본 연구는 가축유전자원의 효율적 보존을 위해 정조세포를 줄기세포 형태로 장기보관하면서 필요에 따라 증식, 분화를 통해 가축의 복원에 활용하기 위한 연구의 일부로 진행되었다. 정조세포를 분리하여 배양한 결과 배양온도는 다른 세포들과는 달리 에 세포분열이 활발하였으며, TCM199에 FCS를 첨가한 배양액과 세르톨리세포 공배양으로 정조세포의 배양을 지지하였다. 40일령이 지나면서 정조세포 콜로니 즉 germline stem cells를 형성하였으며, 일부에
This study was carried out for development of effective preservation on animal genetic resources. Spermatogonia cells are the germline stem cells and they can be restored to adult animal with proliferation and differentiation intentionally. When the spermatogonia cells were purified from seminiferous tubules and were cultured at , the cells were actively proliferated. The culture medium consisted of TCM199 plus FCS and coculture with Sertoli cells supported cultivation of spermatogonia cells. By passing 40 days of incubation, spermatogonia cells formed the germline colony or shape of ES-like colony or reconstruction of pseudo-seminifcrous tubule shape. At 40 days, the cultured cells were no sign for differentiation to spermatocyte or spermatid. The experiment of induced differentiation of this cells is needed.