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ArticleScientific reports2017

Production of functional human nerve growth factor from the saliva of transgenic mice by using salivary glands as bioreactors.

Fang Zeng, Zicong Li, Qingchun Zhu, Rui Dong, Chengcheng Zhao, Guoling Li, Guo Li, Wenchao Gao, Gelong Jiang, Enqin Zheng and 6 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fang ZengNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Zicong LiNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Qingchun ZhuNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Rui DongNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Chengcheng ZhaoNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Guoling LiNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Guo LiNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Wenchao GaoNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Gelong JiangNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Enqin ZhengNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Gengyuan CaiNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Stefan MoisyadiInstitute for Biogenesis Research, Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, 96822, USA.
Johann UrschitzInstitute for Biogenesis Research, Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, 96822, USA.
Huaqiang YangNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Dewu LiuNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Zhenfang WuNational Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
South China Agricultural University · CNUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · US

Funding

RESEARCH DESIGN AND BIOSTATISTICS COREU54MD007584 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI HEDGES, JERRIS ROBERT, MOKUAU, NOREEN · 2012 to 2018
$21.1M
Transgenic Mouse, ICSI and IVF CoreP20GM103457 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI WARD, WILLIAM S · 2012 to 2018
$12.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103457NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007584
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The salivary glands of animals have great potential to act as powerful bioreactors to produce human therapeutic proteins. Human nerve growth factor (hNGF) is an important pharmaceutical protein that is clinically effective in the treatment of many human neuronal and non-neuronal diseases. In this study, we generated 18 transgenic (TG) founder mice each carrying a salivary gland specific promoter-driven hNGF transgene. A TG mouse line secreting high levels of hNGF protein in its saliva (1.36 μg/mL) was selected. hNGF protein was successfully purified from the saliva of these TG mice and its identity was verified. The purified hNGF was highly functional as it displayed the ability to induce neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells. Furthermore, it strongly promoted proliferation of TF1 cells, above the levels observed with mouse NGF. Additionally, saliva collected from TG mice and containing unpurified hNGF was able to significantly enhance the growth of TF1 cells. This study not only provides a new and efficient approach for the synthesis of therapeutic hNGF but also supports the concept that salivary gland from TG animals is an efficient system for production of valuable foreign proteins.

Indexed as

BioreactorsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBiological AssayCrosses, GeneticFemaleGenomeHumansMaleMice, TransgenicNerve Growth FactorPC12 CellsRatsSalivaSalivary GlandsNerve Growth FactorNGF protein, human

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PMID28117418
PMCPMC5259756
OpenAlexW2581779829

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