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Long-term health and germline transmission in transgenic cattle following transposon-mediated gene transfer
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- Issue Date
- 2018-05-23
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Citation
- BMC Genomics, 19(1):387
- Keywords
- Germline transmission ; Next-generation sequencing ; Sleeping beauty ; PiggyBac ; Transgenic cattle
- Abstract
- Background
Transposon-mediated, non-viral gene delivery is a powerful tool for generating stable cell lines and transgenic animals. However, as multi-copy insertion is the preferred integration pattern, there is the potential for uncontrolled changes in endogenous gene expression and detrimental effects in cells or animals. Our group has previously reported on the generation of several transgenic cattle by using microinjection of the Sleeping Beauty (SB) and PiggyBac (PB) transposons and seeks to explore the long-term effects of this technology on cattle.
Results
Transgenic cattle, one female (SNU-SB-1) and one male (SNU-PB-1), reached over 36months of age with no significant health issues and normal blood parameters. The detection of transgene integration and fluorescent signal in oocytes and sperm suggested the capacity for germline transmission in both of the founder animals. After natural breeding, the founder transgenic cow delivered a male calf and secreted milk containing fluorescent transgenic proteins. The calf expressed green fluorescent protein in primary cells from ear skin, with no significant change in overall genomic stability and blood parameters. Three sites of transgene integration were identified by next-generation sequencing of the calfs genome.
Conclusions
Overall, these data demonstrate that transposon-mediated transgenesis can be applied to cattle without being detrimental to their long-term genomic stability or general health. We further suggest that this technology may be usefully applied in other fields, such as the generation of transgenic animal models.
- ISSN
- 1471-2164
- Language
- English
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