Pre-B cells in kappa-transgenic mice

Recent experiments have shown that the microinjected kappa-chain gene of transgenic mice is expressed in a tissue-specific fashion only in B lymphocytes. The next step was to determine whether, within the B-lymphocyte lineage, the kappa-chain gene was expressed in a normal developmental fashion. Normally, only mu heavy(H)-chain genes, and not kappa-chain genes, are expressed in pre-B cells. To obtain cloned cell lines derived from early cells of the B-cell lineage, we transformed bone marrow cells from kappa-transgenic mice with Abelson murine leukaemia virus (A-MuLV) and tested the resultant cell lines for the retention of the kappa transgene and its expression in RNA and protein. We found that cells with the pre-B phenotype exist in kappa-transgenic mice. We further observed that in A-MuLV-transformed cell lines from a kappa-transgenic mouse with a high copy number of the transgene, the proportion of cell lines expressing kappa (transgenic kappa) was higher than in cell lines from normal or low copy number transgenic mice.     

Vill转基因小鼠的制备

摘要:目的　通过制备Vill转基因小鼠研究该基因的功能。 方法与结果　首先由RT-PRC方法获得全长约2605bp的Vill基因;经T载体克隆测序验证后,以克隆载体pMD19-T-Vill为模板,设计引物并引入酶切位点,将PRC扩增产物与pEF6/V5-His-LacZ同时进行酶切、连接,构建表达载体pEF6/V5His-Vill;经真核表达验证后,酶切获得含Vill基因的显微注射DNA构件;显微注射390枚受精卵后,在出生存活的77只仔鼠中获得转基因阳性GO代小鼠19只,其中16只能够稳定遗传并建系,转基因阳性小鼠外观未有明显改变。 结论　Vill转基因小鼠为该基因的功能研究准备了实验材料。     

基于Cre-LoxP系统的条件性定点敲入人源hRas基因小鼠的建立

目的 构建基于Cre- LoxP系统的条件性定点敲入人源hRas基因(c-Ha-ras)的小鼠,以获得hRas基因在特定组织器官条件性表达的小鼠模型,用于药物的临床前致癌性安全评价及相关机制研究。方法 首先构建hRas打靶载体,电击法转染入小鼠胚胎干细胞(ES细胞),用正负法筛选阳性ES细胞,通过PCR、 Southern鉴定后,将正确重组hRas基因的ES细胞导入C57BL/6 J小鼠囊胚,移入同步发育的受体鼠子宫,妊娠足月出生的嵌合体小鼠与C57BL/6 J小鼠交配获得杂合子hRasfl/+小鼠。再将杂合子hRasfl/+小鼠间交配获得纯合子小鼠hRasfl/fi,然后与全身组织细胞表达Cre重组酶的Tg (EIIa-cre)小鼠进行交配,获得全身细胞表达hRas基因的hRas-EIIa-cre小鼠,并通过荧光定量PCR方法检测不同日龄胚胎期仔鼠的hRas基因表达水平。结果 成功构建了基于Cre- LoxP系统的人源hRas基因条件性定点敲入小鼠模型的载体,筛选得到的一个正确克隆,电转ES细胞后进行Southern blot鉴定,经过初筛和复筛,共获得12个阳性克隆,挑选A11号克隆ES细胞进行囊胚注射,移植了48枚胚胎,出生9只小鼠,其中6只为嵌合鼠,将嵌合率>50%的雄鼠与野生型C57BL /6 J雌鼠进行交配,出生21只后代,其中鉴定有4只hRasfl/+小鼠;hRasfl/+小鼠间交配出生29只小鼠,其中有14只纯合子hRasfl/fi小鼠;hRasfl/fl小鼠与Tg (EIIa-cre)工具鼠交配6次,未有仔鼠出生;跟踪不同发育时期胚胎中hRas基因的表达发现,E10.5～15.5 d胚胎中检测到hRas基因表达。结论 成功建立运用Cre- LoxP系统建立了带有hRas基因敲入的纯合子小鼠hRasfl/fl,未能得到全身细胞高效表达人源hRas基因的hRas-EIIa-cre小鼠,但为进一步利用hRasfl/fl小鼠模型建立其他组织特异性的条件性基因敲入小鼠模型做好技术储备。     

