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Laible G, Smolenski G, Wheeler T, Brophy B. Increased gene dosage for β- and κ-casein in transgenic cattle improves milk composition through complex effects. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37607. [PMID: 27876865 PMCID: PMC5120311 DOI: 10.1038/srep37607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We have previously generated transgenic cattle with additional copies of bovine β- and κ casein genes. An initial characterisation of milk produced with a hormonally induced lactation from these transgenic cows showed an altered milk composition with elevated β-casein levels and twofold increased κ-casein content. Here we report the first in-depth characterisation of the composition of the enriched casein milk that was produced through a natural lactation. We have analyzed milk from the high expressing transgenic line TG3 for milk composition at early, peak, mid and late lactation. The introduction of additional β- and κ-casein genes resulted in the expected expression of the transgene derived proteins and an associated reduction in the size of the casein micelles. Expression of the transgenes was associated with complex changes in the expression levels of other milk proteins. Two other major milk components were affected, namely fat and micronutrients. In addition, the sialic acid content of the milk was increased. In contrast, the level of lactose remained unchanged. This novel milk with its substantially altered composition will provide insights into the regulatory processes synchronizing the synthesis and assembly of milk components, as well as production of potentially healthier milk with improved dairy processing characteristics.
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- Götz Laible
- AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Lanier JS, Corl BA. Challenges in enriching milk fat with polyunsaturated fatty acids. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2015; 6:26. [PMID: 26110055 PMCID: PMC4479322 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-015-0025-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Milk fatty acid composition is determined by several factors including diet. The milk fatty acid profile of dairy cows is low in polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially those of the n-3 series. Efforts to change and influence fatty acid profile with longer chain polyunsaturated fatty acids have proven challenging. Several barriers prevent easy transfer of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids to milk fat including rumen biohydrogenation and fatty acid esterification. The potential for cellular uptake and differences in fatty acid incorporation into milk fat might also have an effect, though this has received less research effort. Given physiological impediments to enriching milk fat with polyunsaturated fatty acids, manipulating the genome of the cow might provide a greater increase than diet alone, but this too may be challenged by the physiology of the cow.
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- Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0315 USA
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The use of genetic engineering techniques to improve the lipid composition in meat, milk and fish products: a review. Animal 2014; 9:696-706. [PMID: 25500170 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731114003012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The health-promoting properties of dietary long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFAs) for humans are well-known. Products of animal-origin enriched with n-3 LCPUFAs can be a good example of functional food, that is food that besides traditionally understood nutritional value may have a beneficial influence on the metabolism and health of consumers, thus reducing the risk of various lifestyle diseases such as atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. The traditional method of enriching meat, milk or eggs with n-3 LCPUFA is the manipulation of the composition of animal diets. Huge progress in the development of genetic engineering techniques, for example transgenesis, has enabled the generation of many kinds of genetically modified animals. In recent years, one of the aims of animal transgenesis has been the modification of the lipid composition of meat and milk in order to improve the dietetic value of animal-origin products. This article reviews and discusses the data in the literature concerning studies where techniques of genetic engineering were used to create animal-origin products modified to contain health-promoting lipids. These studies are still at the laboratory stage, but their results have demonstrated that the transgenesis of pigs, cows, goats and fishes can be used in the future as efficient methods of production of healthy animal-origin food of high dietetic value. However, due to high costs and a low level of public acceptance, the introduction of this technology to commercial animal production and markets seems to be a distant prospect.
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Clarke SE, Kang JX, Ma DWL. The iFat1 transgene permits conditional endogenous n-3 PUFA enrichment both in vitro and in vivo. Transgenic Res 2014; 23:489-501. [PMID: 24622775 PMCID: PMC4010720 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-014-9788-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Fat-1 transgenic mice, which endogenously convert n-6 PUFA to n-3 PUFA, are a useful tool in health research; however with this model timing of n-3 PUFA enrichment cannot be directly controlled. To add such capability, the novel Cre-recombinase inducible fat-1 (iFat1) transgenic mouse has been developed. The aim of this study was to characterize the utility of the iFat1 transgene as a model of Cre-inducible endogenous n-3 PUFA enrichment. Functionality of the iFat1 transgene was screened both in vitro and in vivo. In the presence of Cre, the iFat1 transgene resulted in a balancing (p < 0.01) of the n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio within phospholipids in the human embryonic kidney 293T cell line. For in vivo analysis, iFat1 transgenic mice were crossed with the R26-Cre-ERT2 (Tam-Cre) mouse line, a tamoxifen inducible Cre-expression model. Tam-Cre/iFat1 double hybrids were transiently treated with tamoxifen at 6–7 weeks, then terminated 3 weeks later. Tamoxifen treated mice had increased (p < 0.05) tissue n-3 PUFA and ≥two-fold reduction (p < 0.05) in the n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio of liver, kidney and muscle phospholipids relative to vehicle treated controls. Collectively these findings suggest that the iFat1 transgenic mouse may be a promising tool to help elucidate the temporal effects through which n-3 PUFA impacts health related outcomes.
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- Shannon E Clarke
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Different effects of omega-3 fatty acids on the cell cycle in C2C12 myoblast proliferation. Mol Cell Biochem 2012; 367:165-73. [PMID: 22610825 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-012-1329-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important molecules for human health. We investigated the effects of three major omega-3 PUFAs on C2C12 myoblast proliferation. Both docosahexaenoic (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA) acids decreased cell growth, whereas linolenic (ALA) acid did not, compared with the control. Cell cycle analysis showed that G(1) phase duration was increased markedly and S-phase duration was decreased by DHA and EPA. In contrast, there was no change in the G(1) or S-phase duration when the cells were treated with linolenic acid. To determine how DHA and EPA affected the cell cycle, cyclins and MAPK proteins were investigated. Western blotting and real-time quantitative PCR showed that DHA and EPA decreased cyclin E and CDK2 levels at both the protein and mRNA level. Also, MAPK phosphorylation levels were decreased by treatment with DHA and EPA. Our results indicated that different kinds of n-3 PUFA differentially affected myoblast cell proliferation. DHA and EPA decreased skeletal muscle cell proliferation through a mechanism involving MAPK-ERK.
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Ma X, Zhang P, Song G, Chen Y, Wang Z, Yin Y, Kong D, Zhang S, Zhao Z, Ouyang H, Tang B, Li Z. The construction and expression of lysine-rich gene in the mammary gland of transgenic mice. DNA Cell Biol 2012; 31:1372-83. [PMID: 22577831 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2011.1599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lysine is the limiting amino acid in cereal grains, which represent a major source of human food and animal feed worldwide, and is considered the most important of the essential amino acids. In this study, β-casein, αS2-casein, and lactotransferrin cDNA clone fragments encoding lysine-rich peptides were fused together to generate a lysine-rich (LR) gene and the mammary gland-specific expression vector pBC1-LR-NEO(r) was constructed. Transgenic mice were generated by pronuclear microinjection of the linearized expression vectors harboring the LR transgene. The transgenic mice and their offspring were examined using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Southern blotting, reverse transcriptase-PCR, in situ hybridization, and Western blotting techniques. Our results showed that the LR gene was successfully integrated into the mouse genome and was transmitted stably. The specific LR gene expression was restricted to the mammary gland, active alveoli of the transgenic female mice during lactation. The lysine level of the two transgenic lines was significantly higher than that of nontransgenic controls (p<0.05). In addition, the growth performance of transgenic pups was enhanced by directly feeding them the LR protein-enriched transgenic milk. Our results demonstrated that lysine-rich gene was successfully constructed and expressed in mammary gland of transgenic mice. This study will provide a better understanding of how mammary gland expression systems that increase the lysine content of milk can be applied to other mammals, such as cows.
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- Xin Ma
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, The Center for Animal Embryo Engineering of Jilin Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Wu X, Ouyang H, Duan B, Pang D, Zhang L, Yuan T, Xue L, Ni D, Cheng L, Dong S, Wei Z, Li L, Yu M, Sun QY, Chen DY, Lai L, Dai Y, Li GP. Production of cloned transgenic cow expressing omega-3 fatty acids. Transgenic Res 2011; 21:537-43. [PMID: 21918821 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-011-9554-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) are important for human health. Alternative resources of n-3 PUAFs created by transgenic domestic animals would be an economic approach. In this study, we generated a mfat-1 transgenic cattle expressed a Caenorhabditis elegans gene, mfat-1, encoding an n-3 fatty acid desaturase. Fatty acids analysis of tissue and milk showed that all of the examined n-3 PUAFs were greatly increased and simultaneously the n-6 PUAFs decreased in the transgenic cow. A significantly reduction of n-6/n-3 ratios (P<0.05) in both tissue and milk were observed.
