[A double suicide gene system driven by KDR promoter selectively kills human colon adneocarcinoma SW480 cells].
OBJECTIVE
To study the selective killing effect of adenovirus (Ad)-mediated double suicide gene system driven by the KDR promoter (KDR-CDglyTK) on human colon adneocarcinoma SW480 cells.


METHODS
KDR-expressing SW480 cells and LS174T cells that did not express KDR were infected by KDR-CDglyTK, and the infection efficiency and the expression of CDglyTK in the cells were detected by RT-PCR. The infected cells were treated with the prodrugs 5-FC and GCV at different concentrations, and the cell-killing effects and bystander effects were evaluated by MTT method. DNA content and the cell cycle changes in SW480 cells were detected by flow cytometry.


RESULTS
The expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) was observed in 95% of the infected SW480 and LS174T cells with a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 100. RT- PCR demonstrated that the product of CD/TK gene existed in SW480 cells infected by Ad- KDR- CD/TK, but not in infected LS174 cells. The infected SW480 cells exhibited high sensitivity to the prodrugs, but the infected LS174T cells did not (P<0.01). Bystander effects of the double suicide gene system were observed in the coculture of the infected and non-infected SW480 cells. At the MOI of 100, treatment of the infected cells with the prodrugs resulted in increased cell percentage in G(0)-G(1) phase and decreased percentage in S phase and the prodrug-treated cells showed an apoptotic peak in flow cytometry.


CONCLUSIONS
CDglyTK fusion gene system driven by the KDR promoter selectively kills and induces the apoptosis of the KDR-CDglyTK SW480 cells.
Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China. wzydoc@163.com
Zhao-yang
ZY
Wang
Zong-hai
ZH
Huang
Qiang
Q
Li
Xiao-jun
XJ
Yao
Jin-long
JL
Yu
Zhou
Z
Li
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D043525:Cytosine Deaminase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D041722:Genes, Transgenic, Suicide / Q000235:genetics*; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D040301:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D013937:Thymidine Kinase; D040301:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2; D043525:Cytosine Deaminase