[The distribution of parthenogenetic clones of epidermal melanoblasts in chimeric mice C57BL/6(PG) <--> BALB/c]. 1997

D A Isaev, and E S Platonov, and B V Koniukhov

The death of diploid parthenogenetic mammalian embryos, specifically mouse embryos, is related to the effects of genomic imprinting. But in mouse chimeras, many parthenogenetic cell clones retain their viability for long periods of development. We obtained 12 chimeric mice by aggregating diploid parthenogenetic C57BL/6 (C/C) embryos with normal BALB/c (c/c) embryos at the 8-cell stage. Distribution of parthenogenetic clones of the melanoblasts in the hair follicles of chimeric mice was estimated by the presence of pigmented regions of the hair cover. The proportion of pigmented regions of the hair cover did not exceed 35% in any of 12 parthenogenetic chimeras C57BL/6(PG) <--> BALB/c. In most chimeras, pigmented regions were present in the anterior and posterior parts of the body. At the same time, the middle part of the body was, as a rule, not pigmented, possible due to the death of parthenogenetic melanoblasts in this area. In many chimeras, bilateral distribution of pigmented regions was disturbed, possibly due to accidental death of individual parthenogenetic clones of the melanoblasts. The absence of pigmentation of the ventral body side and distal parts of the limbs in most obtained chimeras appears to be due to decreased proliferative activity of the parthenogenetic melanoblasts, as compared with the normal situation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008544 Melanocytes Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called melanogenesis. Coloration can be altered by the number of melanocytes or the amount of pigment produced and stored in the organelles called MELANOSOMES. The large non-mammalian melanin-containing cells are called MELANOPHORES. Melanocyte
D008807 Mice, Inbred BALB C An inbred strain of mouse that is widely used in IMMUNOLOGY studies and cancer research. BALB C Mice, Inbred,BALB C Mouse, Inbred,Inbred BALB C Mice,Inbred BALB C Mouse,Mice, BALB C,Mouse, BALB C,Mouse, Inbred BALB C,BALB C Mice,BALB C Mouse
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D010312 Parthenogenesis A unisexual reproduction without the fusion of a male and a female gamete (FERTILIZATION). In parthenogenesis, an individual is formed from an unfertilized OVUM that did not complete MEIOSIS. Parthenogenesis occurs in nature and can be artificially induced. Arrhenotoky,Automixis,Thelytoky,Parthenogeneses
D002678 Chimera An individual that contains cell populations derived from different zygotes. Hybrids,Chimeras,Hybrid
D002999 Clone Cells A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Clones,Cell, Clone,Cells, Clone,Clone,Clone Cell
D004171 Diploidy The chromosomal constitution of cells, in which each type of CHROMOSOME is represented twice. Symbol: 2N or 2X. Diploid,Diploid Cell,Cell, Diploid,Cells, Diploid,Diploid Cells,Diploidies,Diploids
D004817 Epidermis The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis); (3) granular layer (stratum granulosum epidermidis); (4) clear layer (stratum lucidum epidermidis); and (5) horny layer (stratum corneum epidermidis).
D005260 Female Females
D006197 Hair A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body. Fetal Hair,Hair, Fetal,Lanugo,Fetal Hairs,Hairs,Hairs, Fetal

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