利用基因诱捕技术进行小鼠基因剔除的初步研究

对利用基因诱捕技术进行小鼠基因剔除做了初步的探索,为进一步应用该技术进行小鼠基因功能研究奠定了基础.利用基因诱捕载体转染小鼠ES细胞,获得了36株neo基因单拷贝整合的诱捕ES细胞,其中14株细胞表达有活性的β半乳糖苷酶.将3株诱捕ES细胞分别经显微注射引入到受体囊胚中,再植入假孕母鼠的子宫中使其发育成小鼠.两株细胞得到了程度不同的嵌合体小鼠,其中一株诱捕ES细胞整合至生殖系.利用质粒拯救实验获得了诱捕载体整合位点附近的基因组序列,通过序列比对发现被诱捕的基因可能是一个新基因.X-gal染色结果显示,该基因的表达局限于小鼠腹部及肢芽的部位.     

DXB／c小鼠毛色基因的测试

ＤＸＢ／ｃ小鼠毛色基因的测试牛荣,魏泓,焦有烈,史燕燕,郑亚萍１．重庆第三军医大学实验动物中心重庆６３００３８２．军事医学科学院遗传上的高度纯合性是对近交系动物的基本要求。在于近交系小鼠的遗传监测方法,国际上通用的已有很多。其中,毛色基因的测定是近交...     

基因诱捕技术及基因诱捕数据库

基因诱捕（gene trap）是基于小鼠胚胎干细胞、报道载体（诱捕载体）建立的一种基因突变方法。诱捕载体在整合位点利用内源基因调控元件模仿内源基因表达,使其表达终止,从而可以阐明内源基因的功能。由于诱捕载体及其报道基因的特点,基因诱捕技术可用于高通量生产,便于小鼠基因功能的大规模研究．为各类疾病动物模型的建立奠定良好基础。     

用微卫星标记技术对国内BALB/c小鼠遗传质量的分析

为了解和掌握国内BALB/c小鼠遗传质量状况,验证微卫星标记技术在近交系小鼠遗传检测中应用的可靠性,应用所筛选的小鼠不同染色体上的14个微卫星基因座,通过PCR扩增对北京、上海、沈阳、广州、长春、重庆和哈尔滨7个地区11个厂家提供的BALB/c小鼠进行遗传质量分析.结果北京、上海、哈尔滨及广州地区7家BALB/c小鼠在14个基因座均呈现一条清晰条带,且群体间呈单态性.沈阳、广州、长春和重庆4个群体有8个基因座在群体内表现杂合或呈多态性;其中沈阳和长春分别在1个基因座上表现多态性和杂合;广州另一群体有4个基因座出现杂合或多态性;重庆群体有7个基因座表现为杂合或多态性,在D10Mit180基因座与上海群体比较呈现多态性.     

遗传背景对小鼠四倍体胚胎发育的影响

不同遗传背景的小鼠2-细胞期胚胎经过电融合后,胚胎的融合效率和四倍体胚胎的发育能力存在着一定的差异。本试验采用C57(C57×C57)、ICR(ICR×ICR)、BALB/c(BALB/c×BALB/c)、B6D2F2(B6D2F1×B6D2F1)、B6C3D2F2(B6C3F1×B6D2F1)品系的二倍体2-细胞期胚胎在相同的条件下经过电融合处理,结果表明:小鼠四倍体胚胎的获得效率受小鼠遗传背景的影响,远交系小鼠胚胎B6D2F2和B6C3D2F2的融合率显著高于近交系C57,ICR和BALB/c(P<0.05);四倍体胚胎在体外的发育情况也受其遗传背景的影响,在桑椹胚发育率和囊胚发育率上B6D2F2和B6C3D2F2品系的四倍体胚胎都显著高于C57和BALB/c品系的四倍体胚胎(P<0.05);杂合和纯系遗传背景的小鼠四倍体胚胎囊胚细胞数目相比具有显著差异(P<0.05或P<0.01);不同遗传背景的小鼠四倍体胚胎着床率间不存在显著差异(P>0.05);杂合背景的小鼠四倍体胚胎得到5只发育至13.5dpc(dayspostcoitum,dpc)的胎儿,纯合背景的小鼠四倍体胚胎得到0只发育至11dpc的胎儿。     

