[Construction of recombinant rat δNδC/VEGF-C/Cys152Ser retrovirus vector and its expression in RAW 264.7 cells].

AIM

To construct a retroviral vector containing rat δNδC/VEGFand verify its expression in RAW 264.7 cells.

METHODS

The ddVEGF-C gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from pSecTag-ddVEGF-C and cloned into pLPCX vector. After the procedure of PCR, double enzyme digestion analysis and DNA sequencing, the recombinant plasmid was transfected into packaging cells PT67 using Lipofectamine(TM); 2000, and the positive clones were collected by means of puromycin selection and detected for the viral titer. The expression of ddVEGF-C mRNA and protein in the RAW264.7 cells was determined by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively.

RESULTS

PCR and double enzyme digestion analysis demonstrated that the recombinant pLPCX-ddVEGF-C was successfully constructed by displaying two positive bands of 382 bp and 6 191 bp as expected. Viral titer was 2×10(7); CFU/mL. RT-PCR and Western blotting showed the expression of ddVEGF-C at the mRNA and protein levels in RAW 264.7 cells.

CONCLUSION

The recombinant vector pLPCX-ddVEGF-C has been successfully constructed as well as PT67 packaging cells expressing stably ddVEGF-C, which provides a potential tool for further VEGF-C related study.