Abstract
In order to examine the interactions of the cAMP activated CFTR chloride ion channel with other chloride ion channels present in epithelial cells we have generated a model based on antisense mRNA down regulation of CFTR expression. The HT29-derived epithelial cell line CJC4-1 has integrated a plasmid that is constitutively expressing CFTR exons 1-6 in the antisense orientation, from the MoMULV LTR. This cell line shows a reduction in cAMP-activated chloride efflux, as measured by iodide efflux assay, in comparison to the parental HT29 cell line and a sense transfected control.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 417-423 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | BBA - Gene Structure and Expression |
Volume | 1261 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 26 1995 |
Funding
We thank Drs. Barry Argent, Mike Gray and colleagues for helpful discussions; also Prof. E.R. Moxon for continued support; Dr. H. Land and Dr. P. Berg for plasmids. This work was funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust, UK.
Keywords
- (HT29-derived cell line)
- CFTR expression
- Cystic fibrosis
- Downregulation
- antisense mRNA
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Genetics