Production of homeobox A10 gene transgenic pigs by somatic cell nuclear transfer

Homeobox A10(Hoxa10) gene is one of the most important candidate genes associated with the reproductive performance of humans and mice. Overexpression of Hoxa10 in mouse endometrium can increase litter size. Moreover, Hoxa10 plays a key role in regulating the embryo implantation of sows. This study aimed to generate transgenic pigs using Hoxa10 via somatic cell nuclear transfer(SCNT). We established seven Hoxa10-transgenic cell lines, and two of the cell lines were selected as nuclear donors for the transfer. A total of 1 270 cloned embryos were generated and transferred to five surrogate mothers(Landrace×Yorkshire). Eight cloned male piglets were produced including one with cryptorchidism. Six transgenic piglets grew up healthy and produced 56 offspring. Finally, we obtained six transgenic male pigs and 26 transgenic positive offspring that can be used to further study the regulatory mechanism of Hoxa10 on the reproductive performance of pigs.

PiggyBac Transposon Mediated Efficient eGFP Expression in Porcine Somatic Cells and Cloned Embryos

PiggyBac transposon has demonstrated its long-term and stable transposition on genomes of various species but lacking of the evidence on farm animal genomes. In this study, we constructed a piggyBac transposon marked with enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) and showed efficient transposition in porcine somatic cells and cloned embryos. Our results demonstrated that piggyBac transposase could efficiently catalyze transposition in porcine fetal fibroblast cells, as well as in embryos. PiggyBac transposition generated 18-fold more eGFP-positive cell colonies compared to pEGFP-C1 random insertion mutagenesis, but excessive transposase might affect the transfection rate. Also piggyBac mediated 4-fold more eGFP expression than random insertion in cells and 17-fold in cloned embryos at mRNA level. When the mutagenized cells were used for somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the cleavage rate and blastocyst rate of constructed embryos harboring piggyBac transposition had no difference with random insertion group. This study provides key information on the piggyBac transposon system as a tool for creating transgenic pigs.

Production of transgenic blastocyst by nuclear transfer from different types of somatic cells in cattle

The present study examined the effects of genetic manipulation to the donor cell and different types of transgenic donor cells on developmental potential of bovine nuclear trans-fer (NT) embryos. Four types of bovine somatic cells, including granulosa cells, fetal fibroblasts, fetal oviduct epithelial cells and fetal ovary epithelial cells, were transfected with a plasmid (pCE-EGFP-Ires-Neo-dNdB) containing the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and neomycin-resistant (Neor) genes by electroporation. After 14 days selection with 800 mg/mL G418, transgenic cell lines from each type of somatic cells were obtained. Nontransgenic granulosa cells and all 4 types of transgenic somatic cells were used as nuclear donor to produce transgenic embryos by NT. There was no significant difference in development rates to the blas-tocyst stage for NT embryos from transgenic and nontransgenic granulosa cells (44.6% and 42.8%, respectively), and transfer of NT embryos derived from transgenic and nontransgenic granulosa cells to recipients resulted in similar pregnancy rates on day 90 (19% and 25%, re-spectively). The development rates to the blastocyst stage of NT embryos were significantly dif-ferent among different types of transgenic donor cells (P<0.05). Blastocyst rates from fetal ovi-duct epithelial cell and granulosa cell (49.1% and 44.6%, respectively) were higher than those from fetal fibroblast (32.7%) and fetal ovary epithelial cell (22.5%). These results suggest that (i) genetic manipulation to donor cells has no negative effect on in vitro and early in vivo develop-mental competence of bovine NT embryos and (ii) granulosa and fetal oviduct epithelial cells can be used to produce transgenic bovine NT embryos more efficiently. In addition, GFP can be used to select transgenic NT embryos as a non-invasive selective marker.

