Aberrant DNA methylation patterns in cultured mouse embryos

Mouse early embryos undergo genome-wide demethylation and remethylation events during pre-implantation development. Abnormal methylation reprogramming is thought to be associated with development arrest. Using immunofluorescence staining with an antibody against 5-methylcytosine (MeC), we examined the genome methylation patterns of mouse embryos cultured in vitro. The results did not show the difference in staining patterns between development-blocked two-cell embryos that cultured in vitro and the two-cell embryos that were freshly collected from the donor mice. But in vitro-arrested morulae displayed a strong positive staining when compared to the morulae freshly collected from the donor mice. At the blastocyst stage, although most embryos showed the expected methylation patterns, with highly stained inner cell mass (ICM) and weekly stained trophectoderm (TE), a proportion of embryos were dimly stained in both ICM and TE. These results indicated that the methylation profile of the embryos could be changed by culturing in vitro when the embryos were in the transition from morulae to blastocyst.     

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%).     

Effects of different nuclear transfer and activation methods on the development of mouse somatic cell cloned embryos

A group of adult somatic cell cloned mice were obtained by using cumulus cells as nuclei donor cells. To study the effect of different nuclear transfer (NT) and activation methods on the development of mouse cloned embryos, embryos were reconstructed using two traditional NT methods (electrofusion and direct injection) and four activation treatments (electric pulse, ethanol, SrCl2 and electric pulse combined with SrCl2). The data showed that the efficiency of reconstruction using the direct injection method is significantly higher (90.7%) than that of the electrofusion method (49.7%). Parthenogenetic embryos can develop to blastocyst stage with three activation conditions, including ethanol, electric pulse and SrCl2; however, the rates of development to blastocyst after ethanol and electric pulse acti-vation (52.4%, 54.2%) are significantly lower than after SrCl2 activation (76.9%). Treatment of embryos for 6 h with 10 mmol/L SrCl2 was found to be the best condition for activation of parthenogenetic as well as reconstructed embryos. By contrast, reconstructed embryos failed to develop to blastocyst stage after being activated by ethanol. The use of either injection or electrofusion for embryo reconstruction affected the pre-implantation development. However, after transfer in pseudopregnant mice, cloned mice were obtained from both methods.     

水稻基因组DNA总甲基化水平测定方法

对高效液相色谱法测定DNA总甲基化水平的关键因素进行研究,即基因组DNA的提取及纯化和高效液相色谱条件的选择。结果表明:CTAB法Ⅰ提取和纯化效果优于CTAB法Ⅱ;较优高效液相色谱条件为:采用Diamonsil C18(2)(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)的色谱柱,以甲醇-10 mmol/L磷酸二氢钾(10-90,v/v)为流动相构成,流动相pH为4.7,流速为0.5 mL/min,柱温为30℃,紫外检测器波长为285 nm时,是分离胞嘧啶和5-甲基胞嘧啶的较优条件。以试验优化的DNA提取方法和HPLC色谱条件,基因组DNA水解液的胞嘧啶(C)和5-甲基胞嘧啶(5 mC)可得到较好的分离效果。     

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 reprogrsmmed for embryonic development. The incomplete reprogramming of donor cell nuclei has been Implicated as s primary reason for the low efficiency of SCNT. DNA methylstion is s major epigenetic modification of the genome that regulates crucial aspects of genome function, including establishment of genomic imprinting. In order to make sure whether the DNA methylstion reprogramming is efficient in SCNT animals, we analyzed the DNA methylstion 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 methylstion of H19 than controls （P〈0.05）, and three tested CpGs sites （1, 2, 3） exhibited unmethylstion in one cloned bovine （9C3）; however, Xist showed similar DNA methylation levels between clones and controis, and both showed hypermethylstion （96.11% and 86.67%）.     

克隆猴在中国率先突破,到底靠的是什么?

