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ArticleScientific reports2021

Development of a novel heterologous gene expression system using earthworms.

Shin-Ichi Akazawa, Yu Machida, Aya Takeuchi, Yuka Wakatsuki, Naoki Kanda, Norito Kashima, Hayato Murayama

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shin-Ichi AkazawaDepartment of Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan. s-akazaw@nagaoka-ct.ac.jp.
Yu MachidaDepartment of Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan.
Aya TakeuchiDepartment of Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan.
Yuka WakatsukiDepartment of Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan.
Naoki KandaDepartment of Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan.
Norito KashimaDepartment of Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan.
Hayato MurayamaDepartment of Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakai, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan.
Nagaoka National College of Technology · JPNational Institute of Technology · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, animals and plants have received increasing attention as potential next-generation protein production systems, especially for biopharmaceuticals and animal proteins. The aim of the present study was to develop the earthworms Eisenia fetida Waki and Eisenia andrei Sagami as next-generation animal protein production hosts. These earthworms have been approved as model animals for acute toxicity tests by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and they have post-translational modification systems. However, so far, none of the studies have used earthworm transfection techniques. Thus, we developed a transfection method for E. fetida and E. andrei using microinjection and electroporation systems. The maximum survival rates and transfection efficiencies were 79.2% and 29.2% for E. fetida, and 95.8% and 50.0% for E. andrei, respectively. Furthermore, human erythropoietin was detected in the transformed earthworm tail fragments using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. These results contribute to the development of a potential earthworm-based novel animal protein production system.

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AnimalsElectroporationErythropoietinGene ExpressionHumansMicroinjectionsModels, AnimalOligochaetaProtein EngineeringTransfectionEPO protein, humanErythropoietin

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PMID33854163
PMCPMC8046771
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