Production of transgenic calves by somatic cell nuclear transfer

Bovine fetal oviduct epithelial cells were transfected with constructed double marker selective vector(pCE-EGFP-IRES-Neo-dNdB) containing the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and neomycin-resistant(Neo^r) genes by electroporation, and a transgenic cell line was obtained. Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) was cartied out using the transgenic cells as nuclei donor. A total of 424 SCNT embryos were reconstructed and 208 (49.1%) of them developed to blastocyst stage. 17 blastocysts on D 7 after reconstruction were transferred to 17 surrogate calves,and 5 (29.4%) recipients were found to be pregnant. Three of them maintained to term and delivered three cloned calves.PCR and Southern blot analysis confirmed the integration of transgene in all of the three cloned calves. In addition, expression of EGFP was detected in biopsy isolated from the transgenic cloned calves and fibroblasts derived from the biopsy. Our results suggest that transgenic calves could be efficiently produced by SCNT using transgenic cells as nuclei donor. Furthermore, all cloned animals could be ensured to be transgenic by efficiently pre-screening transgenic cells and SCNT embryos using the constructed double marker selective vector.

Production of transgenic cashmere goat embryos expressing red fluorescent protein and containing IGF1 hair-follicle-cell specific expression cassette by somatic cell nuclear transfer

In the present study, cashmere goat fetal fibroblasts were transfected with pCDsR-KI, a hair-follicle-cell specific expression vector for insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) that contains two markers for selection (red fluorescent protein gene and neomycin resistant gene). The transgenic fibroblasts cell lines were obtained after G418 selection. Prior to the somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the maturation rate of caprine cumulus oocytes complexes (COCs) was optimized to an in vitro maturation time of 18 h. Parthenogenetic ooctyes were used as a model to investigate the effect of two activation methods, one with calcium ionophore IA23187 plus 6-DMAP and the other with ethanol plus 6-DMAP. The cleavage rates after 48 h were respectively 88.7% and 86.4%, with no significant difference (P>0.05). There was no significant difference between the cleavage rate and the blastocyst rate in two different media (SO- Faa and CR1aa; 86.3% vs 83.9%, P>0.05 and 23.1% vs 17.2%,P>0.05). The fusion rate of a 190 V/mm group (62.4%) was significantly higher than 130 V/mm (32.8%) and 200 V/mm (42.9%), groups (P<0.05). After transgenic somatic cell nuclear transfer (TSCNT) manipulation, 203 reconstructed embryos were obtained in which the cleavage rate after in vitro development (IVD) for 48 h was 79.3% (161/203). The blastocyst rate after IVD for 7 to 9 d was 15.3% (31/203). There were 17 embryos out of 31 strongly ex- pressing red fluorescence. Two of the red fluorescent blastocysts were randomly selected to identify transgene by polymerase chain reaction. Both were positive. These results showed that: (i) RFP and Neor genes were correctly expressed indicating that transgenic somatic cell lines and positive trans- genic embryos were obtained; (ii) one more selection at the blastocyst stage was necessary although the donor cells were transgenic positive, because only partially transgenic embryos expressing red fluorescence were obtained; and (iii) through TSCNT manipulation and optimization, transgenic cash- mere goat embryos expressing red fluorescence and containing an IGF1 expression cassette were obtained, which was sufficient for production of transgenic cashmere goats.

DNA methylation status of H19 and Xist genes in lungs of somatic cell nuclear transfer bovines

In somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technologies,the donor cell’s nuclei need to be epigenetically reprogrammed for embryonic development. The incomplete reprogramming of donor cell nuclei has been implicated as a primary reason for the low efficiency of SCNT. DNA methylation is a major epige-netic modification of the genome that regulates crucial aspects of genome function,including estab-lishment of genomic imprinting. In order to make sure whether the DNA methylation reprogramming is efficient in SCNT animals,we analyzed the DNA methylation status of two imprinting genes,H19 and Xist,in lungs of deceased SCNT bovines that died within 48 h of birth using bisulfite sequencing analysis. Our findings demonstrated that cloned bovines showed significantly lower DNA methylation of H19 than controls (P<0.05),and three tested CpGs sites (1,2,3) exhibited unmethylation in one cloned bovine (9C3); however,Xist showed similar DNA methylation levels between clones and con-trols,and both showed hypermethylation (96.11% and 86.67%).

