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Lounas A, Breton Y, Lebrun A, Laflamme I, Vernoux N, Savage J, Tremblay MÈ, Pelletier M, Germain M, Richard FJ. The follicle-stimulating hormone triggers rapid changes in mitochondrial structure and function in porcine cumulus cells. Sci Rep 2024; 14:436. [PMID: 38172520 PMCID: PMC10764925 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50586-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Oocyte maturation is a key process during which the female germ cell undergoes resumption of meiosis and completes its preparation for embryonic development including cytoplasmic and epigenetic maturation. The cumulus cells directly surrounding the oocyte are involved in this process by transferring essential metabolites, such as pyruvate, to the oocyte. This process is controlled by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent mechanisms recruited downstream of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) signaling in cumulus cells. As mitochondria have a critical but poorly understood contribution to this process, we defined the effects of FSH and high cAMP concentrations on mitochondrial dynamics and function in porcine cumulus cells. During in vitro maturation (IVM) of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs), we observed an FSH-dependent mitochondrial elongation shortly after stimulation that led to mitochondrial fragmentation 24 h later. Importantly, mitochondrial elongation was accompanied by decreased mitochondrial activity and a switch to glycolysis. During a pre-IVM culture step increasing intracellular cAMP, mitochondrial fragmentation was prevented. Altogether, the results demonstrate that FSH triggers rapid changes in mitochondrial structure and function in COCs involving cAMP.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amel Lounas
- Centre de recherche en reproduction, développement et santé intergénérationnelle (CRDSI), Département des sciences animales, Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Maladies infectieuses et immunitaires, Département de microbiologie-infectiologie et d'immunologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V4G2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en reproduction, développement et santé intergénérationnelle (CRDSI), Département des sciences animales, Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en reproduction, développement et santé intergénérationnelle (CRDSI), Département des sciences animales, Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Neurosciences, Département de médecine moléculaire, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Neurosciences, Département de médecine moléculaire, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Neurosciences, Département de médecine moléculaire, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
- Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe Maladies infectieuses et immunitaires, Département de microbiologie-infectiologie et d'immunologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V4G2, Canada
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- Département de biologie médicale, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, G8Z 4M3, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en reproduction, développement et santé intergénérationnelle (CRDSI), Département des sciences animales, Faculté des Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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A 3D analysis revealed complexe mitochondria morphologies in porcine cumulus cells. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15403. [PMID: 36100690 PMCID: PMC9470746 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19723-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
In the ovarian follicle, a bilateral cell-to-cell communication exists between the female germ cell and the cumulus cells which surround the oocyte. This communication allows the transit of small size molecules known to impact oocyte developmental competence. Pyruvate derivatives produced by mitochondria, are one of these transferred molecules. Interestingly, mitochondria may adopt a variety of morphologies to regulate their functions. In this study, we described mitochondrial morphologies in porcine cumulus cells. Active mitochondria were stained with TMRM (Tetramethylrhodamine, Methyl Ester, Perchlorate) and observed with 2D confocal microscopy showing mitochondria of different morphologies such as short, intermediate, long, and very long. The number of mitochondria of each phenotype was quantified in cells and the results showed that most cells contained elongated mitochondria. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis confirmed at nanoscale resolution the different mitochondrial morphologies including round, short, intermediate, and long. Interestingly, 3D visualisation by focused ion-beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) revealed different complex mitochondrial morphologies including connected clusters of different sizes, branched mitochondria, as well as individual mitochondria. Since mitochondrial dynamics is a key regulator of function, the description of the mitochondrial network organisation will allow to further study mitochondrial dynamics in cumulus cells in response to various conditions such as in vitro maturation.
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Li F, Li X, Su J, Li Y, He X, Chen L, Zhang Y. Hydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymers functionalized magnetic carbon nanotubes for selective extraction of cyclic adenosine monophosphate from winter jujube. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:2131-2142. [PMID: 33721391 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202001095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In this work, a green strategy was developed to prepare molecularly imprinted polymers functionalized magnetic carbon nanotubes in aqueous phase under mild conditions for cyclic adenosine monophosphate. Thanks to water solubility of chitosan, a natural polysaccharide which is rich in amino and hydroxyl groups, provided the feasibility to synthesize the green molecularly imprinted polymers for water soluble template in aqueous media. Coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography, the method exhibited a short equilibrium time (6 min), high adsorption capacity (22.42 μg/mg), high magnetic susceptibility, and good selectivity to template molecule with the imprinting factor of 2.94. A good linearity in the range of 0.020-3.0 mg/mL for target was obtained with a correlation coefficient of 0.9998. The limit of detection (signal-to-noise ratio = 3) and limit of quantitation (signal-to-noise ratio = 10) of the magnetic solid phase extraction method for cyclic adenosine monophosphate were 5 and 15 ng/mg, respectively. And the practical application of chitosan-based molecularly imprinted polymers as adsorbent to isolate and determine cyclic adenosine monophosphate in real natural samples (winter jujube) was demonstrated.
