水晶掌胚状体发生的超微结构观察

对多肉植物水晶掌离体器官从培养前到愈伤组织产生，直至早期胚性细胞、球形胚、鱼雷胚、心形胚、叶状胚等各个时期的胚状体超微结构进行了较为详细的观察。结果表明：水晶掌离体培养胚状体发生过程中细胞质、细胞壁、细胞间隙及胞间连丝、细胞核、液胞、线粒体、内质网、高尔基体、核糖体等细胞结构呈现规律性的变化。     

等温马氏体转变动力学模型的修正

自促发形核机制对于等温马氏体转变的解释是正确的.但是现有几种动力学模型尚存在一些不妥之处.文中给出一种物理意义更为明确的修正模型.     

A simple method for processing individual oocytes and embryos for electron microscopy

A simple method for handling individual specimens that must be processed either for scanning or transmission electron microscopy studies is described. For scanning microscope processing, dehydration is carried out with samples enclosed in small cages made from TAAB capsules in which top and bottom are substituted by plankton nets, and for transmission electron microscopy, samples are pre-embedded in agarose. This procedure significantly reduces mouth pipetting, dissecting microscope observations, is less labour intensive and, most importantly, reduces sample loss.     

A method for exposing the internal anatomy of small and delicate tissues for correlated SEM/TEM studies using polyethylene glycol embedding

A method for preparing and handling large, clean, distortion-free cut surfaces through small and delicate tissues for correlated SEM/TEM examination is described. In this method, tissues are fixed according to conventional protocols; however, instead of critical-point-drying after fixation, tissues are first embedded in polyethylene glycol (PEG), a water-soluble waxy solid. Tissue blocks are easily oriented and sectioned to the desired regions, immersed in a solvent to remove PEG, critical-point-dried, and examined with an SEM. The same tissue blocks can be reworked for TEM by immersing in propylene oxide and embedding in an epoxy resin.     

过量维生素A对鼠胚眼发生影响的超微结构研究

本实验选用雌性wistar大鼠14只,妊娠第8天胃管给予Vit.A 120mg/kg体重,分别于妊娠第10、11、12、13、14、17、20天剖腹取胎,进行电镜观察,结果显示在透射电镜下角膜、晶状体、视网膜的细胞膜结构不清,线粒体肿胀,次级溶酶体增多,粗面内质网(RER)扩张,核染色质边集,核周障增宽。扫描电镜发现,角膜前上皮表面微绒毛减少,视网膜层次变薄,视网膜细胞侧面突起减少。本文对上述变化进行了讨论。     

Generating Cloned Goats by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer—Molecular Determinants and Application to Transgenics and Biomedicine

The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), a mammalian species with high genetic merit for production of milk and meat, can be a tremendously valuable tool for transgenic research. This research is focused on the production and multiplication of genetically engineered or genome-edited cloned specimens by applying somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), which is a dynamically developing assisted reproductive technology (ART). The efficiency of generating the SCNT-derived embryos, conceptuses, and progeny in goats was found to be determined by a variety of factors controlling the biological, molecular, and epigenetic events. On the one hand, the pivotal objective of our paper was to demonstrate the progress and the state-of-the-art achievements related to the innovative and highly efficient solutions used for the creation of transgenic cloned does and bucks. On the other hand, this review seeks to highlight not only current goals and obstacles but also future challenges to be faced by the approaches applied to propagate genetically modified SCNT-derived goats for the purposes of pharmacology, biomedicine, nutritional biotechnology, the agri-food industry, and modern livestock breeding.     