小鼠转基因及传代研究

综述了湖北省农科院生物技术研究所近年来有关转基因小鼠的主要研究进展。应用原核注射技术 ,将POMT PGH、hDAF、pBHSA、pSHSA、PT HBV 1 3、Bcl xL、hCD5 9、hCD5 9+hMCP等 8种外源基因 ,注入并移植 4 874枚小鼠的受精卵 ,得到 5 5 6只小鼠 ;经PCR和Southern杂交检测 ,确认原代转基因小鼠 10 8只。基因整合率平均 19.4 % ,转基因效率平均 2 .2 %。应用混合注射的方法得到了转双基因小鼠 ,双基因共整合率 2 2 .2 %。表达外源蛋白的转基因小鼠在 5 0 %～ 10 0 %之间。研究了小鼠的超数排卵和影响转基因效率的几个因素。通过转Bcl xL小鼠与非转基因小鼠连续五个世代的传代交配和检测 ,研究了转基因小鼠外源基因的遗传规律 ,表明四只原代小鼠中 ,只有一只能稳定地将外源基因传递给后代。并非所有的转基因小鼠都具有遗传的稳定性 ,欲建立小鼠的转基因品系 ,尚需对原代转基因小鼠进行筛选。     

High expression of human serum albumin in milk of trans- genie mice directed by the goat p-casein gene promoter region

We have constructed a mammary gland expression vector that contained the goat β-casein gene pro-moter, 5'upstream regulatory region, exons 1, 2, intron 1 as well as the human serum albumin (hALB) mini-gene (including the full-long sequences of hALB cDNA and its intron 1). Injection of the vector into mouse tail veins showed that the recombinant construct was expressed only in mammary glands. The vector was microinjected into the mouse fertilized eggs, followed by transferring the eggs into the foster mice. 33 F0 mice were obtained. Of the 33, 8 mice (5 , 3 ) were transgenic with hALB gene integration identified by PCR as well as Southern blot hybridization. The integration rate was 24.2% (8/33). Western blot analysis showed that 3 female transgenic mice had hALB expression in their milk. The hALB contents in milk reached 3.54, 0.21 and 3.03 g/L, respectively.     

Requirement for ras proto-oncogene function during serum-stimulated growth of NIH 3T3 cells

Human tumours often contain DNA sequences not found in normal tissues which are able to transform cultured NIH 3T3 cells. In some tumours the gene responsible for this transformation belongs to the cellular ras gene family. A specific type of mutation is responsible for converting the cellular proto-oncogene into a ras oncogene capable of inducing transformation. In a study of the function of a cellular ras gene, its protein product (produced in a bacterial cell) was microinjected into NIH 3T3 cells; the recipient cells became morphologically transformed and were induced to initiate DNA synthesis in the absence of added serum, but only when cellular ras protein was injected at much higher concentrations than required with protein of the transforming ras gene. To further analyse the function of the cellular ras gene, we have now injected monoclonal antibodies against ras proteins into NIH 3T3 cells. We report here that NIH 3T3 cells induced to divide by adding serum to the culture medium are unable to enter the S phase of the cell cycle after microinjection of anti-ras antibody, showing that the protein product of the ras proto-oncogene is required for initiation of the S-phase in NIH 3T3 cells.     

High expression of human serum albumin in milk of transgenic mice directed by the goat β-casein gene promoter region

We have constructed a mammary gland expression vector that contained the goat β-casein gene promoter, 5′upstream regulatory region, exons 1,2, intron 1 as well as the human serum albumin (hALB) mini-gene (including the full-long sequences of hALB cDNA and its intron 1). Injection of the vector into mouse tail veins showed that the recombinant construct was expressed only in mammary glands. The vector was microinjected into the mouse fertilized eggs, followed by transferring the eggs into the foster mice. 33 F₀ mice were obtained. Of the 33, 8 mice (5♀, 3 ♂) were transgenic with hALB gene integration identified by PCR as well as Southern blot hybridization. The integration rate was 24.2% (8/33). Western blot analysis showed that 3 female transgenic mice had hALB expression in their milk. The hALB contents in milk reached 3.54, 0.21 and 3.03 g/L, respectively.     

补体C3基因敲除小鼠的繁育及子代基因型鉴定

目的 探讨繁殖和鉴定补体c3基因敲除小鼠的实验方法。方法将所引进的补体c3基因敲除杂合子小鼠（c3＋／-）进行饲养并繁殖,其子代出现三种基因型的小鼠,即纯合子c3-／-、杂合子c3＋／-、野生型c3＋／＋,采用ELISA与PCR相结合对子代小鼠基因型进行鉴定。结果繁育出135只子代小鼠,经鉴定,（=3＋／＋、c3＋／-、C3-／-各为38只、68只、29只,经爿。检验,子代小鼠分离比例符合孟德尔遗传规律。结论正确的饲养繁殖以及子代鉴定是从杂合子小鼠中获得补体c3基因敲除小鼠的有效途径。     

