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ArticleCellular reprogramming2015

Buffalo embryos produced by handmade cloning from oocytes selected using brilliant cresyl blue staining have better developmental competence and quality and are closer to embryos produced by in vitro fertilization in terms of their epigenetic status and gene expression pattern.

Sushil K Mohapatra, Anjit Sandhu, Venkata S Neerukattu, Karn P Singh, Naresh L Selokar, Suresh K Singla, Manmohan S Chauhan, Radhey S Manik, Prabhat Palta

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Article in Cellular reprogramming, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. SCNT and genome editing in Buffalo, the black gold of the tropics.The Journal of reproduction and development · 2026
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  3. Production of Water Buffalo SCNT Embryos by Handmade Cloning.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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  4. Article
  5. Strategies to Improve the Efficiency of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  6. Cloning of breeding buffalo bulls in India: Initiatives & challenges.The Indian journal of medical research · 2018
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  7. Review
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  10. Handmade cloning: recent advances, potential and pitfalls.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sushil K MohapatraEmbryo Biotechnology Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal-132001, Haryana, India .
Anjit Sandhu
Venkata S Neerukattu
Karn P Singh
Naresh L Selokar
Suresh K Singla
Manmohan S Chauhan
Radhey S Manik
Prabhat Palta
National Dairy Research Institute · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We compared handmade cloned (HMC) buffalo blastocysts produced from oocytes stained with Brilliant Cresyl Blue (BCB) and classified into those with blue (BCB+) or colorless cytoplasm (BCB-). The blastocyst rate was higher (p<0.001) for BCB+ than for BCB- oocytes (43.41 ± 2.54 vs. 22.74 ± 1.76%). BCB+ blastocysts had inner cell mass (ICM) cell number, ICM-to-trophectoderm ratio, global level of H3K18ac, apoptotic index, and expression level of BCL-XL, but not that of CASPASE-3, similar to that of blastocysts produced through in vitro fertilization (IVF), which was higher (p<0.05) than that of BCB- blastocysts. The global level of H3K9me2, which was similar in BCB+ and BCB- blastocysts, was higher (p<0.01) than that in IVF blastocysts. The expression level of OCT4 and SOX2 was higher (p<0.05) and that of GATA2 was lower (p<0.05) in BCB+ than that in BCB- blastocysts, whereas that of DNMT1, DNMT3a, NANOG, and CDX2 was not significantly different between the two groups. The expression level of DNMT1, OCT4, NANOG, and SOX2 was lower (p<0.05) and that of CDX2 was higher (p<0.05) in BCB+ than in IVF blastocysts. In conclusion, because BCB+ blastocysts have better developmental competence and are closer to IVF blastocysts in terms of quality, epigenetic status, and gene expression than BCB- blastocysts, BCB staining can be used effectively for selection of developmentally competent oocytes for HMC.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticAnimalsBlastocystBuffaloesCloning, OrganismFemaleFertilization in VitroGene ExpressionOocytesOxazinesStaining and LabelingBrilliant Cresyl BlueOxazines

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PMID25826727
PMCPMC4378879
OpenAlexW2313229322

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