Gossypol disrupts embryo development in heifers

Our objectives were to determine the effects of dietary free gossypol (FG) intake on plasma and uterine gossypol concentrations and embryo development and viability before and after culture with gossypol. Fifty postpubertal Holstein heifers weighing (±SD) 406 ± 34.5 kg at 11.5 mo of age were blocked by age and body weight (BW) and randomly assigned to 1 of 3 isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets differing in their FG content: control (0 mg of FG/kg of BW), moderate (17.8 mg of FG/kg of BW), and high (36.8 mg of FG/kg of BW). Heifers were fed the diets for 70 d before superovulation and embryo collection. Superovulated heifers were flushed on d 5 after induction of ovulation, and early morulae were either stained, to determine the number and proportion of live and dead cells, or randomly assigned to an in vitro culture for 96 h in media containing either 0 or 10 μg/mL of gossypol acetic acid. Plasma and uterine gossypol concentrations increased with increasing gossypol intake. The number of low-quality embryos-ova was greater for the high than for the moderate and control diets. Embryos collected from the high diet had the least number of cells because of fewer live cells, and were smaller in diameter. Greater dietary gossypol reduced blastocyst development and extended the time to reach the blastocyst stage. Similarly, gossypol concentration at 10 μg/mL compromised in vitro development and increased the proportion of degenerated embryos at 96 h in culture. These findings provide in vivo and in vitro evidence that intake of 36.8 mg of FG/kg of BW per d and gossypol concentrations >7 μg/mL in plasma, in uterine flush, or in vitro compromise early embryo development, which might explain some of the negative effects of gossypol on the fertility of dairy cows.     

泰和乌骨鸡鸡胚抗疲劳作用研究

研究泰和乌骨鸡鸡胚对小鼠抗疲劳作用。200只昆明种雄性小白鼠预饲1w后,随机分为十组,其中实验组为6、10、14日龄的鸡胚分别设4.8、2.4、1.2g/kg·d三个剂量组给小鼠灌胃,对照组灌胃生理盐水,0.4ml/只,连续30d后,测定小白鼠负重游泳时间、肝糖原(HG)、乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、血尿素氮(BUN)、血乳酸(LD)等指标。结果显示鸡胚能够延长小鼠游泳时间,提高运动后LDH活力及HG的储备量;降低血LD和BUN的含量,提高小鼠运动耐力。10日龄鸡胚功效较好,表明泰和乌骨鸡鸡胚具有增强机体抗疲劳能力。     

Overexpression of miR-101-2 in donor cells improves the early development of Holstein cow somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos

Accumulating studies have suggested that microRNA play a part in regulating multiple cellular processes, such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, the cell cycle, and embryo development. This study explored the effects of miR-101-2 on donor cell physiological status and the development of Holstein cow somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos in vitro. Holstein cow bovine fetal fibroblasts (BFF) overexpressing miR-101-2 were used as donor cells to perform SCNT; then, cleavage rate, blastocyst rate, inner cell mass-to-trophectoderm ratio, and the expression of some development- and apoptosis-related genes in different groups were analyzed. The miR-101-2 suppressed the expression of inhibitor of growth protein 3 (ING3) at mRNA and protein levels, expedited cell proliferation, and decreased apoptosis in BFF, suggesting that ING3, a target gene of miR-101-2, is a potential player in this process. Moreover, by utilizing donor cells overexpressing miR-101-2, the development of bovine SCNT embryos in vitro was significantly enhanced; the apoptotic rate in SCNT blastocysts was reduced, and the inner cell mass-to-trophectoderm ratio and SOX2, POU5F1, and BCL2L1 expression significantly increased, whereas BAX and ING3 expression decreased. Collectively, these findings suggest that miR-101-2 promotes BFF proliferation and vitality, reduces their apoptosis, and improves the early development of SCNT embryos.     

The Rab Geranylgeranyl Transferase Beta Subunit Is Essential for Embryo and Seed Development in Arabidopsis thaliana

Auxin is a key regulator of plant development affecting the formation and maturation of reproductive structures. The apoplastic route of auxin transport engages influx and efflux facilitators from the PIN, AUX and ABCB families. The polar localization of these proteins and constant recycling from the plasma membrane to endosomes is dependent on Rab-mediated vesicular traffic. Rab proteins are anchored to membranes via posttranslational addition of two geranylgeranyl moieties by the Rab Geranylgeranyl Transferase enzyme (RGT), which consists of RGTA, RGTB and REP subunits. Here, we present data showing that seed development in the rgtb1 mutant, with decreased vesicular transport capacity, is disturbed. Both pre- and post-fertilization events are affected, leading to a decrease in seed yield. Pollen tube recognition at the stigma and its guidance to the micropyle is compromised and the seed coat forms incorrectly. Excess auxin in the sporophytic tissues of the ovule in the rgtb1 plants leads to an increased tendency of autonomous endosperm formation in unfertilized ovules and influences embryo development in a maternal sporophytic manner. The results show the importance of vesicular traffic for sexual reproduction in flowering plants, and highlight RGTB1 as a key component of sporophytic-filial signaling.