应用荧光原位杂交技术检测人βE珠蛋白基因在转基因小鼠染色体上的整合状态

为将荧光原位杂交技术应用于基因定位研究中,探讨一种能有效地检测转基因动物染色体上外源基因整合状态的实验方法,对小鼠腹腔注射秋水仙素后,取转基因小鼠骨髓制备中期染色体,将传统的FISH方法加以改进,检测外源基因在转基因小鼠染色体上的整合状态.检测结果表明,外源人βE珠蛋白基因已稳定地整合于小鼠染色体上.FISH能直观地反映外源基因在转基因动物染色体上的整合状态,该方法可对转基因动物及基因转移研究中的外源基因整合后进行染色体定位检测。 Abstract:To determine the integration site of human βE globin gene in the chromosomes of transgenic mice, transgenic mice carrying human βE globin gene were injected intraperitoneally with colchicines, then, bone marrow cells wereisolated and metaphase chromosomes were prepared, the traditional FISH method was improved to detect the integration site of humanβE globin gene in transgenic mice when combined with G-banding. Human t3E globin gene can bedetected in different position of different chromosomes in transgenic mice and FISH signals showed that two mice were heterozygous of human 13E globin gene and one was homozygous. Human t3E globin gene was integrated into thechromosomes of transgenic mice in a random pattern and the results demonstrated that FISH can be used to investigate the integration site of foreign genes in transgenic mice.     

应用荧光原位杂交技术检测人βE珠蛋白基因在转基因小鼠染色体上的整合状态

为将荧光原位杂交技术应用于基因定位研究中,探讨一种能有效地检测转基因动物染色体上外源基因整合状态的实验方法,对小鼠腹腔注射秋水仙素后,取转基因小鼠骨髓制备中期染色体,将传统的FISH方法加以改进,检测外源基因在转基因小鼠染色体上的整合状态.检测结果表明,外源人βE珠蛋白基因已稳定地整合于小鼠染色体上.FISH能直观地反映外源基因在转基因动物染色体上的整合状态,该方法可对转基因动物及基因转移研究中的外源基因整合后进行染色体定位检测。 Abstract:To determine the integration site of human βE globin gene in the chromosomes of transgenic mice, transgenic mice carrying human βE globin gene were injected intraperitoneally with colchicines, then, bone marrow cells wereisolated and metaphase chromosomes were prepared, the traditional FISH method was improved to detect the integration site of humanβE globin gene in transgenic mice when combined with G-banding. Human t3E globin gene can bedetected in different position of different chromosomes in transgenic mice and FISH signals showed that two mice were heterozygous of human 13E globin gene and one was homozygous. Human t3E globin gene was integrated into thechromosomes of transgenic mice in a random pattern and the results demonstrated that FISH can be used to investigate the integration site of foreign genes in transgenic mice.     

Can overexpression of TGF—β1 gene change the sex ratio in transgenic mice？

Mouse TGF-β1 gene was microinjected into male pronuclei of F2 hybrid fertilized eggs obtained by mating CSJLF1 and C57BL/6J inbred strains to generate transgenic mice with over-expressed TGF-β1 gene.The rate of founder production is 31% and Southern blot analysis of founder mice tail DNAs gave an integration efficiency of 33%.TGF-β1 gene could be stably integrated to the chromosomes of transgenic mice and transmitted to their progeny at a rate of 33% in the second generation.Dot blot analysis of tail RNA of some transgenic mice indicated a moderate expression of the transgene.The most interestin finding of the present work is the striking eviation from the normal male:female sex ratio in transgenic mice,with an average ratio of 6.7:1.The possible nature of the predominance of male sex in transgenic mice overexpressing TGF-β1 is discussed.     

