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. 2022 Feb 10;12(4):423. doi: 10.3390/ani12040423

Table A3.

Gonadal germ cell transplantation into the peritoneal cavity of larvae in fish.

Donor Enrichment Recipient % of
Recipients
with Gonadal Incorporation
of Donor Cells
% of Recipients Producing Donor-Derived Gametes Survival of Recipients (%) % of Donor-Derived Offspring Ref
Species Fish Age (Size) Cells Method Purity Species Fish Age (Size) Total Male Female
A. baerii WT 4 y TCs PDGC 79.4 A. ruthenus WT 1 wph 60.0 at 90 dpt N/A N/A N/A Con: 96.7
TP: 95.8
N/A [39]
WT 4 y TCs N/C N/A A. ruthenus WT Newly hatched Fresh: 55.0
CP: 65.0
at 90 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [195]
WT 4 y OCs PDGC 70.8 A. ruthenus WT 1 wph 60.0 at 90 dpt N/A N/A N/A Con: 96.7
TP: 95.8
N/A [39]
WT 4 y OCs N/C N/A A. ruthenus WT Newly hatched Fresh: 70.0
CP: 55.0
at 90 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [195]
A. dabryanus WT 2 y 50,000 TCs N/C N/A A. dabryanus WT 7–8 dph 70.0 at 51 dpt N/A N/A N/A Con: 86.2
TP: 76.7
at 51 dpt
N/A [196]
A. sinensis WT 11.5 y 50,000 OCs N/C N/A A. dabryanus WT 7–8 dph 20.0 at 51 dpt N/A N/A N/A Con: 86.2
TP: 68.6
at 51 dpt
N/A [196]
C. carpio WT 2 y 30,000–50,000 TCs PDGC N/A C. auratus Dnd-KD 7 d 62.5 at 1 mo 43.7 at 3 y 32.4 at 3 y 11.2 at 3 y Con: 74
Dnd-KD: 79
Dnd-KD + TP: 72
at 18 mpf
100 [29]
D. rerio TG:ppiwil1-DsRed 2–3 mo 10–60 SG PDGC N/A D. rerio Dnd-KD 2 w N/A N/A Cult (3 w): 19
Cult (6 w): 18
at SM
N/A Cult (3 w): 72.2
Cult (6 w): 64.9
at SM
100 [126]
TG:pvasa-EGFP Adult 3000 GFP+ TCs N/C N/A D. rerio WT 9–10 d 6.7 at 50 dpt N/A 6.7 at SM N/A N/A 3.9–7.3 [101]
Dnd-KO 5.0 at 50 dpt N/A 5.0 at SM N/A N/A 100
TG:pvasa-EGFP 2 mo 3000–5000 TCs N/C N/A D. rerio 3N 7 d 53.2 at adult N/A 43.5 at adult N/A 2N Con: 83.3
3N Con: 75.6
3N TP: 68.9
at adult
100 [145]
TG:pvasa-EGFP or
TG:pβact-YFP
3–6 mo 3000 GFP+ TCs N/C N/A D. rerio WT 7 d Fresh: 31.1
CP: 24.4
VF: 22.2
at 50 dpt
N/A N/A N/A Contro: 80
TP: 85
at 50 dpt
N/A [135]
Dnd-KD Fresh:58.3
CP: 47.4
VF: 50.0
at 50 dpt
N/A 43 at 6 mo N/A N/A 100
TG:pvasa-DsRed2-
vasa;pβact-EGFP
3 mo OCs PDGC N/A Hybrid ♂ D. albolineatus
× ♀ D. rerio
2 w 20.0 at 8 w 17.9 at 6 mo 17.9 at 6 mo 0 at 6 mo 52.7 at 6 mo 100 [69]
TG:pziwi-Neo;pziwi-DsRed 10–12 w 20–40 FGSCs PDGC N/A D. rerio Dnd-KD 2 w N/A N/A Cult (3 w): 20.0
Cult (6 w): 16.0
at SM
N/A Cult (3 w): 73.5
Cult (6 w): 71.7
at SM
100 [123]
TG:pvasa-EGFP 2 mo 500 OCs N/C N/A D. rerio 3N 7 d 43.6 at adult N/A 34.5 at adult N/A 2N Con: 83.3
3N Con: 75.6
3N TP: 61.1
at adult
100 [145]
N. mitsukurii WT 3 mo 10,000 TCs N/C N/A S. japonicus WT 5 d 33.5 at 21 dpt N/A N/A N/A 20.3 at 21 dpt N/A [99]
7 d 70.0 at 21 dpt N/A N/A N/A 20.6 at 21 dpt N/A
9 d 4.4 at 21 dpt N/A N/A N/A 27.6 at 21 dpt N/A
WT 3 mo 3000 TCs FACS Unsort: 18.8
Sort: 94.0
N. mitsukurii WT 12 d Unsort: 7.6
Sort: 60.0
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [19]
TG:pHSC-GFP 3 mo 10,000 TCs N/C N/A N. mitsukurii 3N (<100% incidence) 12 dph 2N: 63.3
3N: 56.0
at 18 dpt
2N: 6.1
3N: 31.4
at 6 mo
2N: 5.3
3N: 36.8
at 6 mo
2N: 6.8
3N: 28.9
at 6 mo
41.1 at 18 dpt 2N ♂: 6.8–89.2
3N ♂: 100
2N ♀: 2.2–25.0
3N ♀: 100
[63]
TG:pHSC-GFP 3 mo 10,000 TCs N/C N/A N. mitsukurii WT 12 d 58.3 at 2 wpt N/A N/A N/A 68.1 at 2 wpt N/A [27]
Hybrid ♂ P. argentata × ♀ N. mitsukurii, 3N 12 d 58.6 at 2 wpt 34.4 at 6 mo 34.4 at 6 mo 0 at 6 mo 34.7 at 2 wpt ♂: 100
O. masou WT 12–13 mo 3000 TCs FACS Unsort: 16.4
Sort: 75.6
O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Unsort: 0–25 *
Sort: 80.0
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [19]
WT, black 8 mo 50,000 TCs N/C N/A O. masou 3N 40–42 d Fresh: 50–60 *
CP: 58.2
at 50 dpt
CP: 39.1 at 2 y CP: 43.5 at 2 y CP: 34.8 at 2 y N/A 100 [28]
WT, black 8 mo 50,000 OCs N/C N/A O. masou 3N 40–42 d Fresh: 40–60 *
CP: 41.2
at 50 dpt
CP: 25.8 at 2 y CP: 29.3 at 2 y CP: 23.1 at 2 y N/A 100 [28]
O. mykiss Albino, TG:pvasa-GFP 9 mo 18,000 TCs (10,000 GFP+ cells) FACS N/A O. mykiss WT Newly hatched ♂: 38.8
♀: 57.8
at 2 mpt
N/A 50 at 1 y 40 at 2 y N/A ♂: 5.5 (0.2–40.5)
♀: 2.1 (0.1–9.9)
[37]
TG:pvasa-GFP Adult TCs N/C N/A O. masou 3N Newly hatched N/A N/A 34.5 at 2 y 50.0 at 17 mo; 10.0 at 2–3 y N/A ♂: 100
♀: 100
[146]
TG:pvasa-GFP 8–10 mo 10,000 TCs DP 95–99 O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Sort: 77.7
Sort + Cult (1 mo): 52.2
at 30 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [75]
TG:pvasa-GFP 16 mo 3000 TCs FACS N/A O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Sort-A: 51.0
Sort-B: 0
at 60 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [67]
7 mo 3000 ASG N/C N/A 53.6 at 60 dpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
WT 8–12 mo 3000 TCs FACS N/A O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Unsort: 23.0
Sort: 78.3
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [19]
TG:pvasa-GFP 8–12 mo Unsort: 35.9
Sort: 93.2
Unsort: 29.0
Sort: 82.0
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TG:pvasa-GFP 16 or 24 mo Sort: 90.0–96.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TG:pvasa-GFP 11–12 mo 5000 TCs DP >90 O. mykiss WT 25–27 d Fresh: 59.7
Cult + Sort: 94.5
Cult + Sort + Tryp-2 h: 43.9
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [73]
TG:pMlc2-GFP 6 mo 10,000 ASG PDGC + CE >90 O. mykiss WT Peri-hatching 90 at 6 mo N/A 90 at 1–2 y N/A N/A 1–56 [23]
1 y >90 78 at 6 mo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mature >70 42 at 6 mo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TG:pvasa-GFP 11 mo 500 GFP+ TCs N/C N/A O. mykiss 3N 32 d Fresh: 30–40 *
CP (F371): 30–40 *
at 50 dpt
Fresh: 32.4
CP (F371): 28.6
at 2 y
Fresh: 35.0
CP (F371): 40.0
at 2 y
Fresh: 29.4
CP (F371): 15.4
at 2 y
N/A 100 [61]
18 mo O. mykiss 32 d Fresh: 40–60 *
CP (F371): 40–60 *
at 30 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
11 mo O. masou 37 d Fresh: 20–30 *
CP (F371): 20–30 *
at 50 dpt
Fresh: 27.6
CP (F371): 24.0
at 2 y
Fresh: 33.3
CP (F371): 30.8
at 2 y
Fresh: 23.5
CP (F371): 16.7
at 2 y
N/A 100
TG:pvasa-GFP 8 mo 30,000 TCs N/C N/A O. masou WT 38–40 d 63.2 at 20 dpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [124]
Dnd-KD 70 at 20 dpt 54.5 at 2 y 46.7 at 2 y 71.4 at 2 y N/A ♂: 100 (6 Inds); 72.3 (1 Ind)
♀: 100 (2 Inds); 21.1 (3 Inds)
TG:pvasa-GFP 9–11 mo 1000 TCs FACS (AB No. 80 or No. 95) Unsort: <20 *
Sort (No. 80): 70.7
Sort (No. 95): 80.9
O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Unsort: 1.1
Sort (No. 80): 19.2
Sort (No. 95): 18.4
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [20]
TG:pvasa-GFP 13–14 mo <2000 TCs MACS (AB No. 172) Unsort: 49.8
Sort: 81.7
O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Unsort: 10–20 *
Sort: 30–40 *
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [62]
TG:pvasa-GFP 12–15 mo 15,000 SG DP N/A O. mykiss 3N 30 d Fresh: 60–80 *
Cult: 60–80 *
at 20 dpt
Fresh: 89.2
Cult: 65.0
at 1 y
Fresh: 88.0
Cult: 77.6
at 1 y
Fresh: 73.3
Cult: 36.8
at 2 y
N/A ♂: 100
♀: 100
[147]
TG:pvasa-GFP 6–9 mo 15,000 OCs N/C N/A O. mykiss 3N 25 d ♂: 50.0
♀: 47.1
at 5 mo
10.0 at 2 y 15.0 at 2 y 5.0 at 2 y N/A ♂: 100
♀: 100
[21]
TG:pvasa-GFP 9 mo <10,000 GPF+ OCs N/C N/A O. mykiss 3N 33 d Fresh: 60–80 *
CP: 57.1
at 50 dpt
Fresh: 25.0
CP: 24.0
at 2.5 y
Fresh: 30.8
CP: 28.0
at 2.5 y
Fresh: 18.2
CP: 20.0
at 2.5 y
N/A Fresh: 100
CP: 100
[56]
TG:pvasa-GFP 12–14 mo <10,000 OCs MACS (AB No. 172) Unsort: 5.2
Sort: 54.8
O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Unsort: 0–20 *
Sort: 60–80 *
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [62]
O. nerka WT 15 mo <5000 TCs MACS (AB No. 172) Unsort: 16.4
Sort: 68.6
O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Unsort: 0–20 *
Sort: 40–60 *
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [62]
O. niloticus TG:pβact-EGFP 5–12 mo 20,000 TCs N/C N/A O. niloticus WT 6 d 0 at 5 mo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [137]
7 d 6.7 at 5 mo 37.5 at 1 y 40.0 at 1 y 33.3 at 1 y N/A 2.4
8 d 0 at 5 mo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
O. latipes TG:pvasa-GFP 2–4 mo 15,000 TCs N/C N/A O. latipes WT 7 d >50 * at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A 20.0 at 1 mpt N/A [55]
15,000 TCs WT 11 d >50 * at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A 90 at 1 mpt N/A
15,000 TCs WT 14 d <50 * at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A 90 at 1 mpt N/A
15,000 TCs WT 19 d 0 * at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A 90 at 1 mpt N/A
15,000 TCs WT 23 d 0 * at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A 90 at 1 mpt N/A
300 TCs WT 11 d 10 at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1000 TCs WT 11 d 10 at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
3000 TCs WT 11 d 60 at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
10,000 TCs WT 11 d 60 at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
30,000 TCs WT 11 d 60 at 1 mpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
15,000 TCs 3N 11 d N/A Fresh: 63.6
CP: 70.0
at 2–3 mo
N/A N/A N/A 100
Wnt4b (-/-) mutant - 15,000 TCs N/C N/A O. latipes 3N 11 d N/A CP: 83.3 at 2–3 mo N/A N/A N/A 100 [55]
Tokyo-medaka (endangered) 1 y TG:pvasa-GFP, 3N N/A CP: 63.9 at 2–3 mo N/A N/A N/A 100
Kaga (inbred) - TG:pvasa-GFP, 3N N/A CP: 58.6 at 2–3 mo N/A N/A N/A 100
Fshr mutant (-/-), XX male 3 mo 3000–9000 TCs N/C N/A Hybrid ♂ O. curvinotus × ♀ O. latipes or
♂ O. latipes × ♀ O. curvinotus
Newly hatched N/A N/A N/A 35.3 at 3 mo N/A 100 [144]
TG:pvasa-GFP 2 mo 12,000 TCs N/A N/A N/A 48.3 at 3 mo N/A N/A
WT Adult 1000 OCs PDGC + DP N/A O. latipes WT 11 d [Cult (10 d)]
Con: 15.0
On pDA: 25.0
On pDA/PLL: 0
at 20 d
N/A N/A N/A 50.0–80.0 at 20 d N/A [197]
WT Adult 1000 OCs PDGC + DP N/A O. latipes WT 11 d Con: 14.3
Sort: 32.1
at 20 d
N/A N/A N/A 57.1–72.4 at 20 d N/A [70]
P. dentatus WT N/A TCs PDGC N/A P. olivaceus 3N 17 dph 100 at 14 dpt N/A Merged: 100 at 2 y N/A [Merged]
Con: 27.1 at 3 y
TP: 4.0 at 2 y
Merged: Y [148]
20 dph 90.0 at 14 dpt N/A N/A
P. olivaceus WT N/A TCs PDGC N/A P. olivaceus 3N 16 dph 100 at 14 dpt N/A Merged: 100 at 2 y N/A [Merged]
Con: 27.1 at 3 y
TP: 6.8 at 2 y
Merged: Y [148]
19 dph 100 at 14 dpt N/A N/A
22 dph 100 at 14 dpt N/A N/A
P. spathula WT 2.5 y 50,000 TCs PDGC N/A A. dabryanus WT 7–8 dph 80.6 at 2 mo N/A N/A N/A Con: 76.5
TP: 68.5
at 2 mo
N/A [198]
S. salar WT 1 y 2000–5000 TCs N/C N/A O. mykiss 3N (Shasta/
Shasta/albino)
Newly hatched 61.1 at 4 wpt 11.0 at 1–2 y 10.0 at 1–2 y 12.1 at 2 y N/A ♂: 100
♀: N/A
[150]
S. trutta WT 9–12 mo 4000–5000 TCs FACS (AB No. 95) Unsort: 21.2
Sort: 80.6
O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Con: 15.8
Sort: 34.7
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [86]
S. leucomaenis WT 12–13 mo 3000 TCs FACS Unsort: 10.1
Sort: 79.9
O. mykiss WT Newly hatched Unsort: 0
Sort: 48.8
at 20 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [19]
S. maximus WT N/A TCs PDGC N/A P. olivaceus 3N 15 dph 60.0 at 14 dpt N/A Merged: 40.0 at 2 y N/A [Merged]
Con: 27.1 at 3 y
TP: 10.0 at 2 y
Merged: Y [148]
18 dph 40.0 at 14 dpt N/A N/A
21 dph 30.0 at 14 dpt N/A N/A
S. quinqueradiata WT 10 mo 20,000 TCs N/C N/A S. quinqueradiata WT 6 dph 100 at 28 dpt N/A N/A N/A 8.0 at 28 dpt N/A [155]
8 dph 100 at 28 dpt N/A N/A N/A 10.9 at 28 dpt N/A
10 dph 85.7 at 28 dpt N/A N/A N/A 15.9 at 28 dpt N/A
12 dph 85.7 at 28 dpt N/A N/A N/A 29.6 at 28 dpt N/A
Merged N/A N/A 100 at 1.5–2.5 y 100 at 2.5 y 5.08 at SM ♂: 66.6 (19.6–98.8)
♀: 63.2 (17.0–97.5)
T. rubripes WT 1 y 4000–6000 TCs N/C N/A T. alboplumbeus 3N (<100% incidence) 1 dph 50 at 4 wpt N/A 38.3 at 11 mo 31.3 at 2 y 47 at 72 wpt ♂: 100
♀: 5–95
[138]
5 dph 33.3 at 4 wpt N/A 23.7 at 11 mo 23.1 at 2 y 41.4 at 72 wpt
WT 10–12 mo 5000 TCs N/C N/A T. alboplumbeus 3N (<100% incidence) 1 dph Fresh: 39.1
CP: 38.9
at 40 dph
N/A [CP]
2N: 36.4
3N: 64.2
at 10 mph
[CP]
2N: 0
3N: 1.6
at 2 y
Con: 41.4
Fresh: 21.8
CP: 14.5
at 40 dph
2N ♂: 3.2–87.5 (3 Inds)
2N ♀: 0 (10 Inds)
3N ♂: 100 (11 Inds); 62.5 (1 Ind)
3N ♀: 100 (1 Ind)
[120]
WT 1 y 5000 TCs N/C N/A T. alboplumbeus WT 1 dph 40.0 at 40 dph N/A N/A N/A Con: 23.8 at 40 dph; 45.3 at 12 mph
TP: 14.8 at 40 dph
N/A [127]
Dnd-KD 40.5 at 40 dph N/A 91.7 at 10 mo 26.7 at 2 y Dnd-KD: 20.3 and 35.0
Dnd-KD + TP: 15.8 and 16.9
at 40 dph and 12 mph
♂: 100 (7 Inds); 12.5–87.5 (2 Inds)
♀: 100 (3 Inds)
T. maccoyii WT 57.0 kg TCs PDGC N/A S. lalandi WT 6–7 dph 33.3 at 18 dpt N/A N/A N/A 9.1 at 64 dph N/A [47]
9–10 dph 37.5 at 18 dpt N/A N/A N/A 9.2 at 64 dph N/A
T. orientalis WT 0 y TCs N/C N/A S. japonicus WT 7 d 0 at 21 dpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [22]
1 y 5.4 at 21 dpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 y 0 at 21 dpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
WT 2–4 y >10,000 TCs FACS (AB No. 152) Unsort: 16.6
Sort: 77.3
N. mitsukurii WT 12 dph PDGC Sort (PKH26 labled): 33.3
PDGC Sort (No. 152 AB labeled): 63.3
at 14 dpt
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [45]
WT 3 y >10,000 TCs PDGC N/A Hybrid ♂ S. japonicus × ♀ S. australasicus 10 d 100 at 14 dpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [48]
WT 2 y >30,000 TCs N/C N/A S. japonicus WT 7 dph Y at 14 dpt and 4 mpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [46]
E. affinis WT 10 dph Y at 14 dpt and 3 mpt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2N: diploid, 3N: triploid, AB: antibody, ASG: type A spermatogonia, Asterisk: estimated average value from the related graphs (no numerics presented), CE: centrifugal elutriation, Con: control, CP: cryopreserved, Cult: cultured, Dnd: dead end, DP: differential plating, dph: day post-hatching, dpt: day post-transplantation, FACS: fluorescence-activated cell sorting, FGSC: female germline stem cell, Ind: individual, KD: knockdown, KO: knockout, MACS: magnetic-activated cell sorting, mpt: month post-transplantation, N/A: not available, N/C: not carried out, OC: ovarian cell, PDGC: Percoll density gradient centrifugation, SG: spermatogonia, SM: sexual maturity, Sort: sorted, TC: testicular cell, TG: transgenic, TP: transplantation, Trip: trypsinized, Unsort: unsorted, VF: vitrified, wph: week post-hatching, wpt: week post-transplantation, WT: wild-type, Y: yes (succeed, no numerical data presented).