Journal of Embryo Transfer (한국수정란이식학회지)

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Characterization and In Vitro Differentiation of Korean Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Male Germ Cells

  • Jeong, Dong Kee (Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jeju National University) ;
  • Sharma, Neelesh (Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jeju National University) ;
  • Nguyen, Thanh Luan (Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jeju National University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Hyun (Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jeju National University) ;
  • Oh, Sung Jong (Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jeju National University)
  • Received : 2014.11.10
  • Accepted : 2014.12.18
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Phasianus colchicus is not only a beautiful bird but also a great value in science and under the threat of endanger. Hence, the aim of this study was to isolate the pheasant male germ cells (mGCs) and then induce them into elongated sperm-like cells in vitro. The mGCs were purified and enriched by a two-step plating method based on the different adherence velocities of mGCs and somatic cells. The percentage of the c-kit positive cells and c-kit negative cells examined by flow cytometry analysis (FCA) was 92.87% and 2.57%, respectively. Subsequently, the mGCs were induced for 48h in DMEM/F12 medium supplemented factors such as retinol acid, testosterone and bovine FSH, followed by 5 weeks in culture. We found that some elongated sperm-like cells appeared initially in vitro under inducement of stimulated factors. The elongated sperm-like cells showed in the expression of changed morphology and post-transcriptional marker such as spermatid associated (SPERT), spermatid perinuclear RNA binding protein (STRBP), round spermatid basic protein 1 (RSBN1) and SPER1L. Moreover, in DNA content identified assay, induced cells showed that the 1C DNA population markedly increased in differentiated group but it was not change in undifferentiated group. Successful in vitro differentiation of pheasant testicular germline cells into spermatids appears to offer extremely attractive potential for the conservation of endangered birds and treatment of male infertility.

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