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Androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells produce live transgenic mice.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesHaploid stem cells offer an easy-to-manipulate genetic system and therefore have great values for studies of recessive phenotypes. Here, we show that mouse androgenetic haploid ES (ahES) cell lines can be established by transferring sperm into enucleated oocyte. The ahES cells maintain haploidy and stable growth over 30 passages, express pluripotent markers, possess the ability to differentiate into all three germ-layers in vitro and in vivo, and contribute to germline of chimeras when injected into blastocysts. Although epigenetically distinct from sperm cells, the ahES cells can produce viable and fertile progenies after intracytoplasmic injection into mature oocytes. The oocyte injection procedure can also produce viable transgenic mice from genetically engineered ahES cells.
Androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells produce live transgenic mice.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesInduced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells were produced from reprogramming of somatic cells, and they are shown to possess pluripotent properties similar to embryonic stem (ES) cells. Here we used microarrays to detail the global expression pattern among the ES cells and iPS cells, as well as the original mouse embryo fibroblast (MEF), to identify important players involved in the reprogramming process.
Activation of the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region correlates with pluripotency levels of mouse stem cells.
Specimen part, Cell line
View SamplesThe rat androgenetic embryonic stem cells (RahES cells) have only 21 chromosomes. However, they express pluripotency markers, differentiate into three germ layer cells as well as contribute to the germline as the normal diploid rat ES cells. Moreover, the RahES cells can produce fertile rats after intracytoplasmic injection into oocytes, thus are capable to transmit genetic modifications to offspring.
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Specimen part
View SamplesParvalbumin neurons, as an important subtype of inhibitory neurons, play a crucial role in the brain. The dysfunctions of those cells are associated with multiple neural system disorders. We carried out whole gene expression studies for the induction process of parvalbumin neurons.
Conversion of Fibroblasts to Parvalbumin Neurons by One Transcription Factor, Ascl1, and the Chemical Compound Forskolin.
Specimen part
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Whole-transcriptome splicing profiling of E7.5 mouse primary germ layers reveals frequent alternative promoter usage during mouse early embryogenesis.
Specimen part
View SamplesAlternative splicing (AS) and alternative promoter (AP) usage expand the repertories of mammalian transcriptome profiles and thus diversify gene functions. However, our knowledge about the extent and functions of AS and AP usage in mouse early embryogenesis remains elusive. Here, by performing whole-transcriptome splicing profiling with high-throughput next generation sequencing, we report that AS extensively occurs in embryonic day (E) 7.5 mouse primary germ layers, and may be involved in multiple developmental processes. In addition, numerous RNA splicing factors are differentially expressed and alternatively spliced across the three germ layers, implying the potential importance of AS machinery in shaping early embryogenesis. Notably, AP usage is remarkably frequent at this stage, accounting for more than one quarter (430/1648) of the total significantly different AS events. Genes generating the 430 AP events participate in numerous biological processes, and include important regulators essential for mouse early embryogenesis, suggesting that AP usage is widely used and might be relevant to mouse germ layer specification. Our data underline the potential significance of AP usage in mouse gastrulation, providing a rich data source and opening another dimension for understanding the regulatory mechanisms of mammalian early development.
Whole-transcriptome splicing profiling of E7.5 mouse primary germ layers reveals frequent alternative promoter usage during mouse early embryogenesis.
Specimen part
View SamplesDecidualization is critical for the embryonic implantation and successful pregnancy. ATRA can suppress in-vitro decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells (hESCs) induced by MPA and estrogen treatment. However, the mechanism by which RA suppressed estrogen and progesterone induced decidualization of mESCs is not clear.
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Sex, Specimen part
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RDM4 modulates cold stress resistance in Arabidopsis partially through the CBF-mediated pathway.
Specimen part
View SamplesHaploid pluripotent stem cells, such as haploid embryonic stem cells (haESCs), facilitate the genetic study of recessive traits. In vitro, fish haESCs maintain haploidy in both undifferentiated and differentiated states, but whether mammalian haESCs can preserve pluripotency in the haploid state has not been tested. Here, we report that mouse haESCs can differentiate in vitro into haploid epiblast stem cells (haEpiSCs), which maintain an intact haploid genome, unlimited self-renewal potential, and durable pluripotency to differentiate into various tissues in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, the maintenance of self-renewal potential depends on the Activin/bFGF pathway. We further show that haEpiSCs can differentiate in vitro into haploid progenitor-like cells.
Durable pluripotency and haploidy in epiblast stem cells derived from haploid embryonic stem cells in vitro.
Specimen part
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