scholarly journals Combinational Treatment of Trichostatin A and Vitamin C Improves the Efficiency of Cloning Mice by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

Author(s):  
Rika Azuma ◽  
Kei Miyamoto ◽  
Mami Oikawa ◽  
Masayasu Yamada ◽  
Masayuki Anzai
2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Iwamoto ◽  
K. Saeki ◽  
S. Kishigami ◽  
A. Kasamatsu ◽  
A. Tatemizo ◽  
...  

Although cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been achieved in various mammalian species, its efficiency has been very low (Han et al. 2003 Theriogenology 59, 33–44). Successful cloning requires conversion from differentiated donor nuclei to embryonic nuclei after transfer of the somatic nuclei into enucleated oocytes. Reprogramming of the transferred somatic nuclei must be completed by the time when normal activation of the embryonic genome occurs (Solter 2000 Nat. Rev. Genet. 1, 199–207). Recently, both full-term development and pre-implantation development of mouse SCNT embryos were significantly enhanced by treatment with trichostatin A (TSA), an inhibitor of histone deacetylase (Kishigami et al. 2006 Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 340, 183–189; Rybouchkin et al. 2006 Biol. Reprod. 74, 1083–1089). The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of TSA on the development of bovine SCNT embryos. Bovine fibroblasts were cultured under serum starvation (0.4% FCS) for 7 days and then used as donor cells. The cells were electro-fused with bovine enucleated matured oocytes, and activated with a calcium ionophore and cycloheximide. They were subsequently cultured in mSOF medium until 168 h post-activation (hpa). The NT embryos were exposed to 0 (control), 5, 50, and 500 nM TSA from the start of activation to 48 hpa. Experiments were repeated 3 times, and the data were analyzed with Fisher's PLSD test following ANOVA. The cleavage rates were the same among the groups (60 to 80%; P >0.05). However, the blastocyst rate of NT embryos treated with 50 nM TSA was higher than that of control embryos (40% vs. 19%, respectively; P < 0.05). On the other hand, the blastocyst rate was lower with 500 nM TSA than with 5 or 50 nM TSA (7% vs. 33% or 40%; P < 0.05). These data suggest that proper TSA treatment after somatic cloning improves the rate of development of bovine cloned embryos to the blastocyst stage. Further research is needed to examine whether NT embryos derived from different cell lines or types have similar susceptibility to TSA.


2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
N. L. Selokar ◽  
M. Saini ◽  
H. Agrawal ◽  
P. Palta ◽  
M. S. Chauhan ◽  
...  

Cryopreservation of semen allows preservation of somatic cells, which can be used for the production of progeny through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). This approach could enable restoration of valuable high-genetic-merit progeny-tested bulls, which may be dead but the cryopreserved semen is available. We have successfully produced a live buffalo calf by SCNT using somatic cells isolated from >10 year old frozen semen (Selokar et al. 2014 PLoS One 9, e90755). However, the calf survived only for 12 h, which indicates faulty reprogramming of these cells. The present study was, therefore, carried out to study the effect of treatment with trichostatin A (TSA), an epigenetic modifier, on reprogramming of these cells. Production of cloned embryos and determination of quality and level of epigenetic markers in blastocysts were performed according to the methods described previously (Selokar et al. 2014 PLoS One 9, e90755). To examine the effects of TSA (0, 50, and 75 nM), 10 separate experiments were performed on 125, 175, and 207 reconstructed embryos, respectively. The percentage data were analysed using SYSTAT 12.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) after arcsine transformation. Differences between means were analysed by one-way ANOVA followed by Fisher's least significant difference test for significance at P < 0.05. When the reconstructed buffalo embryos produced by hand-made clones were treated with 0, 50, or 75 nM TSA post-electrofusion for 10 h, the cleavage percentage (100.0 ± 0, 94.5 ± 2.3, and 96.1 ± 1.2, respectively) and blastocyst percentage (50.6 ± 2.3, 48.4 ± 2.7, and 48.1 ± 2.6, respectively), total cell number (274.9 ± 17.4, 289.1 ± 30.1, and 317.0 ± 24.2, respectively), and apoptotic index (3.4 ± 0.9, 4.5 ± 1.4, and 5.6 ± 0.7, respectively) in Day 8 blastocysts were not significantly different among different groups. The TSA treatment increased (P < 0.05) the global level of H4K5ac but not that of H3K18a in embryos treated with 50 or 75 nM TSA compared with that in controls. In contrast, the level of H3K27me3 was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in cloned embryos treated with 75 nM TSA than in embryos treated with 50 nM TSA or controls. The ultimate test of the reprogramming potential of any donor cell type is its ability to produce live offspring. To examine the in vivo developmental potential of the 0, 50, or 75 nM TSA treated embryos, we transferred Day 8 blastocysts, 2 each to 5, 6, and 5 recipients, respectively, which resulted in 2 pregnancies from 75 nM TSA treated embryos. However, one pregnancy was aborted in the first trimester and the other in the third trimester. In conclusion, TSA treatment of reconstructed embryos produced from semen-derived somatic cells alters their epigenetic status but does not improve the live birth rate. We are currently optimizing an effective strategy to improve the cloning efficiency of semen-derived somatic cells.


