Myostatin基因打靶载体的构建及猪胎儿成纤维细胞Myostatin基因的敲除

目的:用缺口修复等技术构建Myostatin(肌肉生长抑制素,MSTN)基因打靶载体,并对大白猪胎儿成纤维体细胞进行转染,获得基因敲除细胞。方法与结果:首先构建用于MSTN基因同源长臂(LA)的抓捕载体,然后在大肠杆菌内利用Red同源重组系统介导的缺口修复,从含大白猪MSTN基因座的细菌人工染色体上亚克隆9.9 kb的LA到抓捕载体上,经过部分序列测定,同源性为100%;通过PCR获得1.4 kb的同源短臂(SA);将LA和SA连入载体pLOXP,构建含有neo和tk正负筛选标记基因的MSTN基因打靶载体pLOXP-MSTN-KO;将线性化的pLOXP-MSTN-KO通过电转染整合到大白猪胎儿成纤维细胞基因组中,利用G418和丙氧鸟苷进行药物筛选,获得抗性细胞克隆890个,通过PCR和DNA测序鉴定获得基因敲除的细胞克隆4个。结论:构建了有效的MSTN基因打靶载体,通过转染获得基因敲除细胞,为利用体细胞核移植制备MSTN基因敲除猪奠定了基础。     

FUS Regulates Activity of MicroRNA-Mediated Gene Silencing

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构建LEF1基因毛囊特异表达载体并稳定转染胎儿成纤维细胞

旨在构建内蒙古白绒山羊(Capra hircus)淋巴样增强因子-1(Lymphoid enhancer factor,LEF1)基因真核表达载体并转染胎儿成纤维细胞,获得稳定表达红色荧光蛋白及毛囊特异性表达LEF1的转基因细胞克隆。以pCDsRed2载体为基本骨架将LEF1基因亚克隆到KAP6-1启动子下游,连接红色荧光蛋白表达元件,构建LEF1基因毛囊特异表达载体pCDsRed-KL。外源表达载体以lipofectamineTM2000介导转染胎儿成纤维细胞,通过G418筛选获得稳定转染的细胞克隆。PCR鉴定外源基因在细胞基因组中的整合。测序显示构建的表达载体pCDsRed-KL序列中,LEF1基因正确连接在KAP6-1启动子下游,顺序连接CMV启动子和红色荧光蛋白基因,载体构建正确。脂质体介导的稳定转染效率约为14.0%,经G418筛选得到高效表达红色荧光蛋白转基因细胞克隆。PCR检测显示外源KAP6-1启动子和LEF1基因整合到胎儿成纤维细胞基因组中。     

Effect of Co-transfection of Anti-myostatin shRNA Constructs in Caprine Fetal Fibroblast Cells

Knockdown of myostatin gene (MSTN), transforming growth factor-β superfamily, and a negative regulator of the skeletal muscle growth, by RNA interference (RNAi), has been reported to increase muscle mass in mammals. The current study was aimed to cotransfect two anti-MSTN short hairpin RNA (shRNA) constructs in caprine fetal fibroblast cells for transient silencing of MSTN gene. In the present investigation, approximately 89% MSTN silencing was achieved in transiently transfected caprine fetal fibroblast cells by cotransfection of two best out of four anti-MSTN shRNA constructs. Simultaneously, we also monitored the induction of IFN responsive genes (IFN), pro-apoptotic gene (caspase3) and anti-apoptotic gene (MCL-1) due to cotransfection of different anti-MSTN shRNA constructs. We observed induction of 0.66-19.12, 1.04-4.14, 0.50-3.43, and 0.42-1.98 for folds IFN-β, OAS1, caspase3, and MCL-1 genes, respectively (p < 0.05). This RNAi based cotransfection method could provide an alternative strategy of gene knockout and develop stable caprine fetal fibroblast cells. Furthermore, these stable cells can be used as a cell donor for the development of transgenic cloned embryos by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technique.     

Disruption of the Myostatin Gene in Porcine Primary Fibroblasts and Embryos Using Zinc-Finger Nucleases

Myostatin represses muscle growth by negatively regulating the number and size of muscle fibers. Myostatin loss-of-function can result in the double-muscling phenotype and increased muscle mass. Thus, knockout of myostatin gene could improve the quality of meat from mammals. In the present study, zinc finger nucleases, a useful tool for generating gene knockout animals, were designed to target exon 1 of the myostatin gene. The designed ZFNs were introduced into porcine primary fibroblasts and early implantation embryos via electroporation and microinjection, respectively. Mutations around the ZFNs target site were detected in both primary fibroblasts and blastocysts. The proportion of mutant fibroblast cells and blastocyst was 4.81% and 5.31%, respectively. Thus, ZFNs can be used to knockout myostatin in porcine primary fibroblasts and early implantation embryos.     

