Establishment of the cell line, HeLa-CD14, transfected with the human CD14 gene

  • Authors:
    • Bo-Tao Ning
    • Yong-Min Tang
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  • Published online on: January 9, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2012.557
  • Pages: 871-874
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Abstract

CD14 is the pivotal molecule in the diagnosis and therapy of CD14‑associated diseases, and is important in bacteremia. The HeLa cell line is regarded as immortal due to its prolific character. The HeLa cell line is derived from human cervical cancer cells and has been widely used in cancer research and gene transfection. In the present study, we established the expression plasmid pcDNA3.1(+)‑CD14, and transfected it into the human cervical cancer cell line HeLa to establish a stable cell line (HeLa‑CD14) expressing human CD14 antigen on the membrane. After the human CD14 gene was cloned and sequenced through RT-PCR and T-A cloning techniques, the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1(+)-CD14 was constructed by cleaving with double restriction endonucleases and ligating with T4 ligase. HeLa cells were transfected with the pcDNA3.1(+)-CD14 recombinant plasmid using Superfect transfection reagent. The cells were selected using G418 and the expression of human CD14 on the transfectant was confirmed by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The expression of CD14 mRNA was significantly different between the blank pcDNA3.1(+)-transfected cell group and the pcDNA3.1(+)-CD14-transfected cell group (p<0.01). The fluorescence was significantly stronger on the established stable cell line than on the transiently transfected HeLa cells, and no visible fluorescence was observed in blank pcDNA3.1(+)-transfected cells. In this study, the human CD14 transfectant, stable cell line HeLa‑CD14, was successfully established, which may be used to study CD14 and cervical cancer in vitro and in vivo.

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Ning B and Tang Y: Establishment of the cell line, HeLa-CD14, transfected with the human CD14 gene. Oncol Lett 3: 871-874, 2012.
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Ning, B., & Tang, Y. (2012). Establishment of the cell line, HeLa-CD14, transfected with the human CD14 gene. Oncology Letters, 3, 871-874. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2012.557
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Ning, B., Tang, Y."Establishment of the cell line, HeLa-CD14, transfected with the human CD14 gene". Oncology Letters 3.4 (2012): 871-874.
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Ning, B., Tang, Y."Establishment of the cell line, HeLa-CD14, transfected with the human CD14 gene". Oncology Letters 3, no. 4 (2012): 871-874. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2012.557