Project/Area Number |
11358015
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A).
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 展開研究 |
Research Field |
Biomedical engineering/Biological material science
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Research Institution | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO |
Principal Investigator |
SAKUMA Ichiro (2000) THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO GRADATE SCHOOL OF FRONTIER SCIENCES ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 大学院・新領域創成科学研究科, 助教授 (50178597)
辻 隆之 (1999) 東京大学, 大学院・新領域創成科学研究所, 教授 (00075764)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MORISAKI Takayuki NATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER RESEARCH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, DIRECTOR, 部長 (30174410)
SATA Masaharu NATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER RESEARCH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LABORATORY CHIEF, 室長 (20162399)
DOHI Takeyoshi THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO GRADATE SCHOOL OF FRONTIER SCIENCES PROFESSOR, 大学院・新領域創成科学研究科, 教授 (40130299)
YSOHIDA Mitsutoshi FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR, 農学部, 教授 (00174954)
NAKANISHI Nobuhiko FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR, 農学部, 教授 (40041636)
宮脇 富士夫 東京電機大学, 理工学部, 教授 (50174222)
尾股 定夫 日本大学, 工学部, 教授 (90060186)
佐久間 一郎 東京大学, 大学院・新領域創成科学研究所, 助教授 (50178597)
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Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2000
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥29,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥29,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥16,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥16,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥12,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,800,000)
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Keywords | transgenic mini pig / con-focal laser scanning microscope / gene transfer / micro porous glass / micro manipulator / enhanced green fluorescent protein / 遺伝子組みえ替えミニブタ / 三次元視硬性内視鏡 / ミニブタ卵胞卵 / レーザ共焦点顕微鏡 / 水浸型対物レンズ / 遺伝子組み換えミニブタ / 培養卵保持MPGマイクロポケット / 低侵襲採卵 / GFP(green fluorescent protein) |
Research Abstract |
Development of the efficient system for creating transgenic miniature pig has a strong impact on supply of cells, tissue, and organs for xeno-transplantation. Although the production of transgenic offspring in the miniature pig have been demonstrated by the transfer of microinjeced in-vivo generated embryos, this approach suffers from the major drawback that the experimental turnover is long and expensive, and only relatively few offspring can be obtained for any particular treatment. Successful in-vitro methods for embryo production, micromanipulation and the selection of transgenic embryo prior to embryo transfer could improve the efficiency of the production of transgenic offspring. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of sexual maturation of pig on embryo production in-vitro. the effect of timing of gene injection to pronucleus on the development of pig embryo and to examine the effect of enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) gene injection as a reporter on the
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selection of transgenic pig embryo. On the other hand, we developed ova culture system where ova are fixed and cultured in small pockets on MPG (micro porous glass) under the flow of culture medium and the process of culture can be continuously monitored by a confocal laser-scanning microscope. Introduction of a confocal microscope enables measurement of three-dimensional shape of ova during culture. We also studied the automation system for gene injection. The results of the study are as follows ; 1) we could culture ova by the newly developed flow culture system, 2) the efficient production of in-vitro generated embryo is achieved by using ova from sexually matured sow, 3) it is possible to inject transgene to the pig ova 12 hours after in-vitro fertilization, 4) efficiency of EGFP gene expression is influenced by types of promoter and length of DNA fragment, 5) use of EGFP gene as a marker for embryo selection is suitable for pig embryo at 4-cell and blastocyst stages, and 6) it is effective to use automatic apparatus in gene injection under microscope to improve the efficiency of production of transgenic embryo of miniature pigs. Less
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