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Saha A, Chauhan MS, Manik RS, Palta P, Singla SK. Comparison the effects of 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine and zebularine on the in vitro development, blastocyst quality, methylation pattern and conception rate on handmade cloned buffalo embryos. Reprod Domest Anim 2023; 58:158-167. [PMID: 36214130 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
In this study we treated the handmade cloned (HMC) buffalo embryos with the DNA methylation inhibitors; 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (AzadC) or Zebularine individually after post-fusion and during in vitro culture till eighth day. The blastocysts production rate significantly improved (p < .01) after treating embryos independently with 5 nM AzadC and 5 nM zebularine compared with 2 and 10 nM AzadC or zebularine groups, respectively. The highest cleavage rates were obtained for 5 nM treatment of AzadC and zebularine compared with other treatments and untreated control group. Quality of blastocysts were evaluated using total cell number (TCN) and the ratio of number of inner cell mass (ICM) cells/total cell number (ICM/TCN). Zebularine treatments (2/5/10 nM) significantly improved both TCN and ICM/TCN ratio compared with AzadC treatments (2/5/10 nM); however, control group TCN and ICM/TCN ratio was found lower. The methylation percentage of pDS4.1 and B. bubalis satellite DNA were comparatively more attenuated with 5 nM zebularine than 5 nM AzadC treatment. The increased in vitro development rates of the treated embryos were correlated with the decreased level of DNA methylation and the improved blastocyst quality. Following transfer of 5 nM zebularine treated embryos to 6 recipients, 4 were found to be pregnant, though the pregnancies were not carried to full term.
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- Ambikaprasanna Saha
- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India.,Dum Dum Motijheel College, Kolkata, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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Dynamic and aberrant patterns of H3K4me3, H3K9me3, and H3K27me3 during early zygotic genome activation in cloned mouse embryos. ZYGOTE 2022; 30:903-909. [DOI: 10.1017/s0967199422000454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (NT) is associated with aberrant changes in epigenetic reprogramming that impede the development of embryos, particularly during zygotic genome activation. Here, we characterized epigenetic patterns of H3K4me3, H3K9me3, and H3K27me3 in mouse NT embryos up to the second cell cycle (i.e. four-celled stage) during zygotic genome activation. In vivo fertilized and parthenogenetically activated (PA) embryos served as controls. In fertilized embryos, maternal and paternal pronuclei exhibited asymmetric H3K4me3, H3K9me3, and H3K27me3 modifications, with the paternal pronucleus showing delayed epigenetic modifications. Higher levels of H3K4me3 and H3K9me3 were observed in NT and PA embryos than in fertilized embryos. However, NT embryos exhibited a lower level of H3K27me3 than PA and fertilized embryos from pronuclear stage 3 to the four-celled stage. Our finding that NT embryos exhibited aberrant H3K4me3, H3K9me3, and H3K27me3 modifications in comparison with fertilized embryos during early zygotic genome activation help to unravel the epigenetic mechanisms of methylation changes in early NT reprogramming and provide an insight into the role of histone H3 in the regulation of cell plasticity during natural reproduction and somatic cell NT.
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Malpotra S, Goel P, Shyam S, Singh MK, Palta P. Global DNA methylation profiles of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) preimplantation embryos produced by handmade cloning and in vitro fertilization. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5161. [PMID: 35338228 PMCID: PMC8956680 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09207-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Somatic cell nuclear transfer technique (SCNT) has proved to be an outstanding method of multiplication of elite animals but accompanied with low efficiency and live birth rate of cloned animals. Epigenetic alterations of DNA has been one of the culprits behind this issue. Cloned embryos are found to deviate slightly from regular pattern of demethylation and re-methylation at the time of nuclear reprogramming and embryonic development when compared with embryos produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF). Thus, the present study was aimed at evaluating global DNA methylation profiles of cloned embryos at 2-cell, 8-cell and blastocyst stages and compare it with corresponding stages of embryos produced by IVF by using MeDIP-Sequencing on Illumina-based platform. We found out that cloned embryos exhibited significantly different DNA methylation pattern as compared to IVF embryos with respect to distribution of differentially methylated regions in different components of genome, CpG islands distribution and methylation status, gene ontological profiles and pathways affected throughout the developmental stages. The data generated from MeDIP-Seq was validated at blastocyst stage cloned and IVF embryos by bisulfite-sequencing PCR on five randomly selected gene regions.