Generation of cloned calves from different types of somatic cells

Six types of bovine somatic cell lines, including a granulosa cell line of Chinese red-breed yellow cattle (YGR), a granulosa cell line of Holstein cow (HGR), two skin fibroblast cell lines of two adult Holstein cows respectively (AFB1 and AFB2), a skin fibroblast cell line (FFB) and an oviduct epithelial cell line (FOV) of a Holstein fetus, were established. Somatic cell nu-clear transfer (SCNT) was carried out using these cells as nuclei donor, and a total of 12 healthy calves were cloned. The effects of different types of donor cells on developmental potential of bovine SCNT embryos were investigated. (i) There was no significant difference in development rates to the blastocyst stage for SCNT embryos from YGR and HGR (33.2% and 35.1%, respec-tively). Pregnancy rates of them were 33.3% and 30.2%, respectively; and birth rates were 16.7% and 11.6%, respectively. (ii) Development rates to the blastocyst stage for SCNT embryos from diffetent individuals (AFB1 and AFB2) differed significantly (27.9% and 39.4%, respectively, P <0.05). Pregnancy rates of them were 36.2% and 36.4%, respectively; and birth rates were 14.9 % and 27.3%, respectively. (iii) There was significant difference in development rates to the blastocyst stage for SCNT embryos from FFB and FOV of the same fetus (37.9% and 41.5%, respectively, P < 0.05). Pregnancy rates of them were 45.7% and 24.1%, respectively; and birth rates were 22.9 % and 10.3%, respectively. Finally, developmental potential of bovine SCNT embryos from all four types of somatic cells from Holstein cows (HGR, AFB, FFB and FOV) were compared. For in vitro development stage, development rates to the blastocyst stage for SCNT embryos from HGR, AFB, FFB and FOV were 35.1%A, 29.4%B, 37.9%A and 41.5%C, respectively (PABC<0.05); for in vivo development stage, pregnancy rates of them were 30.2%, 36.2%, 45.7% and 24.1%, respectively; and birth rates of them were 11.6%, 17.2%, 22.9% and 10.3% respec-tively.

Effects of donor cells on in vitro development of cloned bovine embryos

The donor cells from different individuals and with different foreign genes introduced were investigated to determine their effects on the efficiency of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The bovine ear fibroblast from different individuals was isolated, cultured, and then transfected with foreign genes to establish the stable cell lines, which were used as donor cells for nuclear transfer. The oocytes were obtained through ovum pick up operation. After in vitro maturation, the M II phase oocytes were selected as receptors for nuclear transfer. The reconstructed embryos were cultured in vitro and observed at 2 h, 48 h, and 7 days after transfer to assess the rate of fusion using cleaved and blastocyst as the parameters of SCNT efficiency. The donor cells from different individuals (04036, 06081, 06088, and 06129) had no obvious effect on the fusion and cleaved rate, whereas there was significant difference in the blastocyst rate (P<0.05), and the rate was 62.3%, 37.0%, 35.1%, and 15.6%, respectively. There was no significant difference among the rate of fusion, cleaved and blastocyst in donor cells with different foreign genes (P>0.05). It was concluded that the genetic background of the donor cells could affect the effi- ciency of SCNT, while the introduction of foreign genes into the donor cells had no obvious effect on the efficiency. This study provides useful information for the SCNT and would benefit in promoting the efficiency.