 中国科学家孙强研究团队利用类似克隆羊多莉的体细胞克隆技术,在国际上率先获得了克隆猴的成功,这一成果于2018年1月25日发表在《Cell》上。本文回顾了克隆猴的技术流程和难点、体细胞克隆动物简史及国内外克隆猴不成功的历史,点评了克隆猴成功的关键和意义,指出需要更多的实验室来推动该技术的优化。     

Effects of different nuclear recipients on developmental potential of mouse somatic nuclear transfer embryos

Somatic cell nuclear transfer has been succeeded in procedures of nuclear transfer. One is single nucleartransfer, the other is serial nuclear transfer. Viable animals have been cloned in different species using both me-thods[1—6]. Different nuclear recipients and donors wereused in serial nuclear transfer, namely, transferring thenuclear of reconstructed embryo into enucleated MⅡoocytes[7], transferring the nuclear of reconstructed em-bryos at one cell stage into enucleated zygote[4] and t…     

Reconstruction of human embryos derived from somatic cells

Reconstruction of human nuclear transfer embryos is a necessary step of therapeutic cloning. In this study we injected somatic cell nuclei into M Ⅱ oocytes and activated reconstructed oocytes with calcium ionophore A23187 (CaA) and 6-dimethylaminopurine (6-DMAP). After oocyteactivation and 2PN formation, we removed the female PN.By using this method, we avoided the application of DNA fluorescent stain and ultraviolet light for oocyte enucleation,and over elimination of ooplasm was also mitigated. Some reconstructed embryos developed into the blastocyst stage in vitro.     

克服昆明小鼠早胚2-细胞阻滞的研究

目的：评价两种培养液对昆明小鼠胚胎２－细胞阻滞的克服效果。方法：用添加１５％ＦＣＳ或ＢＳＡ的Ｍ１６和ＣＺＢ培养液培养昆明小鼠２－细胞胚胎和体外受精卵,以观察这两种培养液对昆明小鼠早胚发育的影响及在克服昆明小鼠２－细胞阻滞中的作用,并通过ＣＺＢ培养液中葡萄糖成份的增减,了解其作用及效应的时间。结果：添加ＦＣＳ的Ｍ１６和ＣＺＢ培养注均能较好地支持２－细胞胚胎发育到囊胚（７８．９％,７２．７％）,当进行     

DNA甲基化在肿瘤形成中的作用（综述）

DNA甲基化改变是肿瘤细胞中常见的现象,DNA甲基化与肿瘤的发生有密切关系。从以下几方面对此做一综述。（1）简介哺乳动物细胞的DNA甲基化;（2）DNA甲基化与肿瘤基因突变;（3）肿瘤DNA甲基化的基因外作用,其中包括：原癌基因的低甲基化和抑癌基因的高甲基化。     

完全体外化牛细胞核移植的研究

本研究探讨了用体外成熟卵母细胞和体外受精胚胎进行核移植的可能性。本研究结果在我国首次获得牛核移植的成功。从屠宰场回收的卵巢中抽取卵球－卵母细胞复合体，采用以前报道的方法（石德顺等，广西农业大学学报’１９９４：１３：１－５）进行体外成熟（ＩＶＭ）和体外受精（ＩＶＦ），获得ＩＶＭ卵母细胞和ＩＶＦ胚胎，体外成熟２３－２４ｈ后，在含０．１％透明质酸酶的无钙镁ＰＢＳ（ＰＢＳ）内，用细管反复吹打去掉卵丘细胞。选择具有明显第一极体的卵母细胞通过显微操作移去第一极体及其附近约一半的细胞质进行去核，去核的卵细胞在成熟液内继续培养到ＩＶＭ３０ｈ．体外发育到８－３２细胞期的ＩＶＦ胚胎用作核供体．供体胚胎用含０．２５％Ｐｒｏｎａｓｅ（溶于ＰＢＳ￣－）溶解透明带，并用细管吹打将其分散成单个卵裂球，在ＩＶＭ３０ｈ将单个卵裂球显微注入去核卵母细胞的卵周隙内，并在ＩＶＭ３１ｈ用８０Ｖ／ｍｍ４０μｓ两次电脉冲（间隔１秒）来诱导卵裂球与去核卵母细胞的融合。融合卵在颗粒细胞单层培养滴内共培养，体外培养２４ｈ后观察卵裂结果，经体外培养５－８天后发育到桑椹和囊胚的核移植胚胎移植到同期发情的受体．２个月后直检妊娠情况．本实验中共操作１９４枚卵母细胞，     

牛细胞核移植试验初报

体外成熟培养（ＩＶＭ）２３－２４ｈ的牛卵母细胞，去核后用８０Ｖ／ｍｍ，４０μｓ电激活２次（Ｉ组）或不激活（Ⅱ组），然后注入８－３２细胞期体外受精（ＩＶＦ）牛胚胎的卵裂球，再用８０－１００Ｖ／ｍｍ，４０μｓ电激两次诱导卵母细胞与卵裂球融合，两组的融合率（６２．８％与６５．１％）和卵裂率（５５．４％与５１．９％）无显著差异（Ｐ〉０．０５）。全部４１２枚重组卵电激后的融合率是６３．８％（２６３／４１２）     

