ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 733-739.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2014.05.008

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Expression and Localization of cPouV and cNanog Genes in the Chicken Embryo Pluripotent Cells Development

LI Dong-sheng1,2, CHEN Zhi-sheng2, WANG Bing-yun2*, PENG Te1,2,CHEN Sheng-feng2, JI Hui-qin2, CHEN Jin-ding1*   

  1. (1.College of Veterinary Medicine,South China Agricultural University,Guangzhou 510642, China;2.School of Life Science,Foshan University,Foshan 528231, China)
  • Received:2013-12-10 Online:2014-05-23 Published:2014-05-23

Abstract:

Spatio-temporal expression of cNanog and cPouV genes in the early chicken embryos was studied to provide basic information for studing functions of those two genes on chicken embryonic stem cells (CES) self-renewal and differentiation.Digoxigenin(DIG)-labeled cPouV and cNanog probes were produced by cDNA synthesization from the plasmids of pMD-18T-cPouV and pMD-18T-cNanog respectively according to a standard protocol.The expression patterns of cPouV and cNanog in the early chicken embryos were detected using in situ hybridization with the synthesized probes.The results showed that at pre-primitive streak stage,cPouV and cNanog genes were uniformly expressed in the pellucid area of embryos.At primitive streak stage,cPouV genes were strongly expressed in primitive streak and surrounding area.Hybridization signals of cNanog genes were detected only in surrounding area of primitive streak,no signals were detected inside streak.As the neural plate formed,two genes were strongly expressed in the neural plate,neuraltube and the anterior hindbrain/posterior midbrain.Later,at stage 14 HH and subsequently,two genes were strongly expressed in the head,the heart and peripheral vessels.As chicken embryo development,the pluripotent stem cells which can express cPouV and cNanog genes migrated from pellucid area to peripheral area.

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