人-兔异种核移植构建克隆胚的实验研究

“治疗性克隆”是人类最关注的课题之一,而人体细胞核移植是治疗性克隆的基础和前提。异种核移植的方法虽已被引入人体细胞克隆胚的构建,但供体细胞的类型、培养代数及准备方法与其效率之间的关系尚有待探讨。本实验以不同培养代数和不同准备方法的人卵丘细胞、皮肤成纤维细胞和软骨细胞为供体构建了克隆胚,对其发育情况的比较表明,以卵丘细胞为供体时重构胚的体外发育率高于其余二者,差异显著（P〈0．05）;不同培养代数的成纤维细胞克隆胚和不同冷藏天数供体细胞克隆胚体外发育率无明显差异。此外,本实验还尝试用荧光原位杂交法检测所构建的异种克隆胚核遗传物质的来源,结果显示来自人体细胞。本研究表明,人一兔异种核移植构建克隆胚切实可行;体细胞的类型与核移植效率相关;供体细胞的体外培养传代对克隆胚的发育并无影响;而冷藏是一种简便有效的供体细胞准备方法;此外,用FISH方法对重构胚进行核遗传物质的鉴定切实可行。     

异种线粒体可为线粒体移植提供来源

线粒体是真核细胞的细胞器,是细胞能量代谢、氧化应激、热量生成以及信号转导的重要场所。线粒体移植(mitochondrial transplantation, MT)是目前治疗线粒体功能障碍及抗衰老研究最为前沿的技术手段。本研究将牦牛(Bos grunniens)、普通牛(Bos taurus)和马(Equus caballus)的线粒体移植至小鼠(Mus musculus),旨在探究异种线粒体移植的可行性及作用效果。研究结果显示,通过共聚焦成像、数字PCR及DNA测序检测到牦牛、普通牛和马的线粒体能够移植至小鼠体内,并在小鼠广泛的组织、器官中至少可维持14 d。MT小鼠产生了积极的生物学效应,包括提高ATP含量和线粒体DNA拷贝数(P<0.05),其效应可维持到14 d,并在第7 d达到最大值。MT小鼠活性氧(ROS)水平表现为初期(注射2 h)显著上升(P<0.05),在第7 d和第14 d逐渐下降至接近对照组水平(P>0.05)。研究结果支持了异种线粒体移植的有效性,并表明其效果可以维持至14 d。本研究为未来的临床应用提供了科学依据。     

细胞核重编程对克隆的影响

细胞核重编程是哺乳动物正常受精胚胎和克隆胚胎发育过程中的一个重要特性,主要是对表观遗传学特征进行重新编写,包括染色质重塑、组蛋白修饰、DNA甲基化、印记基因表达、X染色体失活等表观遗传修饰的改变。通过细胞核重编程,首先,受精卵和克隆胚胎的供体核停止其特有的基因表达程序,恢复为全能状态的基因表达程序;然后,受精胚胎和克隆胚胎的细胞再从全能状态重新进入分化状态,最终形成各种组织和器官。近年来,不少研究表明,克隆胚胎的细胞核重编程存在不同程度的表观遗传修饰异常,可能对克隆及其农业和医学应用有着重要影响。本文就正常和克隆胚胎细胞核重编程的研究进展以及克隆胚胎的细胞核重编程异常对克隆的影响作一综述,并对目前有关治疗性克隆前景的不同看法进行了讨论。     

体细胞起源的人胚胎干细胞

根据治疗性克隆假设,可以通过体细胞核移植技术获得与病人具同样基因型的细胞或组织。这样起源的细胞或组织植回病人将不会引起免疫排斥反应。本研究将5岁、42岁、52岁和60岁4个不同年龄的人体细胞核植入去核的兔卵母细胞中重新启动,发育至囊胚,并分离人胚胎干细胞。研究结果提示,年龄不影响体细胞被重新启动的效率。经过核型分析,同源染色体分析,原位杂交,PCR和免疫组化染色等多种鉴定,ntES细胞具有人染色体。ntES细胞可以长期增殖并保持不分化状态,也可以形成类胚体并分化出包括神经和肌肉在内的多种细胞类型。由类胚体诱导生成的混合细胞群体表达所有三个胚层(外、中、内胚层)细胞类型标记,说明ntES细胞具有分化成所有三个胚层的潜力。因此,从人体细胞核获得的ntES细胞与普通人胚胎干细胞一样具有向多种细胞类型分化的能力。     