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- Xia Wu
- The Key Laboratory of National Education Ministry for Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Biotechnology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, People's Republic of China
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Banu J, Bhattacharya A, Rahman M, Kang JX, Fernandes G. Endogenously produced n-3 fatty acids protect against ovariectomy induced bone loss in fat-1 transgenic mice. J Bone Miner Metab 2010; 28:617-26. [PMID: 20393761 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-010-0175-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Aging is associated with bone loss, leading to increased risk of fractures. Recently, there is growing interest in identifying nutritional supplements that can prevent bone loss with minimum side effects. There is increasing evidence for the beneficial effects of n-3 fatty acids in the prevention of bone loss. A transgenic mouse model (fat-1) that produces n-3 fatty acids endogenously and its wild type counterpart were used in this study to determine the effects of endogenously produced n-3 fatty acids on serum bone turnover markers, long bones, and lumbar vertebrae. Serum alkaline phosphatase and P1NP levels decreased significantly in wild type mice after ovariectomy. No significant changes were seen in osteocalcin. Cancellous and cortical bone mass were higher in the femur of fat-1 mice. In wild type mice, there was significant loss of bone after ovariectomy in the distal femur, femoral neck, proximal tibia, and fourth lumbar vertebra. However, in fat-1 mice, there was no, or significantly less, bone lost after ovariectomy in all the sites studied. We conclude that endogenously produced n-3 fatty acids can attenuate ovariectomy induced bone loss in the different bone sites studied, mainly as a consequence of decreased bone resorption at the endosteal surface.
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- Jameela Banu
- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Medical Research Division, E-RAHC, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 1214 W. Schunior, Edinburg, TX 78541, USA.
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Reproductive abnormalities in mice expressing omega-3 fatty acid desaturase in their mammary glands. Transgenic Res 2010; 20:283-92. [PMID: 20532624 PMCID: PMC3051059 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-010-9407-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 05/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The Caenorhabditis elegans n-3 fatty acid desaturase (Fat-1) acts on a range of 18- and 20-carbon n-6 fatty acid substrates. Transgenic female mice expressing the Fat-1 gene under transcriptional control of the goat β-casein promoter produce milk phospholipids having elevated levels of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). However, females from this line were also observed to have impaired reproductive performance characterized by a smaller litter size (2.7 ± 0.6 vs. 7.2 ± 0.7; P < 0.05) than wildtype controls. While there is a close association between PUFA metabolism, prostaglandin biosynthesis, and fertility; reproductive problems in these mice were unanticipated given that the Fat-1 transgene is primarily expressed in the lactating mammary gland. Using multiple approaches it was found that Fat-1 mice have normal ovulation and fertilization rates; however fewer embryos were present in the uterus prior to implantation. Small litter size was also found to be partly attributable to a high incidence of post-implantation fetal resorptions. Embryo transfer experiments revealed that embryos developing from oocytes derived from transgenic ovaries had an increased rate of post-implantation resorption, regardless of the uterine genotype. Ovary transplantation between Fat-1 and C57BL/6 wildtype females revealed that non-ovarian factors also contributed to the smaller litter size phenotype. Finally, surgical removal of the mammary glands from juvenile Fat-1 mice increased the subsequent number of implantation sites per female, but did not lessen the high rate of post-implantation resorptions. In conclusion, we herein report on a system where an exogenous transgene expressed predominately in the mammary gland detrimentally affects female reproduction, suggesting that in certain circumstances the mammary gland may function as an endocrine regulator of reproductive performance.
