After reading the book Principles of Cloning, I was interested in finding out more about the progress of cloning over the last decade. This post features studies and papers that describe cloning advances in certain mammals.
Antelope and Deer:
Cloned endangered species takin (Budorcas taxicolor) by inter-species nuclear transfer and comparison of the blastocyst development with yak (Bos grunniens) and bovine. (Link)
First birth of an animal from an extinct subspecies (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) by cloning. (Link)
Interspecies nuclear transfer of Tibetan antelope using caprine oocyte as recipient. (Link)
Red deer cloned from antler stem cells and their differentiated progeny. (Link)
Buffalo:
An inter-subspecies cloned buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) obtained by transferring of cryopreserved embryos via somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Anomalous mRNA levels of chromatin remodeling genes in swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) cloned embryos. (Link)
Buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) cloned by nuclear transfer of somatic cells. (Link)
Effect of cytoplasmic volume on developmental competence of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos produced through hand-made cloning. (Link)
Effect of donor cell types on developmental potential of cattle (Bos taurus) and swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) cloned embryos. (Link)
Effects of recipient oocyte age and interval from fusion to activation on development of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) nuclear transfer embryos derived from fetal fibroblasts. (Link)
Efficiency of SCNT buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos in different culture medium and analysis of mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factors during embryogenesis. (Link)
Epigenetic characteristics of cloned and in vitro-fertilized swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos. (Link)
Hand-made cloned buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos: comparison of different media and culture systems. (Link)
Isolation and characterization of embryonic stem cell-like cells from in vitro-produced buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos. (Link)
Optimization of embryo culture conditions for increasing efficiency of cloning in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and generation of transgenic embryos via cloning. (Link)
Pregnancies established from handmade cloned blastocysts reconstructed using skin fibroblasts in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). (Link)
Production of cloned and transgenic embryos using buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryonic stem cell-like cells isolated from in vitro fertilized and cloned blastocysts. (Link)
Somatic cell nuclear transfer in buffalos: effect of the fusion and activation protocols and embryo culture system on preimplantation embryo development. (Link)
Study on the inter-subspecies nuclear transfer of river buffalo somatic cell nuclei into swamp buffalo oocyte cytoplasm. (Link)
Telomerase activity in swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) oocytes and embryos derived from in vitro fertilization, somatic cell nuclear transfer and parthenogenetic activation. (Link)
Camel:
Heterogeneous nuclear-transferred-embryos reconstructed with camel (Camelus bactrianus) skin fibroblasts and enucleated ovine oocytes and their development H-M. (Link)
Preliminary assessment of somatic cell nuclear transfer in the dromedary (Camelus dromedarius). (Link)
Production of the first cloned camel by somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Cat:
A unique method to produce transgenic embryos in ovine, porcine, feline, bovine and equine species. (Link)
Abnormalities in the transcription of reprogramming genes related to global epigenetic events of cloned endangered felid embryos. (Link)
Birth of African Wildcat cloned kittens born from domestic cats. (Link)
Cats cloned from fetal and adult somatic cells by nuclear transfer. (Link)
Cell cycle analysis and interspecies nuclear transfer of in vitro cultured skin fibroblasts of the Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris Altaica). (Link)
Chromosomal aneuploidy in African Wildcat somatic cells and cloned embryos. (Link)
Cloning endangered felids using heterospecific donor oocytes and interspecies embryo transfer. (Link)
Confirmation of germ-line transmission in the red fluorescence protein (RFP) transgenic cloned male cat. (Link)
Culture, characteristics and chromosome complement of Siberian tiger fibroblasts for nuclear transfer. (Link)
DNA methylation status in somatic and placenta cells of cloned cats. (Link)
Enhanced histone acetylation in somatic cells induced by a histone deacetylase inhibitor improved inter-generic cloned leopard cat blastocysts. (Link)
Generation of a recloned transgenic cat expressing red fluorescence protein. (Link)
Generation of cloned transgenic cats expressing red fluorescence protein. (Link)
Generation of domestic transgenic cloned kittens using lentivirus vectors. (Link)
In vitro development and postvitrification survival of cloned feline embryos derived from preadipocytes. (Link)
In vitro development of marbled cat embryos derived from interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
In vitro production and initiation of pregnancies in inter-genus nuclear transfer embryos derived from leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) nuclei fused with domestic cat (Felis silverstris catus) enucleated oocytes. (Link)
Intergeneric somatic cell nucleus transfer in marbled cat and flat-headed cat. (Link)
Nuclear and microtubule remodeling and in vitro development of nuclear transferred cat oocytes with skin fibroblasts of the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) and leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). (Link)
Nuclear transfer of synchronized african wild cat somatic cells into enucleated domestic cat oocytes. (Link)
Proteomic analysis of placentas from cloned cat embryos identifies a set of differentially expressed proteins related to oxidative damage, senescence and apoptosis. (Link)
Reproductive fertility of cloned male cats derived from adult somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Semen characteristics of genetically identical male cats cloned via somatic cell nucleus transfer. (Link)
Serum starvation and full confluency for cell cycle synchronization of domestic cat (felis catus) foetal fibroblasts. (Link)
Trichostatin A modified histone covalent pattern and enhanced expression of pluripotent genes in interspecies black-footed cat cloned embryos but did not improve in vitro and in vivo viability. (Link)
Dog:
A cloned toy poodle produced from somatic cells derived from an aged female dog. (Link)
Birth of Beagle dogs by somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Birth of viable puppies derived from breeding cloned female dogs with a cloned male. (Link)
Changes in the somatotrophic axis in genetically identical dogs. (Link)
Cloning endangered gray wolves (Canis lupus) from somatic cells collected postmortem. (Link)
Cloning missy: obtaining multiple offspring of a specific canine genotype by somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Conservation of the Sapsaree (Canis familiaris), a Korean Natural Monument, using somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Current status and applications of somatic cell nuclear transfer in dogs. (Link)
Development of interspecies cloned embryos in yak and dog. (Link)
Dogs cloned from fetal fibroblasts by nuclear transfer. (Link)
Effective donor cell fusion conditions for production of cloned dogs by somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Endangered wolves cloned from adult somatic cells. (Link)
Growth and hematologic characteristics of cloned dogs derived from adult somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Improved efficiency of canine nucleus transfer using roscovitine-treated canine fibroblasts. (Link)
Influence of oocyte donor and embryo recipient conditions on cloning efficiency in dogs. (Link)
Morphological abnormalities, impaired fetal development and decrease in myostatin expression following somatic cell nuclear transfer in dogs. (Link)
Production of offspring from cloned transgenic RFP female dogs and stable generational transmission of the RFP gene. (Link)
Production of transgenic canine embryos using interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Recloned dogs derived from adipose stem cells of a transgenic cloned beagle. (Link)
Ferret:
Adeno-associated virus-targeted disruption of the CFTR gene in cloned ferrets. (Link)
Cloned ferrets produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Factors affecting the efficiency of embryo transfer in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo). (Link)
Horse:
A unique method to produce transgenic embryos in ovine, porcine, feline, bovine and equine species. (Link)
Cloned horse pregnancies produced using adult cumulus cells. (Link)
Equine cloning: applications and outcomes. (Link)
Equine cloning. (Link)
Production of cloned horse foals using roscovitine-treated donor cells and activation with sperm extract and/or ionomycin. (Link)
Production of horse foals via direct injection of roscovitine-treated donor cells and activation by injection of sperm extract. (Link)
Somatic cell nuclear transfer in horses. (Link)
Primate:
Cloned blastocysts produced by nuclear transfer from somatic cells in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). (Link)
Cloning of non-human primates: the road “less traveled by”. (Link)
Development of interspecies cloned monkey embryos reconstructed with bovine enucleated oocytes. (Link)
Dynamic changes in microtubules and early development of reconstructed embryos after somatic cell nuclear transfer in a non-human primate. (Link)
Epigenetic marks in cloned rhesus monkey embryos: comparison with counterparts produced in vitro. (Link)
Nuclear transfer in nonhuman primates. (Link)
Preimplantation development of somatic cell cloned embryos in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). (Link)
Somatic cell nuclear transfer using transported in vitro-matured oocytes in cynomolgus monkey. (Link)
Whale:
Production of cloned sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) embryos by interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer using enucleated pig oocytes. (Link)
Production of Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) cloned embryos by inter- and intra-species somatic cell nuclear transfer. (Link)
Yak:
Development of interspecies cloned embryos in yak and dog. (Link)
In vitro development of yak (Bos grunniens) embryos generated by interspecies nuclear transfer. (Link)
Nuclear reprogramming in embryos generated by the transfer of yak (Bos grunniens) nuclei into bovine oocytes and comparison with bovine-bovine SCNT and bovine IVF embryos. (Link)
