2015年6月
A hyperactive piggyBac transposon system is an easy-to-implement method for introducing foreign genes into mouse preimplantation embryos
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
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- 巻
- 61
- 号
- 3
- 開始ページ
- 241
- 終了ページ
- 244
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1262/jrd.2014-157
- 出版者・発行元
- SOCIETY REPRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT-SRD
Transgenic mice are important tools for genetic analysis. A current prominent method for producing transgenic mice involves pronuclear microinjection into 1-cell embryos. However, the total transgenic efficiency obtained using this method is less than 10%. Here, we demonstrate that highly efficient transgenesis in mice can be achieved by cytoplasmic microinjection using a hyperactive piggyBac system. In embryos in which hyPBase mRNA and pPB-CAG-TagRFP DNA were co-injected into the cytoplasm, TagRFP fluorescence was observed after the 2-cell stage; when 30 ng/mu l pPB-CAG-TagRFP DNA and 30 ng/mu l hyPBase mRNA were co-injected, 94.4% of blastocysts were TagRFP positive. Furthermore, a high concentration of hyPBase mRNA resulted in creation of mosaic embryos in which the TagRFP signals partially disappeared. However, suitable concentrations of injected DNA and hyPBase mRNA produced embryos in which almost all blastomeres were TagRFP positive. Thus, the hyperactive piggyBac transposon system is an easy-to-implement and highly effective method that can contribute to production of transgenic mice.
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- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1262/jrd.2014-157
- ISSN : 0916-8818
- PubMed ID : 25740401
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000357001000012