Construction of a Bcl-2-shRNA expression vector and its effect on the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in SW982 cells

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    • Weidong Zhang
    • Xinjie Xue
    • Teng Fu
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  • Published online on: September 27, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2017.3156
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Abstract

Apoptosis is considered to serve an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. The aim of the present study was to construct Bcl-2-short hairpin (sh)RNA expression vectors and transfect them into human synovial sarcoma SW982 cells, in order to screen for an effective interference sequence and analyze the effects of this interference on the expression levels of Bcl-2 and other molecules associated with the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. Three different shRNAs (Bcl-2-sh1, 2 and 3) were designed according to the human Bcl-2 mRNA target sequence and were transformed into competent DH5α Escherichia coli cells following the construction of an expression vector, which was then transfected into SW982 cells. SW982 cells were grouped into a control group (transfected with a negative control shRNA), and Bcl-2-sh1, Bcl-2-sh2 and Bcl-2-sh3 groups (transfected with Bcl-2-sh1, 2 and 3, respectively). The expression levels of Bcl-2 mRNA were detected using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Bcl-2-sh1 was identified as the most effective shRNA sequence for interference, and was used for subsequent experiments. The mRNA and protein expression levels of Bcl-2, Bax, CytC and Caspase-3 were detected in SW982 cells by RT-qPCR and western blotting at various time-points (48 and 72 h) following transfection with Bcl-2-sh1, in order to observe the effectiveness of this interference. Compared with the control group, the expression levels of Bcl-2 were decreased, while those of Bax, CytC and Caspase-3 were increased in Bcl-2-sh1-transfected cells (P<0.01). The interference effect was greater at 48 h than at 72 h. In summary, an effective shRNA sequence (Bcl-2-sh1) targeting the Bcl-2 gene was identified from three candidates, and was demonstrated to significantly interfere with the expression of Bcl-2, Bax, CytC and Caspase-3 when transfected into SW982 cells. The interference effect of Bcl-2-sh1 was more pronounced at 48 h than at 72 h post-transfection.

Introduction

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by chronic progressive arthropathy (1,2). Apoptosis is considered to serve an important role in the pathogenesis of RA; in particular, there is a lack of apoptosis in synovial cells and an excess of apoptosis in cartilage cells (3,4). The mitochondrial signaling pathway is a common apoptotic pathway, in which the Bcl-2 family members function as pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic signal transduction factors. When apoptotic activation signals are received, Bax oligomerizes, escaping inhibition by Bcl-2, and is inserted into the mitochondrial membrane; the subsequent changes facilitate the release of CytC into the cytosol, where it interacts with the activating factor Apaf-1 to form a multimeric complex. Caspase-9 recruitment initiates the caspase cascade, which involves the activation of downstream Caspase-3 and eventually results in apoptosis (Fig. 1) (57).

As Bcl-2 is the initiating factor of the mitochondrial pathway, and its transcripts have been found to be highly expressed in the synovial tissues and cells of patients with RA (8), the present study aimed to design and synthesize human Bcl-2-short hairpin (sh)RNA expression vectors and assess their effects. The vectors were transformed into competent DH5α Escherichia coli (a genetically engineered Escherichia coli) cells, and then transfected into the human synovial sarcoma cell line SW982 for screening of an effective interference sequence. The expression levels of molecules associated with the mitochondrial pathway were then detected. The present study provides a theoretical and experimental basis for a potential molecular targeting treatment for RA.

Materials and methods

Materials

Type I collagenase, Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM)/F12 (glucose-free) and trypsin were purchased from Corning Inc. (Corning, NY, USA). DNA endonuclease enzymes (XhoI and MluI) were purchased from Shanghai Yu Bo Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Lipofectamine 2000, First Strand cDNA Synthesis kit, Plasmid Extraction kit, Cell Total RNA Extraction kit, 2X SG Fast qPCR Master Mix and fetal bovine serum (FBS) were purchased from Bio Basic Inc. (Amherst, NY, USA). Human synovial sarcoma SW982 cells were purchased from Bohu Biotechnology Co. (Shanghai, China). Cells between passages 3 and 5 (P3–P5) were used in experiments.

Experiments were carried out in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the Bioengineering Biotechnology Company of Shanghai (Shanghai, China) between September and December 2016.

Design and synthesis of Bcl-2-shRNA

Using bioinformatics methods (9,10), the complete sequence of Bcl-2 mRNA (serial number: NM_000633.2) was acquired from GenBank, three sequences were designed for the target gene, and the corresponding sense and antisense oligonucleotides were designed and synthesized (Table I).

