• Department of Pathobiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Ningxia Medical Uuniversity, Yinchuan 750004, China;
Yao Qing, Email: yaoqing726@163.com
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Objective  To observe the effect of shRNA interference lentivirus vector targeting rat Sirt1 gene on the expression of Sirt1 in retinal ganglion cell (RGC). Methods  Four short hairpin (sh) RNA interference sequences targeting rat Sirt1 gene were designed. The target sequences of Oligo DNA were synthesized and annealed to double strand DNA, which was subsequently connected with pGLV3 lentivirus vector to build the lentiviral vector. The positive clones were identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The lentiviral vector construct and lentiviral packaging plasmids were co-transfected into 293T cells, then the titer of lentivirus were determined. The RGC were divided into 6 groups including blank group, negative control group and si-Sirt1-1, si-Sirt1-2, si-Sirt1-3, si-Sirt1-4 groups. Real-time PCR and Western blotting were used to detect the expression of Sirt1 mRNA and protein in the RGC cells. Results  PCR and DNA sequencing analysis confirmed that the shRNA sequence was successfully inserted into the lentivirus vector. The concentrated titer of virus suspension was 8×108 TU/ml after the recombinant lentiviral vector successfully transfected and harvested in 293T cells. Comparing with NC group, the expression of Sirt1 mRNA and protein were significantly decreased in the si-Sirt1-1, si-Sirt1-2, si-Sirt1-3 and si-Sirt1-4 groups (F=27.682, 1 185.206; P=0.000, 0.000). The si-Sirt1-2 group had the strongest effect in reducing the expression of Sirt1 mRNA and protein. Conclusion  The 4 lentiviral vectors harboring RNAi targeting rat Sirt1 gene can effectively down regulate the expression of Sirt1 mRNA and protein in RGC cells.

Citation: Bai Ru, Zhou Yue, Lu Xiaohong, Cai Jinjin, Yao Qing. The effect of shRNA interference lentivirus vector targeting rat Sirt1 gene on the expression of Sirt1 in retinal ganglion cell. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2017, 33(5): 503-507. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2017.05.015 Copy

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