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Gomez P, García EV, Céspedes García ME, Furnus CC, Barrera AD. Expression patterns of folate metabolism-related enzymes in the bovine oviduct: estrous cycle-dependent modulation and responsiveness to folic acid. Theriogenology 2024; 230:233-242. [PMID: 39342825 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.09.021] [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: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 09/10/2024] [Accepted: 09/23/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
Abstract
Folate metabolism is required for important biochemical processes that regulate cell functioning, but its role in female reproductive physiology in cattle during peri- and post-conceptional periods has not been thoroughly explored. Previous studies have shown the presence of folate in bovine oviductal fluid, as well as finely regulated gene expression of folate receptors and transporters in bovine oviduct epithelial cells (BOECs). Additionally, extracellular folic acid (FA) affects the transcriptional levels of genes important for the functioning of BOECs. However, it remains unknown whether the anatomical and cyclic features inherent to the oviduct affect regulation of folate metabolism. The present study aimed to characterize the gene expression pattern of folate cycle enzymes in BOECs from different anatomical regions during the estrous cycle and to determine the transcriptional response of these genes to increasing concentrations of exogenous FA. A first PCR screening showed the presence of transcripts encoding dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), and methionine synthase (MTR) in bovine reproductive tissues (ovary, oviduct and uterus), with expression levels in oviductal tissues comparable to, or even higher than, those detected in ovarian and uterine tissues. Moreover, expression analysis through RT-qPCR in BOECs from the ampulla and isthmus during different stages of the estrous cycle demonstrated that folate metabolism-related enzymes exhibited cycle-dependent variations. In both anatomical regions, DHFR was upregulated during the preovulatory stage, while MTHFR and MTR exhibited increased expression levels during the postovulatory stage. Under in vitro culture conditions, ampullary and isthmic cells were cultured in the presence of 10, 50, and 100 μM FA for 24 h. Under these conditions, isthmus epithelial cells exhibited a unique transcriptional response to exogenous FA, showing a pronounced increase in MTR expression levels. Our results suggest that the expression of folate metabolism-related genes in BOECs is differentially regulated during the estrous cycle and may respond to exogenous levels of folate. This offers a new perspective on the transcriptional regulation of genes associated with the folate cycle in oviductal cells and provides groundwork for future studies on their functional and epigenetic implications within the oviductal microenvironment.
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- Paula Gomez
- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias, Universidad Católica de Salta (UCASAL), Campus Castañares, A4400EDD, Salta, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias, Universidad Católica de Salta (UCASAL), Campus Castañares, A4400EDD, Salta, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias, Universidad Católica de Salta (UCASAL), Campus Castañares, A4400EDD, Salta, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina; IGEVET- Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ing. Fernando N. Dulout" (UNLP-CONICET LA PLATA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias UNLP, Calles 60 y 118, B1904AMA, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias, Universidad Católica de Salta (UCASAL), Campus Castañares, A4400EDD, Salta, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina.
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Badrhan S, Karanwal S, Pal A, Chera JS, Chauhan V, Patel A, Bhakat M, Datta TK, Kumar R. Differential protein repertoires related to sperm function identified in extracellular vesicles (EVs) in seminal plasma of distinct fertility buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis) bulls. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 12:1400323. [PMID: 39135778 PMCID: PMC11318068 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1400323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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Buffalo bulls are backbone of Indian dairy industry, and the quality of semen donating bulls determine the overall production efficiency of dairy farms. Seminal plasma harbor millions of lipid bilayer nanovesicles known as extracellular vesicles (EVs). These EVs carry a heterogenous cargo of essential biomolecules including fertility-associated proteins which contribute to fertilizing potential of spermatozoa. In this study, we explored size, concentration, and complete proteome profiles of SP EVs from two distinct fertility groups to uncover proteins influencing bull fertility. Through Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) it was found that purified EVs were present in 7-14 size exclusion chromatographic (SEC) fractions with sizes ranging from 146.5 to 258.7 nm in high fertile (HF) and low fertile (LF) bulls. Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) confirmed the size of seminal EVs up to 200 nm, and concentrations varying from 2.84 to 6.82 × 1011 and 3.57 to 7.74 × 1011 particles per ml in HF and LF bulls, respectively. No significant difference was observed in size and concentration of seminal EVs between two groups. We identified a total of 1,862 and 1,807 proteins in seminal EVs of HF and LF bulls, respectively using high throughput LC-MS/MS approach. Out of these total proteins, 1,754 proteins were common in both groups and about 87 proteins were highly abundant in HF group while 1,292 were less abundant as compared to LF bulls. Gene ontology (GO) analysis, revealed that highly abundant proteins in HF group were mainly part of the nucleus and involved in nucleosome assembly along with DNA binding. Additionally, highly abundant proteins in EVs of HF group were found to be involved in spermatogenesis, motility, acrosome reaction, capacitation, gamete fusion, and cryotolerance. Two highly abundant proteins, protein disulfide-isomerase A4 and gelsolin, are associated with sperm-oocyte fusion and acrosome reaction, respectively, and their immunolocalization on spermatozoa may indicate that these proteins are transferred through EVs. Our evidences support that proteins in EVs and subsequently their presence on sperm, are strongly associated with sperm functions. Altogether, our investigation indicates that SPEVs possess crucial protein repertoires that are essential for enhancing sperm fertilizing capacity.
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- Shiva Badrhan
- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- ICAR- Central Institute of Research on Goat, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, Haryana, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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Xiang H, Luo R, Wang Y, Yang B, Xu S, Huang W, Tang S, Fang R, Chen L, Zhu N, Yu Z, Akesu S, Wei C, Xu C, Zhou Y, Gu J, Zhao J, Hou Y, Ding C. Proteogenomic insights into the biology and treatment of pan-melanoma. Cell Discov 2024; 10:78. [PMID: 39039072 PMCID: PMC11263678 DOI: 10.1038/s41421-024-00688-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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Melanoma is one of the most prevalent skin cancers, with high metastatic rates and poor prognosis. Understanding its molecular pathogenesis is crucial for improving its diagnosis and treatment. Integrated analysis of multi-omics data from 207 treatment-naïve melanomas (primary-cutaneous-melanomas (CM, n = 28), primary-acral-melanomas (AM, n = 81), primary-mucosal-melanomas (MM, n = 28), metastatic-melanomas (n = 27), and nevi (n = 43)) provides insights into melanoma biology. Multivariate analysis reveals that PRKDC amplification is a prognostic molecule for melanomas. Further proteogenomic analysis combined with functional experiments reveals that the cis-effect of PRKDC amplification may lead to tumor proliferation through the activation of DNA repair and folate metabolism pathways. Proteome-based stratification of primary melanomas defines three prognosis-related subtypes, namely, the ECM subtype, angiogenesis subtype (with a high metastasis rate), and cell proliferation subtype, which provides an essential framework for the utilization of specific targeted therapies for particular melanoma subtypes. The immune classification identifies three immune subtypes. Further analysis combined with an independent anti-PD-1 treatment cohort reveals that upregulation of the MAPK7-NFKB signaling pathway may facilitate T-cell recruitment and increase the sensitivity of patients to immunotherapy. In contrast, PRKDC may reduce the sensitivity of melanoma patients to immunotherapy by promoting DNA repair in melanoma cells. These results emphasize the clinical value of multi-omics data and have the potential to improve the understanding of melanoma treatment.
