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Hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons govern reproductive function by controlling the release of gonadotropins from the pituitary. To facilitate identification of living GnRH neurons, here we attempted to generate transgenic rats that express enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in GnRH neurons. About 3 kb of rat GnRH promoter region was inserted into the EGFP reporter cassette, and the expression of EGFP fluorescence was confirmed in several cell lines following transient transfection. Then we successfully generated a transgenic rat by injecting linearized GnRH-EGFP transgene into the pronuclei of fertilized oocytes. The GnRH-EGFP transgenic rats expressed EGFP in the brain, but not in the ovary, testis or thymus. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that detectable EGFP fluorescence was confined to the cell body of GnRH-immunoreactive neurons in the septum and preoptic area, while no EGFP signal was discernible in the median eminence where abundant GnRH-immunoreactive fibers were observed. The mean percentage of EGFP-positive cells in the GnRH-positive cells was 76.3%. The GnRH-EGFP transgenic rats generated in the present study will enable characterization of properties of individual GnRH neurons.  相似文献   

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To improve the efficiency of transgenesis, we investigated the effects of a radical scavenger during microinjection on the development to blastocysts or pups of mouse pronuclear embryos, microinjected with the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) transgene. When embryos were microinjected in medium containing 0-1,000 units/ml catalase, the developmental rate to blastocysts was significantly higher (P<0.01) in 100-units/ml catalase (81%) than those in 0 and 1,000 units/ml (56 and 65%). To investigate the ontogenetic ability of DNA-injected embryos, EGFP-injected embryos manipulated under 0 or 100 units/ml catalase were transferred separately to recipient mice. The proportion of fetuses derived from EGFP-injected embryos manipulated under 100 units/ml catalase (29%) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than that manipulated under 0 units/ml catalase (19%). Furthermore, the numbers of transgenic pups were 17 in 100 units/ml catalase and 14 in 0 units/ml catalase. The results of the present study indicate that scavenging reactive oxygen species during in vitro micromanipulation is beneficial for the development of DNA-injected embryos.  相似文献   

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Conditional knockout technology is a powerful tool for investigating the spatiotemporal functions of target genes. However, generation of conditional knockout mice involves complicated breeding programs and considerable time. A recent study has shown that artificially designed microRNAs (amiRNAs), inserted into an intron of the constitutively expressed gene, induce knockdown of the targeted gene in mice, thus creating a simpler method to analyze the functions of target genes in oocytes. Here, to establish an oocyte-specific knockdown system, amiRNA sequences against enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) were knocked into the intronic sites of the Zp3 gene. Knock-in mice were then bred with EGFP transgenic mice. Our results showed that Zp3-derived amiRNA successfully reduced EGFP fluorescence in the oocytes in a size-dependent manner. Importantly, knockdown of EGFP did not occur in somatic cells. Thus, we present our knockdown system as a tool for screening gene functions in mouse oocytes.  相似文献   

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利用脂质体包裹含EGFP基因的质粒,并将之导入山羊乳腺上皮细胞,经G418筛选获得阳性细胞,以阳性细胞作为核供体,利用核移植技术构建转基因克隆胚。结果表明：用转基因山羊乳腺上皮细胞作为核供体,电融合法更适合构建转基因克隆胚。转基因山羊克隆胚体外培养最佳方案是用SOFaa培养液,在培养72 h后加入10%的正常山羊血清（Normal goat serum,NGS）。荧光显微镜下观察到转基因克隆胚中EGFP的表达,大部分克隆胚发育到8-16细胞以后的时期,绿色荧光蛋白才开始逐渐表达,随着发育时间的延长,绿色荧光蛋白的表达也逐渐增强。说明外源基因在胚胎早期发育阶段可以表达,EGFP可以作为报告基因来实现对外源基因整合及表达的监测。  相似文献   

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Male germ cells modified by foreign genes can be used to generate transgenic chicken. In this study, in vivo transfection of chicken testis with an EGFP‐LacZ dual reporter expression vector was performed. Large‐scale plasmid DNA preparation of the EGFP‐LacZ eukaryotic expression vector was carried out and efficient transfection of chicken testicle cells using the prepared plasmid DNA was confirmed in vitro. The reporter plasmid was directly injected into adult rooster testes. Semen samples were collected on 10‐days post‐transfection and every other day thereafter; and a total of six collections were made. Semen slides were subjected to fluorescence microscopy and β‐galactosidase activity assay to identify sperms carrying the reporter genes. The presence of EGFP and LacZ was further confirmed by PCR amplification with sperm genomic DNA as template. The testicles of those birds were subjected to cryostat sectioning, fluorescence microscopy and β‐galactosidase activity assay. The results showed that sperms with green fluorescence were not observed on semen slides; however, sperms positive for β‐galactosidase were detected. Specific amplicons of EGFP and lacZ were detected in four of the six sequentially collected semen samples. Fluorescence microscopy of the corresponding semen slides revealed yellow‐green fluorescence, but not clear green fluorescence. The β‐galactosidase activity assay and GFP histochemistry using monoclonal antibodies demonstrated positive staining for subsets of testicle cells. Together, these results showed that direct injection of the dual reporter vector into adult rooster testis allowed in vivo transfection of chicken sperm precursor cells, which further developed into sperm containing EGFP‐LacZ.  相似文献   