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Chen Y, Zhang M, Gou K. SDD17 desaturase can convert arachidonic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid in mammalian cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 394:158-62. [PMID: 20188069 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.02.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The possibility of elevating the omega-3 fatty acid contents in mammalian cells using the sdd17 gene from Saprolegnia diclina was investigated in the current study. The nucleotide sequence of the sdd17 gene was optimized and the pSDD17-IRES-GFP plasmid was introduced into murine 3T3 fibroblast cells by electroporation, following which its heterologous expression was evaluated by fatty acid analysis. Evaluation of GFP co-expression and RT-PCR analysis indicated that sdd17 could be expressed at very high levels in mammalian cells. Total cellular lipid analysis of transformed cells fed with arachidonic acid (20:4 n-6) as a substrate showed that the sdd17 expression resulted in an 82-155% (p<0.05) increase in eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 n-3) compared with the control. This expression also reduced the arachidonic acid/(eicosapentaenoic+docosapentaenoic+docosahexaenoic acid) ratio from approximately 4:1 in control cells to 1.5:1 in sdd17-transformed cells (p<0.05). This study demonstrated that the foreign sdd17 gene from EPA-rich fungus was expressed at a high efficiency and caused the omega-3 fatty acid contents in mammalian cells to be elevated. It also provided a basis for potential applications of this gene in animal transgenesis.
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- Yonggang Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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Mouse models offer unique opportunities to study mammary gland biology and lactation. Phenotypes within the mammary glands, especially those caused by genetic modification, often arise during lactation, and their study requires the collection of adequate volumes of milk. We describe two approaches for collecting milk from lactating mice. Both methods are inexpensive, are easy to use in the laboratory or classroom, are non-invasive, and yield adequate volumes of milk for subsequent analyses.
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- Edward J. DePeters
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, 2145 Meyer Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, 2145 Meyer Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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Or-Rashid MM, Wright TC, McBride BW. Microbial fatty acid conversion within the rumen and the subsequent utilization of these fatty acids to improve the healthfulness of ruminant food products. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 84:1033-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2169-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2009] [Revised: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 07/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Metabolism, Health, and Nutrition and for Modified Animal Product Foods. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.15232/s1080-7446(15)30713-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bongiovanni KD, Depeters EJ, Van Eenennaam AL. Neonatal growth rate and development of mice raised on milk transgenically enriched with omega-3 fatty acids. Pediatr Res 2007; 62:412-6. [PMID: 17667849 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31813cbeea] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status of the neonatal brain has been associated with cognitive capability in mice. Previously, transgenic mice expressing the Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) n-3 fatty acid (FA) desaturase gene under the control of a lactation-induced mammary gland promoter were found to produce milk containing significantly elevated levels of alpha-linolenic (ALA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA) acid. In this study, the preweaning growth rate and development of mouse pups consuming elevated n-3 PUFA milk produced by transgenic dams were evaluated using the Wahlsten observational test battery and the object novelty preference test. Brains were collected at weaning and analyzed for FA composition. Pups nursed on transgenic dams had earlier eye opening, higher visual placement scores, and 1.6-fold more docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in their brains compared with pups raised on wildtype dams. There was no significant effect of milk treatment (transgenic versus control) on other developmental parameters or novelty preference behavior. The pups consuming the elevated n-3 PUFA transgenic milk had slower preweaning growth rates such that pups reared on wildtype dams producing control milk were heavier than pups reared on transgenic dams producing high n-3 PUFA milk by postnatal day 18. This transgenic model enables the provision of a high n-3 PUFA lactational environment independent of maternal diet or gestational FA status.
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- Kathleen D Bongiovanni
- Department of Animal Science, University of California-Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Dairy biotechnology is fast gaining ground in the area of altering milk composition for processing and/or animal and human health by employing nutritional and genetic approaches. Modification of the primary structure of casein, alteration in the lipid profile, increased protein recovery, milk containing nutraceuticals, and replacement for infant formula offer several advantages in the area of processing. Less fat in milk, altered fatty acid profiles to include more healthy fatty acids such as CLA and ω‐fats, improved amino acid profiles, more protein, less lactose, and absence of β‐lactoglobulin (β‐LG) are some opportunities of “designing” milk for human health benefits. Transgenic technology has also produced farm animals that secrete in their milk, human lactoferrin, lysozyme, and lipase so as to simulate human milk in terms of quality and quantity of these elements that are protective to infants. Cow milk allergenicity in children could be reduced by eliminating the β‐LG gene from bovines. Animals that produce milk containing therapeutic agents such as insulin, plasma proteins, drugs, and vaccines for human health have been genetically engineered. In order to cater to animal health, transgenic animals that express in their mammary glands, various components that work against mastitis have been generated. The ultimate acceptability of the “designer” products will depend on ethical issues such as animal welfare and safety, besides better health benefits and increased profitability of products manufactured by the novel techniques.
