Development of a luciferase-based method for rapid cell viability detection
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摘要: 运用PCR的方法,从萤火虫萤光素酶基因载体 pGL4.26 扩增萤火虫萤光素酶基因片段,将其插入连接于原核表达载体pET24a 中,构建重组表达载体pET24a-Luc.经酶切鉴定及序列分析后,将重组载体转化到表达菌株大肠杆菌BL21(DE3) 中,获得阳性重组菌BL21/pET24a-Luc.IPTG诱导蛋白高效表达并通过镍柱亲和层析纯化萤火虫萤光素酶.该目的蛋白活性用Bright-GloTM试剂进行验证并用于建立一种基于测量ATP含量的检测细胞生物活性的方法.与传统的细胞生物活性检测试剂盒MTT,CCK-8以及Alamar Blue比较,该方法具有反应迅速、活力高、灵敏度好、生产方便的优点,具有实际应用的潜力.Abstract: The firefly luciferase gene was PCR-amplified from plasmid pGL4.26 and subcloned into a bacterial overexpression vector pET24a. Expressed luciferase fusion protein was purified using Ni-NTA affinity chromatograph and its activity was confirmed using Bright-GloTM kit. Based on the ATP-dependency of luciferase reaction, we developed a cell viability assay, which is faster, more convenient, and more sensitive in detect cell viability than generally used MTT, CCK-8 and Alamar Blue methods.
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Key words:
- firefly luciferase /
- protein expression /
- protein purification /
- cell viability assay
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