父系遗传背景对小鼠体细胞核移植效率的影响

为了评价父系遗传背景对小鼠体细胞核移植效率的影响,本试验用129/Sv小鼠、C3H小鼠和ICR的雄鼠分别与昆明雌鼠(KM)杂交的F1代为研究对象,以KM自交鼠F1代为对照,比较卵母细胞的可操作性以及重构胚的激活率、卵裂率和囊胚发育率。结果显示:129/Sv×KM、C3H×KM和KM×KM的去核效率显著高于ICR×KM(78.0%、82.9%、81.0%vs63.9%;P<0.05);129/Sv×KM的注核成功率显著高于C3H×KM、ICR×KM和KM×KM(83.0%vs59.6%、55.5%、71.4%;P<0.05);129/Sv×KM的重构胚激活率显著高于C3H×KM、ICR×KM和KM×KM(97.3%vs85.2%、81.7%、78.3%;P<0.05);C3H×KM的卵裂率和囊胚率显著高于ICR×KM和KM×KM(84.5%、28.2%vs63.2%、11.4%,64.5%、16.5%;P<0.05)。研究表明129/Sv、C3H和ICR3个品系父系遗传背景影响小鼠体细胞核移植效率,其中C3H父系遗传背景的卵母细胞可提高体细胞核移植效率。     

PLCε基因敲除小鼠微卫星DNA遗传监测分析

目的利用多态性微卫星DNA位点分析PLCε基因敲除小鼠的遗传特性。方法用所筛选的15个微卫星DNA位点对28只PLCε基因敲除小鼠的DNA进行了PCR扩增,通过基因片段大小来分析群体的遗传多样性。结果 13个微卫星DNA位点中（D1Mit365、D3Mit51、D4Mit235、D6Mit102、D7Mit281、D8Mit113、D9Mit23、D10Mit180、D13Mit88、D16Mit145、D17Mit36、D18Mit94、D19Mit97）每个位点的28只小鼠DNA片段泳动距离一致,呈现单态性,表明该群体符合近交系的遗传特性;而利用Dq（敲基因型）和Dy（野生型）两个位点对28只小鼠的PCR扩增结果进行了鉴别分析,其中敲除基因型小鼠为6只;野生型为7只;杂合型为15只。结论利用微卫星标记技术可以对群体进行遗传质量监测,并能有效地鉴别不同的基因型,为小鼠的遗传质量监测提供了一种可行的方法。     

小鼠SOX基因的扩增及序列分析

用特异扩增人SRY基因保守区的一对引物研究了小鼠雌性和雄性个体基因组中的SRY盒基因 ,结果表明 ,该引物可以在小鼠雌雄个体中扩增出一条 2 3 5bp的带。经序列分析 ,雌雄之间没有差异 ,且与已知的人SRY基因的HMG box区及小鼠和家兔雄性特异的SRY同源基因进行比较 ,同源性均在 60 %以上。本文结果支持SOX基因在进化上十分保守的结论。     

精胺对Azin1基因敲除小鼠体内Atp8a1基因表达调控的研究

目的 研究精胺对Azin1基因敲除小鼠体内Atp8a1基因表达的影响,并对其作用机理进行初步的探讨.方法 利用Real-time PCR检测正常小鼠和Azin1基因敲除小鼠体内Atp8a1基因的在mRNA水平上的差异表达情况;构建Atp8a1基因的启动子虫荧光素酶报告质粒;将启动子重组质粒转染NTH3T3细胞后,在细胞培养液中加入精胺,检测精胺对启动子活性的影响.结果 Atp8a1基因在Azin1基因敲除小鼠体内的表达量明显增加;精胺能够增强Atp8a1的启动子活性.结论 精胺能够通过增强Atp8a1的启动子活性而增强其在Ain1基因敲除小鼠体内转录水平的表达.     

乙肝基因疫苗在BALB/c小鼠体内的效力评价

采用ＨＢｓＡｇ高表达细胞株（ＣＨＯ－Ｃ２８）试制的乙肝基因疫苗,对ＢＡＬＢ／ｃ小鼠进行免疫,四周后进行了血清效力评价。并同时与血源乙肝疫苗进行了比较。结果表明,乙肝基因疫苗能达到与乙肝血源疫苗相同的免疫效果。     

Abnormal anxiety-related behavior in serotonin transporter null mutant mice: the influence of genetic background