Habitat-induced reciprocal transformation in the root phenotype of Oriental ginseng is associated with alteration in DNA methylation

Oriental ginseng is an important medicinal plant that grows in 2 major forms or ecotypes, wild and domesticated. Each form differs conspicuously in root phenotype, but can be converted from one type to another by habitat. Here we show that the habitat-induced transformation of ginseng root phenotype was accompanied by alteration in cytosine methylation at a large number of 5′-CCGG-3′ sites detected by the methylation-sensitive polymorphism (MSAP) marker. The collective CG and CHG methylation levels of all 4 landraces of the domesticated form were significantly lower than those of the wild form. Interestingly, artificially transplanted ginseng plants recreated in both directions the methylation levels (at least in CHG) of their natural counterparts. The methylation differences between the 2 ginseng ecotypes were validated at 2 isolated MSAP loci bearing homology to a 5S rRNA gene or a copia retrotransposon. Our results implicate a link between epigenetic variation and habitat-induced phenotypic flexibility in Oriental ginseng.     

牦牛繁殖科学研究进展

主要分析总结了近五年来牦牛繁殖科学在生殖内分泌调节机制、诱导发情与同期发情、超数排卵、牦牛及牦牛与普通牛体外受精、牦牛与普通牛异种体细胞核移植等方面的研究进展和存在的问题,并提出了如何将这些研究进展应用到牦牛生产中以提高牦牛业的经济效益以及进一步开展牦牛繁殖科学研究的思路.     

Plant genomic DNA methylation in response to stresses:Potential applications and challenges in plant breeding

The plant genome can respond rapidly and dynamically to stress in a manner that overcomes the restrictions of a highly stable DNA sequence. Abiotic stresses such as chilling, planting density, rubbing, cutting, and successive rounds of subculture generally decrease the levels of DNA methylation. The opposite effect is seen for salt stress, and the effects of heavy-metal stress are species specific. Biotic stresses such as pathogenic infection can lead to two contrasting effects on the levels of methylation in plants: hypermethylation on the genome-wide level and hypomethylation of resistance-related genes. Both phenomena may contribute to the adaptation of plants to stress. Although heritable methylation patterns and phenotypic variations that arise in response to stress are of potential value for plant breeding, their exploitation presents great challenges.     

哺乳动物克隆的现状和研究进展

 哺乳动物细胞克隆是20世纪末生命科学领域最引人注目的高新技术,该技术对于优良种畜的复制、减少试验用动物数目、动物遗传多样性保存及濒危动物挽救、转基因动物培育等方面具有重要意义。近年来克隆技术发展迅速,多种哺乳动物相继克隆成功,但也存在克隆效率太低、克隆动物表型正常而实质异常的问题。本文详细阐述了克隆效率太低、克隆动物表型正常而实质异常问题,介绍了当前动物克隆技术的发展现状,并对动物克隆涉及的技术进行了总结和概括,着重介绍了卵母细胞的去核方法和重组胚的构建方法。     

体外受精——胚胎移植在不孕症治疗中的应用

对 6 0例不孕症患者采用GnRH -a FSH HCG超促排卵方案治疗 ,应用HTF培养基培养胚胎。采样 6 0个取卵周期 ,5 8个周期进行胚胎移植。移植周期妊娠率达34.5 %。从临床效果可见 ,体外受精—胚胎移植是解决输卵管因素不孕最直接的方法     

成年小鼠成纤维细胞体外培养

成年小鼠皮肤成纤维细胞可从尾部取材用组织块培养法进行原代培养,添加血清的M 199(E arle′s)和低糖的DM EM均能较好的满足原代细胞的生长.两种培养液中细胞增殖的速度无明显差异.用0.25%胰蛋白酶消化小鼠尾尖原代培养物,上皮细胞与成纤维细胞有明显的敏感度差别.经控温控时消化传代,可将上皮细胞与成纤维细胞分离纯化.     

Cloned pigs derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos cultured in vitro at low oxygen tension

Great progress have been made in animal cloning in China, as evidenced by the live births of cloned cat- tle[1,2], goats[3,4], and sheep[5]. In contrast, pig cloning is still in its infancy though limited fundamental studieshave been conducted[6]. It is g…