慢病毒载体介导的转人ahsp基因的β654地中海贫血小鼠的制备

目的：经慢病毒载体介导,制备转人α血红蛋白稳定蛋白基因（ahsp）的β654地中海贫血小鼠。方法：用巢式PCR从人血DNA中获得人ahsp基因,构建含有人ahsp基因的慢病毒载体,制备假病毒,通过卵周隙显微注射手段将其导入β654地贫小鼠的受精卵,经移植至假孕母鼠输卵管,最终孕育出转人ahsp基因的β654地贫小鼠;分析小鼠体内外源ahsp基因的表达情况及其遗传稳定性。结果：共获得了8只人ahsp阳性小鼠,转基因阳性率为32%（8/25）,其中3只同时具有β654突变基因;人ahsp基因在小鼠体内的表达水平维持在小鼠自身ahsp表达量的1%左右,且可稳定遗传至子代。结论：制备了转人ahsp基因小鼠,并可遗传至子代,为在个体水平上研究α血红蛋白稳定蛋白与β地贫之间的关系提供了工具。     

A simple and highly efficient transgenesis method in mice with the Tol2 transposon system and cytoplasmic microinjection

Creating transgenic mice is an important technology for genetic studies and is currently performed by pronuclear microinjection of plasmid DNA into fertilized eggs. Since survival of injected embryos and integration of plasmid DNA are not efficient, total efficiency is only around 3% with a standard protocol. To circumvent this problem, here we describe a novel transgenesis method, the Tol2-mediated cytoplasmic injection method (Tol2:CI). We injected a foreign DNA cloned in a Tol2-transposon vector together with the transposase mRNA into the cytoplasm of fertilized eggs. As expected, the survival rate of the injected embryos was increased drastically. Also, the foreign DNA was transposed from the plasmid to the genome and transmitted to the next generation very efficiently. Together, the overall transgenic efficiency became more than 20%. Considering its simplicity and perfect compatibility with existing pronuclear microinjection facilities, we propose that the Tol2:CI method is applicable to high throughput functional genomics studies.     

人肾素转基因小鼠的建立

为研究人肾素基因在体内的功能和建立其药物干预实验的动物模型,采用显微注射法,将纯化的人肾素基因导入小鼠受精卵,再培育成转基因小鼠.通过DIG DNA印迹和PCR分析,进行转基因整合检测.在出生的13只子代鼠中,得到一只转基因阳性鼠.整合率为7.7%,有效率0.3%,转基因已稳定传代.RT-PCR显示转基因阳性鼠的肾、心和肺组织中有肾素基因表达,而在肝脏与骨骼肌中则未检测到.阳性鼠血浆肾素活性较对照鼠明显升高,而肾与心脏组织的肾素活性则无明显变化.人肾素转基因小鼠可用于研究循环或组织的RAS中肾素基因的功能及有关其药物抑制实验.     

Rescue of the albino phenotype by introduction of a functional tyrosinase gene into mice.

The c-locus of the mouse is thought to encode tyrosinase, the key enzyme for melanin synthesis in melanocytes of the skin and the eye. Recently, a mouse cDNA was isolated and shown to confer tyrosine activity on a cell line which expressed no specialized functions for melanin synthesis. To verify that the isolated tyrosinase gene is encoded at the genetically well characterized c-locus, a minigene was assembled from tyrosinase cDNA and tyrosinase genomic DNA and used for generation of transgenic mice. Following microinjection of this construct into fertilized eggs of an albino mouse strain, transgenic mice were obtained which showed pigmentation in skin and eyes. By in situ hybridization, we show expression of the transgene in melanocytes of the hairbulb and in the pigmented cell layers of the eye. We conclude that we have rescued the albino mutation (c/c) by introduction and expression of a functional tyrosinase gene.     

