Establishment and Characterization of OFT and OFO Cell Lines from Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) for Use as Feeder Cells

Olive flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) is a commercially important fish species in Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea. Despite numerous attempts to improve productivity, there have been no studies of in vitro germline stem cell (GSC) culture in this species. Here, olive flou...

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Main Authors: Ja Young Jo, Ju-Won Kim, Eun Soo Noh, Yong-Ok Kim, Seung Pyo Gong, Hee Jeong Kong, Jae Hoon Choi
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author Ja Young Jo
Ju-Won Kim
Eun Soo Noh
Yong-Ok Kim
Seung Pyo Gong
Hee Jeong Kong
Jae Hoon Choi
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Eun Soo Noh
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Seung Pyo Gong
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Jae Hoon Choi
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description Olive flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) is a commercially important fish species in Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea. Despite numerous attempts to improve productivity, there have been no studies of in vitro germline stem cell (GSC) culture in this species. Here, olive flounder testicular and ovarian cell lines (OFT and OFO, respectively) were established and characterized. RT-PCR demonstrated that OFT and OFO expressed several gonadal somatic cell markers, including <i>wt1</i> and <i>fgf2</i>, but lacked expression of germ cell markers, such as <i>vasa</i>, <i>nanos2</i>, and <i>scp3</i>. In addition, SNP analysis revealed that OFT originated from XY male <i>P. olivaceus</i> and OFO originated from XX female <i>P. olivaceus</i>. These results suggest that OFT was composed of Sertoli cells and OFO was composed of granulosa cells and theca cells. Finally, coculture of OFT or OFO with enriched male <i>P. olivaceus</i> GSCs isolated from the top 20% and 20–30% Percoll density gradient layers showed that GSCs were attached on both cell lines. In conclusion, we established <i>P. olivaceus</i> testicular and ovarian cell lines, which were expected to use for development of an in vitro GSC culture system.
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spelling doaj-art-0beccfac2a7a4f30a362e032a4a277a22025-08-20T02:42:35ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372025-02-0114322910.3390/biology14030229Establishment and Characterization of OFT and OFO Cell Lines from Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) for Use as Feeder CellsJa Young Jo0Ju-Won Kim1Eun Soo Noh2Yong-Ok Kim3Seung Pyo Gong4Hee Jeong Kong5Jae Hoon Choi6Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Republic of KoreaBiotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Republic of KoreaBiotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Republic of KoreaBiotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Republic of KoreaMajor in Aquaculture and Applied Life Science, Division of Fisheries Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of KoreaBiotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Republic of KoreaBiotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, Republic of KoreaOlive flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) is a commercially important fish species in Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea. Despite numerous attempts to improve productivity, there have been no studies of in vitro germline stem cell (GSC) culture in this species. Here, olive flounder testicular and ovarian cell lines (OFT and OFO, respectively) were established and characterized. RT-PCR demonstrated that OFT and OFO expressed several gonadal somatic cell markers, including <i>wt1</i> and <i>fgf2</i>, but lacked expression of germ cell markers, such as <i>vasa</i>, <i>nanos2</i>, and <i>scp3</i>. In addition, SNP analysis revealed that OFT originated from XY male <i>P. olivaceus</i> and OFO originated from XX female <i>P. olivaceus</i>. These results suggest that OFT was composed of Sertoli cells and OFO was composed of granulosa cells and theca cells. Finally, coculture of OFT or OFO with enriched male <i>P. olivaceus</i> GSCs isolated from the top 20% and 20–30% Percoll density gradient layers showed that GSCs were attached on both cell lines. In conclusion, we established <i>P. olivaceus</i> testicular and ovarian cell lines, which were expected to use for development of an in vitro GSC culture system.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/3/229testicular cellovarian cellgermline stem cellco-culture
spellingShingle Ja Young Jo
Ju-Won Kim
Eun Soo Noh
Yong-Ok Kim
Seung Pyo Gong
Hee Jeong Kong
Jae Hoon Choi
Establishment and Characterization of OFT and OFO Cell Lines from Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) for Use as Feeder Cells
Biology
testicular cell
ovarian cell
germline stem cell
co-culture
title Establishment and Characterization of OFT and OFO Cell Lines from Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) for Use as Feeder Cells
title_full Establishment and Characterization of OFT and OFO Cell Lines from Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) for Use as Feeder Cells
title_fullStr Establishment and Characterization of OFT and OFO Cell Lines from Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) for Use as Feeder Cells
title_full_unstemmed Establishment and Characterization of OFT and OFO Cell Lines from Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) for Use as Feeder Cells
title_short Establishment and Characterization of OFT and OFO Cell Lines from Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) for Use as Feeder Cells
title_sort establishment and characterization of oft and ofo cell lines from olive flounder i paralichthys olivaceus i for use as feeder cells
topic testicular cell
ovarian cell
germline stem cell
co-culture
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/3/229
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