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- Fei Li
- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.,National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education (Nankai University), Tianjin, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, P. R. China
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Kong D, Yao G, Bai Y, Yang G, Xu Z, Kong Y, Fan H, He Q, Sun Y. Expression of sirtuins in ovarian follicles of postnatal mice. Mol Reprod Dev 2020; 87:1097-1108. [PMID: 32902077 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Mammalian ovarian follicular development is an intricate, elaborate, and well-organized phenomenon regulated by various signaling pathways; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Mammalian sirtuins (sirtuin 1 to sirtuin 7) are a group of NAD+ -dependent deacetylases implicated in various physiological processes including cell proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle progression, and insulin signaling. Mammalian ovarian sirtuins have been studied using adult and aged bovine, porcine, and murine models. However, limited information is available regarding their precise expression patterns and the localization of follicle development in mice. This study aimed to assess the dynamic expression and localization of all seven sirtuins in early postnatal mouse ovaries through real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis and immunohistochemistry, respectively. During postnatal ovarian follicle development, sirtuin 1, sirtuin 4, and sirtuin 6 were downregulated compared with those in 1-day postnatal mouse ovaries (p < .05), indicating that these three sirtuin genes may be markers of follicular development. Combining their localization in granulosa cells through immunohistochemical studies, sirtuin 1, sirtuin 4, and sirtuin 6 are suggested to play negative regulatory roles in mammal ovarian follicular granulosa cell development. Furthermore, we found that sirtuin 2 (p < .05) and sirtuin 7 (p < .05) mRNA were constantly upregulated relative to sirtuin 1, although limited information is available regarding sirtuin 7. Among all sirtuins in mouse ovaries, sirtuin 1 was relatively and steadily downregulated. Upon sirtuin 1 overexpression in 1-day postnatal mouse ovaries via sirtuin 1-harboring adenoviruses in vitro, the emergence of primary follicles was delayed, as was the emergence of secondary follicles in 4-day postnatal ovaries. Further studies on KGN cell lines reported that interfering with sirtuin 1 expression in granulosa cell significantly affected granulosa cell proliferation and the expression of mitochondrial genes. This study presents the first systemic analysis of dynamic patterns of sirtuin family expression in early postnatal mice ovaries, laying the foundation for further studies on less discussed sirtuin subtypes, such as sirtuin 5 and sirtuin 7.
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- Deqi Kong
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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E GX, Zhu YB, Basang WD, Na RS, Han YG, Zeng Y. Comparative and selection sweep analysis of CNV was associated to litter size in Dazu black goats. Anim Biotechnol 2020; 32:792-797. [PMID: 32293982 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1753756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
This study aims to identify the relative Copy number variation (CNV) associated with the litter size of Dazu black goats based on the unpublished CNV analytical results of our previously published sequencing data, in which the litter-size groups were classified into extreme low- and high-yield groups. Firstly, to compare the existence of valuable CNV in Dazu black goats with different fertility levels with mixed pools. We obtained 4992 and 4888 CNVs from the HY and LY, which overlapping 1461 genes, and classified on the original CNV type. Three genes [LOC108633278, PPP1R12A, and YIPF4] were observed in the intersection between the HY deletion and the LY duplication groups. Secondly, on individuals level, we identified a novel candidate CNV (Chr1_50215501, FST = 0.148, VST = 0.347) from 214 autosomal credible CNVs to be significant with litter size in the Dazu black goat, which located in the CBLB gene. This finding indicates the CBLB gene may affect the litter size of the Dazu black goats through structural variations, and Chr1_50215501 can be an effective genetic marker for marker-assisted selection breeding, and this study was also helps understand the molecular mechanism related to the goat litter size.
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- Guang-Xin E
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science (TAAAS), Lhasa, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science (TAAAS), Lhasa, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Barley and Yak Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science (TAAAS), Lhasa, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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