绿色荧光蛋白转基因小鼠模型的建立及胚胎冷冻保种

目的建立绿色荧光蛋白转基因小鼠模型,并采取胚胎冷冻的方法进行保种。方法通过原核显微注射法,把线性化、纯化后的外源基因pEGFP注射入BDF1小鼠受精卵中,胚胎移植给同期发情的假孕受体母鼠,获得子代小鼠。经鉴定对有表达的转基因鼠进行胚胎冷冻保种。结果移植注射胚胎385枚给30只假孕小鼠共出生了306只后代鼠,经PCR和southern blot检测得到5只阳性小鼠。F2代转基因鼠胚胎冷冻240枚胚胎。结论通过显微注射法使外源基因pEGFP在小鼠基因组中得到整合,建立了转pEGFP的转基因小鼠模型。     

Tissue-specific and developmentally regulated expression of a chimeric actin-globin gene in transgenic mice.

A chimeric plasmid containing about 2/3 of the rat skeletal muscle actin gene plus 730 base pairs of its 5' flanking sequences fused to the 3' end of a human embryonic globin gene (D. Melloul, B. Aloni, J. Calvo, D. Yaffe, and U. Nudel, EMBO J. 3:983-990, 1984) was inserted into mice by microinjection into fertilized eggs. Eleven transgenic mice carrying the chimeric gene with or without plasmid pBR322 DNA sequences were identified. The majority of these mice transmitted the injected DNA to about 50% of their progeny. However, in transgenic mouse CV1, transmission to progeny was associated with amplification or deletion of the injected DNA sequences, while in transgenic mouse CV4 transmission was distorted, probably as a result of insertional mutagenesis. Tissue-specific expression was dependent on the removal of the vector DNA sequences from the chimeric gene sequences prior to microinjection. None of the transgenic mice carrying the chimeric gene together with plasmid pBR322 sequences expressed the introduced gene in striated muscles. In contrast, the six transgenic mice carrying the chimeric gene sequences alone expressed the inserted gene specifically in skeletal and cardiac muscles. Moreover, expression of the chimeric gene was not only tissue specific, but also developmentally regulated. Similar to the endogenous skeletal muscle actin gene, the chimeric gene was expressed at a relatively high level in cardiac muscle of neonatal mice and at a significantly lower level in adult cardiac muscle. These results indicate that the injected DNA included sufficient cis-acting control elements for its tissue-specific and developmentally regulated expression in transgenic mice.     

携带HLA-B2704基因转基因小鼠技术的建立

应用显微注射法制备携带HLA B2 70 4基因的转基因小鼠 .对 2 86只昆明小鼠激素注射进行超排卵 ,采集受精卵 ,将含HLA B2 70 4基因的基因组DNA片段 (简称HLA B2 70 4DNA)显微注射到受精卵原核内 ,把注射存活的两细胞期受精卵移入假孕鼠的输卵管内使其发育产生后代 .用PCR方法进行F0代仔鼠及F1代仔鼠的转基因整合的检测 .利用RT PCR检测阳性鼠中的HLA B2 70 4转基因的表达 .采集了 84 11个卵 ,可注射卵 6 6 0 9个 ,其中注射存活的两细胞期受精卵 4 2 77个 ,卵的注射存活率为 6 4 7%.将卵移入 15 3只假孕鼠 ,其中 2 6只怀孕产仔 ,存活 10 1只 .在 10只F0代仔鼠基因组中有HLA B2 70 4基因整合 ,整合率为 9 9%.转基因阳性鼠F0代之间以及与正常鼠之间进行交配 ,产生的F1代仔鼠 78只 ,其中 15只为阳性 .阳性鼠的皮肤、结肠、睾丸和脾脏组织中均有HLA B2 70 4转基因mRNA的表达 .在HLA B2 70 4转基因阳性小鼠中 ,6只小鼠皮肤出现脱毛 ,1只小鼠的足部及足趾明显红肿 ,2只在脱毛同时明显畏光 ,1只出现腹泻 .结果表明 ,成功地建立了HLA B2 70 4的转基因小鼠技术 ,该小鼠类似强直性脊柱炎的小鼠模型 .     