Establishment of a multi-color genomic in situ hybridization technique to simultaneously discriminate the three interspecific hybrid genomes in gossypium

To identify alien chromosomes in recipient progenies and to analyze genome components in polyploidy, a genomic in situ hybridization （GISH） technique that is suitable for cotton was developed using increased stringency conditions. The increased stringency conditions were a combination of the four factors in the following optimized state： 100：1 ratio of blocking DNA to probe, 60% formamide wash solution, 43 ℃ temperature wash and a 13 min wash. Under these specific conditions using gDNA from Gossypium sturtianum （C1 C1 ） as a probe, strong hybridization signals were only observed on chromosomes from the C1 genome in somatic cells of the hybrid F1 （G. hirsutum x G. sturtianum） （AtDtC1）. Therefore, GISH was able to discriminate parental chromosomes in the hybrid. Further, we developed a multi-color GISH to simultaneously discriminate the three genomes of the above hybrid. The results repeatedly displayed the three genomes, At, Dt, and C1, and each set of chromosomes with a unique color, making them easy to identify. The power of the multi-color GISH was proven by analysis of the hexaploid hybrid F1 （G. hirsutum x G. australe） （AtAtDtDtG2G2）. We believe that the powerful multi-color GISH technique could be applied extensively to analyze the genome component in polyploidy and to identify alien chromosomes in the recipient progenies.     

山羊β乳球蛋白基因的克隆及其在转基因小鼠乳汁中的高效表达 Goat β-lactoglobulin Gene Cloning and High Expression in the Mammary Gland of Transgenic Mice

通过长距离PCR从山羊基因组DNA分两段扩增山羊β乳球蛋白（β-lactoglobulin,BLG）基因,扩增出的两个片段分别克隆到T载体上,利用BLG基因序列自身存在的NarI单酶切位点进行拼接,获得了全长为7.2kb的山羊BLG基因克隆,并构建了它的真核表达载体,经酶切鉴定和序列分析证实了克隆的正确性。用线性化的BLG基因显微注射小鼠受精卵以建立转基因鼠,经PCR和Southern印迹分析证实获得了6只首建者（Founder）转基因小鼠（3♀,3♂）,在泌乳期采集两只F0代转基因雌鼠乳汁并用ELISA测定山羊β乳球蛋白的含量,其表达水平分别为23.49 mg/mL和2.19 mg/mL。 Abstract:To clone goat β-lactoglobulin (BLG) gene,two fragments were amplified from goat genomic DNA by LD-PCR method.The fragments were inserted in T-vectors before being spliced into the whole 7.2 kb BLG gene at a single restriction enzyme site of NarI.Consequently,the eukaryotic expression vector was constructed.All the clones were proved to be correct by restriction enzyme cutting and sequencing analysis.Six Founders (3♀,3♂) of goat BLG transgenic mice were obtained by microinjection and BLG genes integration were confirmed by both PCR and Southern blot analyses.The milk was collected from two lactating female transgenic mice and goat BLG protein contents were measured with ELISA.The results showed that goat BLG protein in milk of the two mice were 23.49 mg/mL and 2.19 mg/mL,respectively.     

A preliminary analysis of antineoplastic activity of parvovirus MVMp NS—1 proteins

Human gastric cancer MKN-45 cells were transfected with pULB 3238,a plasmid carrying MVMp MS-1 gene with its original P4 promoter replaced by the glucocorticoid inducible promoter MMTV-LTR.After the integration and expression of NS-1 gene,some of the transfectants died,while others remained alive,but the growth features of survived cells were changed.For further study on the antineoplastic function of parvoviral NS-1 protein in vivo,transgenic mice carrying NS-1 genes were established by conventional method.Among 4 founders,one of them was found to be able to transmit the transgene to around 50% of their offsprings.RT-PCR was performed to indicate the expression of NS-1 gene in transgenic mice and its mRNA appeared in a variety of tissues.The expression of integrated NS-1 gene may correlate with the decreased incidence of tumor induced in vivo by chemical carcinogens.     

Efficient generation of transgenic chickens using the spermatogonial stem cells in vivo and ex vivo transfection

