title: Influence of expressed TRAIL on biophysical properties of the human leukemic cell line Jurkat.
abstract: The cDNA fragment of human TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand) was cloned into RevTet-On, a Tet-regulated and high-level gene expression system. The gene expression system was constructed in a human leukemic cell line: Jurkat. By using RevTet-On TRAIL gene expression system in Jurkat as a cell model, we studied the influence of TRAIL gene on the changes of cellular apoptosis before and after the TRAIL gene expression, which was induced by adding tetracycline derivative doxycycline (Dox). The results indicated that the cellular apoptosis ratio was largely dependent on the trail gene expression level. Moreover, it was found that the apoptosis-inducing TRAIL could cause significant changes in the biophysical properties of Jurkat cells. The cell surface charge density decreased, the membrane fluidity declined, the elastic coefficients K1 increased, and the proportion of a-helix in membrane protein secondary structure decreased. Thus, the apoptosis-inducing TRAIL gene caused significant changes on the biomechanic properties of Jurkat cells.
authors.affiliation: Hemorheology Center, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100083, China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Wei Juan
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Xin Juan
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao Chao
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Li De
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Zong Yi
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zong Yao
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chien
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D008560:Membrane Fluidity / Q000235:genetics; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C034811:tetracycline resistance-encoding transposon repressor protein; D004318:Doxycycline