Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2020, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3): 320-323.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2020.03.005

• Hepatitis in vitro and in rats • Previous Articles    

Construction and selection of normal human liver 7702 cells stably expressing HBx in vitro

Pang Lijun, Shi Ying, Guo Xianghua, et al.   

  1. Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069
  • Published:2020-05-27

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to construct and select an HL-7702 cell line stably expressing HBx in vitro. Methods The HBx gene fragment was amplified by RT-PCR and ligated into pIRES vector. The sequence of pIRES-HBx recombinant plasmid was identified by restriction enzyme digestion and sequencing. The recombinant plasmid was further verified by real-time PCR and Western blot, and the HL-7702 cell stably expressing HBx was selected by G418. Results The correct HBx fragment was amplified by PCR, and the pIRES-HBx plasmid was successfully constructed. The recombinant plasmid overexpressed HBx protein in both HEK 293 cells and HL-7702 cells. The HL-7702 cell stably expressing HBx was further verified by immunofluorescence. Conclusions We Successfully construct a pIRES-HBx expression vector and a stably expressing HBx HL-7702 cells, which might provide us a basic experimental tools for further research.

Key words: HBx, HL-7702 cells, Transfection, In vitro