Increased Efficiency of Transgenic Livestock Production

Production of transgenic livestock by pronuclear microinjection of DNA into fertilized zygotes suffers from the compounded inefficiencies of low embryo survival and low integration frequencies of the injected DNA into the genome. These inefficiencies are one of the major obstacles to the large-scale use of pronuclear microinjection techniques in livestock. We investigated exploiting the properties of recombinase proteins that allow them to bind DNA to generate transgenic animals via pronuclear microinjection. In theory, the use of recombinase proteins has the potential to generate transgenic animals with targeted changes, but in practice we found that the use of RecA recombinase-coated DNA increases the efficiency of transgenic livestock production. The use of RecA protein resulted in a significant increase in both embryo survival rates and transgene integration frequencies. Embryo survival rates were doubled in goats, and transgene integration was 11-fold higher in goats and three-fold higher in pigs when RecA protein-coated DNA was used compared with conventional DNA constructs without RecA protein coating. However, a large number of the transgenic founders generated with RecA protein-coated DNA were mosaic. The RecA protein coating of DNA is straightforward and can be applied to any species and any existing microinjection apparatus. These findings represent significant improvements on standard pronuclear microinjection methods by enabling the more efficient production of transgenic livestock.     

Genomic integration of adenoviral gene transfer vectors following transduction of fertilized mouse oocytes

Adenoviral vectors (AdV) are popular tools to deliver foreign genes into a wide range of cells. They have also been used in clinical gene therapy trials. Studies on AdV-mediated gene transfer to mammalian oocytes and transmission through the germ line have been reported controversially. In the present study we investigated whether AdV sequences integrate into the mouse genome by microinjecting AdV into the perivitelline space of fertilized oocytes. We applied a newly developed PCR technique (HiLo-PCR) for identification of chromosomal junctions next to the integrated AdV. We demonstrate that mouse oocytes can be transduced by different recombinant adenoviral vectors (first generation and gutless). In one transgenic mouse line using the first generation adenoviral vector, the genome has integrated into a highly repetitive cluster located on the Y chromosome. While the transgene (GFP) was expressed in early embryos, no expression was detected in adult transgenic mice. The use of gutless AdV resulted in expression of the transgene, albeit the vector was not transmitted to progeny. These results indicate that under optimized conditions fertilized mouse oocytes are transduced by AdV and give rise to transgenic founder animals. Therefore, adequate precautions should be taken in gene therapy protocols of reproductive patients since transduction of oocytes or early embryos and subsequent chromosomal integration cannot be ruled out entirely.     

乙型肝炎病毒3′末端缺失的preS/S基因在转基因小鼠中的表达

从乙型肝炎病毒adr亚型的基因组DNA中分离3′末端缺失的preS/S基因的DNA片段,构建了由CMV启动子控制的真核表达载体。采用受精卵显微注射方法,获得了基因组整合有3′末端缺失的preS/S基因的2个转基因小鼠品系。在不同的时间点采取血清进行了ELISA分析,发现在这2个小鼠品系中3′末端缺失的preS/S基因可被表达,而且呈稳定状态。此小鼠品系的建立,对于探讨乙型肝炎病毒3′末端缺失的preS/S基因的表达产物在体内的生物学作用及其与肝细胞内细胞癌基因的转录激活之间的关系有重要意义。     

Electroporation of bovine spermatozoa to carry DNA containing highly repetitive sequences into oocytes and detection of homologous recombination events

There are several methods of modifying bovine genomes. Pronuclear microinjection is more widely used but it is still to be improved. Searches for alternatives have lead to the development of new methods including SMGT (Sperm Mediated Gene Transfer), in which live spermatozoa are used as vehicles for DNA delivery during in vitro fertilization. In previous studies, we presented evidence that a highly repetitive Alu-like repeat favours transgenesis by homologous recombination (HR). Up to 60% integration via HR was obtained following pronuclear microinjection of a Pst1 beta-actin GFP DNA construction. In the present study, we show that HR-mediated integration is also possible using SMGT, since bovine spermatozoa electroporated with the same DNA construct are able to transfer it to a high proportion of embryos obtained by in vitro fertilization. Swim-up selected bovine spermatozoa were mixed with the Pst1 beta-actin GFP construct (6 x 10(6) spermatozoids were incubated with 600 ng of muDNA), submitted or not to electroporation (300 V, 25 F) and treated or not with DNase I. The process of electroporation itself did not affect in vitro embryonic development. However, oocytes fertilized with electroporated DNA-treated spermatozoa developed beyond the 16-cell stage in proportions that were significantly lower (27% with Pst1 beta-actin GFP and 34% with beta-actin GFP) compared to the control without DNA (44%). On the other side, the use of electroporation significantly increased the uptake of DNA. The number of homologous recombination events detected by PCR went from 3.5% without electroporation to 46.5% after electroporation. In conclusion, our results confirm that spermatozoa electroporation combined with homologous recombination in a highly repetitive Pst1 sequence is a feasible method to obtain transgenic bovine embryos.     

