Gene expression in bovine nuclear transfer embryos in relation to donor cell efficiency in producing live offspring

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-27

  Beyhan, Z ^a,d   Forsberg, E J ^b,e   Eilertsen, K J ^b,f   Kent First, M ^c,g   First, N L ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Infigen Inc   (United States)

^c PROMEGA CORPORATION   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Pharming Healthcare Inc   (United States)

^f PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g Bio Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Gene expression; Nuclear transfer

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 1; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 2; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 3; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL CLONING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNMT3A GENE; DONOR; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HDAC GENE; MORULA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCT4 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLONING, ORGANISM; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845224954     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20618     Document Type: Article

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