A comparative expression analysis of gene transcripts in post-fertilization developmental stages of bovine embryos produced in vitro or in vivo

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 396-404

  Tesfaye, D ^a,b   Ponsuksili, S ^a   Wimmers, K ^a   Gilles, M ^a   Schellander, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SUPEROVULATION; TIME; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPEROVULATION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BOVINAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 11144287301     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00531.x     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Anderiesz C, Ferraratti AP, Magli C, 2000: Effects of recombinant human gonadotrophins on human, bovine, and murine oocyte meiosis, fertilization and embryonic development in vitro. Hum. Reprod. 15, 1140-1148.
2. Besenfelder U, Brem G, 1997: A non-surgical method for embryo transfer into the oviduct in cattle. Reprod. Dom. Anim. 32, 37.
3. Boni R, Tosti E, Roviello S, Dale B, 1999: Intercellular communication in in vivo- and in vitro-produced bovine embryos. Biol. Reprod. 61, 1050-1055.
4. Brantjes H, Roose J, ven de Wetering M, Clevers H, 2001: All Tcf HMG box transcription factors interact with Groucho-related co-repressors. Nucleic. Acids. Res. 29, 1410-1419.
5. Craig AW, Haghighat A, Yu AT, Sonenberg N, 1998: Interaction of polyadenylate-binding protein with the eIF4G homologue PAIP enhances translation. Nature 392, 520-523.
6. Crosier AE, Farin PW, Dykstra MJ, Alexander JE, Farin CE, 2000: Ultrastructural morphometry of bovine compact morulae produced in vivo or in vitro. Biol. Reprod. 62, 1459-1465.
7. Farin PW, Crosier AE, Farin CE, 2001: Influence of in vitro systems on embryo survival and fetal development in cattle. Theriogenology 55, 151-170.
8. Frank S, Upender S, Hansen SH, Casanova JE, 1998: ARNO is a guanin nucleotide exchange factor for ADP-ribosylation factor 6. J. Biol. Chem. 237, 23-27.
9. Frattarelli JL, Leondires MP, McKeeby JL, Miller BT, Segars JH, 2003: Blastocyst transfer decreases multiple embryo pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization cycles: a randomized controlled trial. Fertil. Steril. 79, 228-230.
10. Gardner DK, Vella P, Lane M, Wagley L, Schlenker T, Schoolcraft WB, 1998: Culture and transfer of human blastocysts increases implantation rates and reduces the need for multiple embryo transfers. Fertil. Steril. 69, 84-88.
11. Gutierrez-Adan A, Lonergan P, Rizos D, Ward FA, Boland MP, Pintado B, de la Fuente J, 2001: Effect of the in vitro culture system on the kinetics of blastocyst development and sex ratio of bovine embryos. Theriogenology 55, 1117-1126.
12. Hasler JF, 2000: In vitro production of cattle embryos: problems with pregnancies and parturition. Hum. Reprod. 15, 47-58.
13. Korinek V, Barker N, Willert K, Molenaar M, Roose J, Wagenaar G, Markman M, Lamers W, Destree O, Clevers H, 1998: Two members of the Tcf family implicated in Wnt/β-catenin signalling during embryogenesis in the mouse. Mol. Cell. Biol. 18, 1248-1256.
14. Langendonckt AV, Donnay I, Schuurbiers N, Auquier P, Carolan C, Massip A, Dessy F, 1997: Effects of supplementation with fetal calf serum on development of bovine embryos in synthetic oviduct fluid medium. J. Reprod. Fertil. 109, 87-93.
15. Lazzari G, Wrenzycki C, Herrmann D, Duchi R, Kruip T, Niemann H, Galli C, 2002: Cellular and molecular deviations in bovine in vitro-produced embryos are related to the large offspring syndrome. Biol. Reprod. 67, 767-775.
16. Lonergan P, Khatir H, Puimi F, Rieger D, Humblot P, Boland MP, 1999: Effect of time interval from insemination to first cleavage on the developmental characteristics, sex and pregnancy rates following transfer of bovine preimplantation embryos. J. Reprod. Fertil. 117, 159-167.
17. Lonergan P, Gutierrez-Adan A, Pintado B, Fair T, Ward F, de la Fuente J, Boland M, 2000: Relationship between time of first cleavage and the expression of IGF-I growth factor, its receptor, and two housekeeping genes in bovine two-cell embryos and blastocyts produced in vitro. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 57, 146-152.
18. Lonergan P, Rizos D, Kanka J, Nemcova L, Mbaye AM, Kingston M, Wade M, Duffy P, Boland MP, 2003a: Temporal sensitivity of bovine embryos to culture environment after fertilization and implication for blastocyst quality. Reproduction 126, 337-346.
19. Lonergan P, Rizos D, Gutiérrez-Adán A, Moreira PM, Pintado B, de la Fuente J, Boland MP, 2003b: Temporal divergence in the pattern of messenger RNA expression in bovine embryos cultured from the zygote to blastocyst stage in vitro or in vivo. Biol. Reprod. 69, 1424-1431.
20. Memili E, First NL, 1999: Control of gene expression at the onset of bovine embryonic development. Biol. Reprod. 61, 1198-1207.
21. Memili E, First NL, 2000: Zygotic and embryonic gene expression in cow: a review of timing and mechanisms of early gene expression as compared with other species. Zygote. 8, 87-96.
22. Ménézo YJR, Veiga A, Pouly JL, 2000: Assisted reproductive technology (ART) in humans: facts and uncertainities. Theriogenology 53, 599-610.
23. Moesslacher G, Besenfelder U, Schmoll F, Mahabir E, Schneider H, Koester M, Hyttel P, Laurincik J, Brem G, Schellander K, 2001: Collection of bovine embryos at different tubal stages by transvaginal endoscopy. Theriogenology 55, 368.