Silica nanoparticle is a possible safe carrier for gene therapy

In order to develop a safe and effective gene therapy carrier, some toxicological and biodynamical experiments were carried out on silica nanoparticles （SiNPs）. First we prepared SiNPs with appropriate portions of cyclohexane, deionized water and ethyl silicate, and then transfected the modified SiNPs and GFP plasmid DNA complex into the HT1080 cells to test the effectiveness of transfection for gene therapy. At the same time, we injected the SiNPs into a number of mice through tail vein. Then we made the mice crossed to evaluate the acute, long-term and reproductive toxicity. In vivo distribution analysis and pathological examination were made on both adult mice and their offspring. SiNPs were uniform and had an average diameter of 40 nm, and the modified SiNPs carried exogenous DNA molecules into target cells and the transferred GFP fusion gene was effectively expressed in the cells. The SiNPs injected via tail vein were widely distributed in almost all of tissues, and the injected mice had the ability to reproduce normally. The in vivo and in vitro results of this study clearly show that SiNPs can be used as a safe and effective carrier for gene transfection and gene therapy.     

Effect of HS2 and HS3 elements on erythroid-specific expression in transgenic mice

The expression plasmids CMV/GFP, HS2ALL, HS3ALL and HS23ALL were selected to investigate the effect of HS2 and HS3 element on erythroid-specific expression in transgenic mice. These plasmids were digested with restriction enzymes and purified. And five DNA fragments, CMV/GFP, HS2/GFP, CMV/HS2/GFP, HS23/GFP and HS3/GFP were obtained. After purification, the above DNA fragments were microinjected into the pre-nuclei of the mice fertilized eggs and transgenic mice were generated, with an integration rate of 10.89%. The green fluorescence protein(GFP) expression in many transgenic mouse tissues was determined by FACS analysis. The results showed that the HS2 and 1.7 kb of β-globin gene promoter were sufficient for the erythroid-specific expression of β-globin gene. The GFP expression of different recombinant constructs was also analyzed in blood of all the transgenic mice with FACS. The results indicated that HS2 and HS3 had the same enhancement activity on the regulation of β-globin gene expression. Moreover, these two elements showed a significant synergistic effect on gene expression at the transgenic mouse level, although the GFP expression varied largely among different transgenic mouse litters.     

Pygo2转基因小鼠模型的建立及表型的初步分析

主要通过建立Pygo2转基因小鼠的模型对其表型进行初步分析.首先构建K14-2×flag-Pygo的转基因构件,经酶切、纯化后构建Pygo2转基因小鼠.出生后的仔鼠用PCR和Western方法检测基因型,并通过进一步的免疫组化验证Pygo2基因的表达.PCR检测获得7只转基因阳性鼠,6只Western检测为阳性.对转基因小鼠子代的胚胎和成体进行免疫组化证明,Pygo2基因在皮肤和乳腺组织中有过量表达.转基因小鼠的皮肤、乳腺以及鼠尾椎骨等组织出现了异常的表型.乳腺中有肿瘤组织的形成,且Pygo2在肿瘤中有大量表达.该模型的成功建立为进一步研究Pygo2的功能奠定了基础.     

Tet-on系统诱导乳腺特异表达CUEDC2转基因小鼠的制备

目的：建立Tet-on系统诱导乳腺特异表达CUEDC2的转基因小鼠模型。方法：构建转基因表达载体,经细胞诱导表达验证后,酶切得到含有CUEDC2的线性DNA片段,并采用显微注射的方法及后续筛选鉴定,得到CUEDC2转基因小鼠。进而通过与乳腺特异表达的MMTV-rtTA转基因小鼠交配,得到CUEDC2/rtTA双阳性转基因小鼠。利用2mg/ml的多西环素（Doxycycline）诱导小鼠体内CUEDC2表达,通过Western Blot、免疫组化检测表达。结果：经诱导,CUEDC2/rtTA双阳性转基因小鼠的2个Founder的F1、F2代在转录水平和蛋白水平均成功表达CUEDC2, 并具有乳腺特异性。结论：Tet-on系统诱导乳腺特异表达CUEDC2的转基因小鼠制备成功.     

Specific expression of an elastase-human growth hormone fusion gene in pancreatic acinar cells of transgenic mice

Transfection of genes into tissue culture cell lines has demonstrated that relatively short DNA sequences can allow expression of immunoglobulin, insulin and chymotrypsin genes in their appropriate cell types. A definitive test of cell-specific gene expression, however, requires testing genes in every possible cell type, an experiment performed easily by introducing the gene in question into the germ line of an animal. Transfer of intact genes into mice has demonstrated that a mouse immunoglobulin kappa gene is expressed specifically in B lymphocytes, a rat elastase I gene is expressed specifically in pancreas and a chicken transferrin gene is expressed preferentially in liver. Mouse metallothionein-growth hormone fusion genes introduced into mice are preferentially expressed in the liver, consistent with the expression of endogenous metallothionein genes, but initial experiments with beta-globin genes have not revealed proper regulation. To identify the DNA elements required for pancreas-specific expression of the rat elastase I gene, we joined the 5'-flanking region of this gene to the human growth hormone (hGH) structural gene and introduced the fusion gene into mice. Here we demonstrate that a fusion gene containing only 213 base pairs (bp) of elastase I gene sequence directs expression of hGH in pancreatic acinar cells.     

