Construction of Antisense RNA Expression Plasmid for u-PAR and Its Transfection to Highly Invasive PC-3M Cell Subclones

摘要

To evaluate the specific inhibition of antisense u PAR on the u PAR expressions in highly invasive cell subclones and to determine its blocking function in the invasion by those cells, a cDNA fragment of u PAR obtained by RT PCR was inserted into a plasmid vector named pcDNA3 in antisense orientation. Then the antisense u PAR recombinant was transfected into highly invasive cell subclones. The u PAR expression in neo resistant cells was examined by RT PCR and immunohistochemical assay. Compared to the control cells, the content of mRNA and protein of u PAR in transfected cells decreased sharply, and the rate of inhibition was 53 % and 73 %, respectively, indicating that an antisense u PAR might have played a specific inhibitory role in its expression in the cells, which may provide a good cell model for making further investigation of the inhibitory effects of the antisense u PAR on invasion in highly invasive cell subclones of human prostate carcinoma.