Messenger RNA expression patterns in bovine embryos derived from in vitro procedures and their implications for development
Christine Wrenzycki A B , Doris Herrmann A , Andrea Lucas-Hahn A , Karin Korsawe A , Erika Lemme A and Heiner Niemann A
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A Institute for Animal Breeding (FAL), Department of Biotechnology, Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany.
B Corresponding author. Email: wrenzycki@tzv.fal.de
Reproduction, Fertility and Development 17(2) 23-35 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD04109
Submitted: 1 August 2004 Accepted: 1 October 2004 Published: 1 January 2005
Abstract
The preimplantation bovine embryo is initially under the control of maternal genomic information that is accumulated during oogenesis. The genetic programme of development soon becomes dependent on new transcripts derived from activation of the embryonic genome. The early steps in development, including the timing of the first cleavage, activation of the embryonic genome, compaction and blastocyst formation, can be affected by the culture media and conditions, as well as the production procedure itself. These perturbations can possibly result in a marked decrease in the quality of the resulting blastocysts and may even affect the viability of offspring born after transfer. In vitro procedures such as in vitro production and somatic nuclear transfer of bovine embryos have been shown to be correlated with significant up- or downregulation, de novo induction or silencing of genes critical for undisturbed fetal and neonatal development. These alterations are likely to be caused by epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation and histone modifications. Analysis of perturbed epigenetic reprogramming and of the related phenomena, such as genomic imprinting and X-chromosome inactivation, in bovine embryos is promising for understanding the underlying mechanisms of developmental abnormalities, such as large offspring syndrome.
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