The majority of G0 transgenic mice are derived from mosaic embryos

Most transgenic mice are generated by the direct microinjection of DNA fragments into the pronuclei of fertilized eggs. It has been generally assumed that the majority of integration events occur prior to the first round of chromosomal DNA replication (Palmiter and Brinster, 1986). In this study we have determined by comparison of PCR, Southern blot and transmission frequencies that at least 62% of integration events generate a mosaic (somatic and/or germline) G₀ transgenic mouse. Furthermore, the statistical probability of transgene-containing cells segregating to the various early embryo lineages implies that this is probably an underestimate of the true mosaic frequency. Thus, the majority of DNA injected into fertilized mouse eggs integrates after the first round of chromosomal DNA replication, therefore most G₀ transgenic mice are derived from a mosaic embryo.     

Tn5 transposase-mediated mouse transgenesis

We have developed a novel method for mouse transgenesis. The procedure relies on a hyperactive Tn5 transposase to insert a transgene into mouse chromosomes during intracytoplasmic sperm injection. This procedure integrates foreign DNA into the mouse genome with dramatically increased effectiveness as compared to conventional methods such as pronuclear microinjection and traditional sperm injection-mediated transgenesis. Our data indicate that with this method, transgenic mice, both hybrids and inbreds, can be produced more consistently and with lower numbers of manipulated oocytes required for traditional microinjection methods. The transposase-mediated transgenesis technique is also effective with round spermatids, offering the potential for rescuing the fertility of azoospermic animals using sperm precursor cells.     

Rescue of a tk-plasmid from transgenic mice reveals its episomal transmission

Summary This communication demonstrates the usefulness of the plamid rescue procedure for recovery of plasmids from transgenic mice. We have microinjected the plasmid pSK1 harbouring the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene into fertilized mouse oocytes and succeeded in recovering plasmids from newborns by transformation of E. coli either with HindIII cut cellular DNA or with uncut DNA. The majority of the rescued plasmids were indistinguishable from pSK1 by restriction analysis. The rescued plasmids proved to be functionally active in a transient expression assay in mouse Ltk^- cells. The pSK1 DNA sequences were inherited by up to 90% of the second generation progeny mice, which is not in agreement with a Mendelian transmission of heterozygous markers integrated into a single site of the chromosome.These data support the assumption that germ line transmission of non-integrated episomal plasmids can occur.     

一种改进的显微注射用DNA片段的纯化方法

目的显微注射用DNA的纯度是影响转基因动物制备成功与否的重要因素,本文建立一种可行的适用于普通实验室的纯化DNA方法,替代普遍使用的试剂盒纯化方法。方法分别使用酚-氯仿多次抽提法及常规的凝胶提取试剂盒纯化含有蚓激酶基因的DNA片段,通过显微注射技术将纯化的DNA片段导入小鼠受精卵的原核,制备转基因小鼠。根据转基因实验的结果对两种方法进行比较。结果使用两种方法纯化DNA均能获得转基因小鼠。在DNA纯度及注射卵的存活率上,两种方法无明显差别;在移植卵的出生率及转基因阳性率上,抽提法优于试剂盒法。结论本实验建立的抽提方法可以替代试剂盒方法纯化显微注射用DNA片段,在降低实验成本、简化实验条件及提高转基因阳性率方面具有优势。     

