Purpose: To construct the enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP) vector carryinginterferon-y gene (ifn-γ) in order to provide an ideal reporter in the expression of ifn-γand location of protein in vitro and in vivo.Method: According to the nucleotide sequence of ifn-y gene, a pair of oligonucleotideswas designed as primer whose two end contained nucleotide sequence of EcoR V and NotⅠ restriction endonuclease respectively. The gene encoding for inf-y was amplified usingPCR technique. After the PCR product was retrieved and purified, it was digested withEcoR V and Not Ⅰ restriction endonuclease, and then cloned into the plasmidpIRES-EYFP. The recombinant plasmid plRES-EYFPIFN-γwas identified by restrictionendonuclease enzyme analysis and DNA sequence analysis.Results: The ifn-γ was successfully amplified and verified by partial DNA sequenceanalysis. The recombinant plasmid was correctly screened.Conclusion: The EYFP expression vector carrying ifn-γgene was successfully established.This research work has formed a base for monitoring the ifn-y gene expression andprotein position in living cells.
Yuqing Lan, Jian Ge, Mingkai Lin, Jianliang Zheng, Huiyi Chen, Haiquan Liu, Jing Wei , Yanyan LiZhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510120, China
