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Tang S, Jones C, Dye J, Coward K. Dissociation, enrichment, and the in vitro formation of gonocyte colonies from cryopreserved neonatal bovine testicular tissues. Theriogenology 2023; 210:143-153. [PMID: 37499372 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Gonocytes play an important role in early development of spermatogonial stem cells and fertility preservation to acquire more high quality gonocytes in vitro for further germ cell-related research and applications, it is necessarily needed to enrich and in vitro propagate gonocytes from cryopreserved bovine testicular tissues. This study aimed to investigate the isolation, enrichment, and colony formation of gonocytes in vitro for germ cell expansion from cryopreserved neonatal bovine testicular tissues. The effects of several different in vitro culture conditions, including seeding density, temperature, serum replacement and extracellular matrices were investigated for the maintenance, proliferation and formation of gonocyte colonies in vitro. Frozen/thawed two-week-old neonatal bovine testicular tissues were digested and gonocytes were enriched using a Percoll density gradient. Cell viability was accessed by trypan blue staining and cell apoptosis was evaluated by TUNEL assays. Gonocytes were identified and confirmed by immunofluorescence with the PGP9.5 germ cell marker and the OCT4 pluripotency marker while Sertoli cells were stained with vimentin. We found that neonatal bovine gonocytes were efficiently enriched by a 30%-40% Percoll density gradient (p < 0.05). No significant differences were detected between neonatal bovine testicular cells cultured at 34 °C or 37 °C. The formation of gonocyte colonies was observed in culture medium supplemented with knockout serum replacement (KSR), but not fetal bovine serum (FBS), at a seeding density higher than 5.0 × 104 cells/well. A greater number of gonocyte colonies were observed in culture plates coated with laminin (38.00 ± 6.24/well) and Matrigel (38.67 ± 3.78/well) when compared to plates coated with collagen IV and fibronectin (p < 0.05). In conclusion, bovine neonatal gonocytes were able to be efficiently isolated, enriched and maintained in gonocyte colonies in vitro; the development of this protocol provides vital information for the clinical translation of this technology and the future restoration of human fertility.
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- Shiyan Tang
- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
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Wu AM, Dudek A, Chen YL. Recognition factors of Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) and their accommodation sites. Glycoconj J 2023; 40:383-399. [PMID: 37266898 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-023-10118-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) is one of the well known plant lectins that are widely used in clinical serology to differentiate human blood group A1 and A2 erythrocytes and also applied to glycobiology. However, the knowledge of recognition factors of polyvalent (super) glycotopes in glycans and the roles of functional group and epimer in monosaccharide (sub-monosaccharide recognition factor) have not been well established. The size and shape of the recognition (combining) site of DBA has not been clearly defined. In this study, many importnat recognition factors of DBA-glycan binding were characterized by our established enzyme-linked lectinosorbent (ELLSA) and inhibition assays. The results of these assays showed that the intensity profile of the recognition factors for the major combining site of DBA was expressed by Mass relative potency (Mass R.P.) and shown by decreasing order of high density of polyvalent GalNAcα1 → (super glycotopes, 3.7 × 103) >> the corresponding β anomers >> monomeric GalNAcα1 → related glycotopes (GalNAc as 1.0) >> their GalNAc β-anomers >> Gal (absence of NHCH3CO at carbon-2 of GAlNAc) and GlcNAc (different epimer of Carbon-4 in GalNAc). From the all data available, it is proposed that the combining site of DBA should consist of a small cavity shape as major site and most complementary to monomeric GalNAcα → located at both terminal reducing end (Tn) and nonreducing end of glycan chains, and with a wide and broad area as subsite to accomodate from mono- to tetra-saccharides (GalNAcβ, Galβ1 → 3/4GlcNAc, lFuc1 → 2Galβ1 → 3/4GlcNAc, GalNAcβ1 → 3Galα1 → 4Galβ1 → 4Glc) at the nonreducing side. In this study, it has provided the most (comprehensive) recognition knowledge of DBA-glycan interactions at the factors of glycotope, super glycotope/sub-monosaccharide levels. Thus, it should expand and upgrade the conventional concept of the combining (recognition) site of DBA since 1980s.
