[Construction of adenovirus carrying dual-target shRNA for Oct-4 and Survivin and its inhibitory effect on human hepatocellular carcinoma cells]

Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao. 2012 May;28(5):623-31.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The transcriptional factor Oct-4 and Survivin are the key regulatory factors in cancer cell proliferation and mitosis. A dual cancer-specific shRNA adenovirus vector, Ad5-Dual-shRNA, targeting Oct-4 and Survivin genes was constructed by molecular cloning and recombination. After cells were infected with virus, hepatocellular carcinoma cell line EHBH-H1 was used for detecting the expression of Oct-4 and Survivin proteins by Western blotting. The viral cytotoxic effect on cancer cells was detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay in vitro, and the inhibition effect on tumor xenografts was observed in nude mice. The results showed that the expression of Oct-4 and Survivin in cancer cell line EHBH-H1 could be silenced markedly by Ad5-Dual-shRNA. In MTT and animal experiments, Ad5-Dual-shRNA also represented much stronger anti-tumor effect on tumor growth than Ad5-Surv-shRNA and Ad5-Oct4-shRNA. From this research we can draw a conclusion that the cancer-specific adenovirus vector expressing dual-shRNA targeting Oct-4 and Survivin genes may provide us a more effective, specific and convenient gene therapy method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / genetics
  • Adenoviridae / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / therapy
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Genetic Therapy
  • Genetic Vectors / genetics
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / genetics*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / biosynthesis
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / genetics*
  • RNA, Small Interfering / genetics*
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Survivin
  • Transfection

Substances

  • BIRC5 protein, human
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3
  • POU5F1 protein, human
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Survivin