Serotonin transporter (5-HTT) null mutant mice provide a model system to study the role genetic variation in the 5-HTT plays in the regulation of emotion. Anxiety-like behaviors were assessed in 5-HTT null mutants with the mutation placed on either a B6 congenic or a 129S6 congenic background. Replicating previous findings, B6 congenic 5-HTT null mutants exhibited increased anxiety-like behavior and reduced exploratory locomotion on the light ↔ dark exploration and elevated plus-maze tests. In contrast, 129S6 congenic 5-HTT null mutant mice showed no phenotypic abnormalities on either test. 5-HTT null mutants on the 129S6 background showed reduced 5-HT_1A receptor binding (as measured by quantitative autoradiography) and reduced 5-HT_1A receptor function (as measured by 8-OH-DPAT-indcued hypothermia). These data confirm that the 5-HTT null mutation produced alterations in brain 5-HT function in mice on the 129S6 background, thereby discounting the possibility that the absence of an abnormal anxiety-like phenotype in these mice was due to a suppression of the mutation by 129 modifier genes. Anxiety-like behaviors in the light ↔ dark exploration and elevated plus-maze tests were significantly higher in 129S6 congenic +/+ mice as compared to B6 congenic +/+ mice. This suggests that high baseline anxiety-like behavior in the 129S6 strain might have precluded detection of the anxiety-like effects of the 5-HTT null mutation on this background. Present findings provide further evidence linking genetic variation in the 5-HTT to abnormalities in mood and anxiety. Furthermore, these data highlight the utility of conducting behavioral phenotyping of mutant mice on multiple genetic backgrounds.     

小鼠遗传背景对4n胚胎及2n-4n聚合胚制作效率的影响

不同品系小鼠的 2 细胞期胚胎 (二倍体 ,2n) ,经电融合后 ,获得发育的 4 细胞期四倍体胚胎 (4n)的能力上存在着差异。将不同品系小鼠的 2n、 4n胚胎分别配对作聚合 ,所获 2n 4n聚合胚的发育结果表明 :在着床前 ,2n 4n聚合胚的获得率因胚胎品系组合的不同而异 ;胚胎移植后 ,聚合胚在与 4n胚胎相同或相近品系的移植受体中 ,其着床率较高 ;在着床后胎儿及出生仔鼠的获得率上 ,采用遗传杂合性的 2n胚胎所组成的 2n 4n聚合组合较高。上述结果提示 :小鼠的遗传背景可影响到 4n胚胎及相应 2n 4n聚合胚的制作效率。以GFP标记跟踪2n 4n聚合胚 4n细胞着床后的发育命运 ,发现 :妊娠中后期的孕体中 ,4n细胞限制性地分布至胚外组织     

The impact of genetic background and Bid on the phenotype of Bcl-2-deficiency in mice

How a central apoptosis mechanism could be modulated during a specific developmental or homeostatic process to comply with the specific needs of a particular tissue is poorly understood. Bcl-2 is a key anti-apoptosis regulator and its deletion resulted in multiple defects in mice, indicating its broad involvement in development and homeostasis of various tissues. We found that the severity and extensiveness of the defects could be greatly influenced by the genetic background of the mice. Hence, Bcl-2-deficient mice predominantly on C57BL/6 background had the most severe presentation with increased embryonic lethality, whereas Bcl-2-deficient mice predominantly on 129/SvJ background had a significantly minor phenotype. In particular, the 129/SvJ background could almost completely rescue the polycystic kidney disease phenotype of the Bcl-2 deficiency, resulting in normal renal functions. These observations would be consistent with the assumption that the C57BL/6 background is more pro-death while the 129/SvJ background is more pro-survival. Concurrent deletion of Bid, a BH3-only molecule, in either genetic background, could significantly increase the birth rate of the Bcl-2 deficient progenies and lessen lymphocytopenia, although the double knockout mice still developed the polycystic kidney diseases. Overall, our work indicates that the phenotype of Bcl-2 deficiency can be affected by multiple genetic elements, resulting in tissue-specific modulations of the cell death program during development and cellular homeostasis.     

Determining genetic background in captive stocks of cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

Background As in other model organisms, genetic background in the non‐human primates Macaca mulatta and Macaca fascicularis is an experimental variable that affects the response of other study variables. Genetic background in model organisms is manipulated by breeding schemes but is generally pre‐determined by the source population used to found captive stocks. In M. fascicularis three such sources have been distinguished, however, these are not routinely taken into consideration when designing research. Methods We exemplify a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)‐based strategy to trace the maternal geographic origins of M. fascicularis animals of unspecified origins. Results Macaca fascicularis of unspecified origins kept at primate research centers carry mtDNA haplotypes representing all three major genetic subdivisions. Conclusions We suggest that the genetic background of study animals could be better specified in the future using an mtDNA‐based approach, which would enable informed selection of study animals and help reduce variation within and among studies.     