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- Albert M Wu
- Glycomics Res, Lab., Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Kwei-san, Tao-yuan, 33302, Taiwan.
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- Glycomics Res, Lab., Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Kwei-san, Tao-yuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-yuan, 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Technology, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan
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Culture media and supplements affect proliferation, colony-formation, and potency of porcine male germ cells. Theriogenology 2022; 187:227-237. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dolmatova LS, Ulanova OA, Timchenko NF. Effect of a Heat-Stable Toxin of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis on the Functional and Phenotypic Traits of Two Types of Phagocytes in the Holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix. BIOL BULL+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359021040051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cai H, Jiang Y, Zhang S, Cai NN, Zhu WQ, Yang R, Tang B, Li ZY, Zhang XM. Culture bovine prospermatogonia with 2i medium. Andrologia 2021; 53:e14056. [PMID: 33763906 DOI: 10.1111/and.14056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Germplasm cryopreservation and expansion of gonocytes/prospermatogonia or spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are important; however, it's difficult in cattle. Since inhibitors of Mek1/2 and Gsk3β (2i) can enhance pluripotency maintenance, effects of 2i-based medium on the cultivation of bovine prospermatogonia from the cryopreserved tissues were examined. The testicular tissues of newborn bulls were well cryopreserved. High mRNA levels of prospermatogonium/SSC markers (PLZF, GFRα-1) and pluripotency markers (Oct4/Pouf5, Sox2, Nanog) were detected and the PLZF+ /GFRα-1+ prospermatogonia were consistently identified immunohistochemically in the seminiferous cords. Using differential plating and Percoll-based centrifugation, 41.59% prospermatogonia were enriched and they proliferated robustly in 2i medium. The 2i medium boosted mRNA abundances of Pouf5, Sox2, Nanog, GFRα-1, PLZF, anti-apoptosis gene Bcl2, LIF receptor gene LIFR and enhanced PLZF protein expression, but suppressed mRNA expressions of spermatogonial differentiation marker c-kit and pro-apoptotic gene Bax, in the cultured prospermatogonia. It also alleviated H2 O2 -induced apoptosis of the enriched cells and decreased histone H3 lysine (K9) trimethylation (H3K9me3) and its methylase Suv39h1/2 mRNA level in the cultured seminiferous cords. Overall, 2i medium improves the cultivation of bovine prospermatogonia isolated from the cryopreserved testes, by inhibiting Suv39h1/2-mediated H3K9me3 through Mek1/2 and Gsk3β signalling, evidencing successful cryopreservation and expansion of bovine germplasm.
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- Huan Cai
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- First Bethune Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- First Bethune Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Valdivia M, Bravo Z, Reyes J, Gonzales GF. Rescue and Conservation of Male Adult Alpacas ( Vicugna pacos) Based on Spermatogonial Stem Cell Biotechnology Using Atomized Black Maca as a Supplement of Cryopreservation Medium. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:597964. [PMID: 33816583 PMCID: PMC8010694 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.597964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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This is the first time that testicular tissue (n = 44) and isolated testicular cells (n = 51) were cryopreserved from alpaca testes 24 h postmortem. For this purpose, internally designed freezing media and cryopreservation protocols were used. Testicular tissue fragments (25 mg) and isolated testicular cells were frozen in MTDB (trehalose and black maca), MTD (trehalose), MSDB (sucrose and black maca), and MSD (sucrose) media. Isolated spermatogonial cells were cryopreserved in two ways, before and after proliferation in vitro. After cryopreservation, the percentage of cell viability in Group 1 (>50% of cell viability) by trypan blue did not show differences within each group (p > 0.05) but showed significant differences when comparing fragments with isolated cells (p < 0.05). Spermatogonial stem cells (SSC) were identified by flow cytometry as strong Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (sDBA) and mitochondrial activity of SSC as strongly positive for MitoSense (sMitoSense+) in intact mitochondria cells, weakly positive for MitoSense (wMitoSense+) in early apoptosis, and necrosis with 7-Aminoactinomycin-D positive (7-AAD). After freezing, in Group 1M (≥30% sMitoSense+), the fragments did not show differences between the media (p > 0.05), but in the isolated cells frozen in MSDB medium, 63.68 ± 8.90% (p < 0.05). In Group 2M (<30% sMitoSense+), necrosis (7AAD+) in MSDB medium was 27.03 ± 5.80%, and necrosis in isolated cells was 14.05 ± 9.3% with significant differences between these groups (p < 0.05); in sMitoSense+, the isolated cells (34.40 ± 23%) had a higher percentage than the fragments (12.4 ± 5.2) (p < 0.05). On the other hand, MSDB and MSD media were significantly higher for isolated cells than for fragments in sDBA+ (p < 0.05). On the other hand, the SSC (sDBA+) had significant differences (p < 0.05) between fresh cells 7.43 ± 1.3% (sDBA+) compared with those cryopreserved in MSDB medium 1.46 ± 0.34% (sDBA+). Additionally, the proliferated and cryopreserved SSC 6.29 ± 1.17% (sDBA+) did not show significant differences concerning the fresh cells (p > 0.05). In conclusion, the black maca showed antioxidant properties when it was included in the freezing medium and, therefore, improved the SSC's conservation of the alpaca. Furthermore, the proliferation of isolated cells in vitro produces a higher amount of SSC after thawing them for further preclinical or clinical work.
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- Martha Valdivia
- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Research Institute "Antonio Raimondi," Zoology Department, Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Research Institute "Antonio Raimondi," Zoology Department, Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Research Institute "Antonio Raimondi," Zoology Department, Biological Sciences Faculty, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Endocrine and Reproductive Laboratory, Department of Biological and Physiological Science, and Laboratory of Investigation and Development (LID), Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Sahare MG, Suyatno, Imai H. Recent advances of in vitro culture systems for spermatogonial stem cells in mammals. Reprod Med Biol 2018; 17:134-142. [PMID: 29692670 PMCID: PMC5902468 DOI: 10.1002/rmb2.12087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in the mammalian testis are unipotent stem cells for spermatozoa. They show unique cell characteristics as stem cells and germ cells after being isolated from the testis and cultured in vitro. This review introduces recent progress in the development of culture systems for the establishment of SSC lines in mammalian species, including humans. METHODS Based on the published reports, the isolation and purification of SSCs, identification and characteristics of SSCs, and culture system for mice, humans, and domestic animals have been summarized. RESULTS In mice, cell lines from SSCs are established and can be reprogrammed to show pluripotent stem cell potency that is similar to embryonic stem cells. However, it is difficult to establish cell lines for animals other than mice because of the dearth of understanding about species-specific requirements for growth factors and mechanisms supporting the self-renewal of cultured SSCs. Among the factors that are associated with the development of culture systems, the enrichment of SSCs that are isolated from the testis and the combination of growth factors are essential. CONCLUSION Providing an example of SSC culture in cattle, a rational consideration was made about how it can be possible to establish cell lines from neonatal and immature testes.
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- Mahesh G Sahare
- National Facility for Gene Function in Health and Disease Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research Pune India
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- Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development Jakarta Indonesia
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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Suyatno, Kitamura Y, Ikeda S, Minami N, Yamada M, Imai H. Long-term culture of undifferentiated spermatogonia isolated from immature and adult bovine testes. Mol Reprod Dev 2018; 85:236-249. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Suyatno
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
- Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development; Pasar Minggu Jakarta Selatan Indonesia
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Functional Anatomy; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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Yin Z, Balmant K, Geng S, Zhu N, Zhang T, Dufresne C, Dai S, Chen S. Bicarbonate Induced Redox Proteome Changes in Arabidopsis Suspension Cells. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:58. [PMID: 28184230 PMCID: PMC5266719 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Climate change as a result of increasing atmospheric CO2 affects plant growth and productivity. CO2 is not only a carbon donor for photosynthesis but also an environmental signal that can perturb cellular redox homeostasis and lead to modifications of redox-sensitive proteins. Although redox regulation of protein functions has emerged as an important mechanism in several biological processes, protein redox modifications and how they function in plant CO2 response remain unclear. Here a new iodoTMTRAQ proteomics technology was employed to analyze changes in protein redox modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana suspension cells in response to bicarbonate (mimic of elevated CO2) in a time-course study. A total of 47 potential redox-regulated proteins were identified with functions in carbohydrate and energy metabolism, transport, ROS scavenging, cell structure modulation and protein turnover. This inventory of previously unknown redox responsive proteins in Arabidopsis bicarbonate responses lays a foundation for future research toward understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying plant CO2 responses.