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- Hang Xiang
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Institute for Developmental and Regenerative Cardiovascular Medicine, MOE-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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McIntosh ER, McClatchie T, Lee M, Zeisel SH, Jurisicova A, Baltz JM. The origin of betaine in mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos†. Biol Reprod 2024; 111:63-75. [PMID: 38702845 PMCID: PMC11247276 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioae053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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Betaine has important roles in preimplantation mouse embryos, including as an organic osmolyte that functions in cell volume regulation in the early preimplantation stages and as a donor to the methyl pool in blastocysts. The origin of betaine in oocytes and embryos was largely unknown. Here, we found that betaine was present from the earliest stage of growing oocytes. Neither growing oocytes nor early preantral follicles could take up betaine, but antral follicles were able to transport betaine and supply the enclosed oocyte. Betaine is synthesized by choline dehydrogenase, and female mice lacking Chdh did not have detectable betaine in their oocytes or early embryos. Supplementing betaine in their drinking water restored betaine in the oocyte only when supplied during the final stages of antral follicle development but not earlier in folliculogenesis. Together with the transport results, this implies that betaine can only be exogenously supplied during the final stages of oocyte growth. Previous work showed that the amount of betaine in the oocyte increases sharply during meiotic maturation due to upregulated activity of choline dehydrogenase within the oocyte. This betaine present in mature eggs was retained after fertilization until the morula stage. There was no apparent role for betaine uptake via the SIT1 (SLC6A20) betaine transporter that is active at the 1- and 2-cell stages. Instead, betaine was apparently retained because its major route of efflux, the volume-sensitive organic osmolyte - anion channel, remained inactive, even though it is expressed and capable of being activated by a cell volume increase.
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- Emily R McIntosh
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Biotechnology Program, Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nutrition, Nutrition Research Institute, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health Systems, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Sgueglia G, Longobardi S, Valerio D, Campitiello MR, Colacurci N, Di Pietro C, Battaglia R, D'Hooghe T, Altucci L, Dell'Aversana C. The impact of epigenetic landscape on ovarian cells in infertile older women undergoing IVF procedures. Clin Epigenetics 2023; 15:76. [PMID: 37143127 PMCID: PMC10161563 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01490-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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The constant decline in fertility and older reproductive age is the major cause of low clinical pregnancy rates in industrialised countries. Epigenetic mechanisms impact on proper embryonic development in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) protocols. Here, we describe the main epigenetic modifications that may influence female reproduction and could affect IVF success.
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- Giulia Sgueglia
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Programma di Epigenetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Naples, Italy
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- Outpatient Fertility Unit, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Physiopathology of Human Reproduction, ASL Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Outpatient Fertility Unit, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138, Naples, Italy
- Department of Woman, Child and General and Special Surgery, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, CT, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, CT, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Programma di Epigenetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Naples, Italy.
- BIOGEM, Ariano Irpino, Italy.
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology 'Gaetano Salvatore' (IEOS)-National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Programma di Epigenetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Naples, Italy.
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology 'Gaetano Salvatore' (IEOS)-National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy.
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Steane SE, Cuffe JSM, Moritz KM. The role of maternal choline, folate and one-carbon metabolism in mediating the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on placental and fetal development. J Physiol 2023; 601:1061-1075. [PMID: 36755527 PMCID: PMC10952912 DOI: 10.1113/jp283556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Prenatal alcohol consumption (PAE) may be associated with a broad spectrum of impacts, ranging from no overt effects, to miscarriage, fetal growth restriction and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. A major mechanism underlying the effects of PAE is considered to be altered DNA methylation and gene expression. Maternal nutritional status may be an important factor in determining the extent to which PAE impacts pregnancy outcomes, particularly the dietary micronutrients folate and choline because they provide methyl groups for DNA methylation via one carbon metabolism. This review summarises the roles of folate and choline in development of the blastocyst, the placenta and the fetal brain, and examines the evidence that maternal intake of these micronutrients can modify the effects of PAE on development. Studies of folate or choline deficiency have found reduced blastocyst development and implantation, reduced placental invasion, vascularisation and nutrient transport capability, impaired fetal brain development, and abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes. PAE has been shown to reduce absorption and/or metabolism of folate and choline and to produce similar outcomes to maternal choline/folate deficiency. A few studies have demonstrated that the effects of PAE on brain development can be ameliorated by folate or choline supplementation; however, there is very limited evidence on the effects of supplementation in early pregnancy on the blastocyst and placenta. Further studies are required to support these findings and to determine optimal supplementation parameters.
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- Sarah E. Steane
- School of Biomedical SciencesThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLDAustralia
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- School of Biomedical SciencesThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLDAustralia
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- School of Biomedical SciencesThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLDAustralia
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Cai S, Quan S, Yang G, Zeng X, Wang X, Ye C, Li H, Wang G, Zeng X, Qiao S. DDIT3 regulates key enzymes in the methionine cycle and flux during embryonic development. J Nutr Biochem 2023; 111:109176. [PMID: 36220527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.109176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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One-carbon metabolism is a key metabolic network that integrates nutritional signals with embryonic development. However, the response of one-carbon metabolism to methionine status and the regulatory mechanisms are poorly understood. Herein, we found that methionine supplementation during pregnancy significantly increased fetal number and average fetal weight. In addition, methionine modulated one-carbon metabolism primarily through 2 metabolic enzymes, cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A), which were significantly increased in fetal liver tissues and porcine trophoblast (pTr) cells in response to proper methionine supplementation. CBS and MAT2A overexpression enhanced the DNA synthesis in pTr cells. More importantly, we identified a transcription factor, DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 (DDIT3), that was the primary regulator of CBS and MAT2A, which bound directly to promoters and negatively regulated the expression of CBS and MAT2A. Taken together, our findings identified that DDIT3 targeting CBS and MAT2A was a novel regulatory pathway that mediated cellular one-carbon metabolism in response to methionine signal and provided promising targets to improve pregnancy health.
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- Shuang Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-feed Additives, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Zhang X, Wang S, Wang H, Wu J, Tan Q. Serum homocysteine level was elevated in ulcerative colitis and can be applied as diagnostic biomarker. Pteridines 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/pteridines-2022-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Objective
To investigate the correlation between serum level of homocysteine (Hcy) and ulcerative colitis (UC) and evaluate its diagnostic performance by pooling the open published data.
Methods
The case–control or cohort studies relevant to serum level of Hcy and UC, published in Pubmed, Medline, EMBASE, China Wanfang and CNKI databases, were systematically screened by using the text word of “homocysteine,” “hcy,” “UC,” “inflammatory bowel disease.” The standard mean difference (SMD) was pooled through random effect model. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUC) curve of serum Hcy for UC were also calculated.
Results
Eighteen relevant case–control studies were identified by electronic searching the related databases. The pooled results indicated that the serum levels of Hcy were statical different between UC and healthy controls with SMD = 0.95 (95% CI: 0.87–1.04). The serum levels of Hcy were 14.30 ± 3.08 (range: 10.10–21.73) and 10.09 ± 1.57 (range: 6.80–12.47) μmol/L for UC and healthy controls, respectively, of the included 18 studies. Using serum Hcy as biomarker for UC identification, the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and AUC were 94.44% (95% CI: 72.71–99.86%), 72.22% (46.52–90.31%) and 0.88 (95% CI: 0.77–0.99, P < 0.05), respectively. Significant publication bias was identified in the present work.
Conclusion
Based on the present publications, serum Hcy was elevated in UC cases and can be applied as serological marker for UC diagnosis. However, due to significant publication bias, the diagnostic performance should be further validated by well-designed prospective diagnostic studies.
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- Xiaoping Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital , Shaoxing , Zhejiang Province 312000 , PR China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shaoxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shaoxing , Zhejiang Province 312000 , PR China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital , Shaoxing , Zhejiang Province 312000 , PR China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital , Shaoxing , Zhejiang Province 312000 , PR China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shaoxing People’s Hospital , Shaoxing , Zhejiang Province 312000 , PR China
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Ansari S, Saini S, Jamwal S, Thakur A, Kumar A, Sehrawat P, Devi P, Malakar D. Stage specific gene expression of folate mediated one-carbon metabolism enzymes and transporters in buffalo oocytes and pre-implantation embryos. Gene Expr Patterns 2022; 46:119282. [PMID: 36244619 DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2022.119282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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DNA synthesis and methylations are crucial during pre-implantation embryonic development, and are mediated by one-carbon metabolism of folates. Folates, transported into the cells via folate receptors (FOLR1 and FOLR2) and carriers (SLC19A1), are metabolized by various enzymes involved in folate-methionine cycle. However, the variations in temporal expression of folate transporters and folate-methionine cycle enzymes during pre-implantation embryo development is obscure. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the differential expression of the genes for folate transporters and folate-methionine cycle enzymes. We also examined the expression of folate transport proteins in different pre-implantation development stages. Immature buffalo oocytes were matured in maturation medium followed by in vitro fertilization and culture at standard culture conditions. The temporal pattern of gene expression in buffalo, when compared to previous studies, indicated an inter-specific variation. The transcripts of some enzymes and folate transporters were significantly upregulated after zygotic genome activation. The transcripts as well as proteins for FOLR1, FOLR2 and SLC19A1 were present in oocytes and all the pre-implantation embryo stages. FOLR1 was present in the nuclei of different stages of developing embryos but not in the metaphase (MII) oocytes. As a result, the present study advocates the existence of active folate transport in buffalo oocytes and pre-implantation embryos. The data provided by the analysis of differential gene expression of folate transporters and metabolic enzymes would likely contribute to a better understanding of the role of folates in embryo development as well as advancements in assisted reproductive technologies.
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- Shama Ansari
- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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Profiling the Influence of Gene Variants Related to Folate-Mediated One-Carbon Metabolism on the Outcome of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with Donor Oocytes in Recipients Receiving Folic Acid Fortification. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911298. [PMID: 36232598 PMCID: PMC9569987 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Nutritional status and gene polymorphisms of one-carbon metabolism confer a well-known interaction that in pregnant women may affect embryo viability and the health of the newborn. Folate metabolism directly impacts nucleotide synthesis and methylation, which is of increasing interest in the reproductive medicine field. Studies assessing the genetic influence of folate metabolism on IVF treatments have currently been performed in women using their own oocytes. Most of these patients seeking to have a child or undergoing IVF treatments are advised to preventively intake folate supplies that restore known metabolic imbalances, but the treatments could lead to the promotion of specific enzymes in specific women, depending on their genetic variance. In the present study, we assess the influence of candidate gene variants related to folate metabolism, such as Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase 1 SHMT1 (rs1979276 and rs1979277), Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase BHMT (rs3733890), Methionine synthase reductase MTRR (rs1801394), Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase MTHFR (rs1801131 and rs1801133), methionine synthase MTR (rs12749581), ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily B Member 1 ABCB1 (rs1045642) and folate receptor alpha FOLR1 (rs2071010) on the success of IVF treatment performed in women being recipients of donated oocytes. The implication of such gene variants seems to have no direct impact on pregnancy consecution after IVF; however, several gene variants could influence pregnancy loss events or pregnancy maintenance, as consequence of folic acid fortification.
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5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase becomes phosphorylated during meiotic maturation in mouse oocytes. ZYGOTE 2022; 30:674-688. [PMID: 35652653 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199422000156] [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: 11/07/2022]
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The enzyme 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) links the folate cycle that produces one-carbon units with the methionine cycle that converts these into S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), the universal methyl donor for almost all methyltransferases. Previously, MTHFR has been shown to be regulated by phosphorylation, which suppresses its activity. SAM levels have been shown to increase substantially soon after initiation of meiotic maturation of the mouse germinal vesicle (GV) stage oocyte and then decrease back to their original low level in mature second meiotic metaphase (MII) eggs. As MTHFR controls the entry of one-carbon units into the methionine cycle, it is a candidate regulator of the SAM levels in oocytes and eggs. Mthfr transcripts are expressed in mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos and MTHFR protein is present at each stage. In mature MII eggs, the apparent molecular weight of MTHFR was increased compared with GV oocytes, which we hypothesized was due to increased phosphorylation. The increase in apparent molecular weight was reversed by treatment with lambda protein phosphatase (LPP), indicating that MTHFR is phosphorylated in MII eggs. In contrast, LPP had no effect on MTHFR from GV oocytes, 2-cell embryos, or blastocysts. MTHFR was progressively phosphorylated after initiation of meiotic maturation, reaching maximal levels in MII eggs before decreasing again after egg activation. As phosphorylation suppresses MTHFR activity, it is predicted that MTHFR becomes inactive during meiotic maturation and is minimally active in MII eggs, which is consistent with the reported changes in SAM levels during mouse oocyte maturation.
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Xu Y, Wang L, Zhu J, Jiang P, Zhang Z, Li L, Wu Q. Chromium induced neurotoxicity by altering metabolism in zebrafish larvae. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 228:112983. [PMID: 34781135 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recently, both trivalent chromium Cr (III) and hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) have been reported to produce neurotoxicity. However, the underlying mechanisms of the neurotoxicity caused by different chemical valence of chromium remain unclear. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism of neurotoxicity induced by exposure to chromium with different valence states based on metabolic disturbance in zebrafish larvae. METHODS Zebrafish embryos were exposed to 1 mg/L Cr (III) and 1 mg/L Cr (VI) for 120 hpf respectively. The related indexes of neural development were observed by stereoscope and behavior analysis system. 8OH-dG were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The generation of reactive oxygen species was detected using an oxidant-sensing probe 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. AChE activity was determined by a colorimetric assay based on hydrolysis of acetylcholine. The expression levels of neurodevelopmental genes and methyltransferase genes in juvenile zebrafish was analyzed by real-time PCR. The methylation status of neurogenin1 and neurod1 genes was detected by bisulfite sequencing PCR. The binding of H3K27me3 was detected by chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR. Metabolic profiles and one carbon metabolic analysis were performed by UPLC-MS. RESULTS There were no significant differences in survival rate, hatching rate and spontaneous movement of zebrafish in both Cr-exposed groups compared to the control. The malformation rate in Cr (VI) -exposed group was obviously increased compared to the control and Cr (III) -exposed group. At 48hpf and 72hpf of exposure, the embryonic heart rate in Cr (III)-exposed group was significantly higher than that of Cr (VI)-exposed group and the control. At 120hpf, zebrafish in both Cr-exposed groups exhibited decreasing changes in swimming distance and disturbance of sensitivity to light and dark. 8OH-dG in Cr (VI)-exposed group were significantly higher than that in the control. The generation of ROS in both Cr -exposed groups was significantly higher than that in the control. The activity of AchE was significantly decreased in both Cr-exposed groups compared to the control. Most of early neurogenesis related genes, such as α-tubulin, elavl3, gap43, sox19b, neurogenin1 and neurod1 in Cr-exposed groups were significantly up-regulated compared to those in the control. The expression of dnmt1 and dnmt3 genes was significantly down-regulated in both Cr-exposed groups. BSP-PCR results showed that genic sequences in the neurogenin1 and neurod1 genes have lower levels of DNA methylation in both Cr-exposed groups, especial in Cr (VI)-exposed group. ChIP analysis showed that there was a decrease in H3K27me3 binding within the corresponding region of neurogenin1 in both Cr-exposed groups and that of neurod1 in Cr (III)-exposed group. Untargeted metabolomic analysis showed that significant changes in metabolites induced by Cr exposure were associated with differences in primary bile acid biosynthesis, phospholipid biosynthesis (phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis and phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis), linoleic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, purine metabolism, betaine metabolism, spermidine and spermine biosynthesis, and folate metabolism, the last four of which are related to one carbon metabolism. Targeted analysis of one carbon metabolites (5-MT, Gly, Met, SAH and Hcy) related with folate cycle and methionine metabolism were significantly decreased upon Cr exposure. The elevated SAM to SAH ratio in both Cr- exposed group indicated the decreasing capacity for methylation reaction. CONCLUSION Cr (III) and Cr (VI) can induce neurotoxicity by interfering with one carbon metabolism and affecting DNA methylation and histone methylation to regulate the expression of neuro-related genes. Cr exposure also influenced primary bile acid biosynthesis and phospholipid biosynthesis, which are associated with neuroprotective effects and need to be further validated.