The highly efficient novel methods to produce transgenic chickens were established by directly in-jecting the recombinant plasmid containing green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene into the cock's testis termed as testis-medianted gene transfer (TMGT), and transplanting transfected spermatogonial stem cells (TTSSCs). For the TMGT approach,four dosages of pEGFP-N1 DNA/cationic polymer complex were injected intratesticularly. The results showed: (1) 48 h after the injection,the percentages of testis cells expressing GFP were 4.0%, 8.7%, 10.2% and 13.6% in the 50, 100, 150 and 200 μg/mL group, re-spectively. The difference from the four dosage groups was significant (P<0.05). On day 25 after the injection, a dosage-dependent and time-dependent increase in the number of transgenic sperm was observed. The percentages of gene expression reached the summit and became stable from day 70 to 160, being 12.7%, 12.8%, 15.9% and 19.1%, respectively. The difference from the four dosage groups was also significant (P<0.05). (2) 70 d after the injection, strong green fluorescent could be observed in the seminiferous tubules by whole-mount in-situ hybridization. (3) 70 d after the injection, the semen was collected and used to artificially inseminate wild-type females. The blastoderms of F1 and F2 transgenic chicken expressed GFP were 56.2% (254/452) and 53.2% (275/517), respectively. The detec-tion of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of F1 and F2 transgenic chicken blood genomic DNA showed that 56.5% (3/23) of F1 and 52.9% (9/17) of F2 were positive. Southern blot showed GFP DNA was in-serted in their genomic DNAs. (4) Frozen whole mount tissue sections of F1 and F2 transgenic chicken liver, heart, kidney and muscle showed that the rates of green fluorescent positive were between 50.0% and 66.7%. (5) With the TTSSCs method, SSCs ex vivo transfected with GFP were transplanted into recipient roosters whose endogenic SSCs had been resoluted. The donor SSCs settled and GFP ex-pression became readily detectable in the frozen whole mount tissue sections of recepient testes. Moreover, sperms carrying GFP could be produced normally. The results of artificially inseminating wild-type females with these sperms showed 12.5% (8/64) of offspring embryo expressed GFP and 11.1% (2/18) hatched chicks were tested transgenic. Our data therefore suggest TMGT and TTSSCs are the feasible methods for the generation of transgenic chickens.     

Molecular cytogenetic characterization of wheat--Thinopyrum elongatum addition, substitution and translocation lines with a novel source of resistance to wheat Fusarium Head Blight

Thinopyrum elongatum(2n = 2x = 14,EE),a wild relative of wheat,has been suggested as a potentially novel source of resistance to several major wheat diseases including Fusarium Head Blight(FHB).In this study,a series of wheat(cv.Chinese Spring,CS) substitution and ditelosomic lines,including Th.elongatum additions,were assessed for TypeⅡresistance to FHB.Results indicated that the lines containing chromosome 7E of Th.elongatum gave a high level of resistance to FHB,wherein the infection did not spread beyond the inoculated floret.Furthermore,it was determined that the novel resistance gene(s) of 7E was located on the short-arm(7ES) based on sharp difference in FHB resistance between the two 7E ditelosomic lines for each arm.On the other hand,Th.elongatum chromosomes 5E and 6E likely contain gene(s) for susceptibility to FHB because the disease spreads rapidly within the inoculated spikes of these lines. Genomic in situ hybridization(GISH) analysis revealed that the alien chromosomes in the addition and substitution lines were intact,and the lines did not contain discernible genomic aberrations.GISH and multicolor-GISH analyses were further performed on three translocation lines that also showed high levels of resistance to FHB.Lines TA3499 and TA3695 were shown to contain one pair of wheat-Th. elongatum translocated chromosomes involving fragments of 7D plus a segment of the 7E,while line TA3493 was found to contain one pair of wheat-Th.elongatum translocated chromosomes involving the D- and A-genome chromosomes of wheat.Thus,this study has established that the short-arm of chromosome 7E of Th.elongatum harbors gene(s) highly resistant to the spreading of FHB,and chromatin of 7E introgressed into wheat chromosomes largely retained the resistance,implicating the feasibility of using these lines as novel material for breeding FHB-resistant wheat cultivars.     

Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization of a Wheat - Leymus mollis 3D（3Ns） Substitution Line with Resistance to Leaf Rust