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- Zepeng Yin
- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, University of FloridaGainesville, FL, USA
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
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- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, University of FloridaGainesville, FL, USA
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- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, University of FloridaGainesville, FL, USA
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- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, University of FloridaGainesville, FL, USA
- Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of FloridaGainesville, FL, USA
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- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, University of FloridaGainesville, FL, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
- *Correspondence: Shaojun Dai
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- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, University of FloridaGainesville, FL, USA
- Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of FloridaGainesville, FL, USA
- Sixue Chen
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Enrichment and in vitro features of the putative gonocytes from cryopreserved testicular tissue of neonatal bulls. Andrology 2016; 4:1150-1158. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.12229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Muramatsu T. Embryoglycan: a highly branched poly-N-acetyllactosamine in pluripotent stem cells and early embryonic cells. Glycoconj J 2016; 34:701-712. [PMID: 27188587 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-016-9673-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Embryonal carcinoma cells, stem cells of teratocarcinomas, are pluripotent stem cells and also prototypes of embryonic stem cells. Embryonal carcinoma cells contain large amounts of a highly branched poly-N-acetyllactosamine called embryoglycan, which has a molecular weight of approximately 10,000 or greater, and is asparagine-linked. This glycan was found by analyses of fucose-labeled glycopeptides, and its characteristics were established by biochemical analyses. The content of embryoglycan progressively decreases during the in vitro differentiation of embryonal carcinoma cells. Embryoglycan is also abundant in mouse embryonic stem cells and preimplantation mouse embryos, and decreases during embryogenesis. Embryoglycan carries a number of carbohydrate markers of murine pluripotent stem cells. Lewis x markers, such as SSEA-1, 4C9 antigen, and binding sites for Lotus tetragonolobus agglutinin are of particular importance. 4C9 antigenicity requires clustering of Lewis x, best accomplished by poly-N-acetyllactosamine branching, whereas SSEA-1 does not. Although in vivo evidence is lacking, these epitopes have been suggested to participate in cell-to-cell and cell-to-substratum adhesion. Other markers on embryoglycan include α-galactosyl antigens such as ECMA-2, and binding sites for Dolichos biflorus agglutinin, the epitope of which is considered to be identical to Sda antigen, namely, GalNAcβ1-4(NeuAcα2-3)Galβ1-4GlcNAc. While embryoglycan is also present in human teratocarcinoma cells, the carbohydrate markers characterized in human pluripotent stem cells to date are largely carried by glycolipids and keratan sulfate. Information on embryoglycan and markers carried by it may assist in the development of new markers of human pluripotent stem cells and their progenies.
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- Takashi Muramatsu
- Nagoya University, Furoucho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan.
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Cai H, Wu JY, An XL, Zhao XX, Wang ZZ, Tang B, Yue ZP, Li ZY, Zhang XM. Enrichment and culture of spermatogonia from cryopreserved adult bovine testis tissue. Anim Reprod Sci 2016; 166:109-15. [PMID: 26778123 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 01/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Propagation of bovine spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) from the cryopreserved testicular tissue is essential for the application of SSCs-related techniques. To explore the appropriate conditions for in vitro culture of bovine spermatogonia (containing putative SSCs), Sertoli cell monolayer and serum concentration were set as two main control factors. Morphological examination showed that the intactness and structure of adult bovine testicular tissue were well maintained after cryopreservation. The enriched bovine spermatogonia were large round CD9 and promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein (PLZF) positive cells, with high nucleocytoplasmic ratios and multiple types including single, paired-, aligned-cells or grape cluster-like colonies in vitro. In Sertoli cell co-culture system, bovine spermatogonia attached quickly and proliferated obviously faster than those in the system without Sertoli cells. Serum-free media was no good for the attachment and proliferation of bovine spermatogonia. When 2.5%, 5% and 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) was employed in the media, spermatogonia attached easily and divided quickly to form paired-, chained-cells or grape cluster-like colonies with comparable percentages in all groups. However, the contaminated somatic cells proliferated robustly in groups containing 5% and 10% FBS. Together, bovine spermatognia isolated from cryopreserved adult testis tissue express CD9 and PLZF, can survive and proliferate conspicuously in Sertoli cell co-culture system, and low serum provides an optimal condition for the survival and proliferation of bovine spermatogonia because of avoiding the rapid growth of testis somatic cells.