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A3启动子缺陷piggyBac转座子在家蚕中的转基因研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
构建了A3启动子缺陷piggyBac转座质粒,以增强型绿色荧光蛋白基因EGFP为标记基因对家蚕品种N is-tari进行转基因实验,发现其具有较高的表达EGFP的转化效率,G0代中EGFP阳性蛾区检出占总注射蚕卵的比率达0.618%,且EGFP的表达呈组织特异性。PCR实验分析也证实了标记基因的成功导入。该实验中标记基因及转基因阳性个体均易于检出,为启动子缺陷转基因方法在家蚕组织特异性启动子筛选研究上的应用奠定了基础。  相似文献   

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The development and regeneration of the pancreas is of considerable interest because of the role of these processes in pancreatic diseases, such as diabetes. Here, we sought to develop a large animal model in which the pancreatic cell lineage could be tracked. The pancreatic and duodenal homeobox-1 (Pdx1) gene promoter was conjugated to Venus, a green fluorescent protein, and introduced into 370 in vitro-matured porcine oocytes by intracytoplasmic sperm injection-mediated gene transfer. These oocytes were transferred into four recipient gilts, all of which became pregnant. Three gilts were sacrificed at 47–65 days of gestation, and the fourth was allowed to farrow. Seven of 16 fetuses obtained were transgenic (Tg) and exhibited pancreas-specific green fluorescence. The fourth recipient gilt produced a litter of six piglets, two of which were Tg. The founder Tg offspring matured normally and produced healthy first-generation (G1) progeny. A postweaning autopsy of four 27-day-old G1 Tg piglets confirmed the pancreas-specific Venus expression. Immunostaining of the pancreatic tissue indicated the transgene was expressed in β-cells. Pancreatic islets from Tg pigs were transplanted under the renal capsules of NOD/SCID mice and expressed fluorescence up to one month after transplantation. Tg G1 pigs developed normally and had blood glucose levels within the normal range. Insulin levels before and after sexual maturity were within normal ranges, as were other blood biochemistry parameters, indicating that pancreatic function was normal. We conclude that Pdx1-Venus Tg pigs represent a large animal model suitable for research on pancreatic development/regeneration and diabetes.  相似文献   

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Fluorescence expression by bovine embryos was examined after pronuclear microinjection with an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) cDNA under control of the chicken beta-actin promoter and cytomegalovirus enhancer, as a first step in evaluating the applicability of EGFP for non-invasive selection of transgenic bovine embryos. After injection, developmental competence of the embryos was reduced, and light was emitted in 11.9% of them (37/310) under a fluorescence microscope. Although 2.9% of the injected embryos developed to the fluorescent blastocysts (9/310), a majority of the fluorescent embryos showed mosaic expression including the negative blastomeres (26/37, 70.3%). These results suggest the feasibility of EGFP for in vitro selection of transgenic bovine embryos by fluorescence microscopy. However, the impaired development and high frequency of mosaicism were observed in these injected embryos.  相似文献   

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旨在通过探索ICR品系小鼠精原干细胞(spermatogonial stem cells,SSCs)的体外稳定培养,为别的品系小鼠和大动物的SSCs体外培养提供参考.本研究采集6?8日龄ICR乳鼠的睾丸,用两步酶消化法(胶原酶和胰蛋白酶)和差速贴壁法来纯化SSC细胞.用不同的饲养层(小鼠胎儿成纤维细胞(mouse em...  相似文献   

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通过分离培养兔骨髓来源的间充质干细胞(MSCs),示踪其肝内移植命运,为MSCs的细胞治疗肝脏疾病提供理论依据和试验支持.采取全骨髓贴壁培养法分离培养兔骨髓MSCs,利用携带增强型绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)的慢病毒载体感染MSCs,选择最优转染效率,并移植入经D-氨基半乳糖诱导的急性/亚急性肝衰竭受体兔体内,荧光显微镜下...  相似文献   

