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https://hdl.handle.net/2115/68132

Roles of genes regulated by two paternally methylated imprinted regions on chromosomes 7 and 12 in mouse ontogeny

英語

Mouse

2012-04

日本繁殖生物学会

Journal of Reproduction and Development

58(2)

175-179

SRD Young Investigator Award 2011

We studied the longevity of mice produced without sperm using the genomes of oocytes that are already committed to a germline cell lineage. The first sperm-free mouse “KAGUYA”, which we term ‘bi-maternal mouse’, was born on 3 February, 2003. Bi-maternal embryos were generated using 2 sets of female genomes—one derived from fully grown oocytes from normal adults and the other from non-growing oocytes from newborn pups. These genomes were combined by nuclear transfer. We refined the technique for generating bi-maternal mice and found that genetic manipulations in only 2 regions―the imprinting centres of Igf2-H19 and Dlk1-Gtl2―on chromosomes 7 and 12 of the newborn pups allowed us to generate bi-maternal mice at a high rate. Studying bi-maternal conceptuses and mice provides further insight into the mechanisms by which paternally methylated imprinted genes regulate mammalian ontogenesis.

学術雑誌論文

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0916-8818

1348-4400

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