Leymus mollis （Trin.） Pilger （NsNsXmXm, 2n = 28）, a wild relative of common wheat, possesses many potentially valuable traits that could be transferred to common wheat during breeding programs. In this study, the karyotypic constitution of a wheat - L. mollis 3D（3Ns#1） disomic substitution line isolated from the F5 progeny of octoploid Tritileymus M842-16 x Triticum durum cv. D4286, which was designated as 10DM57, was determined using genomic in situ hybridization （GISH）, fluorescent in situ hybridization （FISH）, SSR markers, and EST- STS markers. Screening of mitosis and meiosis showed that 10DM57 had a chromosome karyotype of 2n = 42 =21Ⅱ. GISH indicated that 10DM57 was a line with 40 chromosomes from wheat and two of the Ns chromosomes from L. mollis, which formed a ring bivalent in pollen mother cells at metaphase I. FISH analysis showed that the chromosome 3D may be replaced by 3Ns#1 in 10DM57. DNA markers, including SSR and EST-STS primers, showed that the pair of wheat chromosome 3D in 10DM57 was substituted by the pair of chromosome 3Ns#t from L. mollis. Evaluation of the agronomic traits showed that, compared with its common wheat relative 7182, 10DM57 was resistant to leaf rust while the spike length and number of spikes per plant were improved significantly, which correlated with a higher wheat yield. The new germplasm, 10DM57, could be exploited as an intermediate material in wheat genetic and breeding programs.     

Variation of B Chromosome Associated with Tissue Culture in Wheat-rye Cross

In vitro variation of B chromosomes was studied by examining the callus cells derived from the immature embryos from a cross of Chinese Spring wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） and Fin 7416 rye （Secale cereale L.） carrying two B chromosomes. In 40-d-old callus cells, the numbers of B chromosomes ranged from one to four in 65.6% of the cells observed. The distribution of B chromosome numbers was associated with the ploidy levels of the normal chromosomes （A chromosomes）. The frequency of the cells with high numbers of B chromosomes （i.e., three or four B chromosomes） in the amphiploid cells with 56 A chromosomes was greater than those in the haploid cells with 28 A chromosomes. Although structural changes in the rye A chromosomes were observed, cytological observation and genomic in situ hybridization demonstrated that the rye B chromosomes were conserved in morphological appearance following tissue culture.     

Transgenic mice designed to express human α-1,2-fucosyltransferase in combination of human DAF and CD59 to avoid xenograft rejection

The expression of human α-1,2-fucosyltransferase (HT) or complement regulatory proteins has been proved as an strategy to overcome hypercute rejection in discordant xenogeneic organ transplantation. In this study, we examined whether peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from polytransgenic mice expressing the human HT, and complement regulatory proteins (DAF and CD59), can provide more effective protection against xenograft rejection. Transgenic mice were produced by co-injection of gene constructs for human HT, DAF and/or CD59. Flow Cytometry (FCM) was used to screen the positive transgenic mice. PBMCs from transgenic mice were incubated with 15% human serum to evaluate natural antibody binding, complement activation and expression of adhesion molecules. Three transgenes were strongly expressed in PBMCs of transgenic mice, and HT expression signifi- cantly reduced expression of the major xenoepitope galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-Gal). Functional studies with PBMCs showed that co-expression of HT and DAF or CD59 markedly increased their re- sistance to human serum-mediated cytolysis when compared with single transgenic PBMCs. Moreover, the combined expression of triple transgenes in PBMCs led to the greatest protection against human serum-mediated cytolysis, avoided hyperacute rejection and reduced expression of adhesion mole- cules. Strong co-expression of triple transgenes was completely protected from xenograft hyperacute rejection and partially inhibited acute vascular rejection. The studies suggest that engineering mice to express triple molecules represents an critical step toward prolonging xenograft survival and might be more suitable for xenotransplantation.     

JL-02多位点探针DNA指纹在近交系小鼠遗传监测中的应用

以公安部二所研制的JL-02多位点探针进行了BALB/C、C57、DBA/2、615和ICR5个品系近交系小鼠DNA指纹分析。结果表明,不同近交系小鼠的DNA指纹图差异很大,而同一品系DNA指纹图基本一致,从而证明这一新探针适用于利用DNA指纹技术对近交系小鼠进行遗传监测并具有高度多态性。 Abstract：To explore the possibility of using the probe JL-02 by the Public Safety Bureau of China in monitoring genetic quality of inbred mic e. Fingerprinting of 5 strains of the inbred mice (BALB/c、C57、DBA/2、615、ICR) was conducted using a nonisotopically HRP labeled JL-02 and southern blot hybri dization. The patterns were completely different among the 5 strains of the mice and those of the samples from the same strains were completely identical and th e probe has the high polymorphism.     

