RRC ID 27171
著者 Kamimura S, Inoue K, Ogonuki N, Hirose M, Oikawa M, Yo M, Ohara O, Miyoshi H, Ogura A.
タイトル Mouse cloning using a drop of peripheral blood.
ジャーナル Biol Reprod
Abstract Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a unique technology that produces cloned animals from single cells. It is desirable from a practical viewpoint that donor cells can be collected noninvasively and used readily for nuclear transfer. The present study was undertaken to determine whether peripheral blood cells freshly collected from living mice could be used for SCNT. We collected a drop of peripheral blood (15-45 μl) from the tail of a donor. A nucleated cell (leukocyte) suspension was prepared by lysing the red blood cells. Following SCNT using randomly selected leukocyte nuclei, cloned offspring were born at a 2.8% birth rate. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting revealed that granulocytes/monocytes and lymphocytes could be roughly distinguished by their sizes, the former being significantly larger. We then cloned putative granulocytes/monocytes and lymphocytes separately and obtained 2.1% and 1.7% birth rates, respectively (P > 0.05). Because the use of lymphocyte nuclei inevitably results in the birth of offspring with DNA rearrangements, we applied granulocyte/monocyte cloning to two genetically modified strains and two recombinant inbred strains. Normal-looking offspring were obtained from all four strains tested. The present study clearly indicated that genetic copies of mice could be produced using a drop of peripheral blood from living donors. This strategy will be applied to the rescue of infertile founder animals or a "last-of-line" animal possessing invaluable genetic resources.
巻・号 89(2)
ページ 24
公開日 2013-8-1
DOI 10.1095/biolreprod.113.110098
PII biolreprod.113.110098
PMID 23803554
MeSH Animals Cloning, Organism / methods* Embryo Transfer Embryo, Mammalian / cytology* Fibroblasts / cytology Flow Cytometry Mice Nuclear Transfer Techniques*
IF 3.322
引用数 12
WOS 分野 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
リソース情報
実験動物マウス RBRC01005 RBRC01007