Journal of Southern Medical University ›› 2005, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (04): 384-386.

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Association of interleukin-6 induction and the novel gene LX3

XIA Rong1,2, LI Yan2, FENG Jian-nan2, LAN Jiong-cai1, SHEN Bei-fen2   

  1. 1. 南方医科大学南方医院输血科, 广东, 广州, 510515;
    2. 军事医学科学院基础医学研究所, 北京, 100850
  • Online:2005-04-20 Published:2005-04-20

Abstract: Objective To analyze the association between the expression of the novel gene LX3 and interleukin-6 (IL-6) induction, and explore a new target gene for action mechanism of IL-6. Methods The total RNA was extracted from U937 cells induced by IL-6 at different concentrations and varied lengths of time. Reverse transcriptional (RT)-PCR and Northern blotting were employed to determine the expression of LX3 and IL-6 induction. Results The expression of novel gene LX3 was increased while concentration of IL-6 was improved gradually. High expression was induced by IL-6, which was highest at the concentration was 500 ng/ml and no expression at 0 ng/ml. Time- expression pattern proved that expression of novel gene LX3 of higest at 8 hour after induced by IL-6. Northern blotting confirmed that the expression quantity of LX3 increased in U937 cells induced by IL-6. Conclusion The quantity of LX3 expression is associated with the dose and duration of IL-6 induction, suggesting that LX3 gene is a novel gene correlated with IL-6 induction.

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