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Background: Male germline stem cells(MGSCs) are a subpopulation of germ cells in the testis tissue. MGSCs are capable of differentiation into spermatozoa and thus are perfect targets for genomic manipulation to generate transgenic animals.Method: The present study was to optimize a protocol of production of transgenic mice through transduction of MGSCs in vivo using lentiviral-based vectors. The recombinant lentiviral vectors with either EF-1 or CMV promoter to drive the expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein(e GFP) transgene were injected into seminiferous tubules or inter-tubular space of 7-day-old and 28-day-old mouse testes. At 5 or 6 wk post-surgery, these pre-founders were mated with wild-type C57BL/6J female mice(1.5 to 2.0-month-old).Results: Sixty-seven percent of F1 generation and 55.56 % of F2 offspring were positive for eG FP transgene under the control of EF-1 promoter via PCR analysis. The transgenic pups were generated in an injection site-and age-independent manner. The expression of transgene was displayed in the progeny derived from lentiviral vector containing CMV promoter to drive transgene, but it was silenced or undetectable in the offspring derived from lentiviral vector with transgene under EF-1 promoter. The methylation level of g DNA in the promoter region of transgene was much higher in the samples derived lentiviral vectors with EF-1 promoter than that with CMV promoter,suggesting e GFP transgene was suppressed by DNA methylation in vivo.Conclusion: This research reported here an effective strategy for generation of transgenic mice through transduction of MGSCs in vivo using lentivirus vectors with specific promoters, and the transgenic offspring were obtained in an injection site-and age-independent manner. This protocol could be applied to other animal species, leading to advancement of animal transgenesis in agricultural and biomedical fields.  相似文献   

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We introduced a fusion gene of human albumin and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) into porcine oocytes using the sperm vector method, and produced a piglet that showed clear expression of GFP in the hooves and skin. PCR and Southern blotting analysis of genomic DNA extracted from the piglet's tissues, including the liver, showed that the tissues carried the transgene. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that both the human albumin and EGFP genes were expressed in the tissues. The fact that human albumin gene was integrated and expressed in the liver of the transgenic pig opened a way for us to achieve our goal, which was the use of transgenic pigs for the bioartificial liver support system.  相似文献   

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It has been suggested that whey acidic protein (WAP) may function as a protease inhibitor. However, the actual function of WAP remains obscure. We investigated the histological development of the mammary glands of transgenic mice ubiquitously expressing WAP and CAG/WAP transgene. Ubiquitous expression of WAP induced aberrant development of the lobular alveoli of the mammary glands: mammary alveoli that were either aberrantly large or small in size increased in number in the developing mammary glands of these transgenic females during pregnancy and lactation. The expression of beta-casein was precociously induced in the mammary glands of the transgenic females during early pregnancy and accompanying this was a histological observation that abnormally developed lobular alveoli filled with milk proteins appeared in the mammary glands of transgenic females during early pregnancy. However, during lactation, the development of mammary glands was impaired in transgenic females. To investigate the possible paracrine action of WAP associated with mammary gland aberration, we transplanted the mammary tissue of CAG/EGFP transgenic females into the fat pad of virgin CAG/WAP transgenic females and initiated pregnancy by mating. The development of mammary tissue transplanted to the recipient was histologically examined on day 3 of lactation. The results revealed that the development of grafted mammary tissues was impaired in a manner similar to that of the mammary glands of CAG/WAP transgenic females, indicating that the inhibitory effect of WAP acts via a paracrine mechanism. In vitro experiments using HC11 cells with forced expression of exogenous WAP demonstrated the inhibitory function of WAP on proliferation of mammary epithelial cells.  相似文献   

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We studied the longevity of mice produced without sperm using the genomes of oocytes that are already committed to a germline cell lineage. The first sperm-free mouse "KAGUYA", which we term 'bi-maternal mouse', was born on 3 February, 2003. Bi-maternal embryos were generated using 2 sets of female genomes--one derived from fully grown oocytes from normal adults and the other from non-growing oocytes from newborn pups. These genomes were combined by nuclear transfer. We refined the technique for generating bi-maternal mice and found that genetic manipulations in only 2 regions--the imprinting centres of Igf2-H19 and Dlk1-Gtl2--on chromosomes 7 and 12 of the newborn pups allowed us to generate bi-maternal mice at a high rate. Studying bi-maternal conceptuses and mice provides further insight into the mechanisms by which paternally methylated imprinted genes regulate mammalian ontogenesis.  相似文献   

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人工合成抗菌肽Thanatin基因的3条片段,利用重叠延伸PCR扩增技术得到完整的Thanatin基因,通过分子克隆方法构建出pIRES2-EGFP-Thanatin重组表达载体。然后与脂质体混合,采用睾丸打点注射将新构建的抗菌肽基因注入小鼠睾丸内,共注射公鼠5只。6周后与雌鼠交配,对新生仔鼠进行断尾,提取尾尖基因组DNA,利用PCR和Southern印迹方法对其进行检测。结果显示,得到的52只新生仔鼠中PCR检测阳性率为38.46%,Southern印迹检测阳性率为30.77%;在活体荧光成像系统下转基因小鼠呈现绿色荧光表达。通过睾丸注射法使Thanatin基因在小鼠的基因组中得到整合,为进一步研究抗菌肽的作用机理、培育抗病动物品种以及通过建立转基因动物生物反应器进行抗菌肽的大量生产奠定了基础。  相似文献   