Table I

The sequences of Bcl-2 pre-short hairpin RNA.

Table I

The sequences of Bcl-2 pre-short hairpin RNA.

Oligo nameSingle stranded oligonucleotide sequence (5′-3′)
Bcl-2 I-F CACCCGGGAGATAGTGATGAAGTTTCAAGAGAACTTCATCACTATCTCCCGTTTTTTG
Bcl-2 I-R AGCTCAAAAAACGGGAGATAGTGATGAAGTTCTCTTGAAACTTCATCACTATCTCCCG
Bcl-2 II-F CACCTGGATGTTCTGTGCCTGTA TTCAAGAGATACAGGCACAGAACATCCATTTTTTG
Bcl-2 II-R AGCTCAAAAAATGGATGTTCTGTGCCTGTATCTCTTGAATACAGGCACAGAACATCCA
Bcl-2 III-F CACCTGTCTTTTGTTGTTGTTCATTCAAGAGATGAACAACAACAAAAGACATTTTTTG
Bcl-2 III-R AGCTCAAAAAATGTCTTTTGTTGTTGTTCATCTCTTGAATGAACAACAACAAAAGACA
Construction of Bcl-2-shRNA interference vector

According to the instructions of the plasmid construction kit (DNA Blunting kit; Takara Bio, Inc., Shiga, Japan; cat. no. 6025), three pairs of shRNAs and a negative control oligonucleotide strand (each 5 µl) were respectively heated (95°C) for 5 min in the annealing buffer, and cooled for 20 min at room temperature. Following the formation of double chains, the oligonucleotides were ligated into the pHAV3.1-shRNA-tGFP vector by T4 DNA ligase. Subsequently, this mixture (10 µl) was added to 200 µl competent DH5α E. coli cells (Beijing World Gold Biotech Co., Ltd., Beijing, China) for the transformation step, in which the system was incubated on ice for 30 min, then heat-shocked at 42°C for 45 sec. Subsequently, lysogeny broth (LB) plates with ampicillin were coated with the E. coli, and the cells were cultured overnight at 37°C. Finally, positive clones were selected for the extraction of the DNA plasmids. The positive strains were cultured overnight in LB liquid culture medium, and the plasmids were extracted using the Plasmid Extraction kit, and then, using a double DNA endonuclease (XhoI and MluI) digestion for identification, the plasmids were sent to Invitrogen (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) to be sequenced.

Culture and passage of SW982 cells

The SW982 cells were cultured in DMEM-F12 containing 2.5% FBS and 5% horse serum, and were placed in an incubator at a temperature of 37°C with saturated humidity and 5% CO2. After the cells had grown to 80% confluence, they were transferred into a maintenance culture medium (DMEM/F12, 100 nmol/l dexa-methasone and 100 nmol/l insulin) for 8 days. The day after this, the medium was replaced and the cells were stained with Oil Red O.

Transfection of SW982 cells with the shRNA expression plasmid

In serum-free DMEM-F12 medium, SW982 cells were transfected with the Bcl-2 shRNAs and negative control plasmids using Lipofectamine 2000. SW982 cells were grouped into a control group (transfected with a negative control shRNA), and Bcl-2-sh1, Bcl-2-sh2 and Bcl-2-sh3 groups (transfected with Bcl-2-sh1, 2 and 3, respectively). Following transfection for 6 h, the culture medium was replaced by DMEM-F12 medium containing 10% FBS and the cells were cultured for a further 48–72 h. The number, intensity and distribution of successfully transfected cells, identified by their expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP), were observed by fluorescence microscopy at different time-points. If the fluorescence intensity was uniform and bright, the transfection efficiency was deemed to be high and the total RNA of the cells was extracted.

Screening for effective interference sequence by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR)

Total RNA was extracted from the cultured cells using the UNlQ-10 Column TRIzol Total RNA Isolation kit (Sangon Biotech Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China; cat. no. B511321) and was quantified by UV spectrophotometry (260 nm; NanoDrop ND-100; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA). RT was performed with the First Strand cDNA Synthesis kit (Sangon Biotech) and the resultant cDNA was used as the template for qPCR using a Prism 9700 StepOne™ Real-Time PCR system (Eastwin Life Sciences, Inc., Beijing, China). The primers were synthesized by Sangon Biotech. The thermal cycling conditions were as follows: 1 cycle of 95°C for 10 min; and 40 cycles of 95°C for 5 sec and 60°C for 30 sec. The 2−ΔΔCt method was used to calculate the transcript expression levels relative to those of β-actin, which served as an internal control (11). The sequence with the highest interference efficiency was selected according to the results of the quantitative detection of Bcl-2 mRNA.

