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Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) libraries are a valuable research resource. Any one of the clones in these libraries can carry hundreds of thousands of base pairs of genetic information. Often the entire coding sequence and significant upstream and downstream regions, including regulatory elements, can be found in a single BAC clone. BACs can be put to many uses, such as to study the function of human genes in knockout mice, to drive reporter gene expression in transgenic animals, and for gene discovery. In order to use BACs for experimental purposes it is often desirable to genetically modify them by introducing reporter elements or heterologous cDNA sequences. It is not feasible to use conventional DNA cloning approaches to modify BACs due to their size and complexity, thus a specialized field "recombineering" has developed to modify BAC clones through the use of homologous recombination in bacteria with short homology regions. Genetically engineered BACs can then be used in cell culture, mouse, or rat models to study cancer, neurology, and genetics.
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Sundaresan S, Kang AJ, Hayes MM, Choi EYK, Merchant JL. Deletion of Men1 and somatostatin induces hypergastrinemia and gastric carcinoids. Gut 2017; 66:1012-1021. [PMID: 26860771 PMCID: PMC4980289 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric carcinoids are slow growing neuroendocrine tumours arising from enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells in the corpus of stomach. Although most of these tumours arise in the setting of gastric atrophy and hypergastrinemia, it is not understood what genetic background predisposes development of these ECL derived tumours. Moreover, diffuse microcarcinoids in the mucosa can lead to a field effect and limit successful endoscopic removal. OBJECTIVE To define the genetic background that creates a permissive environment for gastric carcinoids using transgenic mouse lines. DESIGN The multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 gene locus (Men1) was deleted using Cre recombinase expressed from the Villin promoter (Villin-Cre) and was placed on a somatostatin null genetic background. These transgenic mice received omeprazole-laced chow for 6 months. The direct effect of gastrin and the gastrin receptor antagonist YM022 on expression and phosphorylation of the cyclin inhibitor p27Kip1 was tested on the human human gastric adenocarcinoma cell line stably expressing CCKBR (AGSE) and mouse small intestinal neuroendocrine carcinoma (STC)-1 cell lines. RESULTS The combination of conditional Men1 deletion in the absence of somatostatin led to the development of gastric carcinoids within 2 years. Suppression of acid secretion by omeprazole accelerated the timeline of carcinoid development to 6 months in the absence of significant parietal cell atrophy. Carcinoids were associated with hypergastrinemia, and correlated with increased Cckbr expression and nuclear export of p27Kip1 both in vivo and in gastrin-treated cell lines. Loss of p27Kip1 was also observed in human gastric carcinoids arising in the setting of atrophic gastritis. CONCLUSIONS Gastric carcinoids require threshold levels of hypergastrinemia, which modulates p27Kip1 cellular location and stability.
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- Sinju Sundaresan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan,Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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New Transgenic Technologies. Mov Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-405195-9.00003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Saqui-Salces M, Dowdle WE, Reiter JF, Merchant JL. A high-fat diet regulates gastrin and acid secretion through primary cilia. FASEB J 2012; 26:3127-39. [PMID: 22516298 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-197426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The role of primary cilia in the gastrointestinal tract has not been examined. Here we report the presence of primary cilia on gastric endocrine cells producing gastrin, ghrelin, and somatostatin (Sst), hormones regulated by food intake. During eating, cilia in the gastric antrum decreased, whereas gastric acid and circulating gastrin increased. Mice fed high-fat chow showed a delayed decrease in antral cilia, increased plasma gastrin, and gastric acidity. Mice fed high-fat chow for 3 wk showed lower cilia numbers and acid but higher gastrin levels than mice fed a standard diet, suggesting that fat affects gastric physiology. Ex vivo experiments showed that cilia in the corpus responded to acid and distension, whereas cilia in the antrum responded to food. To analyze the role of gastric cilia, we conditionally deleted the intraflagellar transport protein Ift88 (Ift88(-/fl)). In fed Ift88(-/fl) mice, gastrin levels were higher, and gastric acidity was lower. Moreover, gastrin and Sst gene expression did not change in response to food as in controls. At 8 mo, Ift88(-/fl) mice developed foveolar hyperplasia, hypergastrinemia, and hypochlorhydria associated with endocrine dysfunction. Our results show that components of food (fat) are sensed by antral cilia on endocrine cells, which modulates gastrin secretion and gastric acidity.
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- Milena Saqui-Salces
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Takaishi S, Shibata W, Tomita H, Jin G, Yang X, Ericksen R, Dubeykovskaya Z, Asfaha S, Quante M, Betz KS, Shulkes A, Wang TC. In vivo analysis of mouse gastrin gene regulation in enhanced GFP-BAC transgenic mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 300:G334-44. [PMID: 21051525 PMCID: PMC3043646 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00134.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Gastrin is secreted from a subset of neuroendocrine cells residing in the gastric antrum known as G cells, but low levels are also expressed in fetal pancreas and intestine and in many solid malignancies. Although past studies have suggested that antral gastrin is transcriptionally regulated by inflammation, gastric pH, somatostatin, and neoplastic transformation, the transcriptional regulation of gastrin has not previously been demonstrated in vivo. Here, we describe the creation of an enhanced green fluorescent protein reporter (mGAS-EGFP) mouse using a bacterial artificial chromosome that contains the entire mouse gastrin gene. Three founder lines expressed GFP signals in the gastric antrum and the transitional zone to the corpus. In addition, GFP(+) cells could be detected in the fetal pancreatic islets and small intestinal villi, but not in these organs of the adult mice. The administration of acid-suppressive reagents such as proton pump inhibitor omeprazole and gastrin/CCK-2 receptor antagonist YF476 significantly increased GFP signal intensity and GFP(+) cell numbers in the antrum, whereas these parameters were decreased by overnight fasting, octreotide (long-lasting somatostatin ortholog) infusion, and Helicobacter felis infection. GFP(+) cells were also detected in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and importantly in the colonic tumor cells induced by administration with azoxymethane and dextran sulfate sodium salt. This transgenic mouse provides a useful tool to study the regulation of mouse gastrin gene in vivo, thus contributing to our understanding of the mechanisms involved in transcriptional control of the gastrin gene.