Effect of genetic background on growth of mice hemizygous for wild-type or dwarf mutated bovine growth hormone transgenes

The effects of a high-growth genetic background on the growth of mice hemizygous for one of two growth hormone transgenes were examined. Male mice hemizygous for wild-type (W) and dwarf mutant (M) bovine growth hormone (bGH) transgenes were crossed with females of a high-growth selected (S) and control (C) line as follows: W x S, W x C, M x S and M x C. Body weights of progeny were recorded weekly from 2 to 10 weeks of age. F₁ progeny were classified as carriers (P) or non-carriers (N) of the transgene by assaying tail DNA for bGH using the polymerase chain reaction and agarose gel electrophoresis. A deficiency in the number of f₁ progeny carrying the W (P<0.05) and M (P<0.01) bGH transgene was most likely due to differential prenatal and early postnatal mortality. Bodyweight means of wild-type transgenic mice were larger (P < 0.05) than those of non-transgenic littermates by 3 weeks of age in a C background in contrast to 5 weeks in S. The wild-type bGH transgene increased adult body weights more in the C (155%) than in the S (136%) background, indicating transgene expression by selection background interaction (P < 0.05). However, the growth response to the wild-type transgene in the S background was still large. The dwarf mutant transgene had a greater effect on growth reduction in the S (70%) than in the C (84%) background, thus causing transgene expression by selection background interaction (P < 0.05). Gender by wild-type transgene effect interactions (P < 0.001) for adult body weight were caused by the transgene reducing the gender difference for body weight in C and eliminating it in S. The dwarf mutant caused a larger negative effect on growth in males than in females, resulting in a gender by dwarf mutant transgene interaction (P < 0.001) for adult body weights. Results indicate that the effect of a GH transgene on growth can be affected both by a high-growth genetic background and the gender of progeny.     

Testicular gene expression in male mice divergent for fertility after heat stress

Fertility losses in male mice occur approximately 18-28 d after heat stress. The objective of this study was to identify gene expression differences in males highly versus lowly fertile after heat stress. Mature male mice were exposed to heat stress (35 ± 1 °C; n = 50) or thermoneutral (21 ± 1 °C; n = 10) conditions for 24 h (Day 0) and hemicastrated (Day 1) to collect tissue for gene expression analyses. Males were subjected to a mating test from Days 18 to 26 when variation in fertility was anticipated. A fertility index was used to rank heat-stressed males and identify those males resistant and susceptible to heat stress, respectively. Microarray analyses were conducted on testis tissues from control (n = 5), heat stress resistant (n = 5), and heat stress susceptible (n = 5) males, and 225 genes were observed to be differentially expressed (P < 0.05), including genes involved in chaperone (Canx, Hspcb1, and Tcp1) and catalytic (Fkpb6, Psma7, and Idh1) activity. Expression patterns of these genes were confirmed using real-time RT-PCR. Male progeny from selected sires were similarly divergent in fertility after heat stress. Testicular expression levels of Canx, Hspcb, and Tcp1 genes were determined in these progeny. Hspcb expression was moderately heritable (0.31 ± 0.25); however, expression patterns of Canx and Tcp1 were not heritable.     

Liver- and lobe-selective gene transfection following the instillation of plasmid DNA to the liver surface in mice

The present study has undertaken the liver- and lobe-selective gene transfections following the instillation of plasmid DNA (pDNA) to the liver surface in mice. The luciferase levels produced in the applied (left) liver lobe at 6 h after liver surface instillation of pDNA were significantly higher than those produced in the other tissues assayed, and ranged from 8.5-fold higher in other liver lobes to 320-fold higher in other tissues. After small intestine surface instillation of pDNA, the gene expression was a little detected in the tissues assayed. Following liver surface instillation of pDNA at a time from 2 to 48 h or at a volume from 15 to 120 microl, the gene expressions of the applied liver lobe were always significantly higher than those of other liver lobes and other tissues. We demonstrated the novel liver- and lobe-selective gene transfection utilizing the instillation to the liver surface.