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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Bor-show Tzang, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Ching-fu Tu, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Wen-chuan Lee, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Ming-yu Chen, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
San-yuan Huang, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Jyh-hung Lin, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Bor-Show Tzang, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Ching-Fu Tu, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Wen-Chuan Lee, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Ming-Yu Chen, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
San-Yuan Huang, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Jyh-Hung Lin, Miaoli Hsien, TW;
Animal Technology Institute, , TW;
Abstract
The invention provides a transgenic pig having incorporated into its genome a HSP70 gene or fragment thereof, whereby the transgenic pig overexpresses HSP70. The transgenic pig of the invention can be used in the production of HSP in large quantities, as a xenograft source for transplantation and as an animal model close to human for illustrating the protective roles of HSP. Furthermore, the transgenic pig of the invention has a better meat quality and exhibits an increased growth rate and a reduced backfat thickness.