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- Yawen Xu
- The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education and Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education and Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education and Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education and Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education and Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education and Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education and Department of Health Inspection and Quarantine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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Estrada-Cortés E, Ortiz W, Rabaglino MB, Block J, Rae O, Jannaman EA, Xiao Y, Hansen PJ. Choline acts during preimplantation development of the bovine embryo to program postnatal growth and alter muscle DNA methylation. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21926. [PMID: 34533870 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100991r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The preimplantation period of embryonic development can be a key window for programming of postnatal development because extensive epigenetic remodeling occurs during this time. It was hypothesized that modification of one-carbon metabolism of the bovine embryo by addition of the methyl-donor choline to culture medium would change postnatal phenotype through epigenetic modification. Embryos produced in vitro were cultured with 1.8 mM choline chloride or control medium. Blastocysts were transferred into females and pregnancy outcomes and postnatal phenotype of the resultant calves determined. Exposure of embryos to choline increased gestation length and calf birth weight. Calves derived from choline-treated embryos were also heavier at weaning and had increased ratio of body weight to hip height than control calves. Choline altered muscle DNA methylation of calves 4 months after birth. A total of 670 of the 8149 CpG examined were differentially methylated, with the predominant effect of choline being hypomethylation. Among the genes associated with differentially methylated CpG were ribosomal RNAs and genes in AMPK, mTOR, integrin, and BEX2 canonical pathways and cellular functions involved in growth and proliferation. Results demonstrate that provision of the methyl-donor choline to the preimplantation embryo can alter its developmental program to increase gestation length, birth weight, and weaning weight and cause postnatal changes in muscle DNA methylation including those associated with genes related to anabolic processes and cellular growth. The importance of the nutritional status of the embryo with respect to one-carbon metabolism for ensuring health and well-being after birth is emphasized by these observations.
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- Eliab Estrada-Cortés
- Department of Animal Sciences and D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.,Campo Experimental Centro Altos de Jalisco, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of Animal Sciences and D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Group, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Tscherner AK, Macaulay AD, Ortman CS, Baltz JM. Initiation of cell volume regulation and unique cell volume regulatory mechanisms in mammalian oocytes and embryos. J Cell Physiol 2021; 236:7117-7133. [PMID: 33634482 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The period beginning with the signal for ovulation, when a fully-grown oocyte progresses through meiosis to become a mature egg that is fertilized and develops as a preimplantation embryo, is crucial for healthy development. The early preimplantation embryo is unusually sensitive to cell volume perturbations, with even moderate decreases in volume or dysregulation of volume-regulatory mechanisms resulting in developmental arrest. To prevent this, early embryos possess mechanisms of cell volume control that are apparently unique to them. These rely on the accumulation of glycine and betaine (N, N, N-trimethylglycine) as organic osmolytes-compounds that can provide intracellular osmotic support without the deleterious effects of inorganic ions. Preimplantation embryos also have the same mechanisms as somatic cells that mediate rapid responses to deviations in cell volume, which rely on inorganic ion transport. Both the unique, embryo-specific mechanisms that use glycine and betaine and the inorganic ion-dependent mechanisms undergo major changes during meiotic maturation and preimplantation development. The most profound changes occur immediately after ovulation is triggered. Before this, oocytes cannot regulate their volume, since they are strongly attached to their rigid extracellular matrix shell, the zona pellucida. After ovulation is triggered, the oocyte detaches from the zona pellucida and first becomes capable of independent volume regulation. A complex set of developmental changes in each cell volume-regulatory mechanism continues through egg maturation and preimplantation development. The unique cell volume-regulatory mechanisms in eggs and preimplantation embryos and the developmental changes they undergo appear critical for normal healthy embryo development.
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- Allison K Tscherner
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Interspecific Variation in One-Carbon Metabolism within the Ovarian Follicle, Oocyte, and Preimplantation Embryo: Consequences for Epigenetic Programming of DNA Methylation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041838. [PMID: 33673278 PMCID: PMC7918761 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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One-carbon (1C) metabolism provides methyl groups for the synthesis and/or methylation of purines and pyrimidines, biogenic amines, proteins, and phospholipids. Our understanding of how 1C pathways operate, however, pertains mostly to the (rat) liver. Here we report that transcripts for all bar two genes (i.e., BHMT, MAT1A) encoding enzymes in the linked methionine-folate cycles are expressed in all cell types within the ovarian follicle, oocyte, and blastocyst in the cow, sheep, and pig; as well as in rat granulosa cells (GCs) and human KGN cells (a granulosa-like tumor cell line). Betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT) protein was absent in bovine theca and GCs, as was activity of this enzyme in GCs. Mathematical modeling predicted that absence of this enzyme would lead to more volatile S-adenosylmethionine-mediated transmethylation in response to 1C substrate (e.g., methionine) or cofactor provision. We tested the sensitivity of bovine GCs to reduced methionine (from 50 to 10 µM) and observed a diminished flux of 1C units through the methionine cycle. We then used reduced-representation bisulfite sequencing to demonstrate that this reduction in methionine during bovine embryo culture leads to genome-wide alterations to DNA methylation in >1600 genes, including a cohort of imprinted genes linked to an abnormal fetal-overgrowth phenotype. Bovine ovarian and embryonic cells are acutely sensitive to methionine, but further experimentation is required to determine the significance of interspecific variation in BHMT expression.
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Embryonic MTHFR contributes to blastocyst development. J Assist Reprod Genet 2020; 37:1807-1814. [PMID: 32767205 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-020-01898-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Reduction in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) activity due to genetic variations in the MTHFR gene has been controversially implicated in subfertility in human in vitro fertilization. However, there is no direct gene-knockdown study of embryonic MTHFR to assess its involvement in mammalian preimplantation development. The purpose of this study is to investigate expression profiles and functional roles of MTHFR in bovine preimplantation development. METHODS Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and analysis of publicly available RNA-seq data were performed to reveal expression levels of MTHFR during bovine preimplantation development. We knocked down MTHFR by siRNA-mediated RNA interference from the 8- to 16-cell stage and assessed the effects on preimplantation development. RESULTS The RT-qPCR analysis showed relatively high MTHFR expression at the GV oocyte stage, which was decreased toward the 8- to 16-cell stage and then slightly restored at the blastocyst stage. Public data-based analysis also showed the similar pattern of expression with substantial embryonic expression at the blastocyst stage. MTHFR knockdown reduced the blastocyst rate (P < 0.01) and the numbers of total (P < 0.0001), trophectoderm (P < 0.0001), and inner cell mass (P < 0.001) cells. CONCLUSION The results indicate that embryonic MTHFR is indispensable for normal blastocyst development. The findings provide insight into the debatable roles of MTHFR in fertility and may be applicable for the improvement of care for early embryos via modulation of surrounding folate-related nutritional conditions in vitro and/or in utero, depending on the parental and embryonic MTHFR genotype.
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Mendoza SM, Boyd RD, Remus J, Wilcock P, Martinez GE, van Heugten E. Sow performance in response to natural betaine fed during lactation and post-weaning during summer and non-summer months. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2020; 11:69. [PMID: 32626576 PMCID: PMC7330960 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-020-00471-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Two studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary natural betaine on sow reproductive performance during summer (Exp. 1) and non-summer months (Exp. 2). Treatments were designed as a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with factors including dietary betaine (0 or 0.2%) and period of supplementation (lactation or post-weaning until 35 days post-insemination). In Exp. 1, 322 and 327 sows and in Exp. 2, 300 and 327 sows representing young (parity 1 and 2) and mature (parity 3 to 6) sows, respectively, were used. Results In Exp. 1, supplementation of betaine during lactation increased sow body weight losses (− 11.95 vs. −14.63 kg; P = 0.024), reduced feed intake (4.12 vs. 4.28 kg/d; P = 0.052), and tended to reduce percentage of no-value pigs (P = 0.071). Betaine fed post-weaning reduced weaning-to-estrus interval (5.75 vs. 6.68 days; P = 0.054) and farrowing rate (86.74% vs. 91.36%; P = 0.060), regardless of parity group. Post-hoc analysis with sows clustered into 3 parity groups (1, 2 and 3, and 4+) indicated that betaine fed in lactation to parity 4+ sows (P = 0.026) and betaine fed post-weaning to parity 1 sows increased the number of pigs born in the subsequent cycle (P ≤ 0.05). In Exp. 2, betaine fed during lactation tended to reduce the weaning-to-estrus interval (6.64 vs. 7.50 days; P = 0.077) and farrowing rate (88.23% vs. 83.54%; P = 0.089), regardless of parity group. Feeding betaine post-weaning reduced number of pigs born (13.00 vs. 13.64; P = 0.04) and pigs born alive (12.30 vs. 12.82; P = 0.075), regardless of parity group. Conclusions Using 0.2% betaine during the non-summer months did not benefit sow performance. During the summer, betaine supplementation in lactation increased subsequent litter size in parity 4+ sows. Betaine fed during the post-weaning period reduced the wean-to-estrus interval and farrowing rate, increased total number of pigs born for parity 1 sows and reduced total number of pigs born to parity 4+ sows. Further research is needed to determine if the detrimental effects on feed intake and farrowing rate may be correlated and depend on dietary betaine level.
