欧洲野牛体细胞在牛胚胎环境中的存活与谱系标志物获得
Survival and lineage marker acquisition by wisent (Bison bonasus) somatic cells in the bovine embryonic environment
摘要
研究将表达荧光报告基因mKO2、单独或联合六种重编程因子(OCT4、SOX2、KLF4、c-MYC、NANOG、LIN28)的欧洲野牛成体成纤维细胞显微注射入牛八细胞期胚胎,观察其能否在牛胚胎中存活至囊胚并响应谱系信号。注射胚胎囊胚发育率与对照相当;表达重编程因子的野牛细胞在囊胚中检出率更高(91% vs 75%),且更常定位于胚胎内部。多数细胞增殖有限并出现核完整性受损迹象,但部分细胞表达CDX2,提示可响应滋养外胚层信号。结论认为牛着床前胚胎可容纳野牛体细胞至囊胚期,为牛科动物种间胚胎互补与保护提供基础。
原文摘要
The wisent (Bison bonasus) survived near-extinction in the twentieth century but remains genetically vulnerable. Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology may support genetic rescue; however, iPSC derivation in Bovidae remains challenging. Here, we investigated whether bovine preimplantation embryos provide a permissive environment for wisent somatic cells expressing reprogramming factors. Wisent adult fibroblasts were engineered to express either the fluorescent reporter mKO2 alone (BAF-KO2) or mKO2 together with six reprogramming factors (OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, c-MYC, NANOG, and LIN28; BAF-6TF-KO2) delivered using the PiggyBac transposon system. Five wisent cells were microinjected into eight-cell-stage bovine embryos produced by in vitro fertilization. A subset of BAF-6TF-KO2 cells was additionally cultured under pluripotency-promoting conditions before injection (BAF-6TF-KO2-IND). Injected embryos developed to the blastocyst stage at rates comparable to sham-injected controls. mKO2-positive wisent cells were detected in 75% of blastocysts injected with BAF-KO2 and 91% of those injected with BAF-6TF-KO2 (p < 0.05). Cells expressing reprogramming factors localized within the embryo significantly more often than controls. Most wisent cells showed limited proliferation and signs of compromised nuclear integrity. However, a subset of BAF-6TF-KO2 cells expressed CDX2, suggesting responsiveness to trophectoderm-specifying signals. These findings show that bovine preimplantation embryos can accommodate wisent somatic cells up to the blastocyst stage and suggest that reprogramming-factor expression improves their retention and internal localization. This study provides a foundation for further development of interspecies embryo complementation approaches in Bovidae for conservation purposes.
推荐理由:选题新颖,将种间胚胎互补用于濒危牛科动物保护,并观察到重编程因子表达改善细胞保留与内部定位;但样本量与统计细节有限,机制和临床转化价值仍处早期。
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