one publication added to basket [255806] | A plant 35S CaMV promoter induces long-term expression of luciferase in Atlantic salmon
Seternes, T.; Tonheim, T.C.; Myhr, A.I.; Dalmo, R.A. (2016). A plant 35S CaMV promoter induces long-term expression of luciferase in Atlantic salmon. NPG Scientific Reports 6(25096): 6 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep25096
In: Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group). Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 2045-2322; e-ISSN 2045-2322, more
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- Seternes, T.
- Tonheim, T.C.
- Myhr, A.I.
- Dalmo, R.A.
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Abstract |
The long-term persistence and activity of a naked plasmid DNA (pGL3-35S) containing a luc gene (reporter gene) controlled by a plant 35S CaMV promoter was studied in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) after injection. Atlantic salmon (mean weight 70 grams) were injected intramuscularly with 100 mu g of plasmid DNA. Blood, different tissues and organs were sampled at different time points up to day 535 after injection. Southern blot analysis suggested the presence of extra-chromosomally open circular, linear and supercoiled topoforms of pGL3-35S at day 150 after injection. At day 536 open circular and supercoiled topoforms were detected. Luciferase activity was detected at the injection site up to 536 days post-injection of pGL3-35S, where it peaked at day 150 and decreased to approximately 17% of its maximum activity by day 536. Our study demonstrated that a plasmid containing the 35S promoter was able to induce expression of a reporter gene/protein in fish in vivo and that the plasmid DNA persisted for a prolonged time after intramuscular injection. |
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