Loss of Dnd1 facilitates the cultivation of genital ridge-derived rat embryonic germ cells |
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Authors: | Northrup Emily Eisenblätter Regina Glage Silke Rudolph Cornelia Dorsch Martina Schlegelberger Brigitte Hedrich Hans-Jürgen Zschemisch Nils-Holger |
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Affiliation: | aInstitute of Laboratory Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany;bInstitute of Cell and Molecular Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany |
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Abstract: | Pluripotent cells referred to as embryonic germ cells (EGCs) can be derived from the embryonic precursors of the mature gametes: the primordial germ cells (PGCs). A homozygous mutation (ter) of the dead-end homolog 1 gene (Dnd1) in the rat causes gonadal teratocarcinogenesis and sterility due to neoplastic transformation and loss of germ cells. We mated heterozygous ter/+ WKY-Dnd1ter/Ztm rats and were able to cultivate the first genital ridge-derived EGCs of the rat embryo at day 14.5 post coitum (pc). Genotyping revealed that ten EGC lines were Dnd1 deficient, while only one wild type cell line had survived in culture. This suggests that the inactivation of the putative tumor suppressor gene Dnd1 facilitates the immortalization of late EGCs in vitro. Injection of the wild type EGCs into blastocysts resulted in the first germ-line competent chimeras. These new pluripotent rat EGCs offer an innovative approach for studies on germ cell tumor development as well as a new tool for genetic manipulations in rats. |
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Keywords: | Embryonic germ cell Primordial germ cell Rat Dnd1 Teratoma Germ-line competent chimera |
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