RRC ID 6855
Author Kameyama Y, Kawabe Y, Ito A, Kamihira M.
Title An accumulative site-specific gene integration system using Cre recombinase-mediated cassette exchange.
Journal Biotechnol Bioeng
Abstract The Cre-loxP system is frequently used for site-specific recombination in animal cells. The equilibrium and specificity of the recombination reaction can be controlled using mutated loxPs. In the present study, we designed an accumulative site-specific gene integration system using Cre recombinase and mutated loxPs in which the Cre-mediated cassette exchange reaction is infinitely repeatable for target gene integration into loxP target sites. To evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of this system, a series of integration reactions were repeated and confirmed in vitro using Cre recombinase protein and plasmids. Accumulative gene integration was also performed on the genome of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. The results indicated that the system was applicable for repeated gene integration of multiple genes to the target sites on both plasmids and CHO cell genomes. This gene integration system provides a novel strategy for gene amplification and for biological analyses of gene function through the genetic modification of cells and organisms.
Volume 105(6)
Pages 1106-14
Published 2010-4-15
DOI 10.1002/bit.22619
PMID 19998287
MeSH Animals CHO Cells Cricetinae Cricetulus Integrases / genetics* Integrases / metabolism Models, Genetic* Mutagenesis, Insertional / genetics Mutagenesis, Insertional / methods* Recombination, Genetic*
IF 4.002
Times Cited 28
WOS Category BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Resource
DNA material pxCANCre (RDB1675)