AIM:To investigate the expression of transmembrane protein 16A(TMEM16A) in Fischer rat thy-roid follicular epithelial ( FRT) cells and its electrophysiologic properties .METHODS: The eukaryotic expression vector of pUB6/V5-TMEM16A was constructed and transfected into FRT cells by liposome-mediated transfection .In order to ob-tain the high efficiency of gene transfection and expression , the quantity and ratio of lipid/DNA complexes were optimized . The FRT cells stably expressing TMEM16A were gained by the selection with blasticidin and confirmed by the techniques of RT-PCR and immunofluorescence .The expression and location of TMEM 16A in the FRT cells were observed under an in-verted fluorescence microscope .TMEM16A protein was associated with calcium-dependent chloride current , as measured with halide-sensitive fluorescent protein and patch-clamp technique .RESULTS: The results of double digestion and se-quencing indicated that TMEM16A was cloned into pUB6/V5.The results of RT-PCR and immunofluorescence confirmed that TMEM16A was expressed in the FRT cells after transfection with TMEM16A.The classical calcium-activated chloride channel currents were recorded in the FRT cells stably expressing TMEM 16A by the technique of patch-clamp and halide-sensitive fluorescent protein YFP-H148Q/I152L.CONCLUSION:The protein expression of TMEM16A in the FRT cells was observed.TMEM16A is the molecular identity of calcium-activated chloride channels .%目的：探讨跨膜蛋白16A（TMEM16A）钙激活氯离子通道在Fisher大鼠甲状腺滤泡上皮（FRT）细胞的表达及其电生理特性。方法：构建pUB6/V5-TMEM16A真核表达载体。脂质体方法转染TMEM16A至FRT细胞，同时优化脂质体和载体的量和比例，获得最佳转染效率和表达效果，杀稻瘟菌素（ blasticidin ）进行抗生素筛选，获取稳定表达TMEM16A的FRT细胞株。 RT-PCR和免疫荧光检测TMEM16A于FRT细胞的表达情况；倒置荧光显微镜下观察TMEM16A在FRT细胞中的表达和定位；应用全细胞膜片钳技术和卤族元素敏感的荧光蛋白YFP-H148Q/I152L检测TMEM16A钙激活氯离子通道的功能。结果：BamHⅠ和XbaⅠ双酶切的琼脂糖凝胶电泳和测序结果表明目的基因TMEM16A成功克隆到真核表达载体pUB6/V5中；RT-PCR和免疫荧光实验结果表明经杀稻瘟菌素筛选后的FRT细胞在mRNA和蛋白水平表达TMEM16A，倒置显微镜下观察结果表明TMEM16A在FRT细胞膜上有表达；应用全细胞膜片钳技术和卤族元素敏感的荧光蛋白YFP-H148Q/I152L证实稳定表达于FRT细胞的TMEM16A具有经典的钙激活氯离子通道特性。结论：FRT细胞可高效表达TMEM16A。 TMEM16A是钙激活氯离子通道的分子基础。
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