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- S M Mendoza
- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA.,The Hanor Company Inc., Franklin, KY 42134 USA
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- DuPont Animal Nutrition, Wilmington, DE 19803 USA
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
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Soda K. Polyamine Metabolism and Gene Methylation in Conjunction with One-Carbon Metabolism. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E3106. [PMID: 30309036 PMCID: PMC6213949 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Recent investigations have revealed that changes in DNA methylation status play an important role in aging-associated pathologies and lifespan. The methylation of DNA is regulated by DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1, DNMT3a, and DNMT3b) in the presence of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), which serves as a methyl group donor. Increased availability of SAM enhances DNMT activity, while its metabolites, S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine (SAH) and decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcSAM), act to inhibit DNMT activity. SAH, which is converted from SAM by adding a methyl group to cytosine residues in DNA, is an intermediate precursor of homocysteine. dcSAM, converted from SAM by the enzymatic activity of adenosylmethionine decarboxylase, provides an aminopropyl group to synthesize the polyamines spermine and spermidine. Increased homocysteine levels are a significant risk factor for the development of a wide range of conditions, including cardiovascular diseases. However, successful homocysteine-lowering treatment by vitamins (B6, B12, and folate) failed to improve these conditions. Long-term increased polyamine intake elevated blood spermine levels and inhibited aging-associated pathologies in mice and humans. Spermine reversed changes (increased dcSAM, decreased DNMT activity, aberrant DNA methylation, and proinflammatory status) induced by the inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase. The relation between polyamine metabolism, one-carbon metabolism, DNA methylation, and the biological mechanism of spermine-induced lifespan extension is discussed.
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- Kuniyasu Soda
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma, Omiya, Saitama-city, Saitama Prefecture 330-8503, Japan.
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Turi KN, Romick-Rosendale L, Gebretsadik T, Watanabe M, Brunwasser S, Anderson LJ, Moore ML, Larkin EK, Peebles RS, Hartert TV. Using urine metabolomics to understand the pathogenesis of infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and its role in childhood wheezing. Metabolomics 2018; 14:135. [PMID: 30830453 PMCID: PMC6557166 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-018-1431-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in infants causes significant morbidity and is the strongest risk factor associated with asthma. Metabolites, which reflect the interactions between host cell and virus, provide an opportunity to identify the pathways that underlie severe infections and asthma development. OBJECTIVE To study metabolic profile differences between infants with RSV infection, and human rhinovirus (HRV) infection, and healthy infants. To compare infant metabolic differences between children who do and do not wheeze. METHODS In a term birth cohort, urine was collected while healthy and during acute viral respiratory infection with RSV and HRV. We used 1H-NMR to identify urinary metabolites. Multivariate and univariate statistics were used to discriminate metabolic profiles of infants with either RSV ARI, or HRV ARI, and healthy infants. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association of urine metabolites with 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-year recurrent wheezing. RESULTS Several metabolites in nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism pathways were down-regulated in infants with RSV infection compared to healthy controls. There were no significant differences in metabolite profiles between infants with RSV infection and infants with HRV Infection. Alanine was strongly associated with reduced risk of 1st-year wheezing (OR 0.18[0.0, 0.46]) and 2nd-year wheezing (OR 0.31[0.13, 0.73]), while 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid was associated with increased 3rd-year wheezing (OR 5.02[1.49, 16.93]) only among the RSV infected subset. CONCLUSION The metabolites associated with infant RSV infection and recurrent-wheezing are indicative of viral takeover of the cellular machinery and resources to enhance virulence, replication, and subversion of the host immune-response, highlighting metabolic pathways important in the pathogenesis of RSV infection and wheeze development.
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- Kedir N Turi
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 450, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 450, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 450, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 450, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 450, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA.
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Jarrett S, Ashworth CJ. The role of dietary fibre in pig production, with a particular emphasis on reproduction. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2018; 9:59. [PMID: 30128149 PMCID: PMC6091159 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-018-0270-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Fibres from a variety of sources are a common constituent of pig feeds. They provide a means to utilise locally-produced plant materials which are often a by-product of the food or drink industry. The value of a high fibre diet in terms of producing satiety has long been recognised. However the addition of fibre can reduce feed intake, which is clearly detrimental during stages of the production cycle when nutrient needs are high, for example in growing piglets and during lactation. More recently, fibre has been found to promote novel benefits to pig production systems, particularly given the reduction in antimicrobial use world-wide, concern for the welfare of animals fed a restricted diet and the need to ensure that such systems are more environmentally friendly. For example, inclusion of dietary fibre can alter the gut microbiota in ways that could reduce the need for antibiotics, while controlled addition of certain fibre types may reduce nitrogen losses into the environment and so reduce the environmental cost of pig production. Of particular potential value is the opportunity to use crude fibre concentrates as ‘functional’ feed additives to improve young pig growth and welfare. Perhaps the greatest opportunity for the use of high fibre diets is to improve the reproductive efficiency of pigs. Increased dietary fibre before mating improves oocyte maturation, prenatal survival and litter size; providing a consumer-acceptable means of increasing the amount of saleable meat produced per sow. The mechanisms responsible for these beneficial effects remain to be elucidated. However, changes in plasma and follicular fluid concentrations of key hormones and metabolites, as well as effects of the hypothalamic satiety centre on gonadotrophin secretion and epigenetic effects are strong candidates.
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- Selene Jarrett
- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH25 9RG UK
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- The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH25 9RG UK
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Leung KY, Pai YJ, Chen Q, Santos C, Calvani E, Sudiwala S, Savery D, Ralser M, Gross SS, Copp AJ, Greene NDE. Partitioning of One-Carbon Units in Folate and Methionine Metabolism Is Essential for Neural Tube Closure. Cell Rep 2018; 21:1795-1808. [PMID: 29141214 PMCID: PMC5699646 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Abnormal folate one-carbon metabolism (FOCM) is implicated in neural tube defects (NTDs), severe malformations of the nervous system. MTHFR mediates unidirectional transfer of methyl groups from the folate cycle to the methionine cycle and, therefore, represents a key nexus in partitioning one-carbon units between FOCM functional outputs. Methionine cycle inhibitors prevent neural tube closure in mouse embryos. Similarly, the inability to use glycine as a one-carbon donor to the folate cycle causes NTDs in glycine decarboxylase (Gldc)-deficient embryos. However, analysis of Mthfr-null mouse embryos shows that neither S-adenosylmethionine abundance nor neural tube closure depend on one-carbon units derived from embryonic or maternal folate cycles. Mthfr deletion or methionine treatment prevents NTDs in Gldc-null embryos by retention of one-carbon units within the folate cycle. Overall, neural tube closure depends on the activity of both the methionine and folate cycles, but transfer of one-carbon units between the cycles is not necessary. Inhibition of methionine cycle activity prevents neural tube closure, causing NTDs Loss of embryonic and maternal MTHFR activity does not prevent neural tube closure Glycine is a 1C donor to the folate cycle via the glycine cleavage system in the embryo Ablation of glycine cleavage causes NTDs, preventable by MTHFR inactivity or methionine
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- Kit-Yi Leung
- Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK.
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Zhang D, Jing H, Dou C, Zhang L, Wu X, Wu Q, Song H, Li D, Wu F, Liu Y, Li W, Wang R. Supplement of Betaine into Embryo Culture Medium Can Rescue Injury Effect of Ethanol on Mouse Embryo Development. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1761. [PMID: 29379082 PMCID: PMC5789050 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20175-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mammal embryos can be impaired by mother’s excessive ethanol uptake, which induces a higher level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and interferes in one carbon unit metabolism. Here, our analysis by in vitro culture system reveals immediate effect of ethanol in medium on mouse embryo development presents concentration dependent. A preimplantation embryo culture using medium contained 1% ethanol could impact greatly early embryos development, and harmful effect of ethanol on preimplantation embryos would last during the whole development period including of reducing ratio of blastocyst formation and implantation, and deteriorating postimplantation development. Supplement of 50 μg/ml betaine into culture medium can effectively reduce the level of ROS caused by ethanol in embryo cells and rescue embryo development at each stage damaged by ethanol, but supplement of glycine can’t rescue embryo development as does betaine. Results of 5-methylcytosine immunodetection indicate that supplement of betaine into medium can reduce the rising global level of genome DNA methylation in blastocyst cells caused by 1% ethanol, but glycine can’t play the same impact. The current findings demonstrate that betaine can effectively rescue development of embryos harmed by ethanol, and possibly by restoring global level of genome DNA methylation in blastocysts.
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- Di Zhang
- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China. .,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China.
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China.,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China
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- School of Biological and Food Engineering, Fuyang Teachers College, Fuyang, 236037, China. .,Key Laboratory of Embryo Development and Reproductive Regulation in Anhui, Fuyang, 236037, China.
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Mora MI, Molina M, Odriozola L, Elortza F, Mato JM, Sitek B, Zhang P, He F, Latasa MU, Ávila MA, Corrales FJ. Prioritizing Popular Proteins in Liver Cancer: Remodelling One-Carbon Metabolism. J Proteome Res 2017; 16:4506-4514. [PMID: 28944671 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Primary liver cancer (HCC) is recognized as the fifth most common neoplasm and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Most risk factors are known, and the molecular pathogenesis has been widely studied in the past decade; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be unveiled, as they will facilitate the definition of novel biomarkers and clinical targets for more effective patient management. We utilize the B/D-HPP popular protein strategy. We report a list of popular proteins that have been highly cocited with the expression "liver cancer". Several enzymes highlight the known metabolic remodeling of liver cancer cells, four of which participate in one-carbon metabolism. This pathway is central to the maintenance of differentiated hepatocytes, as it is considered the connection between intermediate metabolism and epigenetic regulation. We designed a targeted selective reaction monitoring (SRM) method to follow up one-carbon metabolism adaptation in mouse HCC and in regenerating liver following exposure to CCl4. This method allows systematic monitoring of one-carbon metabolism and could prove useful in the follow-up of HCC and of chronically liver-diseased patients (cirrhosis) at risk of HCC. The SRM data are available via ProteomeXchange in PASSEL (PASS01060).
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- María Isabel Mora
- Proteomics Laboratory, CIMA, University of Navarra , ProteoRed-ISCIII, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Proteomics Laboratory, CIMA, University of Navarra , ProteoRed-ISCIII, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Proteomics Laboratory, CIMA, University of Navarra , ProteoRed-ISCIII, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Proteomics Platform, CIC bioGUNE , CIBERehd, ProteoRed-ISCIII, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- Proteomics Platform, CIC bioGUNE , CIBERehd, ProteoRed-ISCIII, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum , 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine , Beijing 100039, China.,National Center for Protein Sciences (The PHOENIX Center, Beijing) , Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine , Beijing 100039, China.,National Center for Protein Sciences (The PHOENIX Center, Beijing) , Beijing 102206, China
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- Hepatology Laboratory, CIMA, University of Navarra , CIBERehd, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Hepatology Laboratory, CIMA, University of Navarra , CIBERehd, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Functional Proteomics Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC , Proteored-ISCIII, CIBERehd. 28049 Madrid, Spain
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The RPMI-1640 vitamin mixture promotes bovine blastocyst development in vitro and downregulates gene expression of TXNIP with epigenetic modification of associated histones. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2017; 9:87-94. [PMID: 28764817 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174417000563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Diverse environmental conditions surrounding preimplantation embryos, including available nutrients, affect their metabolism and development in both short- and long-term manner. Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) is a possible marker for preimplantation stress that is implicated in in vitro fertilization- (IVF) induced long-term DOHaD effects. B vitamins, as participants in one-carbon metabolism, may affect preimplantation embryos by epigenetic alterations of metabolically and developmentally important genes. In vitro-produced bovine embryos were cultured with or without Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 vitamin mixture, containing B vitamins and B vitamin-like substances, from day 3 after IVF and we evaluated blastocyst development and TXNIP messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in the blastocysts by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The degree of trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) at TXNIP promoter was examined semi-quantitatively by chromatin immunoprecipitation polymerase chain reaction. Total H3K27me3 were also compared between the groups by Western blot analysis. The vitamin treatment significantly increased the rates of blastocyst development (P<0.05) and their hatching (P<0.001) from the zona pellucida by day 8. The mRNA expression of TXNIP was lower (P<0.01) in blastocysts in the vitamin-mixture-treated group concomitant with higher (P<0.05) level of H3K27me3 of its promoter compared with the control group. The total H3K27me3 in the vitamin-mixture-treated group was also higher (P<0.01) than that in the control group. The epigenetic control of genes related to important metabolic processes during the periconceptional period by nutritional conditions in utero and/or in vitro may have possible implication for the developmental programming during this period that may impact the welfare and production traits of farm animals.
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Yuan B, Wu W, Chen M, Gu H, Tang Q, Guo D, Chen T, Chen Y, Lu C, Song L, Xia Y, Chen D, Rehan VK, Sha J, Wang X. From the Cover: Metabolomics Reveals a Role of Betaine in Prenatal DBP Exposure-Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Failure of Spermatogenesis in Rats. Toxicol Sci 2017; 158:356-366. [PMID: 28898977 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfx092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
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There is increasing concern that early-life exposure to endocrine disruptors affects male offspring reproduction. However, whether di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), a widely used endocrine disruptor, has transgenerational effects and, if so, the exact underlying molecular mechanisms involved remain unknown. In our study, 5 of time-mated pregnant SD rats were exposed to 0 and 500 mg/kg DBP with corn oil as the vehicle via oral gavage from embryonic days (E8-E14). Epigenetic and metabolomic of testis were analyzed after post-natal 60 days. Sperm and testicular cell functions were examined to confirm the transgenerational effects. DBP exposure significantly decreased the sperm counts in F1 through F3 generation. We found distinct metabolic changes in the testis of both F1 and F3 generation offspring, specifically, a significantly increased level of betaine, which is an important methyl donor. In contrast, the expression of betaine homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT), which catalyzes the transfer of methyl moiety from betaine to homocysteine, significantly decreased. There was accompanying global DNA hypomethylation, along with a reduction in follistatin-like 3 (Fstl3) promoter hypomethylation, which is a known modulator of Sertoli cell number and spermatogenesis. In summary, we conclude that metabolomic and epigenetic changes induced by the aberrant expression of BHMT represent a novel mechanism linking in utero DBP exposure to transgenerational spermatogenesis failure.
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- Beilei Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- College of Safety Science & Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Wuxi Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Medical Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Wuxi Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles BioMedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90502-2006
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Maternal Choline Supplementation Alters Fetal Growth Patterns in a Mouse Model of Placental Insufficiency. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9070765. [PMID: 28718809 PMCID: PMC5537879 DOI: 10.3390/nu9070765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Impairments in placental development can adversely affect pregnancy outcomes. The bioactive nutrient choline may mitigate some of these impairments, as suggested by data in humans, animals, and human trophoblasts. Herein, we investigated the effects of maternal choline supplementation (MCS) on parameters of fetal growth in a Dlx3+/− (distal-less homeobox 3) mouse model of placental insufficiency. Dlx3+/− female mice were assigned to 1X (control), 2X, or 4X choline intake levels during gestation. Dams were sacrificed at embryonic days E10.5, 12.5, 15.5, and 18.5. At E10.5, placental weight, embryo weight, and placental efficiency were higher in 4X versus 1X choline. Higher concentrations of hepatic and placental betaine were detected in 4X versus 1X choline, and placental betaine was positively associated with embryo weight. Placental mRNA expression of Igf1 was downregulated by 4X (versus 1X) choline at E10.5. No differences in fetal growth parameters were detected at E12.5 and 15.5, whereas a small but significant reduction in fetal weight was detected at E18.5 in 4X versus 1X choline. MCS improved fetal growth during early pregnancy in the Dlx3+/− mice with the compensatory downregulation of Igf1 to slow growth as gestation progressed. Placental betaine may be responsible for the growth-promoting effects of choline.
