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Expression Analysis of Diphtheria Toxin-A Gene Regulated by Lck Promoter in Transgenic Mice  

나루세겐지 (충남대학교 동물자원학부, 형질전환복제돼지연구센터)
이승현 (서울대학교 유전자 이식연구소)
최화식 (김천대학교 임상병리학과)
이성호 (공주대학교 영상보건대학)
박창식 (충남대학교 동물자원학부, 형질전환복제돼지연구센터)
진동일 (충남대학교 동물자원학부, 형질전환복제돼지연구센터)
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Transgenic mice containing Diphtheria Toxin-A (DT-A) gene fused to proximal lck promoter sequences was used for analysis of DT-A gene expression and thymocyte development. The diphtheria toxin gene was expressed in thymus, spleen and liver of transgenic mice confirmed by RT-PCR and Northern blotting. A FACS analysis with thymocyte cell surface antigens antibodies (CD4 and CD8) showed that the number of peripheral mature single positive thymocytes ($CD4^{+}\;and\;CD8^{+}$ cells) T-cells was severely reduced in transgenic mice compared to that in the non-transgenic littermates. A relative portion of $CD8^{+}$ single positive thymocytes was about 33.2% in transgenic peripheral T-cells while 50.6% in wild type. Reduction of $CD4^{+}$ cell numbers in transgenic mice was observed (5.9% in transgenic versus 10.3% in non-transgenic). The data from analysis of these transgenic mice indicate that the proximal lck promoter regulated the expression of DT-A gene at high level in developing thymocytes and the DT-A disrupted developing thymocytes in transgenic mice.
Keywords
Diphtheria Toxin-A; Lck promoter; Transgenic mice; Gene expression;
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