Bovine blastocyst-like structures derived from stem cell cultures

Carlos A. Pinzón-Arteaga, Yinjuan Wang, Yulei Wei, Ana E. Ribeiro Orsi, Leijie Li, Giovanna Scatolin, Lizhong Liu, Masahiro Sakurai, Jianfeng Ye, Ming Hao Ming, Leqian Yu, Bo Li, Zongliang Jiang, Jun Wu

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Abstract

Understanding the mechanisms of blastocyst formation and implantation is critical for improving farm animal reproduction but is hampered by a limited supply of embryos. Here, we developed an efficient method to generate bovine blastocyst-like structures (termed blastoids) via assembling bovine trophoblast stem cells and expanded potential stem cells. Bovine blastoids resemble blastocysts in morphology, cell composition, single-cell transcriptomes, in vitro growth, and the ability to elicit maternal recognition of pregnancy following transfer to recipient cows. Bovine blastoids represent an accessible in vitro model for studying embryogenesis and improving reproductive efficiency in livestock species.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)611-616.e7
JournalCell Stem Cell
Volume30
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 4 2023

Keywords

  • Bovine-blastocyst-like structures
  • blastoids
  • bovine blastoids
  • bovine embryonic stem cells
  • bovine expanded potential stem cells
  • bovine trophoblast stem cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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