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[Effect of 0.1 Gy X-ray irradiation on gene expression profiles in normal human lymphoblastoid cells]
Jie-qing Li1, Dian-jun Hou, Ya Ma
1Institute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan 250062, China.
Objective:
To investigate the effect of 0.1 Gy X-ray irradiation on the gene expression profiles in normal human lymphoblastoid cells using gene microarray and to explore the possible mechanism of the biological effect of low-dose irradiation.
Methods:
The NimbleGen 12×135 K microarray corresponding to 45033 genes was used to analyze the gene expression profiles in AHH-1 cells cultured for 6 h and 20 h after 0.1 Gy X-ray irradiation. A gene was identified as the differentially expressed gene if the ratio between its expression levels in irradiation group and control group was higher than 2 or lower than 0.5. RT-PCR and real-time PCR were used to confirm some differentially expressed genes.
Results:
There were 760 up-regulated genes and 1222 down-regulated genes in the cells at 6 h after 0.1 Gy X-ray irradiation, while there were 463 up-regulated genes and 753 down-regulated genes at 20 h after 0.1 Gy X-ray irradiation; there were 92 differentially expressed genes in common. The expression of GADD45A, CDKN2A, and Cx43 measured using gene microarray was confirmed by RT-PCR and real-time PCR.
Conclusion:
Low-dose irradiation can affect the expression of many functional genes, which provides a basis for the research on the mechanism of radiation damage.
