Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

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Transduction of eGFP Gene to Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Their Characterization

인간 배아줄기세포로의 eGFP 유전자 도입 및 특성 분석

  • Kim, Yoon-Young (Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ku, Seung-Yup (Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Yong-Bin (Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Oh, Sun-Kyung (Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Moon, Shin-Yong (Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Young-Min (Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University)
  • 김윤영 (서울대학교 의학연구원 인구의학연구소) ;
  • 구승엽 (서울대학교 의학연구원 인구의학연구소) ;
  • 박용빈 (서울대학교 의학연구원 인구의학연구소) ;
  • 오선경 (서울대학교 의학연구원 인구의학연구소) ;
  • 문신용 (서울대학교 의학연구원 인구의학연구소) ;
  • 최영민 (서울대학교 의학연구원 인구의학연구소)
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

Objective: Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can proliferate indefinitely and differentiate into all kinds of cell types in vitro. Therefore, hESCs can be used as a cell source for cell-based therapy. Transduction of foreign genes to hESCs could be useful for tracing differentiation processes of hESCs and elucidation of gene function. Thus, we tried to introduce enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) gene to hESCs, XX and XY cell lines in this study. Methods: Lentivirus containing eGFP was packaged in 293T cells and applied to hESCs to transduce eGFP. Expression of transduced eGFP was evaluated under the fluorescence microscope and eGFP positive population was analyzed by FACS. Expression of undifferentiation state markers such as Oct4, Nanog, SSEA4 and Tra-1-81 was examined by RT-PCR and/or immunofluorescence in eGFP-hESCs after transduction. In addition, the ability of eGFP-hESCs to form embryoid bodies (EBs) was tested. Results: eGFP was successfully transduced to hESCs by lentivirus. eGFP expression was stably maintained up to more than 40 passages. eGFP-hESCs retained expression patterns of undifferentiation state markers after transduction. Interestingly, disappearance of transduced eGFP was notably observed during spontaneous differentiation of eGFP-hESCs. Conclusion: We established eGFP expressing hESC lines using lentivirus and showed the maintenance of undifferentiation characteristics of these eGFP-hESCs. This reporter-containing hESCs could be useful for tracing the processes of differentiation of hESCs and other studies.

목 적: 인간 배아줄기세포 (human embryonic stem cells; hESCs)는 체외에서 오랫동안 증식할 수 있으며, 모든 종류의 세포로 분화할 수 있는 능력을 가진 세포이다. 그러므로, 인간 배아줄기세포는 세포치료의 세포공급원의 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대를 모으고 있다. 인간 배아줄기세포로의 외래 유전자의 도입은 분화경로 규명 및 특정 유전자의 기능 규명 등에 효과적으로 이용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 렌티 바이러스를 이용하여 eGFP 유전자를 XY와 XX 핵형을 가진 인간 배아줄기세포주에 도입하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 렌티 바이러스를 이용하여 eGFP 유전자를 인간 배아줄기세포에 도입하였다. 도입된 eGFP의 발현은 형광현미경을 이용하여 확인하였으며, 유세포 분석을 통하여 eGFP 발현세포의 비율을 분석하였다. 또한, eGFP가 도입된 인간 배아줄기세포에서 표지인자인 Oct4, SSEA4 및 Tra-1-81의 발현을 확인하였으며, 배아체의 형성 여부를 확인하여 특성분석을 수행하였다. 결 과: eGFP는 인간 배아줄기세포로 성공적으로 도입되었다. eGFP의 발현은 40 계대 이상 안정적으로 지속되었다. eGFP를 발현하는 인간 배아줄기세포는 eGFP 도입 후에도, 배아줄기세포의 특성을 유지하고 있음이 확인되었다. 또한, 자연적 분화 동안 발현이 감소하는 현상이 관찰되었다. 결 론: 본 연구에서는 렌티 바이러스를 이용하여 eGFP가 도입된 인간 배아줄기세포주를 확립하였으며, 그 특성이 유지되고 있음을 확인하였다. 표지 유전자가 도입된 인간 배아줄기세포주는 분화 및 다른 연구에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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