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  • Title: Dominant manifestation of pluripotency in embryonic stem cell hybrids with various numbers of somatic chromosomes.
    Author: Vasilkova AA, Kizilova HA, Puzakov MV, Shilov AG, Zhelezova AI, Golubitsa AN, Battulin NR, Vedernikov VE, Menzorov AG, Matveeva NM, Serov OL.
    Journal: Mol Reprod Dev; 2007 Aug; 74(8):941-51. PubMed ID: 17219428.
    Abstract:
    Developmental potential was assessed in 8 intra-specific and 20 inter-specific hybrid clones obtained by fusion of embryonic stem (ES) cells with either splenocytes or fetal fibroblasts. Number of chromosomes derived from ES cells in these hybrid clones was stable while contribution of somatic partner varied from single chromosomes to complete complement. This allowed us to compare pluripotency of the hybrid cells with various numbers of somatic chromosomes. Three criteria were used for the assessment: (i) expression of Oct-4 and Nanog genes; (ii) analyses of teratomas generated by subcutaneous injections of the tested cells into immunodeficient mice; (iii) contribution of the hybrid cells in chimeras generated by injection of the tested cells into C57BL blastocysts. All tested hybrid clones showed expression of Oct-4 and Nanog at level comparable to ES cells. Histological and immunofluorescent analyses demonstrated that most teratomas formed from the hybrid cells with different number of somatic chromosomes contained derivatives of three embryonic layers. Tested hybrid clones make similar contribution in various tissues of chimeras in spite of significant differences in the number of somatic chromosomes they contained. The data indicate that pluripotency is manifested as a dominant trait in the ES hybrid cells and does not depend substantially on the number of somatic chromosomes. The latter suggests that the developmental potential derived from ES cells is maintained in ES-somatic cell hybrids by cis-manner and is rather resistant to trans-acting factors emitted from the somatic one.
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