Establishment of testicular and ovarian cell lines from Honmoroko (Gnathopogon caerulescens)
Establishment of testicular and ovarian cell lines from Honmoroko (Gnathopogon caerulescens)
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DOI:
10.1007/s10695-012-9733-y
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发表时间:
2013-06
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2.9
通讯作者:
S. Higaki;Yoshie Koyama;E. Shirai;T. Yokota;Y. Fujioka;Noriyoshi Sakai;T. Takada
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作者:
S. Higaki;Yoshie Koyama;E. Shirai;T. Yokota;Y. Fujioka;Noriyoshi Sakai;T. Takada
We succeeded to establish cell lines from endemic fish species HonmorokoGnathopogon caerulescens, which inhabits Lake Biwa, the third oldest lake in the world. Two cell lines designated as RMT1 and RMO1 were established from testis and ovary ofG. caerulescens, respectively. These cell lines were initially cultured in Leibovitz’s L-15 medium supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS), fish embryo extract, epidermal growth factor, and basic fibroblast growth factor. Further addition of forskolin and β-mercaptoethanol was required to establish and maintain these cell lines for more than 60 passages. RMT1 and RMO1 cells showed fibroblast- and epithelial-like morphology, respectively. From immunocytochemical staining and gene expression patterns, RMT1 cells showed a characteristic of testicular Sertoli cells and RMO1 cells did that of ovarian theca cells. Both RMT1 and RMO1 cells multiplied well in the medium supplemented with 10 % FBS at 28 °C and their minimum population doubling times were 24.4 and 28.8 h, respectively. At the 45th passage, most of the RMT1 and RMO1 cells had a hyperploid set of chromosomes (67.3 and 96.1 %, respectively). Cells with normal diploid chromosome set were not observed. RMT1 cells were transfected with an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) expression vector and human elongation factor 1 α promoter worked efficiently to express EGFP. In addition, EGFP-expressing cell lines were also established, suggesting that the cell lines could be utilized as an in vitro monitor system (biosensor) for the evaluation of endocrine disruptors which might affect gonadal function.