Somatic cell bovine cloning:Effect of donor cell and recipients

Adult somatic cell nuclear transfer was con-ducted by using cultured ear fibroblast cells obtained from a Holstein female cow (GN) and a Galoway herd bull (GLV). The percentages of reconstructed eggs developed into blas-tocysts were similar in GN (23.98%, 123 of 513) and in GLV groups (29.55%, 138 of 467). However, the rate of recon-structed female (GN) embryos developed into term was higher than that of male (GLV) (8.02% and 1.82%, respec-tively). Three kinds of cows, Luxi Yellow cows, Holstein heifers and Holstein cows with normal reproductive records were used as recipients. When the reconstructed embryos from GN were transferred, there was no difference in the pregnancy rate among three kinds of recipients, but the abortion rate of Luxi Yellow cows was significantly higher (85.71%) than in the other two groups (14.29% and 0%, respectively; P < 0.05). And the percentages of newborn calves in transferred embryos were significantly different between Luxi Yellow cows and Holstein breed (1.54%, 10.39% and 20.0%, respectively, P < 0.05). However, when reconstructed embryos from GLV were transferred, there was no difference among three kinds of recipients in the pregnancy rate, the abortion rate and the delivery rate.

牛体细胞核移植技术

对牛体细胞核移植技术中核供体细胞周期同期化处理、电融合条件及去核方法等进行了研究。结果表明 ,血清 -饥饿组 (细胞周期同期化处理组 )的移核重构胚细胞融合率 (83.3% )、卵裂率 (70 % )和囊胚发育率 (33.8% )与血清 -选择组对应指标间无显著性差异 (82 .3%、6 9.2 %、32 .4 % ,P >0 .0 5 ) ;但上述 2组分别极显著高于血清 -随机组(6 4 .8%、33.8%、4 .35 % ,P <0 .0 1)。试验确立了场强 1.0 2 5 k V/cm、脉冲宽度 5 0μs、连续 2次电脉冲为最佳电融合条件。摸索出的点击去核法 ,对卵母细胞进行去核 ,去核成功率达 90 % ,极显著高于吸引法的 6 8.3% (P <0 .0 1) ;其囊胚发育率为 34.1% ,显著高于吸引法的 18.0 % (P <0 .0 5 ) ,与挤压法 (2 0 .9% )相比差异不显著 (P >0 .0 5 )。移核重构胚胎移植后 ,产

体细胞核移植法获得转人乳铁蛋白基因克隆山羊妊娠的研究(英文)

[Objective] The aim of this study is to understand the effects of donor cell type,embryo stage,number and transfer position on the efficiency of goat transgenic clone.[Method] Using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology,the single goat fetal fibroblasts(GFF)and mammary gland epithelial cells(GMGE)harboring human lactoferrin(hLF)gene were transferred to the enucleated oocyte.Reconstructed karyoplast-cytoplast couplets were fused,activated,and cultured in vitro.Embryos at 2-8 cell stage were transferred into oviduct of synchronized recipients,and blastocysts were transferred into uterine horn.[Result] The pregnancy rate was similar between GFF and GMGE(oviduct transfer:26.47% vs.20.00%),and between oviduct transfer and uterine horn transfer(26.47% vs.25.00%)for GFF group;pregnancy rate in the group with the mean number of embryo transferred per recipient of 21.2 was significantly higher than in those the 5.93 group and 9.64 group(40.00% vs.26.67% and 21.43%).[Conclusion] These results indicate that pregnancy rate of goat transgenic clone couldn't be affected by donor cell type,embryo stage and transfer position but be done by the number of embryo transferred per recipient.In addition,the study also suggests the feasibility of making transgenic goat using GMGE as donor cells.

牛供体细胞的来源、血清饥饿和预激活对核移植卵体外胚胎发育的影响

牛皮肤成纤维细胞经血清饥饿或预激活处理后获得核胞体 ,并注入去核卵母细胞内构建重组胚。检查重组胚 2 4h和 36h卵裂率以及 8d囊胚率 ,以评估供体细胞及其处理方法对体细胞核移植效果的影响。实验结果表明 :来自 3个年龄 (6、 18和 36月龄 )、 2个品系 (红安格斯肉牛和荷斯坦奶牛 )的 4头供体牛皮肤细胞重组胚的卵裂率和囊胚率均无差异。生长到完全汇合的 36月龄荷斯坦牛供体细胞血清饥饿 10～ 13d组重组胚的 36h卵裂率显著低于 0d (对照 )、 3～ 5d和 6～ 9d组 ,囊胚率显著低于 3～ 5d组 ;经 5 μmol/L离子霉素或7%乙醇预激活 5min重组胚的卵裂率和囊胚率均与对照组无差异。