Quantitative measurement of mitochondrial pathway gene expression levels

shRNA transfection, total RNA extraction and RT-qPCR were performed as described above. The primers used for gene-specific amplification are listed in Table II.

Table II

Gene-specific primers used.

Table II

Gene-specific primers used.

GeneGenBank IDPrimer sequence (5′-3′)
ForwardReverse
Bcl-2NM_000633.2 TTGCCAGCCGGAACCTATG CGAAGGCGACCAGCAATGATA
BaxNM_001291428.1 CCCGAGAGGTCTTTTTCCGAG CCAGCCCATGATGGTTCTGAT
CytCNM_018947.5 TTTGGTTGCACTTACACCGG GGACGTCCCCACTCTCTAAG
Caspase-3NM_004346.3 CATGGAAGCGAATCAATGGACT CTGTACCAGACCGAGATGTCA
β-actinNM_001101.3 CATCCGCAAAGACCTGTACG CCTGCTTGCTGATCCACATC
Quantitative measurement of mitochondrial pathway protein expression levels using western blotting

Total protein was isolated from the Bcl-2-sh1- and negative control-transfected cells using RIPA lysis buffer (Beyotime Biotech Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China) and subjected to western blot analysis. The protein concentration was determined by BCA assay (BCA assay kit; Beyotime Biotech). The total protein samples (40 µg) were resolved by 15% SDS-PAGE and electro-transferred onto nitrocellulose membranes. Non-specific binding sites were blocked by incubating the membranes at room temperature with 5X TBS with 10% BSA. Subsequently, the membranes were probed for mitochondrial pathway proteins through incubation with primary antibodies (all diluted 1:1,000; anti-Bcl-2, ab47489; anti-Bax, ab54829; anti-CytC, ab90529; anti-caspase-3, ab59388; and anti-tubulin, ab6046; all from Abcam, Cambridge, UK) for 60 min at 37°C, followed by incubation with the appropriate secondary antibodies (horseradish peroxidase-labeled goat anti-rabbit IgG; Sangon Biotech) for 60 min at 37°C. Immunoreactivity was detected by the enhanced chemiluminescence method using an ECL kit (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, Haimen, China). Data were obtained from at least three individual experiments performed in triplicate, and the expression levels of the mitochondrial pathway proteins were normalized to those of tubulin.

Statistical analysis

Statistical analyses were performed with the SPSS software (version 18.0; SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation, and inter-group differences were evaluated with a Student's t-test. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Construction and identification of Bcl-2 shRNA expression plasmid

Bcl-2-shRNA expression plasmids 1, 2 and 3, which were identified by double enzyme digestion and 1% agarose gel electrophoresis, were synthesized successfully (Fig. 2). The shRNA expression plasmids were confirmed by sequencing analysis; the recombinant plasmids contained shRNA fragments, and the nucleotide sequences of the inserted fragments were complete, and were consistent with the designed sequences (Fig. 3).

Observation of Bcl-2 shRNA expression plasmid-transfected SW982 cells by fluorescence microscopy

Following the transfection of Bcl-2 shRNA expression plasmids into SW982 cells (P3–P5), GFP expression was observed by fluorescence microscopy. GFP expression peaked at 48 h, and the fluorescence intensity in the cytoplasm was uniform and bright, which indicated that the transfection was successful (Fig. 4).

Expression of target gene Bcl-2 and screening for an effective interference sequence

RT-qPCR was used to detect the efficacy of Bcl-2 inhibition in transfected SW982 cells, which revealed that the Bcl-2-sh1, Bcl-2-sh2 and Bcl-2-sh3 plasmids significantly reduced Bcl-2 mRNA levels compared with the negative control group (P<0.05). The effect of Bcl-2-sh1 was the most pronounced (inhibition rate >75%). Therefore, Bcl-2-sh1 was selected as the most effective interference sequence and was used for subsequent experiments (Fig. 5).

Effect of Bcl-2-sh1 on the expression of mitochondrial pathway molecules

At 48 and 72 h following the transfection of Bcl-2-sh1 into SW982 cells, the mRNA and protein expression levels of Bcl-2, Bax, caspase-3, CytC were assessed. The results indicated that, compared with the control group, the expression of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased, while on the contrary, Bax, CytC and Caspase-3 were significantly increased at the mRNA and protein levels; all differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The effects of the Bcl-2 shRNA on the levels of Bcl-2, Bax, CytC and Caspase-3 were more pronounced at 48 h than at 72 h post-transfection (Figs. 6 and 7).

