Project description:The androgenetic embryonic stem cells we generated carrying several genes mutations could be injected into the oocyte and produce the semi-cloned mice. Those semi-cloned mice could mimic several DM1-associated phenotypes. We try to identify if any off-target exist in those cells inducing by CRISPR/Cas9.
Project description:We reported a kind of new haploid embryonic stem cell, human haploid androgenetic embryonic stem cell, which kept the sperm characteristic epigenetic modification patterns for imprinting genes. In this study, two human haploid androgenetic embryonic stem cell lines (ha-AGHESC) and two human haploid parthenogenetic embryonic stem cell lines (ha-PGHESC) with somatic control and diploid HESC control, were processed with RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) and whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS). We showed that the reconstructed semi-clone HESCs were similar to the diploid HESC in transcriptome and the methylome especially related to the known human imprinting genes. The raw data of WGBS and bulk RNA-seq are deposited at Genome Sequence Archive (GSA) of Human with accession number HRA004100.
Project description:Haploid cells are amenable for genetic analysis because they contain only one set of chromosomes.Here,we report the derivation of haESCs from androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, which we designated AG-haESCs, express classical ESC markers, are pluripotent, and contribute to various tissues including the germline upon injection into diploid blastocysts. We used microarrays to compare the gene expression levels among androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cell lines(AG-haESC) E14 and male mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and identified that most paternally imprinted genes were down-regulated and the maternally imprinted genes were up-regulated.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE35785: mRNA expression data from AG-haESC, E14 and MEF GSE35786: CGH analysis of AG-haESCs (androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells) Refer to individual Series
Project description:Haploid cells are amenable for genetic analysis because they contain only one set of chromosomes.Here,we report the derivation of haESCs from androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, which we designated AG-haESCs, express classical ESC markers, are pluripotent, and contribute to various tissues including the germline upon injection into diploid blastocysts. We used microarrays to compare the gene expression levels among androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cell lines(AG-haESC) E14 and male mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and identified that most paternally imprinted genes were down-regulated and the maternally imprinted genes were up-regulated. To avoid the influence of diploidized cells on the expression profile, we collected samples from FACS of cells at G1/G0 stage by staining Hochest 33342. We used E14,which was a male embryonic stem cell lines, and MEFs isloated from male individuals as control. Gene expression profiles of all the cell lines were analysed on an Affymetrix GeneChip 430 2.0 array.
Project description:Our lab first derived mouse androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells (AG-haESCs) and demonstrated that AG-haESCs can be used as an “artificial spermatids” to generate gene-edited semi-cloned (SC) mice through intracytoplasmic injection (ICAHCI) into mature oocyte, even though the birth efficiency is very low. Further we proved that H19-DMR and IG-DMR were the main barrier to generate viable mice through androgenetic and parthenogenetic haESCs. More importantly, AG-haESCs mediated SC technology combined with CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful tool to generate gene-modified mouse models and carry out genetic screening at organismal level. However, it is still not clear how the H19-DMR and IG-DMR coordinately regulate SC embryo development. Here, we found that the H19-DMR and IG-DMR regulate the development of SC embryos in spatio-temporal scales. Firstly, we found that the H19-DMR and IG-DMR are not indispensable for the development of preimplantation of SC embryos. Secondly, H19-DMR is essential for the development of SC embryos in mid-gestation and IG-DMR takes effect in late-gestation. Further, the maintenance of paternal H19-DMR methylation status and deletion of paternal H19 transcription unit play a key role in the structures and transport functions of SC embryo placenta. Importantly, AG-haESCs carrying triple deletions, including H19, H19-DMR and IG-DMR, can further improve the efficiency in generation of viable, normal-size, and fertile mice.
Project description:Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analysis of androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells was done with 129/Sv male mouse kidney genomic DNA as reference. The results revealed no consistent copy number variations (CNVs) among the examined cell lines (AH129-5, AH129-N1 and AH129-NC1), except for the global difference on the X chromosome to the male control.