24. Natale DR, De Sousa PA, Westhusin ME, Watson AJ, 2001: Sensitivity of bovine blastocyst gene expression patterns to culture environments assessed by differential display RT-PCR. Reproduction 122, 687-693.
25. Neuber E, Powers RD, 2000: Is the mouse a clinically relevant model for human fertilization failures? Hum. Reprod. 15, 171-174.
26. Niemann H, Wrenzycki C, 2000: Alterations of expression of developmentally important genes in preimplantation bovine embryos by in vitro culture conditions: implications for subsequent development. Theriogenology 53, 21-34.
27. Ono T, Sikino-Suzuki N, Kikkawa Y, Yonekawa H, Kawashima S, 2003: Alivin 1, a novel neuronal activity-dependent gene, inhibits apoptosis and promotes survival of cerebellar granule neurons. J. Neurosci. 23, 5887-5896.
28. Parrish JJ, Susko-Parrish JL, Winer MA, First NL, 1988: Capacitation of bovine sperm by heparin. Biol. Reprod. 38, 1171-1180.
29. Pollard JW, Leibo SP, 1994: Chilling sensitivity of mammalian embryos. Theriogenology 41, 101-106.
30. Ponsuksili S, Wimmers K, Adjaye J, Schellander K, 2002: A source for expression profiling in single preimplantation bovine embryos. Theriogenology 57, 1611-1624.
31. Rief S, Sinowatz F, Stojkovic M, Einspanier R, Wolf E, Prelle K, 2002: Effects of a novel co-culture system on development, metabolism and gene expression of bovine embryos produced in vitro. Reproduction 124, 543-556.
32. Rizos D, Lonergan P, Ward F, Duffy P, Boland MP, 2002a: Consequences of bovine oocyte maturation, fertilization or early embryo development in vitro vs in vivo: implications for blastocyst yield and blastocyst quality. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 61, 234-248.
33. Rizos D, Lonergan P, Boland MP, Arroyo-Garcia R, Pintado B, de la Fuente J, Gutierrez-Adan A, 2002b: Analysis of differential mRNA expression between bovine blastocysts produced in different culture systems: implication for blastocyst quality. Biol. Reprod. 66, 589-595.
34. Rizos D, Gutierrez-Adan A, Perez-Garnalo S, de la Fuente J, Boland MP, Lonergan P, 2003: Bovine embryo culture in the presence or absence of serum: implication for blastocyst development, cryotolerance, and messenger RNA expression. Biol. Reprod. 68, 236-243.
35. Robert C, McGraw S, Massicotte L, Pravetoni M, Gandolfi F, Sirard MA, 2002: Quantification of housekeeping transcript levels during the development of bovine preimplantation embryos. Biol. Reprod. 67, 1465-1472.
36. Robertson I, Nelson RE, 1998: Certification of the embryos. In: Stringfellow, DA and Seidel SM (eds), Manual of the International Embryo Transfer Society, 3rd edn. International Embryo Transfer Society, Savoy, IL, pp. 103-134.
37. Rogner UC, Spyropoulos DD, Le Novére N, Changeux JP, Avner P, 2000: Control of neurulation by the nucleosome assembly protein-1-like2. Nat. Genet. 25, 431-435.
38. Rosenkrans CF, First NL, 1994: Effect of free amino acids and vitamins on cleavage and developmental rate of bovine zygotes in vitro. J. Anim. Sci. 72, 886-890.
39. Simon HU, Mills GB, Koslowski M, Hogg D, Branch D, Ishimi Y, Siminovitch KA, 1994: Molecular characterization of hNRP, a cDNA encoding a human nucleosom-assembly-protein-related gene product involved in the induction of cell proliferation. Biochem. J. 297, 389-397.
40. Stein P, Svoboda P, Schultz RM, 2003: Transgenic RNAi in mouse oocytes: a simple and fast approach to study gene function. Dev. Biol. 256, 188-194.
41. Svoboda P, Stein P, Schultz RM, 2001: RNAi in mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos: Effectiveness of hairpin dsRNA. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 287, 1099-1104.
42. Tesfaye D, Ponsuksili S, Wimmers K, Gilles M, Schellander K, 2003: Identification and quantification of differentially expressed transcripts in in vitro-produced bovine preimplantation stage embryos. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 66, 105-114.
43. Thompson JG, Allen NW, McGowan LT, Bell ACS, Lambert MG, Tervit HR, 1998: Effect of delayed supplementation of fetal calf serum to culture medium on bovine embryo development in vitro and following transfer. Theriogenology 49, 1239-1249.
44. Viuff D, Rickords L, Offenberg H, Hyttel P, Avery B, Greve T, Olsaker I, Williams JL, Callesen H, Thomsen PD, 1999: A high proportion of bovine blastocysts produced in vitro are mixoploid. Biol. Reprod. 60, 1273-1278.
45. Wrenzycki C, Hermann D, Carnwath JW, Niemann H, 1996: Expression of gap junction gene connexin 43 (Cx43) in preimplantation bovine embryos derived in vitro or in vivo. J. Reprod. Fertil. 108, 17-24.
46. Wrenzycki C, Hermann D, Carnwath JW, Niemann H, 1999: Alterations in the relative abundance of gene transcripts in preimplantation bovine embryos cultured in medium supplemented with either serum or PVA. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 53, 8-18.
47. Wrenzycki C, Herrmann D, Keskintepe L, Martins A, Sirisanthien S, Brackett B, Niemann H, 2001: Effects of culture system and protein supplementation on mRNA expression in pre-implantation bovine embryos. Hum. Reprod. 16, 893-901.