Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) as a Marker for Cell Viability After UV Irradiation |
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Authors: | C. Baumstark-Khan M. Palm J. Wehner M. Okabe M. Ikawa G. Horneck |
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Affiliation: | (1) Radiobiology Division, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, DLR, Linder Höhe, D-51147 Köln, Germany;(2) Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-1, Suita, Osaka, 565, Japan |
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Abstract: | Generation of Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell lines stably expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) was achieved using a plasmid vector that encoded the red-shifted pCX-xGFP under the control of a strong hybrid promoter composed of a CMV enhancer and a -actin/-globin gene promoter. Cotransfection of the promoter-less pSV2-Neo helper plasmid transmitting neomycin resistance was followed by selection with the antibiotic G418. Constitutive GFP expression could be visualized in living and fixed cells using fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometry. DNA repair-proficient (AA8) and deficient (UV5) CHO strains were used for survival tests after UVC irradiation. Cells carrying the GFP construct (AA8-pGFP, UV5-pGFP) show the same response to UV irradiation (colony forming ability) as their nontransformed parental cell lines (AA8, UV5). Using GFP as a marker for cell viability, cells were harvested after certain postirradiation growth periods and the numbers of GFP expressing cells and fluorescence intensities were determined by FACS analysis. Generally, GFP fluorescence in irradiated cells is not seen when cell membranes are damaged (leak-out of the soluble GFP). Irradiated cells without membrane damage express GFP continuously (leading to a dose-dependent increase in GFP contents). |
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Keywords: | Green fluorescent protein (GFP) constitutive GFP expression visualization of GFP fluorescence UV exposure of mammalian cells Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell lines of different repair capabilities |
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