• 한국어류학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2006

한국 서해안에서 채집한 돌가자미 Kareius bicoloatus의 정자형성과정 중 생식세포, Cyst 상피세포 및 간질세포들의 미세구조를 전자현미경 관찰에 의해 조사하였다. 제1차 정모세포에서 연접사복합체(synaptonemal complex)들이 성숙분열 중 전기의 쌍사기에 출현하였다. 특히, 감수분열을 위한 테스토스테론 호르몬을 분비하는 세포로 알려진 간질세포(Leydig cell)들은 제1차 정모세포 및 정세포 가까이에서 뚜렷하게 출현하였다. 포상핵을 가지는 이들 간질세포들은 소엽 간 간질조직 내의 섬유모세포들에 의해 둘러싸여 출현하였다. 특히, 이들 세포들은 타원형 또는 구상의 미토콘드리아들을 가지는데, 미토콘드리아들은 관상 크리스테(cristae)를 갖는 것이 특징이다. 또한, 활면소포체와 여러 개의 공포들도 세포질 내에서 출현하였다. 성장 발달 중인 정소 내에서 정소소엽 간 간질조직에서 나타나는 잘 발달된 간질세포들(스테로이드호르몬분비세포)은 포상의 핵과 관상 크리스테를 갖는 미토콘드리아를 가지며, 활면소체를 갖는 형태적 특징을 보였다. 정자형성과정 중, 제1차, 제2차 정모세포들은 cyst 상피세포 (Sertoli cell)들에 인접하거나 부착하여 나타났다. cyst 상피세포들의 핵은 길게 신장된 타원형 또는 삼각형의 핵을 가지며 세포질 내에 여러 개의 미토콘드리아가 출현하였다. 성장 발달 중인 정소 내에서 제2차 정모세포들과 정세포 가까이에 위치한 cyst 상피세포의 세포질 내에는 지방적, 미토콘드리아 로제트(mitochondeial rosettes)들과 글리코겐 입자들이 나타났다. 특히, 후기 성장 중인 정소 내에서 cyst 상피세포의 세포질 내에는 미토콘드리아, 소포체, 작은 지방적 및 다량의 글리코겐입자들이 출현하였다. 정세포 발달(정자변태) 후기에 기부중심립이 핵막에 부착하며, 원위중심립은 편모의 기저체를 형성하고, 편모축사를 형성하였다. 정자 첨체는 다른 경골어류에서와 같이 첨체를 형성하지 않았다. 정자 두부의 길이는 대략 $3{\mu}m$ 정도이며, 미부길이는 약 $30{\mu}m$ 정도이다. 정자 미부편모의 축사(axoneme)는 주변에 9쌍의 주변이중미세관 (nine outer doublet microtubule)이 있고 중앙에 두 개의 중앙미세관(two centrial singlet microtubules)으로 구성되어 9+2구조를 나타내었다. 본 종의 정자는 체외수정 종들이 갖는 두 개의 axonemal lateral fin을 가진다. 본 연구에서 여러 단계의 생식세포들 가까이에서 출현하는 cyst 상피세포(Sertoli cell)들은 영양공급, 식세포작용, 스테로이드형성의 3가지 기능을 나타내었다. 특히, 정소 발달단계 중 퇴화 회복기에 출현하는 cyst 상피세포들의 핵은 배정 후에는 모양이 불규칙하게 나타나며, 식세포작용을 나타내는 여러 특징들이 cyst 상피세포의 세포질 내에서 나타나고 있어, cyst 상피세포들은 배정 후 방출되지 않은 생식세포들의 퇴화 흡수에 관여하는 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2001

A novel sterategy has been established to determine the origin of the Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs) in avian embryos directly and the developmental fate of the PGCs for the application to Poultry biotechnology. Cells were removed from 1) the centre of area pellucida, 2) the outer of area pellucida and 3) the area opaca of the stage X blastoderm (Eyal-Giladi & Kochav, 1976). When the cells were removed from the centre of area pellucida, the mean number of circulating PGCs in blood was significantly decreased in the embryo at stage 15 (Hamburger & Hamilton, 1951) as compared to intact embryos. When the cells were replenished with donor cells, no reduction in the PGCs number was observed. The removal of cells at the outer of area pellucida or at the area opaca had no effect on the number of PGCs. In case, another set of the manipulated embryos were cultured ex vivo to the hatching and reared to the sexual maturity, the absence of germ cells and degeneration of seminiferous tubules was observed in resulting chickens derived from the blastoderm in which the cells were removed from the centre of the area pellucida. It was concluded that the avian Primordial Germ cells are originated at the center of area pellucida. Developmental ability of the cells to differentiate into somatic cells and germ cells in chimeras were analyzed. Somatic chimerism was detected as black feather attributed from donor cells. Molecular identification by use of female - specific DNA was performed. It was confirmed that the donor cells could be differentiated into chimeric body and erythrocytes. Donor cells retained the ability to differentiate into germline in chimeric gonads. More than 70% of the generated chimeras transmitted donor derived gametes to their offspring indicating that the cells at the center of area pellucida had the high ability to differentiate into germ cells. A molecular technique to identify germline chimerism has been developed by use of gene scan analysis. Strain specific DNA fragments were amplified by the method. It would be greatly contributed for the detection of germline chimerism. Mixed- sex chimeras which contained both male and female cells were produced to investigate the developmental fate of male and female cells in ovary and testes. The sex combinations of donor and recipient of the resulting chimeras were following 4 pairs; (1) chimeras (ZZ/ZZ) produced by a male donor (ZZ) and a male recipient (ZZ), (2) chimeras (ZW/ZW) produced by a female donor (ZW) and a female recipient (ZW), (3) chimeras (ZZ/ZW) Produce by a male donor (ZZ) and a female recipient (ZW), (4) chimeras (ZW/ZZ) produced by a female donor (ZW) and a male recipient (ZZ). It was found that genetically male avian germ cells could differentiate into functional ova and that genetically female germ cells can differentiate into functional spermatozoa in the gonad of the mixed- sex chimeras. An ability for introduction of exogenous DNA into the PGCs from stage X blastoderms were analyzed. Two reporter genes, SV-$\beta$gal and RSV-GFP, were introduced into the PGCs. Expression of bacterial/gal was improved by complexing DNA with liposome detectedcc in 75% of embryos at 3 days embryos. At the embryos incubated for 1 day, expression of the GFP was observed all the embryos. At day 3 of incubation, GFP was detected in about 70% of the manipulated embryos. In case of GFP, expression of the transgene was detected in 30 %e of the manipulated embryos. These results suggested that the cells is one of the most promising vectors for transgenesis. The established strategy should be very powerfull for application to poultry biotechnology.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.9-20
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• 1999

The genetic defects in human gametes and embryos can cause adverse effects on overall reproductive events. Biopsy of embryos for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) offers a new possibility of having children free of the genetic disease. In addition, advanced embryo culture method may enhance the effectiveness of embryo biopsy for the practical application of PGD. This experimental study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of coculture on the development in vitro of biopsied mouse embryos as a preclinical model for PGD of human embryos. Embryos were obtained after in vitro fertilization (IVF) from F1 hybrid mice (C57BLfemale/CBAmale). Using micromanipulation, 1, 2, 3 or 4 blastomeres of 8-cell stage embryos were aspirated through a hole made in the zona pellucida by zona drilling (ZD) with acidic Tyrode's solution (ATS). After biopsy of blastomeres, embryos were cultured in vitro for 110 hours in Ham's F-10 supplemented with 0.4% BSA or cocultured on the monolayer of Vero cells in the same medium. The frequence of blastocyst formation were recorded, and the embryos beyond blastocyst stage were stained with 10% Giemsa to count the total number of nuclei in each embryo. There was no significant difference in the blastocyst formation between the zona intact control group and the zona drilling (ZD) only, or biopsied groups. The hatching rate of all the treatment groups except 4/8 group was significantly higher than that of control group. In all the treatment groups, there was a significant reduction in the mean cell number of embryos beyond blastocyst stage ($50.2{\pm}14.0$ in control group vs. $41.2{\pm}7.9$ in ZD, $39.3{\pm}8.8$ in 7/8, $29.7{\pm}6.4$ in 6/8, $25.1{\pm}5.7$ in 5/8, and $22.1{\pm}4.3$ in 4/8 groups, p<0.05). When the same treatments were followed by coculture with Vero cells, a similar pattern was seen in the blastocyst formation and the hatching rate. However, in all the treatment groups, there was a significant increase in the mean cell number of embryos beyond blastocyst stage with coculture, compared with the parallel groups without coculture. In the cleavage rate of biopsied blastomeres cultured for 110 hours after IVF, there was no significant difference between coculture and non-coculture groups (87.2% vs. 78.7%). However, the mean cell number of embryos developed from the biopsied blastomeres was significantly higher in coculture group ($11.5{\pm}4.7\;vs.\;5.9{\pm}1.9$, p<0.05). In conclusion, biopsy of mouse embryos after ZD with ATS is a safe and highly efficient method for PGD, and coculture with Vero cells showed a positive effect on the development in vitro of biopsied mouse embryos and blastomeres as a preclinical model for PGD of human embryos.