Epigenetic reprogramming in somatic cells induced by extract from germinal vesicle stage pig oocytes

Development. 2012 Dec 1;139(23):4330-40. doi: 10.1242/dev.086116.

Abstract

Genomic reprogramming factors in the cytoplasm of germinal vesicle (GV) stage oocytes have been shown to improve the efficiency of producing cloned mouse offspring through the exposure of nuclei to a GV cytoplasmic extract prior to somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) to enucleated oocytes. Here, we developed an extract of GV stage pig oocytes (GVcyto-extract) to investigate epigenetic reprogramming events in treated somatic cell nuclei. This extract induced differentiation-associated changes in fibroblasts, resulting in cells that exhibit pluripotent stem cell-like characteristics and that redifferentiate into three primary germ cell layers both in vivo and in vitro. The GVcyto-extract treatment induced large numbers of high-quality SCNT-generated blastocysts, with methylation and acetylation of H3-K9 and expression of Oct4 and Nanog at levels similar to in vitro fertilized embryos. Thus, GVcyto-extract could elicit differentiation plasticity in treated fibroblasts, and SCNT-mediated reprogramming reset the epigenetic state in treated cells more efficiently than in untreated cells. In summary, we provide evidence for the generation of stem-like cells from differentiated somatic cells by treatment with porcine GVcyto-extract.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blastocyst / drug effects
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Cell Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Cell Nucleus / drug effects
  • Cell Nucleus / genetics
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Cellular Reprogramming*
  • Epigenesis, Genetic
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Histones / metabolism
  • Homeodomain Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
  • Methylation / drug effects
  • Nuclear Transfer Techniques*
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / biosynthesis
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / genetics
  • Oocytes*
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells
  • Swine

Substances

  • Cell Extracts
  • Histones
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3