期刊
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
卷 49, 期 1, 页码 1-7出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06693-3
关键词
PTM; Point mutation; Knockdown; pGIPZ vector; Stable expression
资金
- National Science Foundation of China [31701178, 31970670, 32170736, 31771498, 92057104, 32000528, 32000492]
- Collaborative Innovation Program of Hefei Science Center [CAS 2019HSC-CIP011]
- New Concept Medical Research Fund of USTC
- Open Projects of Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale [KF2020009]
- CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
In order to study the functional role of post-translational modifications (PTMs), a one-plasmid system was developed to simultaneously express shRNA and mutant protein, overcoming the technical challenges of time and labor-consuming methods. This system successfully replaced endogenous proteins with point mutations for investigating the role of PTMs in cancer cells, particularly focusing on the phosphorylation of LDHB serine 162 in in vitro and in vivo assays.
Background Post-translational modification (PTM) is one of the major regulatory mechanism for protein activities. To understand the function of PTMs, mutants that prevent or mimic the modification are frequently utilized. The endogenous proteins are usually depleted while the point mutations are expressed. A common strategy to accomplish these tasks includes two-steps: First, a cell line stably expressing shRNA for protein depletion is generated, then an RNAi-resistance construct is introduced to express mutant. However, these steps are time- and labor-consuming. More importantly, shRNA and mutant protein are frequently expressed in different cells at different time, which significantly disturbs the conclusions. Methods To overcome these technical problems, we developed a lentiviral based one-plasmid system that allowed concurrent expression of shRNA and mutant protein. The puromycin-resistant gene was inserted for the selection of stable-expression cells. Results Using this plasmid, we efficiently replaced the endogenous proteins with comparable levels of exogenous proteins for LDHB and PKM2, two glycolytic enzymes regulated by PTM in cancer cells. The system was also successfully exploited in evaluating the role of phosphorylation of LDHB serine 162 in multiple in vitro and in vivo assays. Conclusion Thus, we have developed an efficient one-plasmid system to replace endogenous protein with point mutations for the functional study of PTM.
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