Effects of nuclear transfer procedures on ES cell cloning efficiency in the mouse

Yabuuchi, A.; Yasuda, Y.; Kato, Y.; Tsunoda, Y.; Yabuuchi, A; Yasuda, Y; Kato, Y; Tsunoda, Y

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Effects of nuclear transfer procedures on ES cell cloning efficiency in the mouse

Yabuuchi, A.; Yasuda, Y.; Kato, Y.; Tsunoda, Y.

Journal of Reproduction and Development 50(2): 263-268

2004

ISSN/ISBN: 0916-8818

PMID: 15118254

Accession: 004136129

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Summary

Enucleated oocytes receiving mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells develop into fertile young. The developmental potential to young is low, however, and the rate of postnatal death is high. We examined the effect of various nuclear transfer procedures on the in vitro and in vivo developmental potential of nuclear-transferred oocytes. The potential of oocytes receiving ES cells at M phase to develop into blastocysts after fusion by Sendai virus was high compared with that after direct injection (67% vs. 30%). The developmental potential of oocytes receiving ES cells at the M phase is higher than that of oocytes receiving ES cells at the G1 phase (30-67% vs. 2-5%). Developmental ability to live young was low in all groups (0-4%). Different activation protocols affected the potential to develop into blastocysts to a different extent (27-62%), but did not affect the potential to develop into live young (0-3%). The present study demonstrated that the various conditions examined did not affect the potential of nuclear-transferred oocytes receiving ES cells to develop into live young or the incidence of postnatal death.