Cotransfection of TrkA and p75^(NTR) in neuroblastoma cell line (IMR-32) promotes differentiation and apoptosis of tumor cells  

作　　者：陈杰 折晓宁 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pathology,Peking Union Medical College Hospital,Beijing 100730,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2003年第6期906-912,共7页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for outstanding young scientist(No.39625012)and the National Education Committee for Transcentury Outstanding Young People.

摘　　要：Objective To assess the effects of both TrkA and p75NTR on nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced differentiation of neuroblastoma cells.Methods Retroviral vectors were constructed to express the high affinity NGF receptor (TrkA) and low affinity NGF receptor (p75NTR). Neuroblastoma cell line IMR-32 was transfected by the vectors expressing either TrkA or p75NTR or both by using lipofectmine?reagent separately or cotransfected at the same time. Southern blot, Northern blot, RT-PCR and flow cytometry were used to determine the success of the transfection. MTT technique was to monitor the cell proliferation. Colony formation in soft agar and tumor forming assay in nude mice were used to test the biological characteristics of the tumor cells. Terminal-deoxynucleotidytransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay was used to test the apoptosis of the tumor cells.Results Stable transformant cell lines expressing TrkA, p75NTR or both genes were established. Studies on these transformant cell lines have shown different NGF responses. The pTSNTR transfection only resulted in the mild differentiation response, and transfection of TrkA gene caused remarkable neurite extension, up-regulation of neurofilament and decreased expression of N-myc oncogene after NGF treatment. The cotransfection of the two genes into this cell line resulted in the more rapid and more apparent morphological changes than single TrkA transfected cells after NGF treatment. The cotransfected cells underwent apoptosis after withdrawal of NGF.Conclusions The results indicate that coexpression of both low- and high-affinity NGF receptors are not only more efficient in restoration of NGF-induced differentiation pathway, but also be able to activate the pro-apoptotic activity of low-affinity NGF receptor and make the tumor cells become NGF-dependent and irreversibly differentiated.Objective To assess the effects of both TrkA and p75NTR on nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced differentiation of neuroblastoma cells.Methods Retroviral vectors were constructed to express the high affinity NGF receptor (TrkA) and low affinity NGF receptor (p75NTR). Neuroblastoma cell line IMR-32 was transfected by the vectors expressing either TrkA or p75NTR or both by using lipofectmine?reagent separately or cotransfected at the same time. Southern blot, Northern blot, RT-PCR and flow cytometry were used to determine the success of the transfection. MTT technique was to monitor the cell proliferation. Colony formation in soft agar and tumor forming assay in nude mice were used to test the biological characteristics of the tumor cells. Terminal-deoxynucleotidytransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay was used to test the apoptosis of the tumor cells.Results Stable transformant cell lines expressing TrkA, p75NTR or both genes were established. Studies on these transformant cell lines have shown different NGF responses. The pTSNTR transfection only resulted in the mild differentiation response, and transfection of TrkA gene caused remarkable neurite extension, up-regulation of neurofilament and decreased expression of N-myc oncogene after NGF treatment. The cotransfection of the two genes into this cell line resulted in the more rapid and more apparent morphological changes than single TrkA transfected cells after NGF treatment. The cotransfected cells underwent apoptosis after withdrawal of NGF.Conclusions The results indicate that coexpression of both low- and high-affinity NGF receptors are not only more efficient in restoration of NGF-induced differentiation pathway, but also be able to activate the pro-apoptotic activity of low-affinity NGF receptor and make the tumor cells become NGF-dependent and irreversibly differentiated.

关 键 词：TRKA P75NTR COTRANSFECTION NEUROBLASTOMA 

分 类 号：R739.4[医药卫生—肿瘤]