Construction and characterisation of a stably transfected BHK cell line permanently secreting the canine interleukin 12 as a source for adoptive cancer immunotherapy in dogs [Elektronische Ressource] / by Vladimir Kocoski
CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACHTERISATION OF A STABLY TRANSFECTED BHK CELL LINE PERMANENTLY SECRETING THE CANINE INTERLEUKIN 12 AS A SOURCE FOR ADOPTIVE CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY IN DOGS Inaugural Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD-Degree of the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine of the Justus Liebig University Giessen by Kocoski, Vladimir of Struga, Republic of Macedonia Giessen 2008 From the Institute of Veterinary Pathology Director: Prof. Dr. Manfred Reinacher of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Justus Liebig University Giessen First Supervisor and Committee Member: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Burkhardt Second Supervisor and Committee Member: Prof. Dr. Lothar Stitz Committee Members: Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans Michael Piper Prof. Dr. Holger Hackstein Date of Doctoral Defence: 31.03.
CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACHTERISATION OF A STABLY TRANSFECTED BHK CELL LINE PERMANENTLY SECRETING THE CANINE INTERLEUKIN 12 AS A SOURCE FOR ADOPTIVE CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY IN DOGS Inaugural Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD-Degree of the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine of the Justus Liebig University Giessen by Kocoski, Vladimir of Struga, Republic of Macedonia Giessen 2008
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I declare that I have completed this dissertation single-handedly without the unauthorized help of a second party and only with the assistance acknowledged therein. I have appropriately acknowledged and referenced all text passages that are derived literally from or are based on the content of published or unpublished work of others, and all information that relates to verbal communications. I have abided by the principles of good scientific conduct laid down in the charter of the Justus Liebig University of Giessen in carrying out the investigations described in the dissertation.
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Protein expression in mammalian cells
General principles
The Tet System for inducible mammalian expression
Biology of IL-12 in human and mice
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE OVERVIEW
DNA Cloning
Cloning
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Cell proliferation
Cytotoxicity assay
Taq Polymerase
KOD Hot Start DNA Polymerase
Polymerase Chain Reaction
IL-12 as a single chain
Biology of IL-12 in the dog
PBMC Isolation
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Investigation of the IL-12 effects on PB
Plasmid DNA extraction
Construction of the recombinant canine single chain IL-12 (rcscIL-12)
A-overhang addition and TA cloning
Ligation
Transformation of E.coli
Gel electrophoresis
Restriction digestion
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Construction of the rcscIL-12
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Completion of the cDNA coding for the IL-12 p35 sequence
Correction of the IL-12 p40 cDNA sequence
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Establishing of a stably transfected BHK Tet-On cell line
Stable transfection
Construction of the rcscIL-12/IREs/Luciferase/pTRUE plasmid
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Investigation of the biological effects of rcscIL-12 on canine PBMC
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Resting canine PBMC do not produce IFN-γ 45after stimulation with IL-12
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in IL-2 lymphoblasts
Proliferation of canine IL-2 lymphoblasts upon IL-12 stimulation
Evaluation of the cytotoxic activity of canine IL-2 lymphoblasts
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SUMMARY
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DISCUSSION
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Correction of the cDNA coding for the IL-12 p40 sequence
Repair of the cDNA coding for the IL-12 p35 sequence
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Establishing of rcscIL-12 containing BHK Tet-On cell line
Construction of the rcscIL-12
Construction of the rcscIL-12/IRES/Luciferase/pTRUE plasmid
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Transfection of the BHK Tet-On cell line
Confirmation of bioactivity of the IL-12-
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Detection of the rcscIL-12 protein
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Detection of the rcscIL-12 in the established cell line