小鼠H2Eb位点的PCR-SSP检测与多态性

为探讨小鼠遗传背景的多态性,我们采用PCR-SSP技术对60只昆明种（KM）小鼠的H2Eb位点第二个外显子的等位基因进行鉴定,得到78个PCR阳性结果,共检出65%的等位基因且43.3%小鼠此位点的基因型相同。KM小鼠具有一定程度的遗传多态性。 Abstract:To explore the diversity of genetic background in Kunming (KM) mice,technique of Polymerase Chain Reaction-Sequence Specific Primer (PCR-SSP) was employed to determine the alleles of the 2nd exon on H2Eb in 60 mice.Seventy-eight positive PCR results have been obtained,that is,65% of alleles were determined and 43.3% of these mice were identical on this locus in genotype.This study,to some extent,revealed the genetic diversity in KM mice.     

Induction of small-segment-translocation between wheat and rye chromosomes

A new approach to produce wheat-rye translocation, based on the genetic instability caused by monosomic addition of rye chromosome in wheat, is described. 1 283 plants from the selfed progenies of monosomic addition lines with single chromosome of inbred rye line R12 and complete chromosome complement of wheat cultivar Mianyang 11 were cytologically analyzed on a plant-by-plant basis by the improved C-banding technique. 63 of the plants, with 2n = 42, were found containing wheat-rye translocation or substitution, with a frequency of 4. 91% . Compared with the wheat parent, other 32 plants with 2n = 42 exhibited obvious phenotypic variation, but their com-ponent of rye chromosome could not be detected using the C-banding technique. In situ hybridization with a biotin-la-beled DNA probe was used to detect rye chromatin and to determine the insertion sites of rye segments in the wheat chromosomes. In 20 out of the 32 variant wheat plants, small segments of rye chromosomes were found being inserted into dif     

Characterization of transgene integration pattern in F4 hGH-transgenic common carp （Cyprinus carpio L.）

The integration pattern and adjacent host sequences of the inserted pMThGH-transgene in the F4 hGH-transgenic common carp were extensively studied. Here we show that each F4 transgenic fish contained about 200 copies of the pMThGH-transgene and the transgenes were integrated into the host genome generally with concatemers in a head-totail arrangement at 4-5 insertion sites. By using a method of plasmid rescue, four hundred copies of transgenes from two individuals of F4 transgenic fish, A and B, were recovered and clarified into 6 classes. All classes of recovered transgenes contained either complete or partial pMThGH sequences. The class I, which comprised 83% and 84.5% respectively of the recovered transgene copies from fish A and B, had maintained the original configuration, indicating that most transgenes were faithfully inherited during the four generations of reproduction. The other five classes were different from the original configuration in both molecular weight and restriction map, indicating that a few transgenes had undergone mutation, rearrangement or deletion during integration and germline transmission. In the five types of aberrant transgenes, three flanking sequences of the host genome were analyzed. These sequences were common carp β-actin gene, common carp DNA sequences homologous to mouse phosphoglycerate kinase-1 and human epidermal keratin 14, respectively.     

Evidence for the paternal mitochondrial DNA in the crucian carp-like fish lineage with hybrid origin

In terms of taxonomic status, common carp(Cyprinus carpio, Cyprininae) and crucian carp(Carassius auratus, Cyprininae) are different species; however, in this study, a newborn homodiploid crucian carp-like fish(2n=100)(2nNCRC) lineage(F1–F3) was established from the interspecific hybridization of female common carp(2n=100)×male blunt snout bream(Megalobrama amblycephala, Cultrinae, 2n=48). The phenotypes and genotypes of 2 n NCRC differed from those of its parents but were closely related to those of the existing diploid crucian carp. We further sequenced the whole mitochondrial(mt) genomes of the 2n NCRC lineage from F1 to F3. The paternal mt DNA fragments were stably embedded in the mt-genomes of F_1–F_3 generations of 2n NCRC to form chimeric DNA fragments. Along with this chimeric process, numerous base sites of F1–F3 generations of 2 n NCRC underwent mutations. Most of these mutation sites were consistent with the existing diploid crucian carp. Moreover, the mt DNA organization and nucleotide composition of 2n NCRC were more similar to those of the existing diploid crucian carp than those of the parents. The inheritable chimeric DNA fragments and mutant loci in the mt-genomes of different generations of 2nNCRC provided important evidence of the mt DNA change process in the newborn lineage derived from hybridization of different species. Our findings demonstrated for the first time that the paternal mt DNA were transmitted into the mt-genomes of homodiploid lineage, which provided new insights into the existence of paternal mt DNA in the mt DNA inheritance.     

