ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2016, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 1162-1169.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2016.06.011

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Generation of a Transgenic Mouse Model Co-expressing Three Fibrolytic Enzyme Genes

HE Zu-yong1#,LIU Zhi-guo1,2#,SUN Yan-xia1,CONG Pei-qing1,CHEN Yao-sheng1*   

  1. (1.State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol,School of Life Sciences,Sun Yat-Sen University,Guangzhou 510006,China;2.Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100193,China)
  • Received:2015-11-19 Online:2016-06-23 Published:2016-06-23

Abstract:

By expressing fibrolytic enzymes targeting cellulose and xylan through transgenic technology,new breeds of monogastric animals with enhanced feed conversion rates could be developed.Here we described the co-expression of cellulase genes EGXA and BGL4,and the xylanase gene XYNB,under the control of EF1α promoter and linked via 2A peptides,in both HEK293A cells and transgenic mice.Recombinant enzyme expression was detected in gastrointestinal tract as determined by both Western blot and immunohistochemistry,and were functionally active in cellulolytic enzyme assays.Notably,all 3 fibrolytic enzymes were highly expressed in the intestine tissue of transgenic mice.In summary,we have demonstrated that the EF1α promoter in conjunction with 2A peptide sequences could successfully mediate the co-expression of EGXABGL4 and XYNB genes in transgenic mice.The study presents a feasible method for generating genetically modified animals with enhanced feed conversion ability.

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