我国体细胞克隆牛的研究进展

近年来,由于体细胞克隆技术在畜牧业生产、疾病治疗、生物学基础理论研究及濒危动物保护等诸多领域所蕴藏的巨大应用价值,克隆效率成为科学界研究的热点问题。本文对克隆技术的相关影响因素进行了综述,研究表明,不同细胞系影响到体细胞克隆牛效率,胎儿细胞和颗粒细胞重构胚的囊胚发育率、犊牛成活率比成年成纤维细胞高。关于卵母细胞和克隆胚胎冷冻保存的研究表明,玻璃化冷冻法可以用于克隆胚胎以及卵母细胞的冷冻保存。在此基础上,讨论了国际上哺乳动物体细胞克隆研究新进展和体细胞克隆的效率,指出体细胞克隆中亟待解决的问题。     

动物克隆及其相关重编程机制研究

体细胞核移植技术已成功克隆出绵羊、牛、小鼠、猪、猕猴等多种动物,克隆技术也被广泛应用于畜牧业、生物医学、基础科研等众多领域。但是克隆的成功率较低,且克隆后代经常出现各种畸形,关键原因之一就是供体细胞重编程不完全。供体细胞核在进入去核卵后,会经历核膜降解、早熟染色质凝集、卵母细胞激活、核扩张、合子基因组激活等一系列事件,期间会发生染色质结构重编程、组蛋白变体合并、组蛋白修饰重编程、DNA甲基化重编程等多种重编程过程,只有重编程成功的胚胎才能正常发育成个体。该文总结了近年来克隆中重编程研究的进展并介绍了新兴的半克隆技术,希望以此加深对重编程机制的了解,从而使克隆的效率得到提高。     

山羊M II期卵母细胞胞质支持异种间克隆胚的着床前发育

研究去核山羊(Capra hircus)体内成熟的M II期卵母细胞与异种成年的哺乳动物(包括山羊、波尔山羊、牛、塔尔羊、熊猫)及人的成纤维细胞融合形成的体细胞核移植胚胎着床前的发育能力。结果显示这些异种体细胞核移植重构胚可以完成着床前发育, 并形成囊胚。种内体细胞核移植胚的融合率和囊胚发育率分别为78.67%(557/708)和56.29%(264/469); 亚种间或种间体细胞核移植胚的融合率和囊胚发育率分别为: 波尔山羊78.18%(541/692)、33.90%(40/118), 牛70.53%(146/207)、22.52%(25/111), 塔尔羊53.51%(61/114)、5.26%(3/570), 熊猫79.82%(1159/1452)、8.35%(75/898), 人68.76%(317/461)、5.41%(16/296)。由此结果得出以下结论: (1)山羊M II期卵母细胞胞质与供核细胞之间的亲缘性不影响两者的融合率; (2)山羊M II期卵母细胞的胞质能支持异种间体细胞核移植胚的着床前发育; (3)亲缘关系近的种间核移植胚的囊胚发育率高于亲缘关系远的种间核移植胚的。     

