Project description:There is an inevitable need for combining in vitro and in vivo culture systems during specific developmental time points to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of early embryo development which would yield insights into the molecular pathways controlling early development and to improve our knowledge in regulation of embryonic development. In current study, we aimed to understand the influences of alternative culture conditions (in vivo or in vitro) during EGA event on embryonic developmental rate, gene expression pattern and subsequent influences on pathways and biological functions controlling bovine embryo development. Six different blastocyst groups were produced under alternative in vivo and in vitro culture conditions. The first two groups (Vitro_4-cell and Vitro_16-cell) were matured, fertilized and cultured in vitro until 4- and 16-cell stage, respectively then transferred to synchronized recipients and continued culture in vivo until day 7 blastocyst stage. The second two groups (Vivo_4-cell and Vivo_16-cell) were matured, fertilized and cultured in vivo until 4- and 16-cell stage, respectively then flushed out and cultured in vitro until day 7 blastocyst stage. Complete in vitro (IVP) and in vivo (control group) blastocysts were also produced. Samples from the three pools (biological replicates) of each blastocyst group and in vivo control blastocyst were hybridized on EmbryoGENE’s bovine microarray using a dye-swap design (technical replicates) for a total of six arrays.
Project description:In this study we aimed to examine the effect of alternative in vivo and in vitro culture conditions during the time of blastocyst formation on the transcriptome profile of bovine blastocysts. Two different blastocyst groups were produced. The first group (Vitro_morula) was matured, fertilized and cultured in vitro until morula stage then transferred to synchronized recipients and blastocysts were collected at day 7 by uterine flushing. The second group (Vivo_morula) was matured, fertilized and cultured in vivo until morula stage then flushed out and cultured in vitro until day 7. Complete in vitro (IVP) and in vivo blastocysts were produced and used as controls.
Project description:In this study we aimed to examine the effect of alternative in vivo and in vitro culture conditions during the time of blastocyst formation on the transcriptome profile of bovine blastocysts.
Project description:The process of early development of mammals is subtly and accurately controlled by the regulation networks of embryo cells. Time course expression data measured at different stages during early embryo development process can give us valuable information by revealing the dynamic expression patterns of genes in genome wide scale. In this study, bovine embryo expression data were generated at oocyte, one cell stage, two cell stage, four cell stage, eight cell stage, sixteen cell stage, morula, and blastocyst; Human embryo expression data were generated at one cell stage, two cell stage, four cell stage, eight cell stage, morula, and blastocyst; Mouse embryo expression data were generated at one cell stage, two cell stage, four cell stage, eight cell stage, morula, and blastocyst. Experiment Overall Design: Bovine, Human, and Mouse embryos were harvested at successive stage from oocyte to blastocyste. Total RNAs were extracted, amplified and hybridized onto Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:In vitro maturation (IVM) of the oocytes is a routine method in bovine embryo production. The competence of bovine oocytes to develop into embryo after IVM and in vitro fertilization (IVF) is lower as compared to in vivo preovulatory oocytes. Cumulus cells (CC) that enclose an oocyte are involved in the acquisition of oocyte quality during maturation. Using transcriptomic approach we compared cumulus cells gene expression during IVM with that in vivo preovulatory period. Global transcriptional profiling was performed using cumulus cells collected from mature bovine oocytes (metaphase-II stage) after maturation performed either in vivo or in vitro. In vivo matured cumulus cells were collected from ovulatory follicles of Montbeliard adult cows by ovum pick-up in vivo (OPU, n=4). In vitro matured cumulus cells were recovered from the oocytes after 22h of in vitro culture of cumulus-oocyte complexes (50 COC per experiment) from 2-6 mm ovarian follicles of adult cows (MIV, n=4). Gene expression analysis was carried out between in vivo and in vitro matured cumulus representing a total of 8 slides (dye swap protocol)
Project description:miRNA profile of the bovine pretransfer endometrium based on pregnancy success after in vivo and in vitro produced embryos transfer