title: [Construction of eukaryotic expression vector of siRNA specific to bcr/abl fusion gene].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To construct eukaryotic expression vector of siRNA specific to bcr/abl and to initially investigate the effect of recombinant plasmid on bcr/abl and P210 protein expression in K562 cells.
  
  
  METHODS
  siRNA (small interfering RNA) was designed according to the Tuschl's principle of RNAi-based medicine, and was converted into cDNA coding expression of shRNA (small hairpin RNAs)of siRNA for bcr/abl fusion gene. The cDNA was synthesized and inserted into plasmid pTER. The pTER117 and pTER363 of recombinant plasmid being eukaryotic expression vector was controlled by the H1 promoter of RNA polymerase III, identified by the restriction map and the sequence analysis, and transfected into K562 cells by Lipofectamine. Expression of bcr/abl mRNA was assayed by RT-PCR; expression of P210 protein was detected by immunohistochemistry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pTER117 and pTER363 of recombinant plasmid identified by the restriction map and the sequence analysis completely coincided with the designs. 24 hours after transfection in K562 cells, the recombinant plasmid could down regulate the expression of the bcr/abl mRNA and bcr/abl protein(P210) in K562 cells.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The siRNA eukaryotic expression vector against bcr/abl mRNA has been successfully conctructed, and it effectively inhibits the expression of bcr/abl in K562 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Ya-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wen-tong
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Yu-hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Xiao-xi
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yu-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl