Stem cell maturation for all tissue lines
First Claim
1. A modified germ cell comprising:
- a primordial sex cell (PSC), or nucleus thereof, translocated into an enucleated ovum, wherein the PSC and the ovum are derived from the same species or different species of animal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a composition and method for making a modified germ cell (MGC) comprising a primordial sex cell, (PSC) or nucleus thereof, combined with an enucleated ovum. The PSC is a spermatogonia or an oogonia from a donor animal or mammal. Similarly, the enucleated ovum is from the same species donor animal or mammal as the donor of the PSC. The present invention also provides a method of maturing the MGC in vitro using a specialized cell culture apparatus or bioreactor chamber. The present invention also provides for a method of screening the MGCs for receptor sites, to determine if they are sufficiently matured to be translocated into a host animal or mammal in vivo and/or tissue in vitro. The present invention also provides for a specialized cell culture chamber or bioreactor chamber to grow, expand, maintain, sustain and mature the MGCs, or other types of cells.
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66 Claims
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1. A modified germ cell comprising:
a primordial sex cell (PSC), or nucleus thereof, translocated into an enucleated ovum, wherein the PSC and the ovum are derived from the same species or different species of animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A modified germ cell comprising:
a spermatogonium, or nucleus thereof, translocated into an enucleated ovum, wherein the spermatogonium and the ovum are derived from the same species of animal.
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10. A modified germ cell comprising:
a oogonium, or nucleus thereof, translocated into an enucleated ovum, wherein the oogonium and the ovum are derived from the same species of animal. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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11. A method for preparing a modified germ cell comprising:
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(a) obtaining a PSC from a first donor animal;
(b) obtaining an ovum from a second donor animal of the same species as the first donor animal;
(c) enucleating the ovum; and
(d) translocating the PSC, or nucleus thereof, into the enucleated ovum. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for maturing a modified germ cell comprising:
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(a) expanding the modified germ cell in a first medium;
(b) placing the modified germ cell into a second medium;
(c) screening for membrane receptors on the modified germ cell;
(d) repeating steps b and c until the number of receptors on the modified germ cell are sufficient to be a primed modified germ cell; and
(e) translocating the primed modified germ cell into the tissue of the animal;
- View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 20, 21)
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16. The method for maturing the modified germ cell according to claim 16, wherein the second medium is derived from a stage one maturing cell(s) from an animal.
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22. The method for maturing a modified germ cell comprising:
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(a) obtaining a PSC from a first donor mammal;
(b) obtaining an ovum from a second donor animal of the same species as the first donor animal;
(c) enucleating the ovum;
(d) translocating the PSC, or nucleus thereof, into the enucleated ovum;
(e) expanding the modified germ cell in a first medium;
(f) placing the modified germ cell into a second medium;
(g) screening for membrane receptors on the modified germ cells;
(h) repeating steps b and c until the number of receptors on the modified germ cell are sufficient to be a primed modified germ cell; and
(i) translocating the primed modified germ cell into the tissue of the animal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for preparing a modified germ cell comprising:
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(a) obtaining a PSC from a first donor mammal;
(b) obtaining an ovum from a second donor mammal of the same species of the first donor mammal;
(c) enucleating the ovum;
(d) fusing the PSC and the enucleated mammalian ovum to form a fused cell; and
(e) activating the fused cell. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for inducing differentiation of a modified germ cell comprising:
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(a) obtaining at least one mammalian modified germ cell;
(b) culturing the modified germ cells in the presence of differentiating factors under suitable conditions, and for a time sufficient, to induce the cells to differentiate. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A cell culture chamber comprising:
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(a) at least one isolation chamber;
(b) tubing connecting the chamber; and
(c) at least one pump. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A cell culture chamber comprising:
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(a) at least one isolation chamber;
(b) tubing connecting the chamber;
(c) a carbon dioxide source;
(d) an oxygen source;
(e) a molecular filter; and
(f) at least one pump. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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