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Application of transposon systems in the transgenesis of bovine somatic and germ cells

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BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-022-03252-1

Keywords

Cattle; Electroporation; Microinjection; Transposons; Transgenesis

Funding

  1. National Research Foundation of Korea [2017R1A2B3004972]
  2. BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research
  3. Research Institute of Veterinary Science
  4. SNU [550-20210047]

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This study investigated the applicability of three transposon systems in bovine somatic and embryo cells, and determined which system is suitable for each cell type.
Background Several DNA transposons including PiggyBac (PB), Sleeping Beauty (SB), and Tol2 have been applied as effective means for of transgenesis in many species. Cattle are not typically experimental animals, and relatively little verification has been presented on this species. Thus, the goal here was to determine the applicability of three transposon systems in somatic and embryo cells in cattle, while also investigating which of the three systems is appropriate for each cell type. Green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing transposon systems were used for electroporation and microinjection in the somatic cells and embryo stage, respectively. After transfection, the GFP-positive cells or blastocysts were observed through fluorescence, while the transfection efficiency was calculated by FACS. Results In bovine somatic cells, the PB (63.97 +/- 11.56) showed the highest efficiency of the three systems (SB: 50.74 +/- 13.02 and Tol2: 16.55 +/- 5.96). Conversely, Tol2 (75.00%) and SB (70.00%) presented a higher tendency in the embryonic cells compared to PB (42.86%). Conclusions These results demonstrate that these three transposon systems can be used in bovine somatic cells and embryos as gene engineering experimental methods. Moreover, they demonstrate which type of transposon system to apply depending on the cell type.

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