Nuclear transfer in the mouse

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1222:1-14. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1594-1_1.

Abstract

Nuclear transfer (NT) technique provides a powerful experimental tool to study the mechanisms of reprogramming processes and to derive NT-embryonic stem (ntES) cells from living or frozen animals. The Piezo-driven direct microinjection NT method has proved to be a valid technique to clone mice and other species. In addition, this method has been broadly used as a versatile tool for many fields of mouse micromanipulation. This chapter describes the "one step method" protocol of nuclear transfer in mouse, which combines injection of a donor cell nucleus and enucleation of MII metaphase in a single manipulation procedure. This protocol describes the isolation and collection of oocytes, treatment of donor cells, visualization of spindle-chromosomal complex, direct injection and enucleation, activation of reconstructed embryos and their in vitro culture and transfer into pseudopregnant mice.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Embryo Culture Techniques
  • Embryo Transfer / methods*
  • Female
  • Fibroblasts / cytology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred Strains
  • Microinjections
  • Micromanipulation / instrumentation
  • Micromanipulation / methods
  • Nuclear Transfer Techniques*
  • Oocyte Retrieval / methods*
  • Pregnancy