ISSN:
1432-041X
Schlagwort(e):
Key words Bombyxin
;
Insulin
;
Bombyx mori
;
Electroporation
;
Cell-specific expression
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Abstract A transgene reporter consisting of the bombyxin gene promoter and the green fluorescent protein coding region was introduced into intact brains of the silkworm Bombyx mori by in vitro electroporation. After in vitro culture of the brains, the fluorescence derived from the introduced reporter gene was observed in all cases in eight neurosecretory cells that had previously been identified as bombyxin-producing cells (BPCs). Although the fluorescence was not always observed in all cells, it was specific to BPCs, indicating that the reporter was under the control of the bombyxin gene promoter in a BPC-specific manner. Electroporatical introduction of a reporter gene was therefore found to be a suitable method for analyzing cell-specific expression in intact tissues and to be substitute for germ-line transmission of reporters in the transgenic system. Application of this technique enables us to analyze the cell-specific expression of transgene reporters within a few days and treat more than several dozens of the reporters within 1 month, which is difficult to do with the transgenic system.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004270050277
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