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- Shivani Malpotra
- Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India.
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- Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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Srirattana K, Hufana‐Duran D, Atabay EP, Duran PG, Atabay EC, Lu K, Liang Y, Chaikhun‐Marcou T, Theerakittayakorn K, Parnpai R. Current status of assisted reproductive technologies in buffaloes. Anim Sci J 2022; 93:e13767. [PMID: 36123790 PMCID: PMC9787342 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Buffaloes are raised by small farm holders primarily as source of draft power owing to its resistance to hot climate, disease, and stress conditions. Over the years, transformation of these animals from draft to dairy was deliberately carried out through genetic improvement program leading to the development of buffalo-based enterprises. Buffalo production is now getting more attention and interest from buffalo raisers due to its socioeconomic impact as well as its contribution to propelling the livestock industry in many developing countries. Reproduction of buffaloes, however, is confronted with huge challenge and concern as being generally less efficient to reproduce compared with cattle due to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as poor estrus manifestation, silent heat, marked seasonal infertility, postpartum anestrus, long calving interval, delayed puberty, inherently low number of primordial follicles in their ovaries, high incidence of atresia, and apoptosis. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) are major interventions for the efficient utilization of follicle reserve in buffaloes. The present review focuses on estrus and ovulation synchronization for fixed time artificial insemination, in vitro embryo production, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos, somatic cell nuclear transfer, the factors affecting utilization in various ARTs, and future perspectives in buffaloes.
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- Kanokwan Srirattana
- Embryo Technology and Stem Cell Research Center, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural TechnologySuranaree University of TechnologyNakhon RatchasimaThailand
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- Reproduction and Physiology SectionDepartment of Agriculture‐Philippine Carabao CenterScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines,Department of Animal ScienceCentral Luzon State UniversityScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Reproduction and Physiology SectionDepartment of Agriculture‐Philippine Carabao CenterScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Reproduction and Physiology SectionDepartment of Agriculture‐Philippine Carabao CenterScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines,Department of Animal ScienceCentral Luzon State UniversityScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Reproduction and Physiology SectionDepartment of Agriculture‐Philippine Carabao CenterScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines,Department of Animal ScienceCentral Luzon State UniversityScience City of MunozNueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Animal Reproduction InstituteGuangxi UniversityNanningGuangxiChina
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- Department of Reproductive MedicineLiuzhou General HospitalLiuzhouGuangxiChina
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- Obstetrics Gynecology Andrology and Animal Biotechnology Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineMahanakorn University of TechnologyBangkokThailand
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- Embryo Technology and Stem Cell Research Center, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural TechnologySuranaree University of TechnologyNakhon RatchasimaThailand
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- Embryo Technology and Stem Cell Research Center, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural TechnologySuranaree University of TechnologyNakhon RatchasimaThailand
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Avian species are used as model systems in research and have contributed to ground-breaking concepts in developmental biology, immunology, genetics, virology, cancer and cell biology. The chicken in particular is an important research model and an agricultural animal as a major contributor to animal protein resources for the global population. The development of genome editing methods, including CRISPR/Cas9, to mediate germline engineering of the avian genome will have important applications in biomedical, agricultural and biotechnological activities. Notably, these precise genome editing tools have the potential to enhance avian health and productivity by identifying and validating beneficial genetic variants in bird populations. Here, we present a concise description of the existing methods and current applications of the genome editing tools in bird species, focused on chickens, with attention on animal use and welfare issues for each of the techniques presented.
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- Sudeepta K Panda
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Hajian M, Jafarpour F, Aghamiri SM, Rouhollahi Varnosfaderani S, Nasr Esfahani MH. Effects of ovary storage temperature and embryo vitrification on somatic cell nuclear transfer outcomes in goats. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 32:419-424. [PMID: 31816272 DOI: 10.1071/rd18529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Improving the genetic potential of farm animals is one of the primary aims in the field of assisted reproduction. In this regard, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) can be used to produce a large number of embryos from genetically elite animals. The aims of the present study were to assess the effects of: (1) ovary storage conditions on preimplantation development of recovered oocytes and the freezability of the derived blastocysts; and (2) vitrification of goat SCNT-derived blastocysts on postimplantation development. Goat oocytes were recovered from ovaries and stored under warm (25°C-27°C) or cold (11°C-12°C) conditions before being used to produce SCNT embryos. There were no differences in oocytes recovered from ovaries kept under cold versus warm storage conditions in terms of cleavage (mean (±s.d.) 95.68±1.67% vs 95.91±2.93% respectively) and blastocyst formation (10.69±1.17% vs 10.94±0.9% respectively) rates. The re-expansion rate of vitrified blastocysts was significantly lower for cold- than warm-stored ovaries (66.3±8.7% vs 90±11% respectively). To assess the effects of vitrification on postimplantation development, blastocysts from cold-stored ovaries only were transferred from fresh and vitrified-warmed groups. The pregnancy rate was comparable between the fresh and vitrified-warmed groups (41.65% and 45.45% respectively). In addition, established pregnancy in Day 28-38 and full-term pregnancy rates were similar between the two groups. In conclusion, this study shows similar invitro preimplantation developmental potential of warm- and cold-stored ovaries. This study introduces the vitrification technique as an appropriate approach to preserve embryos produced by SCNT for transfer to recipient goats at a suitable time.
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- Mehdi Hajian
- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Salman Street, Royan Street, 81593-58686, Isfahan, Iran; and Corresponding authors. ;
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Salman Street, Royan Street, 81593-58686, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 22th Bahman Street, 76169-14111, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Salman Street, Royan Street, 81593-58686, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Salman Street, Royan Street, 81593-58686, Isfahan, Iran; and Corresponding authors. ;
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Raja AK, Sahare AA, Jyotsana B, Priya D, Palta P, Chauhan MS, Manik RS, Singla SK. Reducing the cytoplasmic volume during hand-made cloning adversely affects the developmental competence and quality, and alters relative abundance of mRNA transcripts and epigenetic status of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos. Anim Reprod Sci 2019; 208:106136. [PMID: 31405474 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Hand-made cloning (HMC) is a method of choice for somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). There is 20% to 50% of cytoplasm lost during manual enucleation of oocytes with HMC. To compensate, two enucleated demicytoplasts, instead of one, are fused with each donor cell, which leads to cytoplasm pooling from two different demicytoplasts. In this study, effects of using one, instead of two demicytoplasts (controls) was examined, for production of embryos using HMC. Use of one demicytoplast decreased blastocyst development (12.7 ± 1.98% compared with 47.6 ± 3.49%, P < 0.001), total cell number (TCN, 167.6 ± 14.66 compared with 335.9 ± 58.96, P < 0.01), apoptotic index (2.11 ± 0.38 compared with 3.43±0.38, P < 0.05) but did not significantly alter inner cell mass:trophectoderm cell number ratio (0.17 ± 0.01 compared with 0.19 ± 0.02) and the global content of H3K9ac and H3K27me3 of blastocysts, compared to controls. There were gene expression alterations in pluripotency- (SOX2 and NANOG but not OCT4), epigenetic- (DNMT1 but not DNMT3a and HDAC1), apoptosis- (CASPASE3 but not BCL-2 and BAX), trophectoderm- (CDX2), development- (G6PD but not GLUT1) and cell cycle check point control-related related genes (P53) compared with controls. Transfer of cloned blastocysts from one demicytoplast (n = 8) to recipients resulted in a live calf birth that after 12 days died whereas, with transfer of control blastocysts (n = 14) there was birth of a healthy calf. In conclusion, use of one, instead of two demicytoplasts for HMC, compromises in vitro developmental competence, and alters expression of several important genes affecting embryo development.
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- A K Raja
- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India.
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India
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- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India
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Song SH, Lee KL, Xu L, Joo MD, Hwang JY, Oh SH, Kong IK. Production of cloned cats using additional complimentary cytoplasm. Anim Reprod Sci 2019; 208:106125. [PMID: 31405460 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is an important technique for producing cloned animals. It, however, is inefficient when there is use of SCNT for cloned animal production. Cytoplasm injection cloning technology (CICT) was developed to overcome the inefficiencies of SCNT use of this purpose. The use of CICT involves additional cytoplasm fusing with enucleated oocytes to restore the cytoplasmic volume, thus improving the in vitro developmental competence and quality of cloned embryos. In this study, there was application of CICT in cats to improve the in vitro developmental competence of cloned embryos, as well as the production of the offspring. The results of this study were that fusion rate of the cloned embryos with use of the CICT method was greater than that with SCNT (80.0 ± 4.8% compared with 67.8 ± 11.3%, respectively), and more blastocysts developed with use of CICT than SCNT (20.0 ± 2.0% compared with 13.5 ± 5.0%, respectively). The 62 cloned embryos that were produced with use of CICT were transferred into five estrous synchronized recipients, and 151 cloned embryos produced using SCNT were transferred to 13 estrous-synchronized recipients. After the embryo transfer, there was birth from surrogate mothers of one live-born kitten that resulted using SCNT compared with three live-born kittens using CICT. The number of CICT-cloned embryos born was greater than that of SCNT-cloned embryos (4.8 ± 2.3% compared with 0.7 ± 1.3%, P < 0.05). These results indicate that the CICT technique can be used to produce cloned kittens, including endangered feline species.
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- Seok-Hwan Song
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea; The King Kong Corp. Ltd., Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea; Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea; The King Kong Corp. Ltd., Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Gyeongnam Province, Republic of Korea.
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Costa Gerger RPD, Souza Ribeiro ED, Zago FC, Aguiar LHD, Rodriguez-Villamil P, Ongaratto FL, Ambrósio CE, Miglino MA, Rodrigues JL, Forell F, Bertolini LR, Bertolini M. Effects of fusion-activation interval and embryo aggregation on in vitro and in vivo development of bovine cloned embryos. Res Vet Sci 2019; 123:91-98. [PMID: 30597478 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Nuclear reprogramming in somatic cell cloning is one of the key factors for proper development, with variations in the protocol appearing to improve cloning efficiency. This study aimed to determine the effects of two fusion-activation intervals and the aggregation of bovine cloned embryos on subsequent in vitro and in vivo development. Zygotes produced by handmade cloning were exposed to two fusion-activation intervals (2 h or 4 h), and then cultured in microwells either individually (1 × 100%) or after aggregation of two structures (2 × 100%). Zona-intact oocytes and zona-free oocytes and hemi-oocytes were used as parthenote controls under the same fusion-activation intervals. Day-7 cloned blastocysts were transferred to synchronous recipients. Cleavage (Day 2), blastocyst (Day 7) and pregnancy (Day 30) rates were compared by the χ2 test (P < .05). Extending fusion-activation interval from 2 to 4 h reduced cleavage (91.0 vs. 74.4%) but not blastocyst (34.8 vs. 42.0%) rates. On a microwell basis, cloned embryo aggregation (2 × 100%) increased cleavage (91.5% vs. 74.4%) and blastocyst (46.0% vs. 31.3%) rates compared to controls (1 × 100%), but did not improve the overall embryo production efficiency on Day 7 (23.0% vs. 31.3%), on a per reconstructed embryo basis, respectively. Treatments had no effects on in vitro developmental kinetics, embryo quality, and in vivo development. In summary, the fusion-activation interval and/or the aggregation of cloned bovine embryos did not affect cloning efficiency based on the in vitro development to the blastocyst stage and on pregnancy outcome.
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- Renato Pereira da Costa Gerger
- Center of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Center of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences, Santa Catarina State University, Lages, SC, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Saini M, Selokar NL, Palta P, Chauhan MS, Manik RS, Singla SK. An update: Reproductive handmade cloning of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Anim Reprod Sci 2018; 197:1-9. [PMID: 30122268 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The first birth of a cloned animal produced through the Handmade cloning (HMC) technique was reported more than 15 years ago in cattle. This method of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has subsequently been evolving as a much simpler alternative to the classical micromanipulator-based SCNT. Several farm animal species such as cattle, buffalo, pigs, sheep, and goats have been successfully cloned using HMC. In buffalo, HMC technique is now well established, and several births of cloned calves have been reported by us. Several factors such as source of somatic cells, quality of recipient oocytes, cell cycle stage prior to SCNT, electrofusion and culture conditions, and epigenetic status of somatic cells, have been optimized leading to the production of good quality cloned embryos. The preservation through cloning of proven breeding bulls that have died by producing live offspring using somatic cells isolated from frozen semen as donor cells and birth of a cloned calf from urine-derived cells are impressive examples of the success of HMC in buffalo. In conclusion, HMC is a valued reproductive technique in buffalo that offers the opportunity to make multiple copies of highly valuable animals, particularly proven breeding bulls. In this review, there is a discussion of the advancement of the HMC technique in buffalo and factors responsible for the efficient production of cloned embryos.
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- Monika Saini
- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India.
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Liu X, Luo C, Deng K, Wu Z, Wei Y, Jiang J, Lu F, Shi D. Cytoplasmic volume of recipient oocytes affects the nucleus reprogramming and the developmental competence of HMC buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos. J Vet Med Sci 2018; 80:1291-1300. [PMID: 29925699 PMCID: PMC6115262 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.18-0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to examine the effects of cytoplasmic volume on nucleus
reprogramming and developmental competence of buffalo handmade cloning (HMC) embryos. We
found that both HMC embryos derived from ~150% cytoplasm or ~225% cytoplasm resulted in a
higher blastocyst rate and total cell number of blastocyst in comparison with those from
~75% cytoplasm (25.4 ± 2.0, 27.9 ± 1.6% vs. 17.9 ± 3.1%; 150 ± 10, 169 ± 12 vs. 85 ± 6,
P<0.05). Meanwhile, the proportions of nuclear envelope breakdown
(NEBD) and premature chromosome condensation (PCC) were also increased in the embryos
derived from ~150 or ~225% enucleated cytoplasm compared to those from ~75% cytoplasm.
Moreover, HMC embryos derived from ~225% cytoplasm showed a decrease of global DNA
methylation from the 2-cell to the 4-cell stage in comparison with those of ~75% cytoplasm
(P<0.05). Furthermore, the expression of embryonic genome activation
(EGA) relative genes (eIF1A and U2AF) in HMC embryos
derived from ~225% cytoplasm at the 8-cell stages was also found to be enhanced compared
with that of the ~75% cytoplasm. Two of seven recipients were confirmed to be pregnant
following transfer of blastocysts derived from ~225% cytoplasm, and one healthy cloned
calf was delivered at the end of the gestation period, whereas no recipients were pregnant
after the transfer of blastocysts derived from ~75% cytoplasm. These results indicate that
the cytoplasmic volume of recipient oocytes affects donor nucleus reprogramming, and then
further accounted for the developmental ability of the reconstructed embryos.
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- Xiaohua Liu
- Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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- Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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- Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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- Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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- Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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- Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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- Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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- Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
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Min B, Park JS, Kang YK. Determination of Oocyte-Manipulation, Zygote-Manipulation, and Genome-Reprogramming Effects on the Transcriptomes of Bovine Blastocysts. Front Genet 2018; 9:143. [PMID: 29740477 PMCID: PMC5928200 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (scNT) embryos suffer from damage caused by micro-operation (manipulation) and inefficient genome reprograming that hinder their normal development at different levels and in distinct ways. These two effects are inseparable in the nature of the scNT embryo, although methods to separately measure them are needed to improve scNT technology and evaluate incoming reprogramming tools. As an attempt to meet these demands, we made bovine sham nuclear-transfer (shNT) blastocysts, special embryos made with a standard nuclear-transfer procedure at the zygote stage, while retaining an intact genome. We compared their transcriptomes with those of other blastocysts derived by in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or scNT. Correlation analysis revealed a singularity of shNT blastocysts as they separately gathered from the others. Analysis of developmentally important genes revealed that, in shNTs, the stemness-associated differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including OCT4, were mostly underrepresented. Overrepresented epi-driver genes were largely associated with heterochromatin establishment and maintenance. By multilateral comparisons of their transcriptomes, we classified DEGs into three groups: 561 manipulation-associated DEGs (MADs) common to shNTs and scNTs, 764 donor genome-associated DEGs (DADs) specific to scNTs, and 1743 zygote manipulation-associated DEGs (zMADs) specific to shNTs. GO enrichment analysis generated various terms involving “cell-cell adhesion,” “translation,” and “transcription” for MADs and “cell differentiation” and “embryo implantation” for DADs. Because of the transcriptomic specificity of shNTs, we studied zMADs in detail. GO enrichment analysis with the 854 zMADs underrepresented in shNTs yielded terms related to protein and mitochondria homeostasis, while GO enrichment analysis of 889 shNT-high zMADs yielded terms related to endoplasmic reticulum stress and protein transport. We summarized the DEGs, which, with further investigation, may help improve our understanding of molecular events occurring in cloned embryos and our ability to control clonal reprogramming.
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- Byungkuk Min
- Development and Differentiation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Development and Differentiation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Development and Differentiation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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Selokar NL, Saini M, Palta P, Chauhan MS, Manik RS, Singla SK. Cloning of Buffalo, a Highly Valued Livestock Species of South and Southeast Asia: Any Achievements? Cell Reprogram 2018; 20:89-98. [DOI: 10.1089/cell.2017.0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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Khan S, Tali M, Khan A, Bhat S, Ashraf A, Bhat MH, Khan F, Shah RA. Comparison of efficiency of in vitro cloned sheep embryo production by conventional somatic cell nuclear transfer and handmade cloning technique. Reprod Domest Anim 2018; 53:512-518. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.13138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S Khan
- Centre of Animal Biotechnology; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry; Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Centre of Animal Biotechnology; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry; Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Division of Animal Nutrition; Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izzatnagar Bareilly Uttar Pradesh India
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- Centre of Animal Biotechnology; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry; Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Division of Veterinary Parasitology; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry; Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Centre of Animal Biotechnology; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry; Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Centre of Animal Biotechnology; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry; Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Centre of Animal Biotechnology; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry; Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology; Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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Mohapatra SK, Sandhu A, Neerukattu VS, Singh KP, Selokar NL, Singla SK, Chauhan MS, Manik RS, Palta P. Buffalo embryos produced by handmade cloning from oocytes selected using brilliant cresyl blue staining have better developmental competence and quality and are closer to embryos produced by in vitro fertilization in terms of their epigenetic status and gene expression pattern. Cell Reprogram 2015; 17:141-50. [PMID: 25826727 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2014.0077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We compared handmade cloned (HMC) buffalo blastocysts produced from oocytes stained with Brilliant Cresyl Blue (BCB) and classified into those with blue (BCB+) or colorless cytoplasm (BCB-). The blastocyst rate was higher (p<0.001) for BCB+ than for BCB- oocytes (43.41 ± 2.54 vs. 22.74 ± 1.76%). BCB+ blastocysts had inner cell mass (ICM) cell number, ICM-to-trophectoderm ratio, global level of H3K18ac, apoptotic index, and expression level of BCL-XL, but not that of CASPASE-3, similar to that of blastocysts produced through in vitro fertilization (IVF), which was higher (p<0.05) than that of BCB- blastocysts. The global level of H3K9me2, which was similar in BCB+ and BCB- blastocysts, was higher (p<0.01) than that in IVF blastocysts. The expression level of OCT4 and SOX2 was higher (p<0.05) and that of GATA2 was lower (p<0.05) in BCB+ than that in BCB- blastocysts, whereas that of DNMT1, DNMT3a, NANOG, and CDX2 was not significantly different between the two groups. The expression level of DNMT1, OCT4, NANOG, and SOX2 was lower (p<0.05) and that of CDX2 was higher (p<0.05) in BCB+ than in IVF blastocysts. In conclusion, because BCB+ blastocysts have better developmental competence and are closer to IVF blastocysts in terms of quality, epigenetic status, and gene expression than BCB- blastocysts, BCB staining can be used effectively for selection of developmentally competent oocytes for HMC.
