Abstract: Objective To construct a nesprin-siRNA lentiviral vector(LV-siNesprin), transfect it into bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), and observe morphology changes of MSCs. Methods According to the target gene sequence of nesprin, we designed and synthesized four pairs of miRNA oligo, which were then annealed into double-strand DNA and identified by sequencing. MiRNA interference with the four kinds of plasmids (SR-1,SR-2,SR-3, and
SR-4) were transfected into rat vascular smooth muscle cells, and reverse transcriptase chain reaction(RT-PCR) and Western blotting were performed to detect the interference effects and filter out the most effective interference sequence. We used the best interference sequence carriers and pDONR221 to react together to get the entry vectors with interference sequence. Then the objective carrier pLenti6/V5-DEST expressing both entry vectors and lentiviral vectors was restructured to get lentiviral expression vector containing interference sequence (LV-siNesprin+green fluoresent protein (GFP)), which was packaged and the virus titer was determined. LV-siNesprin+GFP was transfected to MSCs, and the expression of nesprin protein(LV-siNesprin+GFP group,GFP control group and normal cell group)was detected by Western blotting. The morphology of MSCs nuclear was observed by 4’,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) stain. The proliferation of MSCs (LV-siNesprin+GFP group,GFP control group and normal group) was detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthia- zol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT) after lentivirus transfected to MSCs at 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours. Results The four pairs of miRNA oligo were confirmed by sequencing. Successful construction of LV-siNesprin was confirmed by sequencing. The best interference with miRNA plasmid selected by RT-PCR and Western blotting was SR-3. Lentiviral was packaged, and the activity of the virus titer of the concentrated suspension was 1×106 ifu/ml. After MSCs were transfected with LV-siNesprin, nesprin protein expression significantly decreased, and the nuclear morphology also changed including fusion and fragmentation. The proliferation rate of MSCs in the LV-siNesprin+GFP group was significantly slower than that of the GFP control and normal cell groups by MTT. Conclusion Nesprin protein plays an important role in stabilizing MSCs nuclear membrane, maintaining spatial structure of MSCs nuclear membrane,and facilitating MSCs proliferation.
Citation: YANG Wengang,XUE Song,LIAN Feng,WANG Yongyi,HU Zhenlei,ZHU Hongsheng.. Experiment of Nesprin Protein Influence on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2012, 19(4): 408-413. doi: Copy