利用体细胞核移植技术制作人胰岛素原转基因牛(英文)

通过体细胞核移植技术制作了人胰岛素原转基因牛。在CMV启动子指导下以内部核糖体进入位点序列(IRES)连接的新霉素抗性基因和绿色荧光蛋白基因组成了双重标记基因的筛选系统,用于转基因细胞的富集以及细胞和植入前胚胎的筛选。转基因通过电穿孔的方法(900V/cm,5ms)转入体外培养的牛胎儿成纤维细胞,基因转染细胞在添加G418 (800μg/mL)的培养基中培养10天以富集转基因细胞。选择表达绿色荧光蛋白的转基因细胞作为核供体进行体细胞核移植,重构胚经体外培养至囊胚阶段,选择表达绿色荧光蛋白的囊胚进行胚胎移植。为比较基因转染以及供体细胞所处周期对转基因细胞核移植胚胎发育的影响,用作核移植供体的转基因细胞或非转基因细胞先饥饿培养2—4天(0.5 %FBS) ,然后恢复培养(10%FBS) 10 h使细胞同步化于G1期,以正常培养的细胞作为对照进行核移植。结果表明,转基因细胞作为核供体得到的核移植胚胎的体外囊胚发育率低于以非转基因细胞为核供体的对照组(23.2% VS 35.2 %,P<0.05) ;转基因细胞周期同步化处理与否对其克隆胚囊胚发育率无显著影响(23.2% VS 18.9 %,P>0.05)。胚胎移植后2个月直肠检查发现7头受体牛(每头移植2—4枚胚胎)中有一头妊娠,并最终发育足月产下一头小牛。聚合酶链反应(PCR)检测和DNA测序分析表明其为转人胰岛素原基因的转基因克隆牛。

TSA促进转基因猪体细胞核移植胚胎发育和外源基因表达

不完全的表观遗传重编程是造成转基因克隆动物效率低下的主要原因,组蛋白修饰作为表观遗传修饰的一个重要部分,可以直接影响克隆胚胎的发育和外源基因的表达情况。TSA(Trichostatin A)作为一种组蛋白去乙酰化抑制剂,可以改变组蛋白的乙酰化水平,促进表观遗传重编程,提高克隆动物的效率。同时TSA能改变染色质结构,使转录因子易于与DNA序列结合,促进外源基因的表达。文章确定了TSA处理转基因猪成纤维细胞和核移植胚胎的最佳条件,分别为250 nmol/L、24 h和40 nmol/L、24 h,通过进一步正交实验发现,TSA同时处理供体细胞和克隆胚胎可以显著的促进核移植胚胎的体外发育。此外,无论TSA处理转基因猪成纤维细胞或核移植胚胎,都可以提高外源基因的表达水平。

体细胞核移植法获得转人乳铁蛋白基因克隆山羊妊娠的研究

[目的]探讨供体细胞类型、移植胚胎发育阶段、数量及部位对山羊转基因克隆效率的影响。[方法]利用体细胞核移植技术将转染人乳铁蛋白基因hLF的山羊胎儿成纤维细胞（GFF）和乳腺上皮细胞（GMGE）移植到MII期去核卵母细胞内，经电融合、激活、体外培养后，2-8细胞期克隆胚被移植到同期发情山羊的输卵管内，囊胚被移植到子宫角内。[结果]GFF与GMGE的妊娠率相近（输卵管移植妊娠率分别为26.47%及20.00%）；在GFF，输卵管移植的妊娠率与子宫角内移植妊娠率接近（分别为26.47%及25.00%），输卵管移植胚胎平均数为21.2组的妊娠率显著高于5.93组和9.64组（40.00%及26.67%，21.43%）。[结论]供体细胞类型、移植胚胎的发育阶段及移植部位对山羊转基因克隆效率的影响不大，但对于输卵管移植，受体羊移植胚胎数量对妊娠率有明显的影响。此外，该研究还提示了利用成年羊乳腺上皮细胞制作转基因动物的可行性。