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- Shigeo Takaishi
- Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Dept. of Medicine, Columbia Univ. Medical Center, 1130 St. Nicholas Ave., ICRC 923, New York, NY, USA.
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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- 2Department of Surgery (Austin Health), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- 1Division of Digestive and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; and
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von Rosenvinge EC, Raufman JP. Gastrointestinal peptides and regulation of gastric acid secretion. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2010; 17:40-3. [PMID: 19855274 DOI: 10.1097/med.0b013e32833304e1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Update on the role of gastrointestinal peptides in regulating gastric acid secretion. RECENT FINDINGS A novel transgenic mouse that expresses the entire human gastrin gene locus in G-cells of gastrin-null mice will facilitate investigation of gastrin gene regulatory elements. Isolation of a highly homogeneous population of G-cells permits the elucidation of stimulatory and inhibitory ligands without the confounding presence of other neuroendocrine cells. The use of somatostatin receptor knockout mice demonstrated the plasticity of gastric acid regulatory mechanisms and compensation by upregulation of the galanin pathway which inhibits secretion by enterochromaffin-like cells. The importance of adenosine in regulating somatostatin release was shown using adenosine receptor knockout mice. SUMMARY The importance of gastrointestinal peptides for regulating gastric acid is evident. Ongoing investigations will characterize the mechanisms underlying actions of these agents on gastric acid secretion, particularly with regard to their combinatorial effects and interplay with other acid-regulating pathways.
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- Erik C von Rosenvinge
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
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Van Keuren ML, Gavrilina GB, Filipiak WE, Zeidler MG, Saunders TL. Generating transgenic mice from bacterial artificial chromosomes: transgenesis efficiency, integration and expression outcomes. Transgenic Res 2009; 18:769-85. [PMID: 19396621 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9271-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2009] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Transgenic mice are widely used in biomedical research to study gene expression, developmental biology, and gene therapy models. Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) transgenes direct gene expression at physiological levels with the same developmental timing and expression patterns as endogenous genes in transgenic animal models. We generated 707 transgenic founders from 86 BAC transgenes purified by three different methods. Transgenesis efficiency was the same for all BAC DNA purification methods. Polyamine microinjection buffer was essential for successful integration of intact BAC transgenes. There was no correlation between BAC size and transgenic rate, birth rate, or transgenic efficiency. A narrow DNA concentration range generated the best transgenic efficiency. High DNA concentrations reduced birth rates while very low concentrations resulted in higher birth rates and lower transgenic efficiency. Founders with complete BAC integrations were observed in all 47 BACs for which multiple markers were tested. Additional founders with BAC fragment integrations were observed for 65% of these BACs. Expression data was available for 79 BAC transgenes and expression was observed in transgenic founders from 63 BACs (80%). Consistent and reproducible success in BAC transgenesis required the combination of careful DNA purification, the use of polyamine buffer, and sensitive genotyping assays.
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- Margaret L Van Keuren
- Transgenic Animal Model Core, University of Michigan Medical School, 2560 MSRB II, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Mensah-Osman E, Zavros Y, Merchant JL. Somatostatin stimulates menin gene expression by inhibiting protein kinase A. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 295:G843-54. [PMID: 18755809 PMCID: PMC2575917 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00607.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Somatostatin is a potent inhibitor of gastrin secretion and gene expression. Menin is a 67-kDa protein product of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) gene that when mutated leads to duodenal gastrinomas, a tumor that overproduces the hormone gastrin. These observations suggest that menin might normally inhibit gastrin gene expression in its role as a tumor suppressor. Since somatostatin and ostensibly menin are both inhibitors of gastrin, we hypothesized that somatostatin signaling directly induces menin. Menin protein expression was significantly lower in somatostatin-null mice, which are hypergastrinemic. We found by immunohistochemistry that somatostatin receptor-positive cells (SSTR2A) express menin. Mice were treated with the somatostatin analog octreotide to determine whether activation of somatostatin signaling induced menin. We found that octreotide increased the number of menin-expressing cells, menin mRNA, and menin protein expression. Moreover, the induction by octreotide was greater in the duodenum than in the antrum. The increase in menin observed in vivo was recapitulated by treating AGS and STC cell lines with octreotide, demonstrating that the regulation was direct. The induction required suppression of protein kinase A (PKA) since forskolin treatment suppressed menin protein levels and octreotide inhibited PKA enzyme activity. Small-interfering RNA-mediated suppression of PKA levels raised basal levels of menin protein and prevented further induction by octreotide. Using AGS cells, we also showed for the first time that menin directly inhibits endogenous gastrin gene expression. In conclusion, somatostatin receptor activation induces menin expression by suppressing PKA activation.
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- Edith Mensah-Osman
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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