[Using Hsp70 promoter to regulate target gene expression in tumor].
OBJECTIVE: To regulate gene expression in the desired tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: Heat inducible green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression plasmid and adenovirus were built by using different sizes of 5' end regulating sequence from human heat shock protein (Hsp) gene as promoter and GFP cDNA as report gene. GFP expression turned on by heating was observed in the cultured cells and the tumor grown in the dorsal skin window chamber. RESULTS: A 400 bp of Hsp gene 5' end regulating sequence can be activated by heating and it can drive report gene expression effectively both in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSIONS: Heating can selectively induce gene expression in the targeted tumor. It provides an useful tool for cancer gene therapy because it possibly maximizes tumor cell killing and minimizes normal tissue damage.
Duke Scholars
Published In
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Rats
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Pathology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental
- Hot Temperature
- HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Genes, Reporter
- Gene Expression Regulation
Citation
Published In
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Rats
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Pathology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental
- Hot Temperature
- HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Genes, Reporter
- Gene Expression Regulation