RESUMO
We examined the transport of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclasses and fusion proteins with the Fc region of human IgG to the egg yolk, after the proteins were injected into a vein of hens. Human IgGs were efficiently transported and accumulated into the yolk, whereas the proteins were not detected in the egg white. Among human IgG subclasses, IgG2 was transported most efficiently. Fc-fusion proteins injected were also transported into the yolk. A fusion protein with the Fc region derived from human IgG2 was more efficiently transported into the yolk than the counterpart fusion with the Fc region from human IgG1. This study shows that the recovery of recombinant antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins from the yolk is an effective method in transgenic chicken bioreactors.
Assuntos
Gema de Ovo/metabolismo , Fragmentos Fc das Imunoglobulinas/metabolismo , Imunoglobulina G/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/farmacocinética , Animais , Transporte Biológico Ativo/fisiologia , Embrião de Galinha , Feminino , Humanos , Troca Materno-Fetal , GravidezRESUMO
A retroviral vector was injected into the heart of developing chicken embryos to determine the best timing for effective gene transduction into the gonads. Transduction efficiency and transgene expression were both highest when the viral solution was injected into embryos at stages 14-15 (Hamburger-Hamilton stages), in which primordial germ cells (PGCs) can be found in the blood circulation. This study shows that PGCs in the blood are important targets for gene transfer into the gonads using retroviral vectors.