PUBLICATION
Transgenic Expression of Walleye Dermal Sarcoma Virus rv-cyclin (orfA) in Zebrafish does not Result in Tissue Proliferation
- Authors
- Paul, T.A., Rovnak, J., Quackenbush, S.L., Whitlock, K., Zhan, H., Gong, Z., Spitsbergen, J., Bowser, P.R., and Casey, J.W.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-100330-43
- Date
- 2011
- Source
- Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) 13(2): 142-150 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Bowser, Paul R., Gong, Zhiyuan, Paul, Thomas A., Spitsbergen, Jan, Whitlock, Kate, Zhan, Huiqing
- Keywords
- Walleye dermal sarcoma virus, orfA, rv-cyclin, Fish retrovirus, Walleye dermal sarcoma, Zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified/metabolism*
- Cell Proliferation
- Epsilonretrovirus/genetics*
- Fish Diseases/metabolism*
- Fish Diseases/pathology
- Fish Diseases/virology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Genes, Viral
- Regeneration/genetics
- Sarcoma/metabolism
- Sarcoma/pathology
- Sarcoma/veterinary*
- Sarcoma/virology
- Skin Neoplasms/metabolism
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Skin Neoplasms/veterinary*
- Skin Neoplasms/virology
- Tail/injuries
- Tail/metabolism
- Viral Proteins/genetics
- Viral Proteins/metabolism
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- PubMed
- 20349325 Full text @ Mar. Biotechnol.
Citation
Paul, T.A., Rovnak, J., Quackenbush, S.L., Whitlock, K., Zhan, H., Gong, Z., Spitsbergen, J., Bowser, P.R., and Casey, J.W. (2011) Transgenic Expression of Walleye Dermal Sarcoma Virus rv-cyclin (orfA) in Zebrafish does not Result in Tissue Proliferation. Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.). 13(2):142-150.
Abstract
Walleye dermal sarcoma (WDS) is a benign tumor of walleye fish that develops and completely regresses seasonally. The retrovirus associated with this disease, walleye dermal sarcoma virus, encodes three accessory genes, two of which, rv-cyclin (orfA) and orfb, are thought to play a role in tumor development. In this study, we attempted to recapitulate WDS development by expressing rv-cyclin in chimeric and stable transgenic zebrafish. Six stable transgenic lines expressing rv-cyclin from the constitutive CMVtk promoter were generated. Immunohistochemistry and quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction demonstrate that rv-cyclin is widely expressed in different tissues in these fish. These lines were viable and histologically normal for up to 2 years. No increase in tumors or tissue proliferation was observed following N-ethyl N-nitrosourea exposure or following tail wounding and subsequent tissue regeneration compared to controls. These data indicate that rv-cyclin is not independently sufficient for tumor induction in zebrafish.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping