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CELLS
卷 11, 期 18, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells11182868
关键词
spermatogonial stem cells; self-renewal; meiosis; hermaphrodite; orange-spotted grouper
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资金
- National Key Research and Development Program [2018YFD 0900203]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [32273132]
- China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA [CARS-47]
- Project of Hainan Academician Team Innovation Center [YSPTZX202122]
- Huizhou Swan Project [20170214023102296]
An SSC line derived from the adult testis of grouper was successfully established. These cells exhibited characteristics of SSCs and could be induced to express meiotic markers and produce sperm-like cells. The findings of this study have important implications for understanding the mechanisms of SSC self-renewal and differentiation, spermatogenesis, and sex reversal.
Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are unique adult stem cells capable of self-renewal and differentiation into sperm. Grouper is a protogynous hermaphroditic fish farmed widely in the tropical and subtropical seas. In this study, we established an SSC line derived from adult testis of orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides. In the presence of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), the cells could be maintained with proliferation and self-renewal over 20 months and 120 passages under in vitro culture conditions. The cells exhibited strong alkaline phosphatase activity and the characteristics of SSCs with the expression of germ cell markers, including Vasa, Dazl, and Plzf, as well as the stem cell markers Nanog, Oct4, and Ssea1. Furthermore, the cultured cells could be induced by 11-ketotestosterone treatment to highly express the meiotic markers Rec8, Sycp3, and Dmc1, and produce some spherical cells, and even sperm-like cells with a tail. The findings of this study suggested that the cultured grouper SSC line would serve as an excellent tool to study the molecular mechanisms behind SSCs self-renewal and differentiation, meiosis during spermatogenesis, and sex reversal in hermaphroditic vertebrates. Moreover, this SSC line has great application value in grouper fish aquaculture, such as germ cell transplantation, genetic manipulation, and disease research.
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