精子介导转基因动物的制备

采用直接注射的方法,将脂质体包裹的含人乳铁蛋白基因的重组质粒pLNCXHLF注入兔睾丸组织和羊输精管中,一个月后分别与正常雌兔及正常的母羊交配。所产仔兔均为活体,经PCR和Southern检测,转基因仔兔阳性率平均为35%(11/31);羔羊经引物F1/R1系统PCR检测阳性率为33.3％（4/12）,F2/R2系统PCR检测阳性率为25%（3/12）。将流产羔羊组织解剖后提取舌、肺、肝脏、肌肉、皮肤、脑、生殖腺、脾脏、小肠、心脏、肾脏共11种组织的总DNA进行PCR检测,发现：F1/R1和F2/R2系统PCR检测出阳性信号存在于不同组织;F2/R2 PCR系统检测阳性信号较F1/R1 PCR系统少;而且各种组织的外源DNA存在的拷贝数不等,造成阳性信号的强弱程度不同。结果表明：1）脂质体包裹外源基因转染精子的方法,可将外源基因导入受精卵,并得到了较高的转基因阳性率;2）精子携带外源DNA的整合过程是随机的,在受精过程和胚胎早期分化过程中可能发生了片段丢失、不完全整合或游离于基因组存在而产生嵌合体。本文的研究结果证明了该方法是一种简捷有效的新途径,为进一步深入探讨精子介导转基因动物制备可行性奠定了基础,给精子载体法制备转基因哺乳动物研究提供了有价值的参考。 Abstract:The recombinant plasmids pLNCXHLF fused with human lactoferritin gene were directly injected into male rabbit's testis and male goat's spermaductus.The transfected males were fertilized with females one month later.Using F1/R1 PCR system and southern blotting,the transgenic positive rate of rabbit offsprings genomic DNA was 35%(11/31).From the PCR results of F1/R1 and F2/R2 system,the transgenic positive rate of genomic DNA of goat offsprings were 33.3% (4/12)and 25%(3/12) respectively.We prepared genomic DNA from 11 kinds of tissues of goat offsprings,which were tongue,lung,liver,muscle,skin,brain,gonad,spleen,intestines,heart,and kidney.The result of F1/R1 PCR system indicated that the abilities to uptake exogenous DNA were various in different tissues;the positive signals of F2/R2 PCR system were feebler than the ones of F1/R1 PCR system,and the density of positive signals attributed to the amount of copies of exogenous DNA in the tissues.In this experiment,spermatozoa-mediated gene transfer can produce the transgenic animals after exogenous DNA being entrapped by liposome.But during the course of fertilization and the early process of embryo proliferation,the exogenous DNA had lost segments,partly integrated,or existed outside of genomic DNA.So the rate of chimera was relatively high.According to this result,this method is not only a simple and effective way to produce transgenic animals but also make references to other researchers to prepare transgenic mammals by this means.     

外源性人TIMP-1基因在转基因小鼠染色体上的整合及定位

为探讨外源基因人基质金属蛋白酶组织抑制物-1（human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1, hTIMP-1）基因在转基因小鼠家系染色体上的整合和精确定位,应用Southrn印迹检测外源基因在染色体上整合的位点及拷贝数.结果表明,外源基因是以单拷贝、单位点形式整合;应用荧光原位杂交（fluorescence in situ hybridization, FISH）技术检测F4～F20代转基因小鼠中外源基因的整合.结果证明,该家系转基因小鼠自F4代起是纯合子,外源基因整合在17号染色体E区;反向PCR法（Inverse PCR, IPCR）克隆出约3.8 kb外源基因整合位点处的侧翼序列.分析表明,外源基因整合在17号染色体E1.3区,ALK（anaplastic lymphoma kinase, ALK）基因第23个内含子区域.结果提示,获得的转基因小鼠为纯系,外源基因hTIMP-1已稳定整合在转基因小鼠染色体上,并能遗传给后代.