以精子载体法制备转基因小鼠的初步研究

将外源融合基因BaLA-HI与DOSPER脂质体等比较混合,加入获能精子悬液中,37度,5％CO2共培养0．5h,以这种处理精子作为转基因载体乾鼠的体外受精及胚胎移植,在获得的40只移植后代后,经PCR特异片段扩增和Southern杂交,共检测出2只呈相性的转基因小鼠,证明人胰 基因已在小鼠染色体上实现了整合,基因整合率为5％。     

Study on interleukin-18 gene transfer into human breast cancer cells to prevent tumorigenicity

To study the effect of interleukin-18 gene transfection on the tumorigenesis of breast cancer cell line Bacp37, human breast cancer cell line Bcap37 were transfected with Lipofectamine and selected by G418. The biological expression of rhIL-18 was tested by RT-PCR and ELISA method; nude mice were injected with Bcap37 cell with or without the hIL-18 gene. The hIL-18 cDNA was successfully integrated into Bcap37 cell; 126.3+/-4.5 pg hIL-18 secreted by one million transduced cells in 24 hours. Nude mice injected with IL-18 gene engineered Bcap37 cell had no tumor growth. These findings indicated that human breast cancer cells were successfully modified by the gene of IL-18 cytokine; the IL-18 gene engineered Bcap37 cells secreted hIL-18 and lost their tumorigenicity. The Bcap37 cells transduced with IL-18 gene may be used as breast cancer vaccine.     

Novel developmental specificity in the nervous system of transgenic animals expressing growth hormone fusion genes

The development of methods for introducing foreign genes into the germ line of mice provides an approach for studying mechanisms underlying inducible and developmental gene regulation. Transgenic animals expressing foreign genes have thus been used to test models of the role played by specific DNA sequences in determining cell-specific expression. Results from these experiments suggest that tissue-specific expression is the consequence of a cis-acting regulatory sequence. However, these results do not exclude the possibility that cell-specific expression of some genes might be 'coded' by combinations of regulatory elements. We have previously described the production of transgenic mice from eggs microinjected with metallothionein-I/growth hormone (MGH) fusion genes, and now demonstrate that the juxtaposition of sequences from two different genes can be deciphered by cells to generate novel tissue specificities. Although expression of the endogenous metallothionein and growth hormone genes has not been detected in neuronal cells, transgenic mice clearly express an MGH fusion gene in a restricted subset of neurones. These results suggest a model in which tissue-specific patterns of expression of certain genes are determined by combinations of cis-acting regulatory sequences.     

乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)DNA免疫的初步研究

用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）扩增了编码ＨＢＶｓＡｇ的基因序列,将其插入到ｐｃＤＮＡ３载体中,位于人巨细胞病毒（ＣＭＶ）早期启动子下游．重组质粒ｐｃＤＮＡ３－ｓＡｇ转染细胞后检测到ＨＢｓＡｇ表达．用纯化后的重组质粒直接注射到ＢＡＬＢ／Ｃ小鼠骨骼肌内,诱发实验小鼠产生了抗ＨＢｓＡｇ特异性抗体．ＰＣＲ扩增未检测到注射部位及肝脏细胞染色体中有外源ＨＢＶＤＮＡ整合     

恶性疟原虫复合多表位基因的原核表达和多克隆抗体制备

原核表达恶性疟原虫多期多表位基因并制备其多克隆抗体。在前期构建恶性疟原虫复合多期多表位重组真核表达载体的基础上,将测序正确的AMAMEG基因克隆入原核表达载体pGEX4T—1并诱导表达。采用包涵体洗涤的方式纯化目的蛋白,以AMA—1抗体对纯化蛋白进行Western—blot分析。将纯化的融合蛋白免疫小鼠制备多克隆抗体。通过PCR成功获得长度为1 000 bp的恶性疟原虫AMA—1胞外域基因片段,获得了与多表位基因连接后的AMAMEG基因。通过诱导表达,显示在相对分子量约95 000处有预计大小的特异性条带,表明成功表达出融合蛋白。经此纯化的融合蛋白免疫的小鼠能产生特异性抗体,其滴度达到1∶105。纯化的融合蛋白和多克隆抗体为研究新型疟疾疫苗奠定一定的理论和实践基础。