敲除山羊胎儿成纤维细胞中的抗体重链基因

在针对大动物的精确基因修饰研究中,基于体细胞的同源重组是唯一可行与有效的方法．其中,沉默基因位点的重组尤为困难．为获得抗体基因功能缺失的山羊用于人源化抗体的研究,通过体细胞同源重组技术,首次成功地获得了抗体基因敲除的山羊胎儿成纤维细胞株,该细胞株可用于体细胞克隆制备抗体基因功能缺失的转基因山羊．以35日龄的山羊胎儿成纤维细胞（GEF88）基因组DNA为模板,扩增山羊抗体重链J-Cμ基因作为同源臂,构建了同基因型的正负筛选打靶载体GTIgH．将此打靶载体经电穿孔的方法转染GEF88细胞,并通过0．8mg／L的嘌呤霉素进行药物筛选,获得了362个抗性细胞克隆,PCR、测序及DNA印迹鉴定结果显示,其中的GT211抗性细胞克隆为中靶细胞,该细胞克隆中的抗体重链基因的一条等位基因已被成功敲除．     

西藏小型猪胚胎成纤维细胞的分离培养及性别鉴定

目的探索和建立西藏小型猪胚胎成纤维细胞体外分离培养及性别鉴定的技术方法。方法取35d的西藏小型猪胚胎分离胚胎成纤维细胞,进行体外原代培养及传代培养,观察细胞成纤维细胞的形态和生长状况。根据猪Y染色体上性别决定基因SRY设计引物进行性别鉴定,同时以β珠蛋白作为内参基因,建立PCR反应体系鉴别胚胎的性别。结果西藏小型猪胚胎成纤维体外分离后,呈贴壁生长,快速增殖。PCR性别鉴定结果表明雄性胚胎细胞可扩增出一特异性SRY基因条带,而雌性则没有。该法可快速鉴定胚胎的性别,可用于体细胞克隆动物早期性别鉴定。结论研究结果表明利用胶原酶消化法所获得的西藏小型猪胚胎成纤维细胞可在体外稳定培养并传代,利用PCR鉴定猪胎儿性别具有简单、快速、准确的特点,可应用于克隆猪研究中体细胞系的早期性别鉴定。     

应用RNA干扰技术体外抑制兔成纤维细胞HGPRT的表达及其核移植研究

次黄嘌呤-鸟嘌呤磷酸核糖基转移酶(hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase,HGPRT)的功能缺失与痛风、肾结石和雷纳综合症(Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome)等疾病相关.制作HGPRT基因表达降低的模式动物,将有利于人们对这种疾病的发病机理和治疗做进一步的研究.构建了针对HGPRT基因表达的shRNA干扰载体,并将质粒转染兔成纤维细胞,获得携带该干扰片段的转基因细胞系,经PCR鉴定转基因成纤维细胞克隆阳性率为83.3%.RT-PCR及Western blot检测结果表明转基因干扰成纤维细胞系HGPRTmRNA和蛋白质表达量明显降低.最后,以转基因成纤维细胞进行核移植,囊胚率为27.8%,与正常来源的成纤维细胞囊胚率相比较差异不显著.说明,通过RNAi可稳定干扰兔成纤维细胞HGPRT基因的表达,为进一步通过核移植技术建立HGPRT RNAi转基因兔模型创造条件.     

绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞体外培养及转基因研究

目的用增强型绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)基因转染体外培养绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞,探讨绿色荧光蛋白对绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞生物学特性的影响.方法体外分离培养绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞,经脂质体介导EGFP基因转染第一代成纤维细胞,G418筛选10～12*!d,挑选转基因单克隆细胞,传代培养,进行细胞形态观察、生长曲线以及染色体核型分析,并进行了培养细胞性别鉴定.结果整合有EGFP基因的绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞生物学行为与未转染外源基因的细胞无明显差别,根据荧光强度可直接反应外源基因的表达量.结论 EGFP基因作为体内报告基因可用于转基因细胞的研究,并将整合有EGFP基因的转基因细胞为克隆动物提供核供体奠定了基础.     