山羊M II期卵母细胞胞质支持异种间克隆胚的着床前发育

研究去核山羊(Capra hircus)体内成熟的M II期卵母细胞与异种成年的哺乳动物(包括山羊、波尔山羊、牛、塔尔羊、熊猫)及人的成纤维细胞融合形成的体细胞核移植胚胎着床前的发育能力。结果显示这些异种体细胞核移植重构胚可以完成着床前发育, 并形成囊胚。种内体细胞核移植胚的融合率和囊胚发育率分别为78.67%(557/708)和56.29%(264/469); 亚种间或种间体细胞核移植胚的融合率和囊胚发育率分别为: 波尔山羊78.18%(541/692)、33.90%(40/118), 牛70.53%(146/207)、22.52%(25/111), 塔尔羊53.51%(61/114)、5.26%(3/570), 熊猫79.82%(1159/1452)、8.35%(75/898), 人68.76%(317/461)、5.41%(16/296)。由此结果得出以下结论: (1)山羊M II期卵母细胞胞质与供核细胞之间的亲缘性不影响两者的融合率; (2)山羊M II期卵母细胞的胞质能支持异种间体细胞核移植胚的着床前发育; (3)亲缘关系近的种间核移植胚的囊胚发育率高于亲缘关系远的种间核移植胚的。     

广西巴马小型猪克隆胚的构建及胚胎移植

通过胚胎移植验证构建的广西巴马小型猪克隆胚是否可以发育到期.利用刺入式手术胚胎移植法,将0.5～1.5日龄巴马小型猪克隆胚移植到2头巴马小型猪和2头陆川猪的输卵管壶腹部.其中2头巴马小型猪和1头陆川猪返情,另外一头陆川猪于2007年10月13日产下1头克隆雄性巴马小型猪.说明巴马小型猪克隆胚能够在受体猪体内发育到期并产仔.     

Experimental cloning of embryos through human-rabbit inter-species nuclear transfer

Therapeutic cloning, which is based on human somatic cell nuclear transfer, is one of our major research objectives. Though inter-species nuclear transfer has been introduced to construct human somatic cell cloned embryos, the effects of type, passage, and preparation method of donor cells on embryo development remain unclear. In our experiment, cloned embryos were reconstructed with different passage and preparation methods of ossocartilaginous cell, skin fibroblast, and cumulus cells. The cumulus cell embryos showed significantly higher development rates than the other two (P < 0.05). The development rate of embryos reconstructed with skin fibroblasts of different passage number and somatic cells of different chilling durations showed no significant difference. Also, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was conducted to detect nuclear derivation of the embryos. The result showed that the nuclei of the inter-species cloned embryo cells came from human. We conclude that (1) cloned embryos can be constructed through human-rabbit interspecies nuclear transfer; (2) different kinds of somatic cells result in different efficiency of nuclear transfer, while in vitro passage of the donor does not influence embryo development; (3) refrigeration is a convenient and efficient donor cell preparation method. Finally, it is feasible to detect DNA genotype through FISH. Translated from Zoological Research, 2005, 26(4): 416–421 [译自: 动物学研究]     

哺乳动物体细胞核移植研究进展

体细胞核移植技术已经在基础研究领域与产业化应用领域体现出了重要的价值,因而体细胞核移植技术及其相关研究已经成为了生物领域的持续性研究热点,但是围绕体细胞核移植技术仍然存在许多质疑,其中最主要的就是体细胞核移植的效率较低。尽管如此,体细胞核移植研究仍然在近年来取得了令人瞩目的成就,包括小鼠与恒河猴核移植胚胎干细胞系的建立。该文就体细胞核移植的研究历史与进展进行简要的论述,同时针对体细胞核移植研究中的细胞重编程与治疗性克隆研究中的发展与问题进行剖析,希望能够积极推动治疗性克隆的研究进展,加速核移植与干细胞技术在产业化领域中的应用。     

Development of reconstituted embryos derived from somatic cell nuclei in the rabbit

Production of cloned laboratory animals is helpful in the establishment of medical models. In this study, we examined to produce reconstituted embryos derived from somatic cell nuclei, and to establish embryonic stem (ES) cell lines from the embryo in rabbits. Metaphase II (M-II) oocytes from superovulated rabbit were used as nuclear recipients. Nuclear donor cells were fibroblasts collected from a Dutch Beleted rabbit. The M-II chromosome and the 1st polar body were aspirated, and a fibroblast was inserted into the perivitelline space of the enucleated oocyte. The pairs were electrofused for cell membrane fusion using a cell fusion apparatus, and reconstituted embryos were produced. The embryos were activated and cultured in modified HTF medium and DMEM. The embryos developed to the blastocyst stage were removed their zona pellucida, and they were cultured on the feeder cell layer. As a result of having observed development of reconstituted embryos, 21.2% of the embryos were developed to the blastocyst stage. In the embryos cultured on the feeder cells, the adhesion on feeder cells was observed. We obtained inner cell mass (ICM) colony derived from reconstituted embryos. At present, we are investigating to establish the ES cell lines derived from the embryos reconstituted by nuclear transfer.     

