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Mammary Gland Expression of Transgenes and the Potential for Altering the Properties of Milk

Bio/Technology volume 13, pages 1452–1457 (1995)Cite this article

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Transgenic animals are a useful in vivo experimental model for assessing the ability and impact of foreign gene expression in a biological system. Transgenic mice are most commonly used, while transgenic steep, goats, pigs and cows have also been developed for specific, “applied” purposes. Most of the work directed at targeting expression of transgenes to the mammary gland of an animal, by using a milk gene promoter, has been with the intent of either studying promoter function or recovering the desired protein from the milk. Transgenic technology can also be used to alter the functional and physical properties of milk resulting in novel manufacturing properties. The properties of milk have been altered by adding a new protein with the aim of improving the milk, not of recovering the protein for other uses.

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Maga, E., Murray, J. Mammary Gland Expression of Transgenes and the Potential for Altering the Properties of Milk. Nat Biotechnol 13, 1452–1457 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1295-1452

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