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McClatchie T, Meredith M, Ouédraogo MO, Slow S, Lever M, Mann MRW, Zeisel SH, Trasler JM, Baltz JM. Betaine is accumulated via transient choline dehydrogenase activation during mouse oocyte meiotic maturation. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:13784-13794. [PMID: 28663368 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.803080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Betaine (N,N,N-trimethylglycine) plays key roles in mouse eggs and preimplantation embryos first in a novel mechanism of cell volume regulation and second as a major methyl donor in blastocysts, but its origin is unknown. Here, we determined that endogenous betaine was present at low levels in germinal vesicle (GV) stage mouse oocytes before ovulation and reached high levels in the mature, ovulated egg. However, no betaine transport into oocytes was detected during meiotic maturation. Because betaine can be synthesized in mammalian cells via choline dehydrogenase (CHDH; EC 1.1.99.1), we assessed whether this enzyme was expressed and active. Chdh transcripts and CHDH protein were expressed in oocytes. No CHDH enzyme activity was detected in GV oocyte lysate, but CHDH became highly active during oocyte meiotic maturation. It was again inactive after fertilization. We then determined whether oocytes synthesized betaine and whether CHDH was required. Isolated maturing oocytes autonomously synthesized betaine in vitro in the presence of choline, whereas this failed to occur in Chdh-/- oocytes, directly demonstrating a requirement for CHDH for betaine accumulation in oocytes. Overall, betaine accumulation is a previously unsuspected physiological process during mouse oocyte meiotic maturation whose underlying mechanism is the transient activation of CHDH.
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- Taylor McClatchie
- From the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada.,the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- From the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada.,the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- From the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada.,the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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- the Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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- the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.,the Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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- the Department of Nutrition, Nutrition Research Institute, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- the Montréal Children's Hospital and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada, and.,the Departments of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, and Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1B1, Canada
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- From the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada, .,the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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Role of methionine adenosyltransferase 2A in bovine preimplantation development and its associated genomic regions. Sci Rep 2017. [PMID: 28630431 PMCID: PMC5476596 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT) is involved in folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism, which is essential for preimplantation embryos in terms of both short-term periconceptional development and long-term phenotypic programming beyond the periconceptional period. Here, our immunofluorescence analysis of bovine oocytes and preimplantation embryos revealed the consistent expression of MAT2A (the catalytic subunit of the ubiquitously expressed-type of MAT isozyme) during this period. Addition of the MAT2A inhibitor FIDAS to the culture media of bovine preimplantation embryos reduced their blastocyst development, revealing the particular importance of MAT2A in successful blastocyst development. Exploration of MAT2A-associated genomic regions in bovine blastocysts using chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing (ChIP-seq) identified candidate MAT2A-associated genes implicated not only in short-term periconceptional embryo development, but also in long-term phenotypic programming during this period in terms of growth, metabolism, and immune functions. These results suggest the critical involvement of MAT2A in the periconceptional period in life-long programming of health and disease as well as successful preimplantation development.
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Zacchini F, Toschi P, Ptak GE. Cobalamin supplementation during in vitro maturation improves developmental competence of sheep oocytes. Theriogenology 2017; 93:55-61. [PMID: 28257867 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Pregnancies obtained by Assisted Reproductive Technologies are at higher risk of miscarriage than those obtained naturally. Previously, we reported impaired placental vascular development of in vitro produced (IVP) sheep embryos and defective DNA methylation in the placentae of those embryos. One reason behind these observed defects may be an impaired One Carbon Metabolism (OCM) The present study was performed to test the hypothesis that Cobalamin (Vitamin B12, an important OCM co-factor) supplementation during IVM corrects DNA methylation of IVP embryos and, consequently, ameliorates placental vasculogenesis. To this aim, embryos derived from oocytes matured with Cobalamin (B12 group) or without (negative control group, -CTR) were transferred to synchronized recipient sheep. At day 20 of pregnancy, collected embryos were morphologically evaluated while placentae were subjected to qPCR and histological analysis. The positive control group (+CTR) consisted of conceptuses obtained from naturally mated sheep. Results showed an increased fertilization rate in the B12 group vs -CTR (69.56% vs 57.91% respectively, P = 0.006) not associated with quantitative improvement in blastocyst and/or implantation rate (44.32% vs 36.67% respectively, P > 0.05). Moreover, Cobalamin supplementation during oocyte IVM ameliorated resulting conceptuses quality, in terms of placental vascularization (vessels' maturity and vasculogenetic factors' expression). The expression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1, DNMT3A and DNMT3B) was also improved in placentae from the B12 group. In conclusion, Cobalamin supplementation during oocyte IVM improves IVP embryo quality. These results suggest that Cobalamin should be included in standard IVM media.
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- Federica Zacchini
- Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-552 Jastrzebiec, 36a Postepu str., Poland
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, via Renato Balzarini, 64100 Teramo, Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-552 Jastrzebiec, 36a Postepu str., Poland; National Research Institute of Animal Production, ul. Krakowska 1, 32-083 Balice n. Krakow, Poland.
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Shojaei Saadi HA, Gagné D, Fournier É, Baldoceda Baldeon LM, Sirard MA, Robert C. Responses of bovine early embryos to S-adenosyl methionine supplementation in culture. Epigenomics 2016; 8:1039-60. [PMID: 27419740 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2016-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AIM There is a growing concern about the potential adverse effects of high dose folic acid (FA) supplementation before and during pregnancy. FA metabolism generates S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) which is an important cofactor of epigenetic programming. We sought to assess the impact of a large dose of SAM on early embryo development. MATERIALS & METHODS In vitro cultured bovine embryos were treated with SAM from the eight-cell stage to the blastocyst stage. In addition to the phenotype, the genome-wide epigenetic and transcription profiles were analyzed. RESULTS Treatment significantly improved embryo hatching and caused a shift in sex ratio in favor of males. SAM caused genome-wide hypermethylation mainly in exonic regions and in CpG islands. Although differentially expressed genes were associated with response to nutrients and developmental processes, no correspondence was found with the differentially methylated regions, suggesting that cellular responses to SAM treatment during early embryo development may not require DNA methylation-driven changes. CONCLUSION Since bovine embryos were not indifferent to SAM, effects of large-dose FA supplements on early embryonic development in humans cannot be ruled out.
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- Habib A Shojaei Saadi
- Centre de recherche en Reproduction, Développement et Santé Intergénérationnelle (CRDSI), Département des sciences animales, Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels, 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, Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels, 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, Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels, 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, Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels, 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, Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels, 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, Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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Meredith M, MacNeil AH, Trasler JM, Baltz JM. Growing Mouse Oocytes Transiently Activate Folate Transport via Folate Receptors As They Approach Full Size. Biol Reprod 2016; 94:125. [PMID: 27122634 PMCID: PMC4946804 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.137687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The folate cycle is central to cellular one-carbon metabolism, where folates are carriers of one-carbon units that are critical for synthesis of purines, thymidylate, and S-adenosylmethionine, the universal methyl donor that forms the cellular methyl pool. Although folates are well-known to be important for early embryo and fetal development, their role in oogenesis has not been clearly established. Here, folate transport proteins were detected in developing neonatal ovaries and growing oocytes by immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and immunofluorescence. The folate receptors FOLR1 and FOLR2 as well as reduced folate carrier 1 (RFC1, SLC19A1 protein) each appeared to be present in follicular cells including granulosa cells. In growing oocytes, however, only FOLR2 immunoreactivity appeared abundant. Localization of apparent FOLR2 immunofluorescence near the plasma membrane increased with oocyte growth and peaked in oocytes as they neared full size. We assessed folate transport using the model folate leucovorin (folinic acid). Unexpectedly, there was a transient burst of folate transport activity for a brief period during oocyte growth as they neared full size, while folate transport was otherwise undetectable for the rest of oogenesis and in fully grown germinal vesicle stage oocytes. This folate transport was inhibited by dynasore, an inhibitor of endocytosis, but insensitive to the anion transport inhibitor stilbene 4-acetamido-40-isothiocyanato-stilbene-2,20-disulfonic acid, consistent with folate receptor-mediated transport but not with RFC1-mediated transport. Thus, near the end of their growth, growing oocytes may take up folates that could support the final stage of oogenesis or be stored to provide the endogenous folates needed in early embryogenesis.