Embryonic stem cells generated by nuclear transfer of human somatic nuclei into rabbit oocytes

To solve the problem of immune incompatibility, nuclear transplantation has been envisaged as a means to produce cells or tissues for human autologous transplantation. Here we have derived embryonic stem cells by the transfer of human somatic nuclei into rabbit oocytes. The number of blastocysts that developed from the fused nuclear transfer was comparable among nuclear donors at ages of 5, 42, 52 and fi0 years, and nuclear transfer (NT) embryonic stem cells (ntES cells) were subsequently derived from each of the four age groups. These results suggest that human somatic nuclei can form ntES cells independent of the age of thedonor. The derived ntES cells are human based on karyotype, isogenicity, in situ hybridization, PCR and immunocytochemistry with probes that distinguish between the various species. The ntES ceils maintainthe capability of sustained growth in an undifferen tiated state, and form embryoid bodies, which, on furtherinduction, give rise to cell types such as neuron and muscle, as well as mixed cell populations that expressmarkers representative of all three germ layers. Thus, ntES cells derived from human somatic cells by NTto rabbit eggs retain phenotypes similar to those of conventional human ES ceils, including the ability toundergo multilineage cellular differentiation.     

Technical advances and pitfalls on the way to human cloning

There exists a widespread consensus that the cloning of human beings to term would be detrimental to both the mother and child and of little value to society. However, the ambition of a few organisations and the recent advances in cellular and molecular technologies that led to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, for example, have meant that such a procedure will be possible if not illegal in the near future. The science associated with the cloning technologies practiced in other mammalian species reported to date provide important advances in our understanding of how cells function during early developmental processes and commit themselves to specific developmental pathways. However, many technological insufficiencies remain. Both technological advances and several of the associated insufficiencies are outlined in this review.     

广西巴马小香猪体细胞克隆

本研究旨在检验新生广西巴马小香猪肾脏成纤维细胞支持克隆胚胎完全的体内发育潜能,亦即能通过其构建出存活的克隆猪,从而为克隆技术在广西巴马小香猪资源保存和开发上的应用奠定基础。首先制备新生雄性广西巴马小香猪肾脏成纤维细胞,用其制备体细胞核移植胚胎,追踪观察体细胞核移植胚胎体外发育潜能,最后通过胚胎移植检验其完全的体内发育潜能。实验结果表明,制备的新生雄性广西巴马小香猪肾脏成纤维细胞具有良好的细胞增殖活性,用其制备的体细胞核移植胚胎分裂率和囊胚率分别为77.7%(334/430)和16.5%(71/430),将1 658枚克隆胚胎移植给6头代孕母猪,其中2头妊娠并最终产下8头存活雄性克隆小猪和3头死胎,整体克隆效率为0.66%,存活克隆猪健康状况良好。本研究表明,新生猪肾脏成纤维细胞是一种理想的用于生产体细胞克隆广西巴马小香猪的细胞资源。     

核移植胚胎干细胞的研究及其应用前景

随着核移植技术和干细胞技术的逐渐成熟,目前已获得牛、小鼠核移植胚胎干细胞,以及人 - 兔异种间核移植胚胎干细胞,这些细胞在体外可分化成多种细胞形态 . 已经进行的实验性动物克隆性治疗,显示了诱人的潜力,但人核移植胚胎干细胞研究还面临着许多问题,如建系效率低、卵母细胞来源有限以及伦理学和安全性问题等 . 长远地看,随着克隆效率的提高,在道德与法律之间达成共识,核移植胚胎干细胞必将造福人类 .