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- Latha Sabikhi
- Dairy Technology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India
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Laible G, Brophy B, Knighton D, Wells DN. Compositional analysis of dairy products derived from clones and cloned transgenic cattle. Theriogenology 2007; 67:166-77. [PMID: 17052749 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cloning technology is an emerging biotechnological tool that could provide commercial opportunities for livestock agriculture. However, the process is very inefficient and the molecular events underlying the technology are poorly understood. The resulting uncertainties are causing concerns regarding the safety of food products derived from cloned livestock. There are similar concerns for livestock produced by biotechnologies which enable the purposeful introduction of genetic modifications. To increase the knowledge about food products from animals generated by these modern biotechnologies, we assessed compositional differences associated with milk and cheese derived from cloned and transgenic cows. Based on gross composition, fatty acid and amino acid profiles and mineral and vitamin contents, milk produced by clones and conventional cattle were essentially similar and consistent with reference values from dairy cows farmed in the same region under similar conditions. Whereas colostrum produced by transgenic cows with additional casein genes had similar IgG secretion levels and kinetics to control cows, milk from the transgenic cows had a distinct yellow appearance, in contrast to the white color of milk from control cows. Processing of milk into cheese resulted in differences in the gross composition and amino acid profiles; 'transgenic' cheese had lower fat and higher salt contents and small but characteristic differences in the amino acid profile compared to control cheese.
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- Götz Laible
- AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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Milk composition of Holstein, Jersey, and Brown Swiss cows in response to increasing levels of dietary fat. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kao BT, DePeters EJ, Van Eenennaam AL. Mice raised on milk transgenically enriched with n-3 PUFA have increased brain docosahexaenoic acid. Lipids 2006; 41:543-9. [PMID: 16981432 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-006-5003-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The brain contains high levels of the long-chain n-3 FA DHA (22:6n-3), mainly in the gray matter and synaptosomes. Adequate intake of DHA is crucial for optimal nervous system function, particularly in infants. Supplementation of infant formulas with DHA at levels similar to human breast milk is recommended for biochemical and functional benefits to neonates. We generated transgenic mice that produce elevated levels of n-3 PUFA in their milk by expressing the Caenorhabditis elegans n-3 FA desaturase under the control of a lactation-induced goat beta-casein promoter. To examine the postnatal effects of consuming the n-3-enriched milk, we compared the growth and brain and plasma FA composition of mouse pups raised on milk from transgenic dams with those observed for pups raised on milk from nontransgenic dams. A significant decrease in arachidonic acid (ARA, 20:4n-6) and concomitant increases in n-3 PUFA were observed in the phospholipid fraction of transgenic mouse milk. The n-6:n-3 FA ratios were 4.7 and 34.5 for the transgenic and control milk phospholipid fractions, respectively. DHA and DPA (22:5n-6) comprised 15.1% and 2.8% of brain FA from weanling mice nursed on transgenic dams, as compared with 6.9% and 9.2% for weanling mice nursed on control dams, respectively. This transgenic mouse model offers a unique approach to disassociate the effects and fetal programming resulting from a high n-6:n-3 FA ratio gestational environment from the postnatal nutritional effects of providing milk with differing n-6:n-3 FA ratios.
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MESH Headings
- Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
- Animals
- Animals, Suckling
- Body Weight
- Brain Chemistry/drug effects
- Docosahexaenoic Acids/analysis
- Fatty Acids/blood
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3/biosynthesis
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3/blood
- Fatty Acids, Omega-3/pharmacology
- Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/blood
- Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/pharmacology
- Female
- Lactation/genetics
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mice, Transgenic
- Milk/chemistry
- Models, Biological
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Affiliation(s)
- Beth T Kao
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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