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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
The neomycin-resistant gene (neo(r)) is probably the most commonly used selectable marker gene in gene targeting and gene transfection research. In this study, the neo(r) gene construct was introduced into in vitro cultured goat foetal fibroblast cells (IV-5), and the cells were selected with 900 microg/ml G418. The G418-resistant colonies were analysed by neo-specific PCR, karyotyping and anti-intermediate filament proteins antibody (anti-vimentin) staining. Cell cycle analysis of the neo(r) positive foetal fibroblast cell colony (IV-5.1) cultured in a variety of cell cycle-arresting medium indicated that 74.2% of cells cultured in serum-deprived medium for 3 days and 71.7% of cells grown to confluence were at G0/G1 stage of cell cycle, respectively, in comparison to 61.6% of cells in normal culture (cycling) medium. Nocodazole treatment for 17 hr in vitro culture could increase the number of cells at G2/M stage of cell cycle from 20.3% (in cycling medium) to 39.7%. In total, one early pregnancy was observed by B ultra-sound scanning in a surrogate transferred with cloned embryos from IV-5.1 cells at M stage (cells were cultured in nocodazole medium). Seven cloned goats, including two that miscarried at a late stage, were derived from the IV-5.1 cell clone cultured in starved medium (G0). Indeed, one surrogate receiving three blastocysts reconstituted from the starved donor cells, gave birth to three live cloned goats, all of which are healthy and doing well. PCR, Southern blot and G418 resistance in vitro of fibroblast cells from cloned goats confirmed that all cloned goats are positive for neo(r) transgene. This study demonstrates that a foreign gene, such as the neo-resistant gene, can be introduced into goat foetal fibroblast cells, and that the resulting transgenic cells are capable of being cloned to produce 100% transgenic animals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1040-452X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
164-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Generation of cloned goats (Capra hircus) from transfected foetal fibroblast cells, the effect of donor cell cycle.
pubmed:affiliation
The Babraham Institute, Babraham, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't