Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)・ Oocytes Nuclear Transfer

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)・ Oocytes Nuclear Transfer

APPLICATIONS

Generation of cloned calves and transgenic chimeric embryos from bovine embryonic stem-like cells

Fig. 1. Photographs of calves obtained after nuclear transfer.

A: Two days after birth

B: Four weeks after birth

C: Fingerprinting of DNA from cloned calves, recipient cows, and donor ES-like W3 cells. Electrophoretograms show amplified fragments of DNA derived from leukocytes from recipient cows (panels a, c and e) and cloned calves (panels b, d and f) and from donor ES-like W3 cells (panel g).

Upper and right-side scales indicate the sizes of DNAs (bp) and the intensities of DNA fragments, respectively. Numbers in boxes indicate the sizes of DNAs (upper) and the intensities of DNA fragments (lower). After insertion of donor ES-like cells into the perivitelline space of oocytes, cells and cytoplasts were fused electrically in fusion medium.

(DC: 20V, Pulse length: 50us, Pulse interval: 100ms, 2 Pulses)

Fig. 2.Expression of EGFP in transgenic chimeric embryos derived from ES-like cells.

A: Phase-contrast image of EGFPtransgenic ES-like cells. Magnification: 200x

B: Fluorescence microscopy image of (A)

C: Ten to fifteen ES-like cells being injected into embryos at 8- to 16-cell stage.
(Fluorescence phase-contrast image)

D, E: Micromanipulation procedures for the formation of chimeric embryos generated by EGFP transgenic ES-like cells and recipient embryos by in vitro fertilization. Magnification: 200x

F: Proliferation of transfected ES-like cells after one day in culture following the formation of chimeric embryos. Magnification: 200x

G: EGFP transgenic blastcysts four days after injection of G418-selected ES-like W3 cells that had been transfected with pCX-Neo-EGFP.

H: Fluorescence microscopy image of (G)
Distinct expression of EGFP was apparent in both the ICM and trophectodermal cells.

Dr. Shigeo Saito, Saito Laboratory of Cell Technology
※Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications,
Volume 309, Issue 1, Pages 104-113, 12 September 2003

PUBLICATIONS

Electroporation

Drug Delivery and Transfection

Electro Cell Fusion

Fluorescent Staining

Single-Cell/Micro-Particle Transfer

Cell Freezing

Mechanical Vibration