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- Megan Meredith
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Montréal Children's Hospital and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec, Canada Departments of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, and Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Zhang M, Wu X, Lai F, Zhang X, Wu H, Min T. Betaine Inhibits Hepatitis B Virus with an Advantage of Decreasing Resistance to Lamivudine and Interferon α. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:4068-4077. [PMID: 27144395 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b01180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Betaine (BET) is a native compound known for its ability to protect the liver from toxicants. However, few studies have examined the effects of BET on the most common cause of liver disease, hepatitis B virus (HBV). In this study, the anti-HBV activity of BET was assessed in vitro and in vivo using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and Southern blotting. The resistance of HBV to lamivudine and interferon α is challenging in the clinical treatment of HBV. The effect of BET on resistance was also investigated. The results showed that the secretion of HBsAg (HBV surface antigen), HbeAg (HBV e antigen), and HBV DNA in HepG2.2.15 cells was significantly decreased by BET via suppression of GRP78 expression. In duck HBV (DHBV)-infected ducklings, 1.0 or 2.0 g/kg BET significantly reduced serum DHBV DNA, and DHBV DNA did not rebound after the 5 day withdrawal period. BET suppressed HBV DNA rebound produced by the resistance of HBV to lamivudine and decreased the resistance mutation (rtM204V/I) of HBV DNA. Supplementation of BET may improve the anti-HBV effect of interferon α by increasing the expression of antiviral dsRNA-dependent protein kinase induced by the JAK-STAT (JAK = Janus kinase; STAT = signal transducer and activator of transcription) signaling pathway. These results may provide useful information for the clinical application of BET and solution of HBV drug resistance in anti-HBV therapy.
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- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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Hoeijmakers L, Kempe H, Verschure PJ. Epigenetic imprinting during assisted reproductive technologies: The effect of temporal and cumulative fluctuations in methionine cycling on the DNA methylation state. Mol Reprod Dev 2016; 83:94-107. [PMID: 26660493 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Lianne Hoeijmakers
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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Fernández-Arroyo S, Cuyàs E, Bosch-Barrera J, Alarcón T, Joven J, Menendez JA. Activation of the methylation cycle in cells reprogrammed into a stem cell-like state. Oncoscience 2016; 2:958-967. [PMID: 26909364 PMCID: PMC4735514 DOI: 10.18632/oncoscience.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and cancer biogenesis share similar metabolic switches. Most studies have focused on how the establishment of a cancer-like glycolytic phenotype is necessary for the optimal routing of somatic cells for achieving stemness. However, relatively little effort has been dedicated towards elucidating how one-carbon (1C) metabolism is retuned during acquisition of stem cell identity. Here we used ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to an electrospray ionization source and a triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer [UHPLC-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS] to quantitatively examine the methionine/folate bi-cyclic 1C metabolome during nuclear reprogramming of somatic cells into iPS cells. iPS cells optimize the synthesis of the universal methyl donor S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), apparently augment the ability of the redox balance regulator NADPH in SAM biosynthesis, and greatly increase their methylation potential by triggering a high SAM:S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) ratio. Activation of the methylation cycle in iPS cells efficiently prevents the elevation of homocysteine (Hcy), which could alter global DNA methylation and induce mitochondrial toxicity, oxidative stress and inflammation. In this regard, the methyl donor choline is also strikingly accumulated in iPS cells, suggesting perhaps an overactive intersection of the de novo synthesis of choline with the methionine-Hcy cycle. Activation of methylogenesis and maintenance of an optimal SAM:Hcy ratio might represent an essential function of 1C metabolism to provide a labile pool of methyl groups and NADPH-dependent redox products required for successfully establishing and maintaining an embryonic-like DNA methylation imprint in stem cell states.
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- Salvador Fernández-Arroyo
- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Institut d'Investigació Sanitaria Pere i Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.,Campus of International Excellence Southern Catalonia, Tarragona, Spain
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- ProCURE (Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance), Metabolism & Cancer Group, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Girona, Spain.,Molecular Oncology Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Spain
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Spain.,Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Girona, Spain.,Department of Medical Sciences, Medical School, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Computational and Mathematical Biology Research Group, Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica (URB-CRB), Institut d'Investigació Sanitaria Pere i Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.,Campus of International Excellence Southern Catalonia, Tarragona, Spain
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- ProCURE (Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance), Metabolism & Cancer Group, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Girona, Spain.,Molecular Oncology Group, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Girona, Spain
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Downregulation of betaine homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT) in hepatocellular carcinoma associates with poor prognosis. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:5911-7. [PMID: 26592251 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-4443-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Betaine homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT) catalyzes the synthesis of methionine using betaine and homocysteine (Hcy), which is restricted to the liver and kidney. Impaired BHMT pathway has been associated with hepatocellular carcinogenesis in Bhmt-/- mice model, and decreased BHMT was observed in a small sample of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. However, the prognostic significance of BHMT in HCC has not been elucidated. This study aimed to examine the expression of BHMT in HCC and investigate the relationship between its expression and prognosis of HCC patients. BHMT expression was analyzed in 68 paired HCC samples (HCC tissues vs matched adjacent non-cancerous liver tissues), 115 paraffin-embedded HCC sections (primary cohort), and 65 paraffin-embedded HCC sections (validation cohort) using immunohistochemistry (IHC). The results of IHC analysis showed that BHMT was decreased in tumorous tissues in 85.2 % (58/68) of cases compared to the corresponding adjacent non-tumorous liver tissues. Further correlation analyses indicated that the decreased BHMT expression was closely correlated with serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) (p = 0.011), tumor size (p = 0.039), and vascular invasion (p = 0.017). Moreover, HCC patients with low BHMT expression had shorter overall survival (OS) and time to recurrence (TTR) than those with high BHMT expression in both primary cohort (p < 0.0001) and validation cohort (p < 0.05) assessed by the Kaplan-Meier method. In addition, multivariate analysis showed that BHMT was an independent prognostic factor for OS and TTR in the two cohorts (all p < 0.005). Collectively, our study demonstrated that BHMT could be served as a potential prognostic marker for HCC patients.
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Kudo M, Ikeda S, Sugimoto M, Kume S. Methionine-dependent histone methylation at developmentally important gene loci in mouse preimplantation embryos. J Nutr Biochem 2015; 26:1664-9. [PMID: 26372092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The involvement of specific nutrients in epigenetic gene regulation is a possible mechanism underlying nutrition-directed phenotypic alteration. However, the involvement of nutrients in gene-specific epigenetic regulation remains poorly understood. Methionine has been received attention as a possible nutrient involved in epigenetic modifications, as it is a precursor of the universal methyl donor for epigenetic methylation of DNA and histones. In the present study, the disruption of methionine metabolism by ethionine, an antimetabolite of methionine, induced abnormally higher expression of genes related to cell lineage differentiation and resulted in impaired blastocyst development of mouse preimplantation embryos in vitro. These effects were mitigated by the presence of methionine. Importantly, ethionine treatment induced lower trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 9 but did not affect methylation of DNA in the promoter regions of the examined genes. These results demonstrated that intact methionine metabolism is required for proper epigenetic histone modifications and normal expression of developmentally important genes during preimplantation development.
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- Mari Kudo
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Functional Anatomy, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Functional Anatomy, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Functional Anatomy, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Functional Anatomy, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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