Application of nuclear transfer technology to wildlife species

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511615016.016

13 - Application of nuclear transfer technology to wildlife species

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2010

L. K. Riley and

Edited by

John C. Rodger and

J. K. Critser: Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri–Columbia, 201 Connaway Hall, Columbia, MO 65211–5120, U.S.A.
L. K. Riley: Affiliation:
Research Animal Diagnostic & Investigative Laboratory, Department Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, U.S.A.
R. S. Prather: Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, U.S.A.
William V. Holt: Affiliation:
Zoological Society of London
Amanda R. Pickard: Affiliation:
Zoological Society of London
John C. Rodger: Affiliation:
Marsupial CRC, New South Wales
David E. Wildt: Affiliation:
Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington DC

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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

Nuclear transfer (i.e. cloning) is the process whereby the nuclear DNA of a single donor cell is transferred to an enucleated oocyte that, in turn, is activated to produce an embryo which is genetically identical to the original donor cell. Advances in cell and reproductive biology have made the practical application of nuclear transfer theoretically feasible for propagating rare animal species (Campbell et al., 1996; Wilmut et al., 1997; Wakayama et al., 1998, 2000; Wakayama & Yanagimachi, 1999a, b; Colman, 2000; Lanza et al., 2000a). Following successful nuclear transfer in the sheep and the mouse to produce surviving young, a calf from a wild cattle species (Bos gaurus) has been produced using nuclear transfer and interspecies embryo transfer (Lanza et al., 2000c). Although it is premature to declare whether nuclear transfer has practical application to wildlife species management or conservation, general interest in this technology is intense, thereby warranting serious and thoughtful consideration. This chapter offers an evaluation of nuclear transfer, distinguishing between what is technically possible, realistic and ethical.

State of the art

Technological realities of using nuclear transfer

There is an array of factors limiting the technical feasibility of using nuclear transfer as a routine method of propagating animals, domestic or wild.

Reprogramming the nucleus

Most cells in an animal are genetically identical. Theoretically, each cell's nucleus contains the entire blueprint for that organism, and genes are expressed differentially to construct and maintain the various tissues.

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Information: Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation , pp. 195 - 208

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511615016.016 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2002

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