title: Effect of the time interval between fusion and activation on epigenetic reprogramming and development of bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos.
abstract: Previous studies have shown that the time interval between fusion and activation (FA interval) play an important role in nuclear remodeling and in vitro development of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos. However, the effects of FA interval on the epigenetic reprogramming and in vivo developmental competence of SCNT embryos remain unknown. In the present study, the effects of different FA intervals (0 h, 2 h, and 4 h) on the epigenetic reprogramming and developmental competence of bovine SCNT embryos were assessed. The results demonstrated that H3 lysine 9 (H3K9ac) levels decreased rapidly after fusion in all three groups. H3K9ac was practically undetectable 2 h after fusion in the 2-h and 4-h FA interval groups. However, H3K9ac was still evidently detectable in the 0-h FA interval group. The H3K9ac levels increased 10 h after fusion in all three groups, but were higher in the 2-h and 4-h FA interval groups than that in the 0-h FA interval group. The methylation levels of the satellite I region in day-7 blastocysts derived from the 2-h or 4-h FA interval groups was similar to that of in vitro fertilization blastocysts and is significantly lower than that of the 0-h FA interval group. SCNT embryos derived from 2-h FA interval group showed higher developmental competence than those from the 0-h and 4-h FA interval groups in terms of cleavage rate, blastocyst formation rate, apoptosis index, and pregnancy and calving rates. Hence, the FA interval is an important factor influencing the epigenetic reprogramming and developmental competence of bovine SCNT embryos.
authors: College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Liu
authors: Yongsheng
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Jianmin
authors: J
authors: Su
authors: Lijun
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Ruizhe
authors: R
authors: Li
authors: Qian
authors: Q
authors: Li
authors: Yongyan
authors: Y
authors: Wu
authors: Song
authors: S
authors: Hua
authors: Fusheng
authors: F
authors: Quan
authors: Zekun
authors: Z
authors: Guo
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019976:Cloning, Organism; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D005260:Female; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D053652:Nuclear Transfer Techniques; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006657:Histones