Analysis of Transgenic Mouse, for the Production of Immunodeficiency Animals

면역결핍동물의 생산을 위한 형질전환생쥐의 분석

  • 나루세겐지 (충남대학교 동물자원학부, 형질전환복제돼지연구센터) ;
  • 양정희 (충남대학교 동물자원학부, 형질전환복제돼지연구센터) ;
  • 이승현 (서울대학교 유전자 이식연구소) ;
  • 최화식 (김천대학교 임상병리학과) ;
  • 이성호 (공주대학교 영상보건대학) ;
  • 박창식 (충남대학교 동물자원학부, 형질전환복제돼지연구센터) ;
  • 진동일 (충남대학교 동물자원학부, 형질전환복제돼지연구센터)
  • Published : 2003.06.01

Abstract

To determine whether the diphtheria toxin-A (DT) gene disrupts development of thymocytes in transgenic animal, the DT-A gene was used for the production of transgenic mice directed by proximal Ick promoter sequences. Two transgenic founder mice that contained several copies of transgene were produced by DNA microinjection and integration of transgene in transgenic mice was confirmed by PCR and Southern blotting analysis. Transgenic $F_1$ and $F_2$ mice were produced by outbreeding of founder and $F_1$ mice to investigate expression of transgene and phenotypes in transgneic mice. Expression of the diphtheria toxin gene was confirmed in thymus, spleen and liver of transgenic mice by RT-PCR. In circulating blood of transgenic mice, lower number of circulating white blood cells and platelets were observed compared with that of normal mice. In addition, transgneic mice had reduced number of circulating peripheral T-cells analyzed by FACS with anti-CD3 antibody. The data in these transgenic mice indicate that DT gene can play a disruptive role in developing thymocytes of transgenic mice resulted in lower number of T-cells that can be applicable to a wide range of tissues in other animals.

본 연구는 생체 내 세포 및 조직배양기로서의 면역결핍동물을 개발할 목적으로 proximal Ick promoter와 DT-A유전자를 이용하여 형질전환생쥐를 생산하였고 형질전환생쥐의 면역기관에서 Di-phteria toxin이 발현되어 T-cell이 결핍되는지를 분석하였다. 총 암수 2마리의 형질전환생쥐를 PCR과 South-ern blotting으로 분석하여 얻었으며 이식유전자의 copy수는 약 2∼3 copy가 정착된 것으로 확인되었다. 형질전환생쥐의 thymus, spleen, liver 조직을 분리한 후 total RNA를 추출하여 poly(dT) primer 와 DT 특이적 primer를 이용하여 RT-PCR수행 결과 형질전환생쥐의 thymus, spleen, liver에서 DT gene이 발현되고 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 형질전환생쥐의 이들 조직간에 DT 발현량에는 큰차이는 없는 것으로 확인되었다. 형질전환생쥐의 혈액에서 적혈구, 백혈구 ,혈소판, 헤모글로빈 등이 정상생쥐보다 감소되었고 특히 백혈구수와 혈소판의 수가 크게 감소되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 형질전환생쥐의 혈액을 CD3 antibody를 이용하여 FACS 분석을 실시하여 형질전환생쥐의 혈액 중 T-cell이 수가 비정상적으로 줄어든 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서는 Ick-DT 형질전환생쥐에서 DT유전자의 발현에 의한 T-cell 결핍을 유도할 수 있는 것으로 나타나 이를 바탕으로 돼지를 이용한 사람의 이종장기 배양용 형질전환동물을 생산하여 응용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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