Effect of $Ca^{2+}$ Concentration in Fusion Medium on the Fusion, Nuclear Morphology and Development of Bovine Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos

세포 융합액 중의$Ca^{2+}$ 농도가 소 체세포 핵이식란의 융합, 핵형 및 체외발육에 미치는 영향

  • 조재원 (강원대학교 동물자원과학대학) ;
  • 김정익 (강원대학교 동물자원과학대학) ;
  • 박춘근 (강원대학교 동물자원과학대학) ;
  • 양부근 (강원대학교 동물자원과학대학) ;
  • 정희태 (강원대학교 동물자원과학대학)
  • Published : 2002.03.01

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of $Ca^{2+}$ concentration in fusion medium on the fusion, nuclear morphology and the development of bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos. Bovine skin cells were transferred into an enucleated oocyte and fused with cytoplasm in the fusion medium containing with 0.05 to 1.0 mM Cacl$_2$. Nuclear transfer embryos were activated with a combination of A23187 and cycloheximide. Nuclear transfer embryos were fixed at 3 h after fusion or cultured for 7 ~8 days. Fusion rate was significantly (P<0.01) increased by increasing the $Ca^{2+}$ concentrations in the fusion medium from 0.05 mM (56.6%) to 0.5 mM (50.1%) and 1.0 mM (84.3%). More than 80% of reconstituted embryos underwent premature chromosome condensation (PCC) with 0.05, 0.1 mM CaCl$_2$, whereas 54.5% and 59.3% of embryos formed pronucleus (PN) directly without PCC in the 0.5 and 1.0 mM CaCl$_2$, groups. Blastocyst formation rates were significantly (P<0.05) different between 0.1 mM and 1.0 mM CaCl$_2$groups. From the present result, it is suggested that the elevated $Ca^{2+}$ concentrations in fusion medium can enhance the fusion and blastocyst formation rates of bovine nuclear transfer embryos.bryos.

소 체세포 핵이식 시 융합액 내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도에 따른 융합율, 핵형의 변화, 배 발달율을 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 융합액 내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도를 0.05, 0.1, 0.5 및 1.0 mM로 각기 다르게 처리한 결과, 0.5와 1.0 mM의 CaC$_2$에서 융합율이 80.5 와 84.3%로 나타나 0.05 mM CaCL$_2$에서의 융합율 56.6%에 비하여 유의적(P<0.01)으로 높았다. 2. 융합액 내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도에 따른 재구축배의 핵형을 검토한 결과, CaCL$_2$농도 0.05와 0.1 mM 에서는 88.4와 84.0%의 난자가 PCC이후 염색질괴를 형성한 반면, 0.5와 1.0 mM 에서는 54.5와 59.3%가 PCC 형태를 거치지 않고 직접 전핵을 형성하여, $Ca^{2+}$ 농도가 증가함에 따라 PCC 형태를 거치지 않고 직접 전핵을 형성하는 난자의 비율이 증가하였다. 3. 핵이식란의 체외 발육율을 검토한 결과, 1.0 mM CaCl$_2$에서는 배반포 발육율이 30.6%로 나타난 반면, 0.1 mM CaCl$_2$에서 는 20.0%로 나타나 유의적(P<0.05)인 차이를 나타냈다. 본 연구의 결과는 융합액 내 $Ca^{2+}$농도의 증가가 소 체세포 핵이식란의 융합율 및 배반포 발육율을 향상시킬 수 있음을 시사한다.

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