Application of green fluorescent protein gene in study of adipocyte differentiation

Abstract

Abstract: Objective To establish a model for dynamic detection of adipocyte differentiation in vivo by green fluorescent protein (GFP). Methods The promoter of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gamma 2 (PPAR γ2) gene was amplified by PCR from the genomic DNA of human preadipocytes, inserted into the eukaryotic expression vector pEGFP-1 and transferred into NIH3T3 fibroblasts and preadipocytes which were induced to differentiate into adipocyte. Results Upon induction with insulin, dexamethasone and 3-isobutyl-1-methyl xanthine, the transformed human preadipocytes differentiated into mature adipocytes and expressed GFP, but NIH3T3 fibroblasts could not differentiate into adipocytes or express GFP. Conclusion Transformation of human preadipocytes with the recombinant of PPARγ2 promoter with GFP gene can be employed to dynamically detect the differentiation of adipocytes in vivo.

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Q785

ZHU Ji^1,2, ¹, MA Wen-li¹, MAO Xiang-ming¹, LI Ling¹, WU Qinghua³. Application of green fluorescent protein gene in study of adipocyte differentiation[J]. Journal of Southern Medical University, 2005, 25(09): 1119-1123.

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