Expression of exogenous protein in the egg white of transgenic chickens
- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Biotechnology
- Vol. 20 (4) , 396-399
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0402-396
Abstract
Using a replication-deficient retroviral vector based on the avian leukosis virus (ALV), we inserted into the chicken genome a transgene encoding a secreted protein, β-lactamase, under the control of the ubiquitous cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter. Biologically active β-lactamase was secreted into the serum and egg white of four generations of transgenic chickens. The expression levels were similar in successive generations, and expression levels in the magnum of the oviduct were constant over at least 16 months in transgenic hens, indicating that the transgene was stable and not subject to silencing. These results support the potential of the hen as a bioreactor for the production of commercially valuable, biologically active proteins in egg white.Keywords
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