significantly suppressed cell growth and metastasis and induced apoptosis, while down-regulation of miR-203 presented the opposite effects in cervical cancer cells. In addition, the inhibitory effects of sevoflurane were eliminated by down-regulating miR-203 in cervical cancer cells. In addition, TPT1 was confirmed as a target gene for miR-203. Conclusion: Sevoflurane inhibited cervical cancer cells viability and metastasis through up-regulation of miR-203 expression by targeting TPT1.

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