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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2007

Rescue of the albino phenotype by introducing a functional tyrosinase minigene into Kunming albino mice.

Dong Xiao, Ying Yue, Xin-Yan Deng, Bing Huang, Zhong-Min Guo, Yun Ma, Yi-Li Lin, Xun Hong, Huan Tang, Kang Xu and 1 more

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Dong XiaoCenter of Experimental Animals, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China.
Ying Yue
Xin-Yan Deng
Bing Huang
Zhong-Min Guo
Yun Ma
Yi-Li Lin
Xun Hong
Huan Tang
Kang Xu
Xi-Gu Chen
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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Abstract

aimTo use the tyrosinase minigene as a visual marker to perform microinjection training and improve the techniques related with transgene to greatly elevate the efficiency of gene transfer.

methodsA mouse tyrosinase minigene, i.e., TyBS, in which the 2.25-kb authentic genomic 5' non-coding flanking sequence of mouse tyrosinase was fused to a mouse tyrosinase cDNA, was introduced into the fertilized eggs of outbred Kunming albino mice.

resultsOf the 11 animals that developed from the injected eggs, two mice (P1 and #8) exhibited pigmented hair (P1) and eyes (P1 and #8), as confirmed by PCR analysis for the tyrosinase minigene integrated into the genome. When founder P1 was bred to Kunming male mouse, six progeny out of 11 offspring inherited the transgene and the pigmented-eye phenotype.

conclusionTaken together, these results suggest that this minigene encodes the active tyrosinase protein and that its 5' flanking region contains the sequences regulating the expression of mouse tyrosinase gene as expected. We have rescued the albino phenotype by introduction and expression of a functional tyrosinase minigene in the Kunming albino mouse and the transgene can be passed to subsequent generation. These findings also indicate that TyBS can be a useful visual marker gene in the co-transgenic experiments.

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Gene Transfer TechniquesMicroinjectionsAnimalsBiomarkersDNAHairMiceMice, TransgenicMonophenol MonooxygenasePhenotypePigmentationPolymerase Chain ReactionTransgenesBiomarkersDNAMonophenol Monooxygenase

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PMID17226903
PMCPMC4065952
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