[Expression of hGM-CSF in transformed silkworm BmN cells mediated by non-transposon vector]

Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao. 2010 Jun;26(6):830-6.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

To develop the stable transformants of the silkworm (Bombyx mori) BmN cells that could continuously express the exogenous gene based on a non-transposon vector, an expression cassette containing human granucyto-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (hGM-CSF) gene driven by ie-1 promoter from B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus was inserted into pIZT-V5-His to form a recombinant vector pIZT-IE-hGM-CSF, followed by transfecting the constructant into BmN cells, the stable ie-hGM-CSF cell lines were obtained after being selected with Zeocin. PCR result using the genomic DNA of the transformed BmN cells as template illustrated a specific fragment of ie-hGM-CSF, and Western blotting analysis using an antibody against hGM-CSF demonstrated a specific band with a molecular weight of 22 kDa in the transformed cells, meanwhile, the expression level of hGM-CSF determined by ELISA was about 2 814.7 pg in 10(6) transformed BmN cells.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Bombyx / cytology
  • Bombyx / genetics
  • Bombyx / metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Fibroins / genetics
  • Genetic Vectors / genetics*
  • Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / biosynthesis*
  • Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / genetics
  • Humans
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Transformation, Genetic*

Substances

  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Fibroins