Journal of Southern Medical University ›› 2005, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (06): 647-650.

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c-myc gene silencing in K562 cells with RNA interference

YUE Feng1, MA Wen-li1, SONG Yan-bin1, SHI Rong1, ZHANG Bao1, ZHENG Wen-ling2   

  1. 1. 南方医科大学分子生物学研究所, 广东, 广州, 510515;
    2. 广州军区广州总医院医学实验科, 广东, 广州, 510010
  • Online:2005-06-20 Published:2005-06-20

Abstract: Objective To study the inhibitory effect of small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting c-myc gene in K562 cells. Methods siRNAs targeting the site 1357 of c-myc mRNA was designed and synthesized. In vitro cultured K562 cells were transfected with lipofectamineTM 2000 and the inhibitory effect was detected by reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR, cell count, MTT assay and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Results Compared with the negative and blank control group, the transfection group showed marked decrease in the c-myc expression and the K562 cells exhibited increased apoptosis rate. Conclusion RNA interference can effectively inhibit c-myc expression and induce apoptosis in K562 cells.

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