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Gavin W, Buzzell N, Blash S, Chen L, Hawkins N, Miner K, Pollock D, Porter C, Bonzo D, Meade H. Generation of goats by nuclear transfer: a retrospective analysis of a commercial operation (1998-2010). Transgenic Res 2020; 29:443-459. [PMID: 32613547 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-020-00207-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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At LFB USA, Inc., the ultimate use for transgenic cloned goats is for the production of recombinant human protein therapeutics in their milk. This retrospective analysis of the Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) program, spanning from 1998 to 2010, examined parameters potentially affecting the outcomes and efficiencies in this commercial operation. Over 37,000 + ova were utilized in the SCNT protocol producing a total of 203 cloned goats. Fifty one (51) clones were produced from non-transfected (transgenic and non-transgenic animal donor) cell lines and 152 clones were produced from transfected cell lines. Comparisons and summaries of (a) transfected versus non-transfected cell lines, (b) relationship of SCNT parameters to offspring produced, (c) skin versus fetal cells, (d) fresh versus cryopreserved cells, (e) parameters from all cell lines used versus those producing SCNT offspring, (f) variation among cell sources, (g) methods of SCNT parturition management and effects on live offspring, and lastly (h) SCNT variation by program are reported. Findings indicate that (a) non-transfected cell lines were more efficient versus transfected cell lines in generating viable cloned offspring on a per reconstructed embryo transferred basis, (b) transfected fetal fibroblasts had improved efficiency versus transfected skin fibroblasts, (c) the percentage of non-transfected cell lines that produced offspring was statistically higher than transfected cell lines, (d) and induction of parturition improved the percentage of viable offspring. In summary, this retrospective analysis on the SCNT process has identified certain parameters for improved efficiency in producing viable cloned goats in a commercial setting.
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- W Gavin
- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA.
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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- LFB USA, Inc., 175 Crossing Boulevard, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA
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Cordova A, King WA, Mastromonaco GF. Choosing a culture medium for SCNT and iSCNT reconstructed embryos: from domestic to wildlife species. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017; 59:24. [PMID: 29152322 PMCID: PMC5680814 DOI: 10.1186/s40781-017-0149-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Over the past decades, in vitro culture media have been developed to successfully support IVF embryo growth in a variety of species. Advanced reproductive technologies, such as somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), challenge us with a new type of embryo, with special nutritional requirements and altered physiology under in vitro conditions. Numerous studies have successfully reconstructed cloned embryos of domestic animals for biomedical research and livestock production. However, studies evaluating suitable culture conditions for SCNT embryos in wildlife species are scarce (for both intra- and interspecies SCNT). Most of the existing studies derive from previous IVF work done in conventional domestic species. Extrapolation to non-domestic species presents significant challenges since we lack information on reproductive processes and embryo development in most wildlife species. Given the challenges in adapting culture media and conditions from IVF to SCNT embryos, developmental competence of SCNT embryos remains low. This review summarizes research efforts to tailor culture media to SCNT embryos and explore the different outcomes in diverse species. It will also consider how these culture media protocols have been extrapolated to wildlife species, most particularly using SCNT as a cutting-edge technical resource to assist in the preservation of endangered species.
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- A Cordova
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada.,Reproductive Physiology, Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Ontario Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada.,Reproductive Physiology, Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Ontario Canada
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Pereira A, Feltrin C, Almeida K, Carneiro I, Avelar S, Neto AA, Sousa F, Melo C, Moura R, Teixeira D, Bertolini L, Freitas V, Bertolini M. Analysis of factors contributing to the efficiency of the in vitro production of transgenic goat embryos (Capra hircus) by handmade cloning (HMC). Small Rumin Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Liu J, Luo Y, Liu Q, Zheng L, Yang Z, Wang Y, Su J, Quan F, Zhang Y. Production of cloned embryos from caprine mammary epithelial cells expressing recombinant human β-defensin-3. Theriogenology 2012; 79:660-6. [PMID: 23267731 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transgenic animals that express antimicrobial agents in their milk can inhibit bacterial pathogens that cause mastitis. Our objective was to produce human β-defensin-3 (HBD3) transgenic embryos by nuclear transfer using goat mammary epithelial cells (GMECs) as donor cells. Three GMEC lines (GMEC1, GMEC2, and GMEC3) were transfected with a HBD3 mammary-specific expression vector by electroporation. There was a difference (P < 0.05) in the rate of geneticin-resistant colony formation among cell lines GMEC1, GMEC2, and GMEC3 (39 and 47 vs. 19 colonies per 3 × 10(6) cells, respectively). After inducing expression, the mRNA and protein of HBD3 were detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis in transgenic cells. Transgenic clonal cells expressing HBD3 were used as donor cells to investigate development of cloned embryos. There were no significant differences in rates of cleavage or blastocyst formation of cloned embryos from transgenic (GMEC1T2 and GMEC2T3) and nontransgenic (GMEC1 and GMEC2) GMECs (72.3 ± 5.0%, 69.5 ± 2.3%, 61.8 ± 4.8%, and 70.0 ± 2%; and 16.8 ± 0.5%, 17.5 ± 0.7%, 16.7 ± 0.9%, and 17.5 ± 0.6%, respectively). However, the fusion rate, cleavage rate, and blastocyst formation rate of cloned embryos from a transgenic clonal cell line (GMEC2T6, 50.7 ± 2.1%, 55.5 ± 2.0%, and 11.1 ± 0.6%) were lower than those of other groups (P < 0.05). We concluded that genetic modification of GMECs might not influence the in vitro development of cloned embryos, but that some of the transgenic clonal cells were not suitable for nuclear transfer to produce transgenic goats, because of low developmental rates. However, transgenic GMECs expressing HBD3 might be used as donor cells for producing transgenic goats that express increased concentrations of β-defensins in their milk.
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- Jun Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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