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Hemicastration induced spermatogenesis-related DNA methylation and gene expression changes in mice testis.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Hemicastration is a unilateral orchiectomy to remove an injured testis, which can induce hormonal changes and compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining testis, and may influence spermatogenesis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the impact of hemicastration on remaining testicular function. METHODS:Prepubertal mice (age 24 days) were hemicastrated, and their growth was monitored until they reached physical maturity (age 72 days). Subsequently, we determined testis DNA methylation patterns using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing of normal and hemicastrated mice. Moreover, we profiled the testicular gene expression patterns by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to examine whether methylation changes affected gene expression in hemicastrated mice. RESULTS:Hemicastration did not significantly affect growth or testosterone (p>0.05) compared with control. The genome-wide DNA methylation pattern of remaining testis suggested that substantial genes harbored differentially methylated regions (1,139) in gene bodies, which were enriched in process of protein binding and cell adhesion. Moreover, RNA-seq results indicated that 46 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in meiotic cell cycle, synaptonemal complex assembly and spermatogenesis were upregulated in the hemicastration group, while 197 DEGs were downregulated, which were related to arachidonic acid metabolism. Integrative analysis revealed that proteasome 26S subunit ATPase 3 interacting protein gene, which encodes a protein crucial for homologous recombination in spermatocytes, exhibited promoter hypomethylation and higher expression level in hemicastrated mice. CONCLUSION:Global profiling of DNA methylation and gene expression demonstrated that hemicastration-induced compensatory response maintained normal growth and testicular morphological structure in mice.

SUBMITTER: Wang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5767500 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hemicastration induced spermatogenesis-related DNA methylation and gene expression changes in mice testis.

Wang Yixin Y Jin Long L Ma Jideng J Chen Li L Fu Yuhua Y Long Keren K Hu Silu S Song Yang Y Shang Dazhi D Tang Qianzi Q Wang Xun X Li Xuewei X Li Mingzhou M

Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences. 20171020 2

<h4>Objective</h4>Hemicastration is a unilateral orchiectomy to remove an injured testis, which can induce hormonal changes and compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining testis, and may influence spermatogenesis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the impact of hemicastration on remaining testicular function.<h4>Methods</h4>Prepubertal mice (age 24 days) were hemicastrated, and their growth was monitored until they reached physical maturity ...[more]

PMID: 29059727

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Hemicastration induced spermatogenesis-related DNA methylation and gene expression changes in mice testis.

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Hemicastration induced spermatogenesis-related DNA methylation and gene expression changes in mice testis.

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