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ArticleCellular and molecular bioengineering2021

Preserving the Female Genome in Trehalose Glass at Supra-Zero Temperatures: The Relationship Between Moisture Content and DNA Damage in Feline Germinal Vesicles.

Shangping Wang, Pei-Chih Lee, Amanda Elsayed, Fan Zhang, Yong Zhang, Pierre Comizzoli, Gloria D Elliott

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Article in Cellular and molecular bioengineering, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shangping WangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223 USA.
Pei-Chih LeeSmithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC USA.
Amanda ElsayedDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223 USA.
Fan ZhangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC USA.
Yong ZhangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC USA.
Pierre ComizzoliSmithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC USA.
Gloria D ElliottDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223 USA.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · USNational Zoological Park · USSmithsonian Conservation Biology Institute · US

Funding

Drying, Storing, and Reanimating Egg Germinal Vesicles to Preserve FertilityR01OD023139 · OD · SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION · PI COMIZZOLI, PIERRE · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
NIH HHS R01 OD023139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMaintaining a stable dry state is critical for long-term preservation of live biomaterials at suprazero temperatures. The objective of the study was to characterize the effect of moisture content on DNA integrity within the germinal vesicle (GV) of feline oocytes following dehydration and storage at 22-24 °C.

methodsUsing microwave-assisted drying, conditions that led to a predictable and stable moisture content in trehalose solutions were determined. To explore moisture content stability during storage, trehalose samples were dried for 15 min and stored in glass vials at 11 or 43% RH for 8 weeks. To examine whether this condition allowed proper storage of GVs, permeabilized cat oocytes were incubated in trehalose for 10 min and dried for 15 or 30 min. Oocytes then were rehydrated to assess DNA integrity either directly after drying or after 8 weeks of storage in an 11% RH environment. Raman spectroscopy was used to identify the states of dried samples during storage.

resultsMoisture content was stable during the storage period. There was no significant difference in DNA integrity between fresh and dried samples without storage. After 8 weeks of storage, DNA integrity was maintained in GVs dried for 30 min. Samples dried for 15 min and stored were compromised, suggesting crystallization of the preservation matrix during storage. Biostabilization was optimal when samples were directly processed to moisture contents consistent with storage in the glassy state.

conclusionMicrowave-assisted drying processing and storage conditions were optimized to ensure stable long-term storage of structural and functional properties of genetic resources.

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AmorphousDry preservationGerminal vesiclesMicrowave-assisted dryingMoisture sorption isotherm

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PMID33643469
PMCPMC7878634
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