Genetically modified (GM) pigs hold great promises for pig genetic improvement, human health and life science. When GM pigs are produced, selectable marker genes (SMGs) are usually introduced into their genomes for host cell or animal recognition. However, the SMGs that remain in GM pigs might have multiple side effects. To avoid the possible side effects caused by the SMGs, they should be removed from the genome of GM pigs before their commercialization. The Cre recombinase is commonly used to delete the LoxP sites-flanked SMGs from the genome of GM animals. Although SMG-free GM pigs have been generated by Cre-mediated recombination, more efficient and cost-effective approaches are essential for the commercialization of SMG-free GM pigs. In this article we describe the production of a recombinant Cre protein containing a cell-penetrating and a nuclear localization signal peptide in one construct. This engineered Cre enzyme can efficiently excise the LoxP-flanked SMGs in cultured fibroblasts isolated from a transgenic pig, which then can be used as nuclear donor cells to generate live SMG-free GM pigs harboring a desired transgene by somatic cell nuclear transfer. This study describes an efficient and far-less costly method for production of SMG-free GM pigs.
【背景】随着测序费用的降低,越来越多的科学家选择利用高通量测序技术研究噬菌体的基因组序列。通过对这些基因组数据的分析和研究,一些科学家也开发出了判断dsDNA噬菌体末端序列的方法,但这些方法是基于Linux系统下的命令,并没有在Windows操作系统下的软件。【目的】在Windows平台下开发一款免费的、可以在高通量测序获得的庞大序列文件中找到dsDNA噬菌体基因组末端序列的软件PhageGT。【方法】使用Visual Studio 2019开发一个基于对话框的微软基础类库(Microsoft Foundation Classes,MFC)应用程序。软件使用C++语言开发,逐行读取序列文件中的每条Reads,并设计相应的算法进行统计、计算。【结果】软件PhageGT可在高通量测序文件中提取出不同序列出现的频率、排序,并利用提取序列的最高频率和序列平均频率的比值(R值)判断噬菌体基因组是否存在末端序列。【结论】软件PhageGT的使用比较方便、简单。软件PhageGT和本文所利用的所有测试数据均可从https://zenodo.org/record/4674231#.YHADb-gzZxc免费获得。 相似文献