2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Jung LEE ◽  
Se-Woong KIM ◽  
Hyun-Gi LEE ◽  
Gi-Sun IM ◽  
Byoung-Chul YANG ◽  
...  

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e0126607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanjun Huan ◽  
Jiang Zhu ◽  
Bo Huang ◽  
Yanshuang Mu ◽  
Qingran Kong ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. 867-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huanhuan Chen ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Zekun Guo ◽  
Yongsheng Wang ◽  
Rongjun He ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. X. Wei ◽  
K. Zhang ◽  
Y. F. Ma ◽  
Y. Li ◽  
Q. Y. Li ◽  
...  

Accumulating evidence suggests that trichostatin A (TSA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, can increase the success rate of somatic cloning. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of 50 nm TSA treatment on the development of porcine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and parthenogenically activated (PA) embryos. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were matured in vitro. The oocytes with the first polar body (PB1) were chosen for SCNT, and the rest with PB1 or good morphology were selected for PA by a single 100-μs direct current pulse of 1.6 kV cm–1, the same parameter as for electrical fusion. GFP transgenic fetal fibroblast cells were used as nuclear donors. Data were analyzed using SPSS (13.0; SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) with one-way ANOVA. In Experiment 1, immediately after electrical fusion and activation, the reconstructed embryos were randomly cultured in porcine zygote medium 3 (PZM3) with 10 μg mL–1 cytochalasin B (CB) and 10 μg mL–1 cycloheximide (CHX), with either 0 nm (control) or 50 nm TSA for the first 4 h, before being cultured for another 20 h in PZM3 without CB and CHX. After being washed, the embryos were cultured in PZM3 medium without TSA until Day 6 at 39.0°C, 5% CO2, 5%O2, 90% N2, and 100% humidity. The same experimental design was used for PA embryos concurrently. The results showed that there were no significant differences in blastocyst rates for SCNT or PA between control and TSA groups (23.0 ± 6.1% v. 27.9 ± 6.3%; 21.0 ± 1.0% v. 17.5 ± 3.2%, respectively). Neither were there differences in the cell numbers of blastocysts (38.3 ± 5.7 v. 32.2 ± 3.4; 42.2 ± 3.5 v. 39.0 ± 1.9, respectively). In Experiment 2, TSA treatment was prolonged to either 36 or 40 h. The blastocyst rates of SCNT were increased (7.3 ± 1.2% (0 h), 13.3 ± 2.6% (36 h), and 20.0 ± 3.3% (40 h)), whereas those of PA were decreased (46.7 ± 5.0% (0 h), 27.7 ± 6.5% (36 h), and 30.8 ± 6.3% (40 h)). The cell numbers of blastocysts from either SCNT or PA were also decreased (SCNT: 47.5 ± 3.8, 37.5 ± 2.0, and 37.1 ± 3.3; PA: 46.1 ± 1.9, 37.5 ± 1.9, and 39.3 ± 2.2; P < 0.05). In Experiment 3, the cell number and the apoptotic index of Day 5, 6, and 7 PA blastocysts treated with 0 or 50 nm TSA were determined by the terminal deoxynucleotide-mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay (Table 1). The results suggested that TSA treatment probably delayed embryo development, which may be one of the reasons for the lower cell numbers in the TSA-treated group. Table 1. Cell apoptosis of PA blastocyst by TUNEL


