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Critical factors for lentivirus‑mediated PRDX4 gene transfer in the HepG2 cell line

  • Authors:
    • Afiah Nasuha Aznan
    • Norwahidah Abdul Karim
    • Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah
    • Zakiah Jubri
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  • Published online on: May 7, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8650
  • Pages: 73-82
  • Copyright: © Aznan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Optimization of critical factors affects transduction efficiency and is able to reduce reagent consumption. The present study aimed to determine the optimum transduction conditions of small hairpin (sh)RNA against peroxiredoxin 4 (PRDX4) in the HepG2 cell line. Cell viability assays were conducted based on serum condition, incubation time, polybrene concentration and antibiotic dose selection. Non‑targeting control shRNA was transduced into HepG2 cells in a 5‑fold serial dilution, and colonies positive for green fluorescent protein were counted using ImageJ software. Reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis were performed to validate PRDX4 expression. The optimum cell density for transduction was 5.0x103 cells/well in 96‑well plates to achieve 40 to 50% confluency the following day. The transduction media consisted of 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and 12 µg/ml polybrene, and was used to dilute lentiviral particles at a functional titer of 4.9x105 TU/ml for multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 20, 15 and 10, for 24 h of incubation. Selection with 7 µg/ml puromycin was performed in transduced cells. shRNA 3 was revealed to inhibit PRDX4 mRNA and protein expression. In conclusion, PRDX4 was successfully silenced in 5.0x103 HepG2 cells cultured with 10% FBS and 12 µg/ml polybrene, at a 4.9x105 TU/ml functional titer for MOI of 20, 15 and 10.
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Aznan AN, Abdul Karim N, Wan Ngah WZ and Jubri Z: Critical factors for lentivirus‑mediated PRDX4 gene transfer in the HepG2 cell line. Oncol Lett 16: 73-82, 2018
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Aznan, A.N., Abdul Karim, N., Wan Ngah, W.Z., & Jubri, Z. (2018). Critical factors for lentivirus‑mediated PRDX4 gene transfer in the HepG2 cell line. Oncology Letters, 16, 73-82. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8650
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Aznan, A. N., Abdul Karim, N., Wan Ngah, W. Z., Jubri, Z."Critical factors for lentivirus‑mediated PRDX4 gene transfer in the HepG2 cell line". Oncology Letters 16.1 (2018): 73-82.
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Aznan, A. N., Abdul Karim, N., Wan Ngah, W. Z., Jubri, Z."Critical factors for lentivirus‑mediated PRDX4 gene transfer in the HepG2 cell line". Oncology Letters 16, no. 1 (2018): 73-82. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8650