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The discovery of postnatal mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) with their general multipotentiality has fueled much interest in the development of cell-based therapies. Proper identification of transplanted MSC is crucial for evaluating donor cell distribution, differentiation, and migration. Lack of an efficient marker of transplanted MSC has precluded our understanding of MSC-related regenerative studies, especially in large animal models such as pigs. In the present study, we produced transgenic pigs harboring an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) gene. The pigs provide a reliable and reproducible source for obtaining stable EGFP-labeled MSC, which is very useful for donor cell tracking after transplantation. The undifferentiated EGFP-tagged MSC expressed a greater quantity of EGFP while maintaining MSC multipotentiality. These cells exhibited homogeneous surface epitopes and possessed classic trilineage differentiation potential into osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic lineages, with robust EGFP expression maintained in all differentiated progeny. Injection of donor MSC can dramatically increase the thickness of infarcted myocardium and improve cardiac function in mice. Moreover, the MSC, with their strong EGFP expression, can be easily distinguished from the background autofluorescence in myocardial infarcts. We demonstrated an efficient, effective, and easy way to identify MSC after long-term culture and transplantation. With the transgenic model, we were able to obtain stem or progenitor cells in earlier passages compared with the transfection of traceable markers into established MSC. Because the integration site of the transgene was the same for all cells, we lessened the potential for positional effects and the heterogeneity of the stem cells. The EGFP-transgenic pigs may serve as useful biomedical and agricultural models of somatic stem cell biology.  相似文献   

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This study is aimed at investigating the developmental potential of the primordial follicles from ovaries of newborn mice after cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen for long-term storage, thawing, and heterografting into the kidney capsules of ovariectomized adult female mice. After stimulation of recipient mice with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin on day-19 after heterografting, the primordial follicles of the transplanted ovaries could develop into antral follicles. When the oocyte-cumulus cell complexes were retrieved from these antral follicles, they could mature after in vitro culture for 16–17 h. After in vitro fertilization, the rates of embryos derived from these oocytes that developed into the two-cell stage and the blastocyst stage after 16–17 h and after day-4, respectively, in the culture medium were 55.40% (55/107) and 9.09% (5/55), respectively. In the ovarian transplantation groups, no pups were derived from the 410 embryos that were transferred into 10 pseudopregnant mothers at the pronuclear stage. However, of the 10 surrogate mothers in whom 570 embryos were transferred at the two-cell stage, four achieved pregnancy and gave birth to 20 live offspring. These results demonstrated that primordial follicles in newborn mice ovaries were capable of sustaining their developmental potential after freezing and thawing. Once transplanted into the kidney capsules of ovariectomized adult female mice, these primordial follicles could develop and respond to gonadotropin stimulation and reach the antral stage; further, live offspring could be derived from these follicles.  相似文献   

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Monomeric Plum (Plum), a far-red fluorescent protein with photostability and photopermeability, is potentially suitable for in vivo imaging and detection of fluorescence in body tissues. The aim of this study was to generate transgenic cloned pigs exhibiting systemic expression of Plum using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technology. Nuclear donor cells for SCNT were obtained by introducing a Plum-expression vector driven by a combination of the cytomegalovirus early enhancer and chicken beta-actin promoter into porcine fetal fibroblasts (PFFs). The cleavage and blastocyst formation rates of reconstructed SCNT embryos were 81.0% (34/42) and 78.6% (33/42), respectively. At 36–37 days of gestation, three fetuses systemically expressing Plum were obtained from one recipient to which 103 SCNT embryos were transferred (3/103, 2.9%). For generation of offspring expressing Plum, rejuvenated PFFs were established from one cloned fetus and used as nuclear donor cells. Four cloned offspring and one stillborn cloned offspring were produced from one recipient to which 117 SCNT embryos were transferred (5/117, 4.3%). All offspring exhibited high levels of Plum fluorescence in blood cells, such as lymphocytes, monocytes and granulocytes. In addition, the skin, heart, kidney, pancreas, liver and spleen also exhibited Plum expression. These observations demonstrated that transfer of the Plum gene did not interfere with the development of porcine SCNT embryos and resulted in the successful generation of transgenic cloned pigs that systemically expressed Plum. This is the first report of the generation and characterization of transgenic cloned pigs expressing the far-red fluorescent protein Plum.  相似文献   

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