2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Srirattana ◽  
J. C. St. John

Although somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a valuable tool for producing animals for agricultural and research purposes, the resultant mixing of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from the donor cell and recipient oocyte (heteroplasmy) affects embryo development and offspring survival and health. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of depleting donor cells of their mtDNA before SCNT on embryo development. mtDNA was depleted from cattle fibroblasts using 2′,3′-dideoxycytidine. mtDNA copy number in cells depleted for 30 days (0.85 ± 0.05) was significantly decreased when compared with nondepleted cells (150.12 ± 29.90; P < 0.0001, ANOVA). Moreover, mtDNA copy number in depleted cells could not be replenished after depletion for 30 days. Depleted cells and nondepleted cells were used as donor cells for SCNT. Somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos were produced by electrofusion of a single donor cell with an enucleated cow oocyte. Reconstructed oocytes were chemically activated and cultured for 7 days (nontreated embryos). Another cohort of embryos was treated with Trichostatin A (TSA), to enhance reprogramming, by activating reconstructed oocytes and culturing them in the presence of 50 nM TSA for up to 10 h. The embryos were then cultured in the absence of TSA. In nontreated groups, the fusion rates of depleted cells (78.0 ± 0.8%) were significantly lower than those of nondepleted cells (92.1 ± 1.4%; P < 0.05). No positive effect on fusion rates was found after TSA treatment. The blastocyst rate for SCNT embryos derived from depleted cells (18.7 ± 4.9%) was significantly lower than the nondepleted group (32.5 ± 3.1%; P < 0.05). Trichostatin A treatment increased blastocyst rates for SCNT embryos derived from depleted cells (32.5 ± 5.3%) to levels equivalent to those of nondepleted cells but did not have any beneficial effect on SCNT embryos derived from nondepleted cells. We have analysed blastocysts for the presence of donor cell mtDNA by high resolution melting analysis. Four out of 10 SCNT blastocysts derived from nondepleted cells were heteroplasmic, whereas others had no donor cell mtDNA. However, all 10 analysed SCNT blastocysts derived from depleted cells were homoplasmic as they harboured only oocyte mtDNA. From RNA sequencing results, TSA treatment of SCNT blastocysts derived from depleted cells increased the expression of key developmental transcription regulators and decreased expression of the mtDNA-specific replication factors, which is essential for embryo development. In conclusion, homoplasmic SCNT embryos were successfully produced by using mtDNA depleted donor cells. Trichostatin A treatment enhanced nuclear reprogramming efficiency in SCNT embryos derived from depleted cells. This work was supported by MitoStock Pty. Ltd., Australia.


Zygote ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironobu Sugimoto ◽  
Yuta Kida ◽  
Noriyoshi Oh ◽  
Kensaku Kitada ◽  
Kazuya Matsumoto ◽  
...  

SummaryWe examined growing oocytes collected from follicles remaining in superovulated rabbit ovaries, that were grown (in vitro growth, IVG) and matured (in vitro maturation, IVM) in vitro. We produced somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos using the mature oocytes and examined whether these embryos have the ability to develop to the blastocyst stage. In addition, we examined the effects of trichostatin A (TSA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), on the developmental competence of SCNT embryos derived from IVG–IVM oocytes. After growth for 7 days and maturation for 14–16 h in vitro, the growing oocytes reached the metaphase II stage (51.4%). After SCNT, these reconstructed embryos reached the blastocyst stage (20%). Furthermore, the rate of development to the blastocyst stage and the number of cells in the blastocysts in SCNT embryos derived from IVG–IVM oocytes were significantly higher for TSA-treated embryos compared with TSA-untreated embryos (40.6 versus 21.4% and 353.1 ± 59.1 versus 202.5 ± 54.6, P < 0.05). These results indicate that rabbit SCNT embryos using IVG–IVM oocytes have the developmental competence to reach the blastocyst stage.


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