Expression profiling of microRNAs in Bovine ovarian follicular development; comparative analyses between LHF and CL groups

ABSTRACT: The study aimed to identify miRNAs expression profiles associated with growth and regression of dominant-size follicles in bovine. Follicles were collected from abattoir ovaries and their status (healthy/atretic) was assessed by measuring steroid levels and aromatase expression. Corpora lutea (CL) were collected from ovarian pairs correponding to days 1 to 4 of the oestrus cycle. Total RNA was isolated from whole follicles at different developmental stages and from CL. An heterologous microarray (Exiqon, Denmark) approach followed by RT-qPCR validation (Qiagen, UK) was used to identify and compare miRNA profiles between large healthy follicles (diameter, 13–16 mm, n=6) and each of small (4–8 mm, n=6 pools of follicles), large atretic folllicles (13-16 mm, n=6) and CL (n=6). RNA from the above groups was hybridized to the miRCURY LNA™ microRNA Hi-Power Labeling Kit,Hy3™/Hy5™ (Exiqon) and hybridized on the miRCURY LNA™ microRNA Array (6th gen). A total of 17 and 57 microRNAs were differentially expressed (> 2 fold, adj. P-value < 0.05) between Large Healthy and each of Small and Large Atretic follicles, respectively, a fraction of which corresponded to registered bovine miRNA sequences. A subset of 5 bovine miRNAs (miR-144, miR-202,vmiR-451, miR-652, miR-873) were confirmed by qPCR to be upregulated in Large Healthy follicles, were enriched in mural granulosa cells and their predicted targets mapped to genes involved in follicular cell proliferation and differentiation, suggesting an involvemet of this subset of microRNAs in ovarian follicle development. In addition, the miR-183-96-183 cluster was identified as upregulated in CL and was shown to be involved in luteal survival and progesterone production.

ORGANISM(S): Merkel cell polyomavirus Bos taurus Rattus norvegicus Mus musculus Human gammaherpesvirus 8 Human alphaherpesvirus 1 JC polyomavirus Betapolyomavirus macacae Murid gammaherpesvirus 4 Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Homo sapiens Human betaherpesvirus 5 Human alphaherpesvirus 2 Betapolyomavirus hominis human gammaherpesvirus 4 Mus musculus cytomegalovirus 2 Murid betaherpesvirus 1

PROVIDER: GSE87347 | GEO | 2017/04/14

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA344470

REPOSITORIES: GEO