5-Aza-CdR联合TSA对牛核移植胚胎体外发育及表观遗传状态的影响

【目的】探讨5-氮杂-2′-脱氧胞苷(5-Aza-2-′Deoxycytidine,5-Aza-CdR)联合曲古抑菌素A(Trichosta-tin A,TSA)对牛核移植胚胎体外发育及其表观遗传状态的影响。【方法】以体外受精胚胎作为对照组,将部分体细胞、核移植胚胎以及体细胞联合核移植胚胎用5-Aza-CdR+TSA(5-Aza-CdR:20 nmol/L,72 h;TSA:50 nmol/L,12 h)进行处理,统计核移植胚胎体外发育率,并对2-细胞、8-细胞和囊胚阶段胚胎进行DNA甲基化和组蛋白乙酰化检测,研究5-Aza-CdR+TSA处理对核移植胚胎体外发育及其表观遗传状态的影响。【结果】与对照组相比,5-Aza-CdR+TSA单独处理供体细胞和核移植胚胎均可以显著提高克隆胚胎的囊胚发育率和囊胚细胞数(P<0.05);供体细胞和核移植胚胎均用5-Aza-CdR+TSA处理后,核移植胚胎体外发育能力进一步提高,囊胚发育率显著高于单独处理供体细胞或核移植胚胎组(P<0.05)。免疫荧光检测发现,体细胞和核移植胚胎均用5-Aza-CdR+TSA处理,不但显著降低了2-细胞和8-细胞阶段DNA甲基化水平,而且也显著增加了组蛋白乙酰化水平(P<0.05),使核移植胚胎附植前各发育阶段的表观遗传状态更接近于体外受精胚胎。【结论】5-Aza-CdR联合TSA处理供体细胞和核移植胚胎可以更明显地提高克隆胚胎的体外发育能力,改变核移植胚胎的DNA甲基化和组蛋白乙酰化水平,使它们的表观遗传状态及体外发育率更接近于体外受精胚胎。

牛体细胞克隆胚胎类ES细胞集落的筛选及其核移植

对第 7d的牛体细胞克隆囊胚进行体外增殖培养 ,分离筛选类ES细胞 ,并对其进行了传代培养。接种在饲养层上的体细胞克隆囊胚细胞 ,在传代的 2 4h内增殖形成小集落 ,2～ 3d有雀巢状的集落出现 ,筛选形态相同的细胞集落进行传代培养 ,4～ 5代后 ,皿底出现多个大小不等的多细胞单层集落。将传 4～ 5代的细胞集落接种到无饲养层的 4孔培养皿中培养 ,2 4h出现多细胞单层集落 ,4～ 7d长满皿底 ,并形成上皮样细胞 ,呈网状 ,将其作为核供体细胞进行核移植实验。结果有 80 % (40 5 0 )核 质融合的移核重构胚发生卵裂 ,5 % (2 4 0 )发育至桑椹胚期 ,2 5 % (1 4 0 )发育至囊胚期 ,92 5 % (37 4 0 )停止在 2～ 4细胞期。结果表明 :采用牛体细胞克隆胚胎的类ES细胞进行核移植 。

牛-牛及山羊-牛克隆胚胎体外培养条件的优化

通过胞质内注射法将牛和山羊胎儿耳朵成纤维细胞分别注入去核牛卵母细胞中构建同种胚胎和异种胚胎。采用mCR2aa和mSOF分别培养,然后在mSOF中按不同培养时间添加8mg/mLBSA或者10%FBS,培养前3d和培养3d后添加的补充物质及次序为:(1)BSA+FBS;(2)BSA+BSA;(3)FBS+BSA;(4)FBS+FBS。根据培养胚胎的卵裂率、8/16-cell发育率、囊胚发育率及囊胚细胞数筛选出最好的培养方法。结果:(1)mSOF中培养同种胚胎和异种胚胎的卵裂率,8/16-cell发育率以及囊胚发育率均明显高于在mCR2aa中的培养结果(P<0.05)。(2)添加BSA+FBS组的mSOF培养胚胎的卵裂率、8/16-cell发育率、囊胚发育率和囊胚细胞数同种依次为79.8%±7.1%、49.7%±3.5%、21.5%±1.8%和115.2±4.3,异种依次为40.1%±6.3%、29.2%±2.0%、13.4%±2.1%和100.1±3.0,均明显高于其他培养组(P<0.05)。结论:山羊-牛异种克隆胚胎可以用优化的牛胚胎培养体系进行培养。同种胚胎和异种胚胎的最佳培养方法均为前3d用mSOF+BSA培养液,3d后用mSOF+FBS培养液。

