Transcription factor Oct4 (octamer-binding transcription factor-4) is important in early embryonic development and differentiation. It is also required for maintenance of pluripotency of the inner cell mass, and is used as a staminality marker of embryonic stem cells. Changes in Oct4 expression during the different stages of early embryo development have been reported, and therefore we have conducted a quantitative study of Oct4 gene expression of sheep blastocysts in vitro, and of embryonic-stem-like cells at the undifferentiated stage and in the course of differentiation. To characterize embryonicstem-like cells, alkaline phosphatase activity, stage-specific embryonic surface antigens SSEA-1, SSEA-3, SSEA-4 and three specific gene markers Nanog, Sox2 and Stat3 were assayed. cDNA produced by RT (reverse transcriptase)-PCR was synthesized and amplified by PCR; sequencing gave 98, 95 and 98% homology with the bovine sequences of Oct4, Nanog and Stat3 respectively. Using the ovine sequence of 290 bp, quantitative expression of Oct4 in the inner cell mass, trophoblast and embryonic-stem-like cells was performed by qRT-PCR (quantitative real-time PCR). Oct4 was expressed in the inner cell mass, trophoblast and embryonic-stem-like cells. Expression in the inner cell mass was significantly higher than in the trophoblast. This could be useful in defining the quality of embryos produced and makes it possible to use Oct4 to detect pluripotency. In addition, the different levels of Oct4 expression between undifferentiated and differentiating embryonic-stem-like cell cultures could be used to detect this gene as a staminality marker. © The Author(s) Journal compilation. © 2010 Portland Press Ltd.

Oct4 expression in in-vitro-produced sheep blastocysts and embryonic-stem-like cells / Sanna, D.; Sanna, A.; Mara, L.; Pilichi, S.; Mastinu, A.; Chessa, F.; Pani, L.; Dattena, M.. - In: CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1065-6995. - 34:1(2010), pp. 53-60. [10.1042/CBI20090008]

Oct4 expression in in-vitro-produced sheep blastocysts and embryonic-stem-like cells

Pani L.;
2010

Abstract

Transcription factor Oct4 (octamer-binding transcription factor-4) is important in early embryonic development and differentiation. It is also required for maintenance of pluripotency of the inner cell mass, and is used as a staminality marker of embryonic stem cells. Changes in Oct4 expression during the different stages of early embryo development have been reported, and therefore we have conducted a quantitative study of Oct4 gene expression of sheep blastocysts in vitro, and of embryonic-stem-like cells at the undifferentiated stage and in the course of differentiation. To characterize embryonicstem-like cells, alkaline phosphatase activity, stage-specific embryonic surface antigens SSEA-1, SSEA-3, SSEA-4 and three specific gene markers Nanog, Sox2 and Stat3 were assayed. cDNA produced by RT (reverse transcriptase)-PCR was synthesized and amplified by PCR; sequencing gave 98, 95 and 98% homology with the bovine sequences of Oct4, Nanog and Stat3 respectively. Using the ovine sequence of 290 bp, quantitative expression of Oct4 in the inner cell mass, trophoblast and embryonic-stem-like cells was performed by qRT-PCR (quantitative real-time PCR). Oct4 was expressed in the inner cell mass, trophoblast and embryonic-stem-like cells. Expression in the inner cell mass was significantly higher than in the trophoblast. This could be useful in defining the quality of embryos produced and makes it possible to use Oct4 to detect pluripotency. In addition, the different levels of Oct4 expression between undifferentiated and differentiating embryonic-stem-like cell cultures could be used to detect this gene as a staminality marker. © The Author(s) Journal compilation. © 2010 Portland Press Ltd.
2010
34
1
53
60
Oct4 expression in in-vitro-produced sheep blastocysts and embryonic-stem-like cells / Sanna, D.; Sanna, A.; Mara, L.; Pilichi, S.; Mastinu, A.; Chessa, F.; Pani, L.; Dattena, M.. - In: CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1065-6995. - 34:1(2010), pp. 53-60. [10.1042/CBI20090008]
Sanna, D.; Sanna, A.; Mara, L.; Pilichi, S.; Mastinu, A.; Chessa, F.; Pani, L.; Dattena, M.
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