Construction of SOCS3 3′-UTR luciferase reporter vector and identification of its activity
(1.Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou Jiangsu 221002; 2.Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu 210029, China)
Abstract:[Abstract]Objective: To study the microRNA(miRNA) targeting to 3′untranslated region(3′UTR) of suppressors of cytokine signaling3(SOCS3) gene, a SOCS3 3′UTR luciferase reporter vector was constructed and to analyse the miRNAs regulated SOCS3 expression through detecting the luciferase activity of SOCS3 3′UTR. Methods: The 3′UTR fragment of SOCS3 gene was amplified by PCR from genomic DNA of primary astrocytes of mouse and cloned into luciferase reporter vector (pGL3Promoter), then the recombinant pGL3Promoter/SOCS3 was identified. The miRNAs targeting SOCS3 3′UTR was predicted by Target Scan5.2, RNAhybrid and FINDTAR3 softwares. Thereafter, pGL3Promoter/SOCS3 and miRNAs were cotransfected into HEK 293T cells and the luciferase activity of SOCS3 3′UTR was measured. Results: 3′UTR fragment of SOCS3 gene was successfully cloned into the pGL3Promoter reporter vector, which verified by Xba I digestion and DNA sequencing. The predicted miRNAs targeting SOCS3 3′UTR included miR203, miR291a5p, miR9, miR140 and miR130b. Compared with the control group, the luciferase activity of pGL3Promoter/SOCS3 treated with miR203, miR291a5p, or miR140 was remarkably decreased, respectively. Conclusion: The SOCS3 3′UTR luciferase reporter vector was constructed successfully, and the luciferase activity of the recombinant vector can be suppressed significantly by miR20, miR291a5p or miR140.
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刘晓梅1, 庞蓉蓉2, 赵聃2, 李妍2, 单锴2, 王迎伟2. SOCS3基因3′端非翻译区荧光素酶报告载体的构建及活性鉴定[J]. 江苏大学学报:医学版, 2012, 22(4): 307-311.
LIU Xiao-Mei-1, Pang-Rong-Rong-2, Zhao-Dan-2, Li-Yan-2, Dan-Kai-2, Wang-Ying-Wei-2. Construction of SOCS3 3′-UTR luciferase reporter vector and identification of its activity. Journal of Jiangsu University(Medicine Edition), 2012, 22(4): 307-311.