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27 August 2014 Generation of Mouse Functional Oocytes in Rat by Xeno-Ectopic Transplantation of Primordial Germ Cells
Tomonari Hayama, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Megumi Kato-Itoh, Sanae Hamanaka, Mami Kawarai, Makoto Sanbo, Chihiro Tamura, Youn-Su Lee, Ayaka Yanagida, Hideyuki Murayama, Naoaki Mizuno, Ayumi Umino, Hideyuki Sato, Satoshi Yamazaki, Hideki Masaki, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Masumi Hirabayashi, Hiromitsu Nakauchi
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Abstract

Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are germ cell progenitors in the fetal genital ridge; female PGCs give rise to definitive oocytes that contribute to the next generation. Artificial PGCs have been induced in vitro from pluripotent stem cells and gonad-like tissue has been induced in vivo by cotransplantation of PGCs with PGC-free gonadal cells. To apply these technologies to human infertility treatment or conservation of rare species, PGC transplantation must be established in xenogenic animals. Here, we established a xenogeneic transplantation model by inducing ovary-like tissue from PGCs in xenogenic animals. We transplanted enzymatically dispersed PGCs with PGC-free gonadal cells under the kidney capsule of xenogenic immunodeficient animals. The transplanted cells formed ovary-like tissues under the kidney capsule. These tissues were histologically similar to the normal gonad and expressed the oocyte markers Vasa and Stella. In addition, mouse germinal vesicle-stage oocyte-like cells collected from ovary-like tissue in rats matured to metaphase II via in vitro maturation and gave rise to offspring by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Our studies show that rat/mouse female PGCs and PGC-free gonadal cells can develop and reconstruct ovary-like tissue containing functional oocytes in an ectopic xenogenic microenvironment.

Tomonari Hayama, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Megumi Kato-Itoh, Sanae Hamanaka, Mami Kawarai, Makoto Sanbo, Chihiro Tamura, Youn-Su Lee, Ayaka Yanagida, Hideyuki Murayama, Naoaki Mizuno, Ayumi Umino, Hideyuki Sato, Satoshi Yamazaki, Hideki Masaki, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Masumi Hirabayashi, and Hiromitsu Nakauchi "Generation of Mouse Functional Oocytes in Rat by Xeno-Ectopic Transplantation of Primordial Germ Cells," Biology of Reproduction 91(4), (27 August 2014). https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121640
Received: 19 May 2014; Accepted: 1 August 2014; Published: 27 August 2014
KEYWORDS
oocyte
ovary-like tissue
PGC
xeno-ectopic transplantation
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