牛转FAD3B基因胎儿成纤维细胞中内参基因的稳定性评估

采用RT-PCR扩增亚麻种子(Linum usitatissimum Linn)FAD3B基因,构建不同启动子的两种重组真核表达载体pIRES-AcGFP-CMV-FAD3B和pIRES-AcGFP-CAG-FAD3B,通过qRT-PCR检测转基因细胞中FAD3B基因的表达水平.以不同过表达水平的转基因细胞为试验对象,评价9种候选内参基因ACTB、GAPDH、18S rRNA、UXT、PPP1R11、RPS15A、SF3A1、EEF1A2和HMBS的稳定性.根据GeNorm、NornFinder和BestKeeper 3种统计学算法得到的稳定性值对基因进行排序.结果显示,内参基因稳定性的综合排序为PPP1R11＞EEF1A2＞1 8S rRNA＞RPS15A＞GAPDH＞HMBS＞UXT＞ACTB＞SF3A1,其中PPP1R11和EEF1A2是最稳定的内参基因.稳定内参的选择可以更加准确地校正基因的表达水平,从而为阐述基因的功能奠定了坚实的基础.     

Fetal Fibroblasts and Keratinocytes with Immunosuppressive Properties for Allogeneic Cell-Based Wound Therapy

Fetal skin heals rapidly without scar formation early in gestation, conferring to fetal skin cells a high and unique potential for tissue regeneration and scar management. In this study, we investigated the possibility of using fetal fibroblasts and keratinocytes to stimulate wound repair and regeneration for further allogeneic cell-based therapy development. From a single fetal skin sample, two clinical batches of keratinocytes and fibroblasts were manufactured and characterized. Tolerogenic properties of the fetal cells were investigated by allogeneic PBMC proliferation tests. In addition, the potential advantage of fibroblasts/keratinocytes co-application for wound healing stimulation has been examined in co-culture experiments with in vitro scratch assays and a multiplex cytokines array system. Based on keratin 14 and prolyl-4-hydroxylase expression analyses, purity of both clinical batches was found to be above 98% and neither melanocytes nor Langerhans cells could be detected. Both cell types demonstrated strong immunosuppressive properties as shown by the dramatic decrease in allogeneic PBMC proliferation when co-cultured with fibroblasts and/or keratinocytes. We further showed that the indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) activity is required for the immunoregulatory activity of fetal skin cells. Co-cultures experiments have also revealed that fibroblasts-keratinocytes interactions strongly enhanced fetal cells secretion of HGF, GM-CSF, IL-8 and to a lesser extent VEGF-A. Accordingly, in the in vitro scratch assays the fetal fibroblasts and keratinocytes co-culture accelerated the scratch closure compared to fibroblast or keratinocyte mono-cultures. In conclusion, our data suggest that the combination of fetal keratinocytes and fibroblasts could be of particular interest for the development of a new allogeneic skin substitute with immunomodulatory activity, acting as a reservoir for wound healing growth factors.     

核酸疫苗pcDNA3.1-EG95的构建及在绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞中的表达

克隆细粒棘球蚴EG95基因cDNA并构建核酸疫苗pcDNA3.1-EG95。根据GenBank中细粒棘球蚴EG95基因序列(AF134378)设计引物并在上游引物起始密码子前加上Kozak序列(CCACC),提取细粒棘球蚴总RNA,RT-PCR扩增目的基因EG95cDNA,扩增片段克隆到pcDNA3.1(+)中构建重组载体pcDNA3.1-EG95后测序。重组质粒pcDNA3.1-EG95采用脂质体法转染绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞并用G418筛选,RT-PCR检测稳定转染细胞中目的基因的转录。测序结果表明克隆的目的基因包含了471bp的完整ORF并与载体连接正确。RT-PCR检测表明EG95基因在稳定转染的绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞中得到转录。成功构建pcDNA3.1-EG95核酸疫苗并可在绵羊胎儿成纤维细胞中转录目的基因,可进一步用于活体动物免疫研究。     

一种无血清冻存液在猪胎儿成纤维细胞上的应用研究

在猪胎儿成纤维细胞(porcine fetal fibroblasts, PFF)冻存过程中,血清品质常常制约着细胞的冻存效果。为了解决这个问题,本研究旨在开发一种无血清冻存液应用于猪胎儿成纤维细胞冻存。用3种不同冻存液冻存猪胎儿成纤维细胞,每种冻存10管。冻存30 d后复苏细胞,测定冻存细胞存活率,细胞增殖活力以及电转后细胞活性。结果显示:自制无血清细胞冻存液,冻存猪胎儿成纤维细胞后存活率达95.33%;细胞增殖活力以及电转后细胞活性均显著高于标准胎牛血清冻存液(p<0.05),与特级胎牛血清冻存液效果相当(p>0.05)。因此,自制冻存液冻存猪胎儿成纤维细胞效果稳定,能够替代含血清冻存液,有良好的推广应用前景。     