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- Huan Cai
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China;; Department of Laboratory Medicines, the 90th Hospital of Jinan, Jinan 250031, Shandong, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China
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- State & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Animal Models of Human Diseases, the First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, Jilin, China;.
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Sahare M, Kim SM, Otomo A, Komatsu K, Minami N, Yamada M, Imai H. Factors supporting long-term culture of bovine male germ cells. Reprod Fertil Dev 2016; 28:2039-2050. [DOI: 10.1071/rd15003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are unipotent in nature, but mouse SSCs acquire pluripotency under the appropriate culture conditions. Although culture systems are available for rodent and human germ-cell lines, no proven culture system is yet available for livestock species. Here, we examined growth factors, matrix substrates and serum-free supplements to develop a defined system for culturing primitive germ cells (gonocytes) from neonatal bovine testis. Poly-L-lysine was a suitable substrate for selective inhibition of the growth of somatic cells and made it possible to maintain a higher gonocyte : somatic cell ratio than those maintained with gelatin, collagen or Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) substrates. Among the serum-free supplements tested in our culture medium, knockout serum replacement (KSR) supported the proliferation and survival of gonocytes better than the supplements B-27 and StemPro-SFM after sequential passages of colonies. Under our optimised culture conditions consisting of 15% KSR supplement on poly-L-lysine-coated dishes, the stem-cell and germ-cell potentials of the cultured gonocytes were maintained with normal karyotype for more than 2 months (over 13 passages). The proposed culture system, which can maintain a population of proliferating bovine germ stem cells, could be useful for studying SSC biology and germline modifications in livestock animals.
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Sahare M, Otomo A, Komatsu K, Minami N, Yamada M, Imai H. The role of signaling pathways on proliferation and self-renewal of cultured bovine primitive germ cells. Reprod Med Biol 2014; 14:17-25. [PMID: 29259399 DOI: 10.1007/s12522-014-0189-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose Gonocytes are primitive male germ cells residing in the neonatal testes and are unipotent in nature, but also have pluripotent stem cell ability in mice under appropriate culture conditions. This study was performed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of self-renewal and survival of cultured bovine gonocytes. Methods Gonocytes were isolated from neonatal bull calves and were cultured in DMEM/F12 supplemented with 15 % knock-out serum replacement (KSR) and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). Cells were analyzed six days after culturing for cell-signaling molecular markers. Results Colony formation was observed 3-4 days after being cultured. Addition of GDNF enhanced mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/2 (MAPK1/2) phosphorylation and activated the MAPK signaling pathway. Inhibition of MAPK signaling reduced cell proliferation and abolished colony formation. However, inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase-AKT (PI3K-AKT) signaling, a dominant pathway for self-renewal of mouse germ cells, did not show any effects on cultured bovine gonocytes. Expression of cell cycle-related regulators cyclin D2 and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) was downregulated with inhibition of MAPK signaling. Conclusions These results indicate activation of MAPK plays a critical role in self-renewal and survival of bovine gonocytes via cyclin D1 and CDK2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mahesh Sahare
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
| | - Ayagi Otomo
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
| | - Kana Komatsu
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
| | - Naojiro Minami
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
| | - Masayasu Yamada
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
| | - Hiroshi Imai
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University 606-8502 Kyoto Japan
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