奶山羊转基因供核细胞的再饥饿对核移植胚胎发育的影响

为提高转基因奶山羊体细胞核移植胚胎早期发育率,将经转染外源基因的山羊胎儿成纤维细胞经饥饿培养(含0.5%FCS的DMEM)5天后分成两部分:第一部分细胞-80℃或液氮冻存,试验前复苏后直接用作供核细胞(试验组Ⅰ),或复苏后恢复培养(含10% FCS的DMEM)2-5天后再饥饿5天用作供核细胞(试验组Ⅱ);第二部分细胞作传代培养(含10% FCS的DMEM)2天后再饥饿5 天用作供核细胞(试验组Ⅲ)。将上述不同处理的供核细胞进行细胞周期与存活率的检测,并将该供核细胞移入去除遗传物质的山羊MⅡ期卵母细胞的卵周隙内,经电融合、化学激活后,将核移植(NT)胚胎经0.8%琼脂糖包理后移入临时寄母输卵管内,培养6天后回收并观察NT胚胎的早期发育。结果,试验组Ⅱ所用供核细胞中G_0/G_1期细胞所占比例及其存活率分别为95.68%、99.9%,均显著地高于试验组Ⅰ(88.66%、80%);试验组Ⅱ的桑椹及囊胚期NT胚胎的发育率(66.09%)显著地高于试验组Ⅰ(22.00%)与试验组Ⅲ(50.51%)。将以上发育的NT胚胎分别移入同步发情的受体后,35 天作B超妊娠诊断,试验组Ⅱ的受体妊娠率为45.83%,显著地高于试验组Ⅰ(20.00%)与试验组Ⅲ(9.58%)。流式细胞仪分析结果表明,饥饿后的供核细胞经冷冻,复苏后恢复培养2-5天,再经饥饿处理,能显著地提高G_0/G_1期细胞的比例及细胞存活率;应用该细胞所组建的NT胚不仅具有较高的桑椹与囊胚期发育率,而且具有较高的受体妊娠率。

猪克隆胚胎激活方法优化与转人溶菌酶基因克隆猪的生产

为了提高转基因克隆效率和获得转人溶菌酶基因克隆猪,研究了不同电激活参数和化学辅助激活方法对猪克隆胚胎和孤雌胚胎体外发育的影响.结果发现:电场强度会显著影响克隆胚胎的融合率和体外发育能力(P<0.05),电脉冲次数对克隆胚胎体外发育促进作用不显著(P>0.05),而相同电激活条件下克隆胚胎和孤雌胚胎的体外发育能力变化趋势不同;电激活后再利用放线菌酮+细胞松弛素B(CHX+CB)处理4 h能显著提高克隆胚胎的囊胚率(P<0.05),而用二甲基氨基嘌呤(6-DMAP)处理没有提高克隆胚胎囊胚率(P>0.05),但6-DMAP或CHX+CB处理均可显著提高孤雌胚胎的囊胚率(P<0.05).上述结果表明,最佳的孤雌激活条件并不一定是克隆胚胎的最佳激活条件.本研究中猪克隆胚胎的最佳激活方法为1.6 kV/cm、100μs、2次直流电脉冲间隔100μs,再辅以CHX+CB处理4 h.利用优化的激活条件成功获得了乳腺特异表达人溶菌酶的转基因猪,为猪转基因育种奠定了基础.