慢病毒直接诱导形成猪iPS细胞无需限定因子

为了证实慢病毒对细胞具有遗传修饰和重编程作用,在本实验中使用慢病毒感染猪胎儿成纤维细胞.结果显示:慢病毒介导的EGFP在猪胎儿成纤维细胞中稳定和高效表达,使用添加LIF和bFGF的细胞培养液,部分猪的胎儿成纤维细胞逐渐改变原有的纤维状形态,形成圆形的细胞,细胞逐步增殖形成细胞集落,细胞集落边界清晰,在饲养层上细胞集落生长迅速,具有稳定的生长性能和正常核型,细胞碱性磷酸酶染色为阳性,表达干细胞特有的标记Oct4、Nanog和SSEA1,在体外能够形成拟胚体,在体内分化形成包含三个生殖层的畸胎瘤.作为核移植的供体细胞,克隆胚的卵裂率为53.33%、桑椹胚率为9.03%、囊胚率为2.07%、孵化囊胚的总细胞数为26.5,在桑椹胚率和囊胚率方面显著低于猪普通胎儿成纤维细胞核移植克隆胚的发育能力(P<0.05).结果证实慢病毒能够直接使猪的胎儿成纤维细胞转变成iPS细胞,因此慢病毒将成为一种理想的材料和工具用于细胞的遗传修饰和细胞重构等方面的研究.     

脂质体介导外源基因体外转染牛胎儿成纤维细胞条件的优化

通过脂质体（FuGENE-6）介导,将真核表达载体pEGFP-C1成功导入体外培养的牛胎儿成纤维细胞,探讨影响外源基因转染效率的参数,如DNA和脂质体的用量、转染的细胞数量以及细胞暴露于DNA与脂质体复合物的时间长度。通过实验发现,绿色荧光蛋白（green fluorescent protein,GFP）基因的表达随DNA、脂质体量的增加而增加,延长细胞暴露时间反而使转染效率下降,转染细胞数适当才能得到较高的转化率。 Optimization of Parameters of Exogene Transfection of Bovine Fetal Fibroblasts in vitro Mediated by Liposome LI Yang,WU Kai-feng,GUO Xu-dong,GUO Ji-tong,BOU Shor-gan The Research Center for Laboratory Animal Science of Inner Mongolia University,The Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Mammal Reproduction Biology and Biotechnology,Huhhot 010021,China Abstract:pEGFP-C1 eucaryon expression vector was successfully transfected by liposome into bovine fetal fibroblasts.We investigated the effect of parameter such as the dose of DNA and liposome,number of cell transfected and exposure time of the cell to the DNA-liposome complexes.It was indicated that GFP（green fluorescent protein）expression was enhanced as the dose of DNA and liposome increased and on decline as the exposure time was prolonged.The improvement of transfection efficiency depent on the suitable cell number. Key words：liposome; GFP; bovine fetal fibroblasts; transfection     

MicroRNA-Mediated Suppression of Oncolytic Adenovirus Replication in Human Liver

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important and ubiquitous regulators of gene expression that can suppress their target genes by translational inhibition as well as mRNA destruction. Cell type-specific miRNA expression patterns have been successfully exploited for targeting the expression of experimental and therapeutic gene constructs, for example to reduce pathogenic effects of cancer virotherapy in normal tissues. In order to avoid liver damage associated with systemic or intrahepatic delivery of oncolytic adenoviruses we have introduced the concept of suppressing adenovirus replication in hepatic cells by inserting target elements for the liver-specific miR122 into the viral genome. Here we show using ex vivo cultured tissue specimens that six perfectly complementary miR122 target sites in the 3′ untranslated region of the viral E1A gene are sufficient in the absence of any other genetic modifications to prevent productive replication of serotype 5 adenovirus (Ad5) in normal human liver. This modification did not compromise the replicative capacity of the modified virus in cancer tissue derived from a colon carcinoma liver metastasis or its oncolytic potency in a human lung cancer xenograft mouse model. Unlike wild-type Ad5, the modified virus did not result in increased serum levels of liver enzymes in infected mice. These results provide a strong preclinical proof of concept for the use of miR122 target sites for reducing the risk of liver damage caused by oncolytic adenoviruses, and suggest that ectopic miR122 target elements should be considered as an additional safety measure included in any therapeutic virus or viral vector posing potential hazard to the liver.     

Caprine mycoplasmal mastitis in Nigeria

In a study to investigate the current status of intramammary mycoplasmosis in caprine udders in Nigeria, a total of 57 and 24 milk samples were collected from udders of goats affected by mastitis and from apparently normal goats’ udders, respectively. Acute and chronic mastitis were more commonly observed in goats between 1 and 3 years old. Mycoplasma agalactiae and Mycoplasma capricolum occurred at a significantly higher rate (p<0.05) in udders affected by mastitis than in normal healthy udders. Other mycoplasma occurring in low prevalence include Mycoplasma bovis and Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides LC. It is concluded that cultural (microbiological) surveillance is necessary for effective treatment and control of the disease in Nigeria.