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目的 构建人泛素连接酶Cbl-b基因短发卡RNA(shRNA)重组慢病毒载体,探讨其对人黑素瘤A375细胞生物学行为的影响.方法 设计并合成3条沉默Cbl-b基因的特异性shRNA及1条阴性对照shRNA,构建慢病毒载体.将A375细胞分成5组,即分别用3条特异性shRNA转染的CBLB-shRNA-1组、CBLB-shRNA-2组、CBLB-shRNA-3组,阴性对照组(阴性对照shRNA转染),空白对照组(转染空载体).应用实时荧光定量PCR和Western印迹检测转染后72 h各组A375细胞沉默效率;CCK8法检测转染后24、48、72及96 h细胞增殖能力;流式细胞仪检测转染后72 h细胞凋亡情况、细胞周期,Transwell法检测转染后72 h细胞侵袭能力.结果 成功构建3条Cbl-b shRNA慢病毒载体,Western印迹示CBLB-shRNA-3蛋白沉默效率最高.CCK8检测表明,CBLB-shRNA-3组A375细胞增殖能力在转染后72 h和96 h较阴性对照组、空白对照组明显降低(均P<0.01).流式细胞仪检测示,CBLB-shRNA-3组凋亡率[(22.73±6.58)%]明显高于阴性对照组[(6.08±1.35)%]和空白对照组[(6.34±1.07)%,均P<0.01].CBLB-shRNA-3组G1期细胞比例明显高于阴性对照组和空白对照组(P< 0.01),而S期细胞比例明显低于阴性对照组和空白对照组(P<0.01).Transwell检测示,阴性对照组、空白对照组和CBLB-shRNA-3组转染后72 h时穿膜细胞数分别为76.60±1.82、73.20±3.83、19.60±1.14,差异有统计学意义(F=794.50,P<0.01).结论 成功构建能高效沉默Cbl-b蛋白的CBLB-shRNA-3重组shRNA慢病毒载体,其可促进A375细胞凋亡,抑制A375细胞增殖、细胞周期进程和侵袭能力.%Objective To construct a recombinant lentiviral vector carrying the casitas B-lineage lymphoma (Cbl)-b short hairpin RNA (shRNA),and to evaluate its effect on the biological behavior of A375 melanoma cells in vitro.Methods Three specific shRNAs targeting Cbl-b gene and a negative control shRNA were designed and synthesized,and recombinant lentiviral vectors were constructed.A375 cells were divided into 5 groups to be transfected with 3 kinds of lentiviral vector expressing Cbl-b genespecific shRNAs (CBLB-shRNA-1 group,CBLB-shRNA-2 group and CBLB-shRNA-3 group),a lentiviral vector containing negative control shRNA (negative control group),and an empty vector (blank control group).Real-time fluorescence-based quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis were performed to determine the silencing efficiency at 72 hours after transfection.Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8)assay was conducted to evaluate cellular proliferative activity at 24,48,72 and 96 hours after transfection,flow cytometry to detect cell apoptosis and cell cycle at 72 hours after transfection,and Transwell invasion assay to assess cellular invasive activity at 72 hours after transfection.Results Three recombinant lentiviral vectors containing Cbl-b shRNA were constructed successfully.As Western blot analysis revealed,the CBLB-shRNA-3 showed the highest silencing efficiency.CCK-8 assay indicated that the proliferative activity of A375 cells was significantly lower in the CBLB-shRNA-3 group than in the negative control group and blank control group at 72 and 96 hours after transfection(all P < 0.01).Flow cytometry showed that the apoptosis rate of A375 cells was significantly higher in the CBLB-shRNA-3 group (22.73% ± 6.58%) than in the negative control group (6.08% ± 1.35%,P < 0.01) and blank control group (6.34% ± 1.07%,P < 0.01).The CBLB-shRNA-3 group showed a significantly higher proportion of A375 cells at G1 phase,but a significantly lower proportion of A375 cells at S phase compared with the negative control group and blank control group(all P < 0.01).Transwell assay showed that there were significant differences in the number of A375 cells crossing the artificial basement membrane (matrigel) at 72 hours after transfection among the negative control group,blank control group and CBLB-shRNA-3 group (76.60 ± 1.82,73.20 ± 3.83,19.60 ± 1.14,respectively;F =794.50,P < 0.01).Conclusions A recombinant CBLB-shRNA-3-expressing lentiviral vector which can efficiently silence Cbl-b gene has been successfully constructed.It can inhibit the proliferation,cell cycle progression and invasive activity of A375 cells,but promote the apoptosis of A375 cells.