title: [Construction and expression of PRL-3 plasmid with C104S point mutation and CAAX deletion].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To construct PRL-3 gene C104S point mutation and CAAX deletion mutants: pcDNA3-myc-PRL-3 (C104S), pEGFP-PRL-3 (C104S), pcDNA3-myc-PRL-3 (DeltaCAAX) and pEGFP-PRL-3 (DeltaCAAX), and express these plasmids in eukaryotic cells.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recombinant plasmids were mutated with pcDNA3-myc-PRL-3 plasmid as template and specific primers. Mutants were identified by restriction enzyme digestion and DNA sequencing. Then these recombinant plasmids were transfected into LoVo cells. The expression of fusion proteins were detected by western blotting and the localization of fusion proteins were examined by GPF fluorescence labelling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mutants were successfully constructed and expressed in eukaryotic cells. PRL-3 (DeltaCAAX) relocates from plasma membrane/early endosome to the cytoplasm and/or nucleus, which provides a structural insight of PRL-3 protein.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Construction of eukaryotic expression recombinant plasmids of PRL-3 gene C104S point mutation and CAAX deletion mutants provide a useful tool for the study of PRL-3's role in cancer.
authors.affiliation: Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research of Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China.
authors.forename: Wei-jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-fang
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Li-ke
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Cheng-chao
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Shou
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D017354:Point Mutation; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: C489427:MYC protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C484730:PTP4A3 protein, human; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases