Valproic acid treatment from the 4-cell stage improves oct4 expression and nuclear distribution of histone H3k27me3 in mouse cloned blastocysts

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We examined effects of treatment with valproic acid (0, 0.2, 1 or 2 mM, VPA), an inhibitor of class I and IIa histone deacetylases (HDACs), of mouse somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos for 24 h from 48 h (4-cell stage), 24 h (2-cell stage) or immediately after oocyte activation on blastocyst formation rates and qualities of the resultant blastocysts. Blastocyst formation rates (33.4-37.0%) were not improved by VPA treatments compared with the untreated control (35.1- 36.4%). However, immunofluorescence staining revealed that Oct4 expression levels, evaluated from percentages of embryos expressing Oct4 strongly and having more than 10 Oct4-positive cells, in blastocysts from SCNT embryos treated with 1 mM VPA for 24 h from the 4-cell stage (VPA-4C) were highest among all the groups and that the proportion of cells with a normal nuclear distribution of histone H3 trimethylated at lysine 27 (H3K27me3), a marker of the state of X-chromosome inactivation, significantly increased in the VPA-4C group (36.6%) compared with the control group (12.4%, P<0.05). Treatments with scriptaid and sodium butyrate, inhibitors of class I and IIa/b HDACs, for 24 h from the 4-cell stage also had beneficial effects on SCNT blastocysts. These findings indicate that treatment with 1 mM VPA from the 4-cell stage improves the Oct4 expression and nuclear distribution of H3K27me3 in mouse SCNT blastocysts and suggest that the inhibition of class I and IIa HDACs from the 4-cell stage plays an important role in these effects. © 2013 by the Society for Reproduction and Development.

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Isaji, Y., Murata, M., Takaguchi, N., Mukai, T., Tajima, Y., Imai, H., & Yamada, M. (2013). Valproic acid treatment from the 4-cell stage improves oct4 expression and nuclear distribution of histone H3k27me3 in mouse cloned blastocysts. Journal of Reproduction and Development, 59(2), 196–204. https://doi.org/10.1262/jrd.2012-156

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