Discussion

Previous studies have demonstrated that the biological characteristics of synovial cells in patients with RA are markedly altered. Notably, significant enhancements in the proliferative rate and migratory ability of the cells have been observed. In addition, the Bcl-2 gene has been shown to be overexpressed in the synovial tissue and fibroblast-like synovial cells of RA patients, resulting in a deficiency in the apoptosis of inflammatory cells and an imbalance in immune homeostasis (12,13). The human synovial sarcoma cell line SW982 possesses the characteristic of abnormal proliferation, similar to RA synovial tissue; therefore, its use for the study of RA has been recognized (1416).

shRNA is a highly efficient gene-silencing molecule; compared with the traditional gene-silencing technologies, including gene knockout, negative mutation and antisense RNA, it has several advantages (1719). Therefore, in the present study, the authors designed and synthesized Bcl-2 shRNA and transfected it into the SW982 cell line to observe its effects on the expression of mitochondrial apoptosis pathway genes, including Bcl-2, Bax, CytC and Caspase-3, in order to further study the relevance of this pathway to RA.

The reason for the selection of the Bcl-2 gene fragment for shRNA interference in the present study was the position and function of this gene in the mitochondrial pathway. Bcl-2 is an inhibitor of apoptosis and, as it is located upstream of the mitochondrial pathway, it is critical to the inhibition of this pathway. The Bcl-2 transmembrane protein contains two types of Bcl-2 homology (BH) domains: BH1 and BH2. At these regions, Bcl-2 and the pro-apoptotic gene Bax can form heterodimers or homodimers; this interaction is the basic mechanism by which Bcl-2 suppresses apoptosis (20,21). The abnormal proliferation of synovial cells in patients with RA is associated with high expression of Bcl-2. Therefore, the authors hypothesized that the construction of a Bcl-2-shRNA could directly activate the mitochondrial pathway at the source, enabling abnormal synovial cells to undergo apoptosis.

In the present study, bioinformatics methods were used in the design process, and the Bcl-2 mRNA sequences were obtained from GenBank. Sequences that were highly homologous with other genes were removed, and the GC content of the sequence was strictly limited to 35–55%. For the loop structure in the shRNA template, in order to avoid the formation of a termination signal, the TTCAAGAGA sequence was selected. Three target sequences were designed, and the expression-vector method was used to prepare the shRNA (2224). This method uses a plasmid with a resistance marker as a vector for transfection of the shRNA into cells, so as to achieve sustained suppression of target gene expression (25,26). The results demonstrated that all three Bcl-2 shRNAs could inhibit the expression of Bcl-2 in SW982 cells, and the effect of Bcl-2-sh1 was the most obvious.

At 48 and 72 h following the transfection of Bcl-2-sh1 into SW982 cells, the results showed that the expression of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased, while the expression levels of Bax, CytC and Caspase-3 were significantly increased compared with those in the control group. Thus, the effectiveness of shRNA-mediated interference of Bcl-2 in human SW982 cells was confirmed, and it was demonstrated that this could indirectly promote the expression of other pro-apoptotic genes in the mitochondrial pathway. Since Bcl-2 and Bax exist in the form of homodimers or heterodimers, once the level of Bcl-2 is greater, Bcl-2/Bcl-2 homodimers are formed, and apoptosis is inhibited. Bcl-2-shRNA inhibited the expression of the Bcl-2 gene and thereby changed the proportion of Bcl-2/Bax, thus enhancing the expression of the pro-apoptotic gene Bax. Bax is a promoter of the mitochondrial pathway that promotes the release of CytC, activates Caspase-3 and induces apoptosis of synoviocytes (27).

In summary, the interference effect of Bcl-2-sh1 on BCL-2 was more pronounced than that of the other two sequences, which demonstrated that, although many shRNA sequences may be designed for the same target gene, the interference effect might differ due to the different target sequences. With regard to the time-points, the interference effect of Bcl-2-sh1 was greater at 48 h than at 72 h post-transfection, indicating that the inhibitory effect of the shRNA was decreased over time; therefore, it is necessary to investigate ways of prolonging the silencing effect.

Acknowledgments

The present study was supported by grants from the Development Fund and Innovation Fund of Science and Technology (Medical and Health Projects) in Pudong New District of Shanghai, China (grant nos. PKJ2015-Y24 and 2015/05-2018/05).

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