Transgenic Regulation in Laboratory Animals

Overview

Journal Experientia

Specialty Science

Date 1991 Sep 15

PMID 1915769

Citations 3

Authors

S Rusconi

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Abstract

This chapter is an attempt to summarize some commonly accepted and some more subjective opinions about the regulation of transgene expression in laboratory animals. After a short historical introduction, I present some general notions regarding gene structure/function. The spotlight shifts then to the description of the most popular techniques for gene transfer, including the targeted gene replacement. The different approaches are briefly discussed in terms of intrinsic advantages and limitations regarding gene expression patterns. Furthermore, the role of enhancers, promoters and other cis-acting elements such as silencers and dominant control regions as well as their involvement in the chromatin on-off state are discussed on the basis of a specific example studied in our laboratory. The review concludes by presenting recent results and the new perspectives opening in the field of 'surrogate' (also called 'reversed') genetics. Some problems which remain to be solved both at the technical as well as at the social-ethical level are also briefly presented.

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