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Long-term health and germline transmission in transgenic cattle following transposon-mediated gene transfer.

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 36 months 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 calf's 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.

SUBMITTER: Yum SY

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5966871 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Long-term health and germline transmission in transgenic cattle following transposon-mediated gene transfer.

Yum Soo-Young SY Lee Song-Jeon SJ Park Sin-Gi SG Shin In-Gang IG Hahn Sang-Eun SE Choi Woo-Jae WJ Kim Hee-Soo HS Kim Hyeong-Jong HJ Bae Seong-Hun SH Lee Je-Hyeong JH Moon Joo-Yeong JY Lee Woo-Sung WS Lee Ji-Hyun JH Lee Choong-Il CI Kim Seong-Jin SJ Jang Goo G

BMC genomics 20180523 1

<h4>Background</h4>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 ...[more]

PMID: 29792157

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Long-term health and germline transmission in transgenic cattle following transposon-mediated gene transfer.

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Long-term health and germline transmission in transgenic cattle following transposon-mediated gene transfer.

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