Transgene expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein in cloned rabbits generated from in vitro-transfected adult fibroblasts |
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Authors: | Shangang Li Yi Guo Jianjun Shi Chunguang Yin Fengying Xing Lingyang Xu Chuanshan Zhang Tao Liu Yao Li Hongbin Li Lixin Du Xuejin Chen |
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Institution: | (1) National Center for Molecular Genetics and Breeding of Animal, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, 100094 Beijing, China;(2) Department of Laboratory Animal Sciences, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200025 Shanghai, China;(3) College of Animal Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, 830052 Wulumuqi, China |
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Abstract: | Live rabbits have previously been generated through nuclear transfer using adult cells as nuclear donors. We demonstrated
in this study that transfected adult rabbit fibroblasts are also capable of supporting full-term development. The fibroblasts
were transfected with a pEGFP-C1 plasmid using lipofectamine™ 2000, and the transgenic cells were derived from conditioned medium. The transgenic fibroblasts were cultured until confluent
and then serum-starved prior to be used as nuclear donors. After nuclear transfer and activation, 22% (12/55) of the transgenic
cloned embryos developed to the blastocyst stage. A total of 114 embryos at the 4- to 8-cell stage were transferred to the
oviducts of 8 pseudo-pregnant mothers; 5 of these animals became pregnant, and 3 of the 5 mother rabbits carried the pregnancy
to term. Caesarean section was performed on the 3 pregnant mothers, yielding 4 kits, one of which has survived for more than
9 months. Green fluorescence could be detected in the toenails of the living cloned rabbit and the offspring from the living
cloned rabbit under ultraviolet light. DNA analyses confirmed that all 4 cloned rabbits were genetically identical to the
transgenic donor cells, and that they all carried the EGFP gene. The present study demonstrated that transgenic rabbits can
be generated through nuclear transfer. These results may facilitate future developments in the genetic engineering of rabbits. |
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Keywords: | Keyword" target="_blank">Keyword Rabbit Nuclear transfer Transgenic EGFP Reproduction |
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