黏性卵鱼类受精卵一种快速高效的显微注射方法

A FAST AND EFFICIENT MICROINJECTION METHOD IN THE FERTILIZED EGGS OF TELEOST FISH WITH ADHESIVE EGGS

  • 摘要: 黏性卵鱼类受精卵遇水后产生的黏性和卵壳变硬的现象严重影响着大批量显微注射操作的速度和随后的取材。研究建立了一种高效的黏性受精卵快速脱黏显微注射方法, 并利用荧光标记葡聚糖Alex-Fluor488-dextran评估了消化脱黏、直接注射和脱壳注射三种方法的技术特点和适用范围。结果表明: 在23℃, 用0.25%胰蛋白酶(pH=7.1-7.4)消化4min可获得脱黏受精卵。与直接注射和脱壳注射方法相比, 研究建立的消化脱黏方法兼具二者的优点: 在受精后5min可以开始显微操作, 无黏性, 容易进针, 胚盘清晰便于观察、注射后容易培养和取材。实验方法适用于研究与黏性卵鱼类卵子发生、卵-胚转换和早期胚胎发育密切相关基因的功能, 亦可满足追踪受精过程中核质细微变化研究的需要。

     

    Abstract: Microinjection is a most popular method in the studies on gene transfer and function in fish. The eggs of teleost are adhesive and once fertilized, the eggs secrete adhesive materials and the eggshell is hardened when contact with water, which makes the microinjection and sampling very difficult. In this study, we developed a fast and efficient microinjection method for the fertilized eggs of teleost fish. The eggshells became non-adhesive when digested in 0.25% trypsin solution (pH 7.1-7.4) at 23℃ for 4min. Furthermore, we compared the new method with the other two - microinjection in the fertilized eggs with intact shells, and in the fertilized eggs with shells completely removed by the trypsin digestion - by injecting Alex-Fluor488-dextran into the fertilized eggs of gibel carp. Compared to the other two methods, the new one generated a number of non-tacky and transparent eggs suitable for injecting and sampling in 5min after fertilization. The new microinjection method established in this study would be a valuable tool for investigating the function of genes involved in the early embryo development and for studying the subtle changes in the nuclear and cytoplasm during the fertilization of teleost fish eggs.

     

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