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Understanding totipotency acquisition and early embryonic development in non-human primates

Planned Research

Project AreaProgram of totipotency: From decoding to designing
Project/Area Number 19H05759
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Review Section Biological Sciences
Research InstitutionCentral Institute for Experimental Animals

Principal Investigator

Sasaki Erika  公益財団法人実験動物中央研究所, マーモセット医学生物学研究部, 部長 (70390739)

Project Period (FY) 2019-06-28 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥103,090,000 (Direct Cost: ¥79,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥23,790,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥20,150,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,650,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥20,150,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,650,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥20,150,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,650,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥20,150,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,650,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥22,490,000 (Direct Cost: ¥17,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,190,000)
KeywordsMarmoset / embryo / scNT / embryo culture / Chimera / マーモセット / 体細胞核移植 / 着床後胚培養 / キメラ / 全能性 / 初期発生 / 初期胚発生
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、発生工学技術が確立しているマーモセットを用いて体細胞核移植マーモセット、キメラマーモセットなどの産仔獲得を目指すとともにマウスと霊長類の全能性の獲得と維持の分子メカニズムを明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to construct a novel developmental engineering technology using common marmosets to understand the acquisition of pluripotency and early embryonic development. First, fertilized egg clones were produced and pups were obtained, which led to the development of marmoset somatic cell nuclear transfer technology. By examining inhibitor conditions, the blastocyst acquisition rate and embryo quality increased, and ES cells were successfully established. In the creation of chimeric embryos, ICM transfer conditions were found that resulted in stable attachment of the embryos to host cells. Furthermore, a pseudo-implantation embryo culture method for marmoset embryos was established, and it became clear that embryos can develop in vitro to Carnegie stage 6. We found that the embryonic developmental fate could be changed by this embryo culture method or that the adhesion ability of the embryo changed depending on the time of action using MEK inhibitors.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

マーモセットの受精卵クローン技術、体細胞核移植技術、キメラ胚作製技術、疑似着床胚培養技術を確立した事により、マーモセット胚の発生運命を実験的に操作し、in vitroで観察する事が可能となったため、全能性獲得と初期胚発生の理解に向けた研究が非ヒト霊長類でも可能となった。これにより、習慣性流産や不妊症などの病気発症のメカニズム解明に資する技術となると期待される。

Report

(1 results)
  • 2023 Final Research Report ( PDF )

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Published: 2019-07-04   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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