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Construction of hepatitis B virus X gene expression vector in eucaryotic cells and its transfection in HL-7702 cells
Hong-Ying Chen, Nan-Hong Tang, Sheng-Jun Zhang, Zhi-Xin Chen, Xiao-Zhong Wang
Hong-Ying Chen, Sheng-Jun Zhang, Zhi-Xin Chen, Xiao-Zhong Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China
Nan-Hong Tang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China
Correspondence to: Dr. Xiao-Zhong Wang, Department of Gastroenter-ology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China. drwangxz@pub6.fz.fj.cn
Received: October 31, 2003 Revised: November 5, 2003 Accepted: December 8, 2003 Published online: March 15, 2004
AIM: To establish a human hepatocyte cell line which can express hepatitis B virus (HBV) X gene.
METHODS: HBV X gene was obtained through PCR techn-ology. After A-tailing added, X gene was connected into vector PUCmT. Vector PUCmT-X and PcDNA3 were digested with EcoRI and HindIII. The fragments of X and PcDNA3 were connected to establish reconstituted plasmid PcDNA3-X. Then PcDNA3-X and PcDNA3 were transfected into HL-7702 cells by lipid-mediated transfection. After selected with G418, HL-7702/HBx cells were analysed by the reverse transcription-PCR to confirm the steady expression of X gene in HL-7702.
RESULTS: Reconstituted plasmid PcDNA3-X included the anticipated fragment of HBV X gene was proved by auto-sequencing assay. RT-PCR analysis showed that reconstituted plasmid PcDNA3-X could express the X protein efficiently in HL-7702 cells.
CONCLUSION: Hepatocyte can express HBV X gene, which is an ideal model to study the effect of HBV X gene on the development of hepatitis and hepatocelular carcinoma.
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