人DAF基因在转基因小鼠中的遗传与表达

为研究人ＤＡＦ基因在小鼠体内遗传与表达的规律,从质粒ｐＳＦＦＶ－ＤＡＦ分离出一段包含人ＤＡＦ基因的ＤＮＡ片段。采用受精卵显微注射法建立转人ＤＡＦ基因小鼠。提取出生小鼠的染色体ＤＮＡ,经Ｄｏｔ－ｂｌｏｔ与Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ－ｂｌｏｔ杂交相结合确定首建转基因小鼠,并经Ｄｏｔ－ｂｌｏｔ杂交研究人ＤＡＦ基因在转基因小鼠体内的遗传特征,Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ杂交确定其表达情况。小鼠受精卵经基因导入后,共生出２４只小鼠,其中４只被确定为首建转基因小鼠,整合率为１５％,在首建转基因小鼠两两交配生出的Ｆ１代小鼠中分别有７０％和７５％继续携带人ＤＡＦ基因。首建转基因小鼠中有１只小鼠在ＲＮＡ水平表达了人ＤＡＦ基因。可见,人ＤＡＦ基因整合入小鼠基因组中,并能够稳定遗传及表达。     

Oncogene expression in mammary epithelial cells.

Mouse strains which develop tumors at a high incidence with characteristics very similar to human cancers have been derived over the last 8 years. The tumors are caused by defined genetic alterations in the mouse genome. Three areas of research have contributed to the derivation of these mouse strains: (1) Molecular analysis of human tumors has shown that distinct oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes are consistently involved in a high percentage of primary tumors. (2) Regulatory enhancer-promoter sequences have been identified which direct gene expression to specific target cells, preferentially mammary epithelial cells. (3) The introduction of recombinant DNA molecules into fertilized mouse eggs by microinjection and integration of the injected DNA into the genome of injected cells has given rise to mutant mouse strains with unique and defined genetic alterations. Studies with different promoter-oncogene combinations introduced into transgenic mouse strains have led to the following general conclusions: (1) Oncogenes expressed in mammary gland cells predispose transgenic mice to mammary tumors. (2) The oncogenic potential of individual oncogenes in mammary epithelial cells differs. (3) Oncogene expression initially often causes a preneoplastic state affecting growth and differentiation parameters of cells. (4) The expression of different oncogenes synergizes to reduce tumor latency. Synergism can also be observed with physiological growth signals like estrogen or growth hormone. The oncogenes with a role in mammary carcinomas which have been investigated in transgenic mice will be described here. The phenotypic consequences of oncogene expression and the implications for the multistep carcinogenesis model will be discussed.     

Expression of reporter genes introduced by microinjection and electroporation in fish embryos and fry.

The technique for foreign gene transfer in fish is becoming a novel method for genetic engineers to produce useful transgenic fish as well as for experimental purposes. Our studies of transgenic fish have been focused on methods of gene transfer and regulatory elements for transgene expression. I describe the characteristics of 3 gene transfer methods we have established (i.e., microinjection into fertilized eggs, microinjection into oocytes, and electroporation). Also described is a series of experiments to estimate activities of several promoters and enhancers in a fish cell line. Finally, experiments to examine activities of the elements shown to be active in the cell line in fish embryos and fry are described. SV2, miw, and metallothioneine promoters of trout and mouse were shown to be active in these experiments.     

角质细胞特异性表达Cre重组酶转基因小鼠的建立

构建了含有角质细胞特异性角质素5启动子、Cre重组酶基因和人生长激素基因plyA的转基因载体pK5-Cre-hGH。以显微注射的方法将4．2kb的转基因片段K5-Cre-hGH引入小鼠基因组,共注射720枚受精卵,其中龄5枚移植至29只假孕母鼠的输卵管中发育,获得子代小鼠48只,经基因型鉴定有12只小鼠在其基因组上整合有Cre基因,整合率为25％。将带有cre重组酶基因的小鼠与基因组上携带loxP位点的smad4条件基因打靶小鼠杂交以检测Cre重组酶组织特异性表达情况以及介导重组的功能。结果表明,K5-Cre转基因小鼠只在皮肤组织中表达Cre重组酶并能在体内成功地介导loxP位点的重组。