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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2009, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (10): 6-10.

Special Issue: 生物技术 畜牧兽医

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Retrovirus-mediated Expression of Antibacterial Peptide Cecropin B in Mammary Gland of Bovine

Wang Tiedong, Pang Daxin, Ouyang Hongsheng   

  • Received:2009-02-05 Revised:2009-03-18 Online:2009-05-20 Published:2009-05-20

Abstract: Abstract: We synthesized the code-optimized gene of Cecropin B according to it’s natural sequence by overlap extension PCR, The gene was then cloned into the vector pMD-18T and was confirmed by DNA sequence. In order to get the whole mammary specific expression cassette, the gene of Cecropin B was cloned into the mammary specific expression vector pIRES-Bcp-neo which contain the goat β-casein gene 5'flanking regulation sequence, The whole mammary specific expression cassette was cloned into the retrovirus vector pLNCX, so the retrovirus vector pLNCX-bCP-cecB was constructed, This vector was transfected into a packaging cell line PA317, RNA from the vector is packaged into infectious, replication-incompetent retroviral particles which was then injected directly into the lactating mammary gland of bovines. The expression and bactericidal activity was detected using inhibition zone assay for the bacteria: E.coli K12D31, Antibacterial Peptide Cecropin B expressed in milk possesses bactericidal activity which can last at least thirteen days.