Efficiency of Promoters of Human Genes FAP and CTGF at Organism Level in a Danio rerio Model
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Quantitative Analysis of Expression Vector Efficiencies at Organism Level
2.2. Quantitation of Embryonic Cells Expressing Marker Protein
2.3. Lethality and Abnormality Rates in Developing Embryos Injected with Studied Vectors
2.4. Reporter Protein Accumulation in Abnormally Developing Injected Animals
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Genetic Constructs
4.2. Organismic Model
4.3. Vector DNA Microinjection into Danio rerio Eggs
4.4. Quantitation of Embryotoxic Effect of Vector DNA Injection into Zebrafish Embryos
4.5. Quantitation of Specific Luciferase Activity in Zebrafish Embryos
4.6. Detection of EGFP-Positive Cells in Developing Zebrafish Embryo and Bioimaging
4.7. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Selina, P.I.; Alekseenko, I.V.; Kurtova, A.I.; Pleshkan, V.V.; Voronezhskaya, E.E.; Demidyuk, I.V.; Kostrov, S.V. Efficiency of Promoters of Human Genes FAP and CTGF at Organism Level in a Danio rerio Model. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 7192. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24087192
Selina PI, Alekseenko IV, Kurtova AI, Pleshkan VV, Voronezhskaya EE, Demidyuk IV, Kostrov SV. Efficiency of Promoters of Human Genes FAP and CTGF at Organism Level in a Danio rerio Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(8):7192. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24087192
Chicago/Turabian StyleSelina, Polina I., Irina V. Alekseenko, Anastasia I. Kurtova, Victor V. Pleshkan, Elena E. Voronezhskaya, Ilya V. Demidyuk, and Sergey V. Kostrov. 2023. "Efficiency of Promoters of Human Genes FAP and CTGF at Organism Level in a Danio rerio Model" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 8: 7192. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24087192