Journal of Embryo Transfer (한국수정란이식학회지)

The Korean Society of Embryo Transfer (한국수정란이식학회)
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Development of Reversing the Usual Order of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer in Mice

  • Kang, Ho-In (Cellular Reprogramming and Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Dental Research Institute and CLS21, Seoul National University School of Dentistry) ;
  • Sung, Ji-Hye (Cellular Reprogramming and Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Dental Research Institute and CLS21, Seoul National University School of Dentistry) ;
  • Roh, Sang-Ho (Cellular Reprogramming and Embryo Biotechnology Lab, Dental Research Institute and CLS21, Seoul National University School of Dentistry)
  • Received : 2011.02.22
  • Accepted : 2011.03.02
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a useful tool for reproducing genetically identical animals or producing transgenic animals. Many reports have demonstrated that the efficiency of animal cloning by SCNT requires reprogramming of the somatic nucleus to a totipotent like-state. The SCNT-related reprogramming might mimic the natural reprogramming process that occurs during normal mammalian development. However, recent evidence indicates that the reprogramming event by SCNT is incomplete. In this study, the traditional SCNT procedure (TNT) was modified by injecting donor nuclei into recipient cytoplasm prior to the enucleation process to expose the donor nucleus before removing the karyoplast containing the chromosomes of the oocytes which might possess additional reprogramming factors, and this modified technique was named as reversing the usual order of SCNT (RONT). Other procedures including activation and in vitro culture were the same as TNT. Contrary to expectations, the rate of blastocyst development was not different significantly between RONT and TNT (8.6% and 7.9%, respectively). However, duration of micromanipulation performed by the same technician and equipments was remarkably reduced because the ruptured oocytes after nuclear injection were excluded from the enucleation process. This study suggests that RONT, a simplified SCNT protocol, shortens the duration of SCNT procedure and this less time-costing protocol may enable the researchers to perform murine SCNT easier.

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