Transfer and expression of the bacterial NPT-II gene in chick embryos using a Schmidt-Ruppin retrovirus vector.
AUTOR(ES)
Hippenmeyer, P J
RESUMO
In an effort to introduce foreign genes into chickens, the bacterial neomycin phosphotransferase (NPT-II) gene was cloned into an infectious avian retroviral vector derived from the Schmidt-Ruppin A strain of RSV. The NPT-II gene was stable in the vector during passage in vitro and infected cells were resistant to G418. Fertilized chicken embryos were inoculated with the recombinant virus on day 0 and screened on day 20 for the NPT-II gene in blood cell DNA. Approximately 12% of the embryos were positive for the NPT-II gene. Screening of DNA from the brain, muscle, liver and foot of the positive embryos indicated that the NPT-II gene copy number could vary in a single embryo. However, some embryos had nearly equal NPT-II copy number in each tissue examined. To determine the expression of the bacterial gene, tissue extracts from the positive embryos were assayed for NPT-II activity. The results indicated that NPT-II activity varied depending on the tissue, with activity being highest in muscle and foot regardless of NPT-II gene copy number.
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