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- Sushil K Mohapatra
- Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal-132001, Haryana, India
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Saha A, Panda SK, Chauhan MS, Manik RS, Palta P, Singla SK. Birth of cloned calves from vitrified-warmed zona-free buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos produced by hand-made cloning. Reprod Fertil Dev 2014; 25:860-5. [PMID: 22950886 DOI: 10.1071/rd12061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The availability of techniques for the vitrification of cloned blastocysts can improve their effective use. The present study compared the developmental competence of buffalo cloned embryos derived from adult (BAF), newborn (BNF) and fetal fibroblast (BFF) before and after vitrification. Despite similar cleavage rates among the three groups, the blastocyst rate was lower for BAF- than BNF- and BFF-derived embryos (30.2±2.2% vs 41.7±1.7% and 39.1±2.1%, respectively; P<0.01). The total cell number of BNF-derived blastocysts was significantly higher (P<0.01) than that of BFF-derived blastocysts, which, in turn, was higher (P<0.01) than that of BAF-derived blastocysts. Following transfer of vitrified-warmed blastocysts to recipients, no pregnancy was obtained with fresh (n=8) or vitrified-warmed (n=18) BAF-derived blastocysts, whereas transfer of fresh BNF- (n=53) and BFF-derived (n=32) blastocysts resulted in four and three pregnancies, respectively, which aborted within 90 days of gestation. The transfer of vitrified-warmed BNF-derived blastocysts (n=39) resulted in the live birth of a calf weighing 41kg, which is now 23 months old and has no apparent abnormality, whereas the transfer of vitrified-warmed BFF-derived blastocysts (n=18) resulted in one live birth of a calf that died within 6h. These results demonstrate that cloned buffalo embryos cryopreserved by vitrification can be used to obtain live offspring.
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- Ambikaprasanna Saha
- Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, India
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Luo C, Lu F, Wang X, Wang Z, Li X, Gong F, Jiang J, Liu Q, Shi D. Treatment of donor cells with trichostatin A improves in vitro development and reprogramming of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) nucleus transfer embryos. Theriogenology 2013; 80:878-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Revised: 07/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sirisha K, Selokar NL, Saini M, Palta P, Manik RS, Chauhan MS, Singla SK. Cryopreservation of Zona-Free Cloned Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) Embryos: Slow Freezing vs Open-Pulled Straw Vitrification. Reprod Domest Anim 2013; 48:538-44. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- K Sirisha
- Animal Biotechnology Centre; National Dairy Research Institute; Karnal; India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre; National Dairy Research Institute; Karnal; India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre; National Dairy Research Institute; Karnal; India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre; National Dairy Research Institute; Karnal; India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre; National Dairy Research Institute; Karnal; India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre; National Dairy Research Institute; Karnal; India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre; National Dairy Research Institute; Karnal; India
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Selokar N, Shah R, Saha A, Muzaffar M, Saini M, Chauhan M, Manik R, Palta P, Singla S. Effect of post-fusion holding time, orientation and position of somatic cell-cytoplasts during electrofusion on the development of handmade cloned embryos in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Theriogenology 2012; 78:930-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2011] [Revised: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Selokar NL, Saini M, Muzaffer M, Krishnakanth G, Saha AP, Chauhan MS, Manik R, Palta P, Madan P, Singla SK. Roscovitine Treatment Improves Synchronization of Donor Cell Cycle in G0/G1 Stage and In Vitro Development of Handmade Cloned Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Embryos. Cell Reprogram 2012; 14:146-54. [DOI: 10.1089/cell.2011.0076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Naresh L. Selokar
- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Canada
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Canada
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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