Oocyte mitochondria link maternal environment to offspring phenotype in C. elegans
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Project description:Oocytes undergo a recently discovered mitochondrial proteome remodeling event in flies1, frogs1, and humans2. This oocyte mitochondrial remodeling event, which includes substantial changes in electron transport chain (ETC) subunit abundance1,2, is regulated by maternal insulin signaling1. However, why oocytes undergo mitochondrial remodeling is unknown, with some speculating that it might be a conserved mechanism to protect oocytes from genotoxic damage by reactive oxygen species (ROS)2. In Caenorhabditis elegans, we previously found that maternal exposure to osmotic stress drives a 50-fold increase in offspring survival in response to future osmotic stress, and that this intergenerational adaptation is regulated by insulin signaling to oocytes3. Here, we used proteomics and genetic manipulations to show that insulin signaling to oocytes regulates offspring’s ability to adapt to future stress via a mechanism that depends on ETC composition in maternal germ cells/oocytes. Specifically, we found that maternally expressed mutant alleles of nduf-7 (complex I subunit) or isp-1 (complex III subunit) altered offspring’s response to osmotic stress at hatching independently of offspring genotype. Furthermore, we found that expressing wild-type isp-1 in maternal germ cells (oocytes) was sufficient to restore offspring’s normal response to osmotic stress. Chemical mutagenesis screens revealed that oocyte ETC composition regulates offspring’s response to osmotic stress by altering AMP kinase function in offspring which in turn regulates both ATP and glycerol metabolism in offspring in response to continued osmotic stress. To our knowledge, these data are the first to show that changes in oocyte mitochondrial ETC composition can affect an animal phenotype that manifests after embryonic development is complete. The data also suggest that the reason diverse animals exhibit insulin regulated remodeling of oocyte mitochondria might be to tailor offspring metabolism to best match the environment of their mother.
2024-03-09 | GSE261225 | GEO
Project description:Mitochondria are essential organelles that provide energy for mammalian cells, with multiple functions such as signal transduction, cellular differentiation, and regulation of apoptosis. Compared with the mitochondria in somatic cells, oocyte mitochondria have an additional layer of importance since they are required for germ cell maturation, dysfunctions of which can lead to severe inherited disorders. Thus, a systematic proteomic profile of oocyte mitochondria is urgently needed for basic and clinical research, but has been hindered by the rarity of oocyte samples and technical challenges associated with capturing mitochondrial proteins from live oocytes. Here, in this work, using proximity labeling proteomics, we established a mitochondria-specific ascorbate peroxidase (APEX2) reaction in live GV staged oocytes of mouse and and explore oocyte mitochondrial proteomics.
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Project description:Eggs contain about 200,000 mitochondria that generate ATP and metabolites essential for oocyte and embryo development. In addition to this energetic role, mitochondria also integrate the cellular metabolic and transcriptional state via metabolites which regulate epigenetic modifiers. The maternal epigenome is established during oogenesis, but there is no direct evidence linking oocyte mitochondrial function to the maternal epigenome and embryo development. The DRP1 protein is required for mitochondrial fission. Here, we demonstrate a dramatic maternal effect in that DRP1-deficient oocytes fertilized by wild-type sperm exhibit a high frequency of failure in peri- and post-implantation development. This failure is associated with altered oocyte mitochondrial function, changes in the oocyte transcriptome and proteome, and a decrease in oocyte DNA methylation and H3K27me3. Transplanting the pronuclei of these fertilized oocytes to normal ooplasm fails to rescue embryonic lethality. We conclude that mitochondrial function plays a role in establishing the maternal epigenome, with serious consequences for embryo development.
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Project description:Clinical studies have revealed an increased incidence of growth and genomic imprinting disorders in children conceived using Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), and aberrant DNA methylation has been implicated. We propose that compromised oocyte quality associated with female infertility may make embryos more susceptible to the induction of epigenetic defects by ART. DNA methylation patterns in the preimplantation embryo are dependent on the oocyte-specific DNA methyltransferase 1o (DNMT1o), levels of which are decreased in mature oocytes of aging females. Here, we assessed the effects of maternal deficiency in DNMT1o (Dnmt1∆1o/+) in combination with superovulation and embryo transfer on offspring DNA methylation and development. We demonstrated a significant increase in the rates of morphological abnormalities in offspring collected from Dnmt1∆1o/+ females only when combined with ART. Together, maternal oocyte Dnmt1o deficiency and ART resulted in an accentuation of placental imprinting defects and the induction of genome-wide DNA methylation alterations, which were exacerbated in the placenta compared to the embryo. Significant sex-specific trends were also apparent, with a preponderance of DNA hypomethylation in females. Among genic regions affected, a significant enrichment for neurodevelopmental pathways was observed. Taken together, our results demonstrate that oocyte DNMT1o-deficiency exacerbates genome-wide DNA methylation abnormalities induced by ARTs in a sex-specific manner and plays a role in mediating poor embryonic outcome.
2016-09-01 | GSE85200 | GEO
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2024-01-26 | PXD045639 | Pride
Project description:Fully grown oocytes remain transcriptionally quiescent, yet many maternal mRNAs are synthesized and retained in growing oocytes. We now know that maternal mRNAs are stored in a structure called the mitochondria associated ribonucleoprotein domain (MARDO). But the components and functions of MARDO remain elusive. Here, we found that LSM14B knockout prevents the proper storage and timely clearance of mRNAs (including Cyclin B1, Btg4, and other mRNAs that are translationally activated during meiotic maturation), specifically by disrupting MARDO assembly during oocyte growth and meiotic maturation. With decreased levels of storage and clearance, the LSM14B knockout oocytes failed to enter meiosis II, ultimately resulting in female infertility. Our results demonstrate the function of LSM14B in MARDO assembly, couple the MARDO with mRNA clearance and oocyte meiotic maturation
2023-10-17 | PXD042761 | Pride
Project description:Fully grown oocytes remain transcriptionally quiescent, yet many maternal mRNAs are synthesized and retained in growing oocytes. We now know that maternal mRNAs are stored in a structure called the mitochondria associated ribonucleoprotein domain (MARDO). But the components and functions of MARDO remain elusive. Here, we found that LSM14B knockout prevents the proper storage and timely clearance of mRNAs (including Cyclin B1, Btg4, and other mRNAs that are translationally activated during meiotic maturation), specifically by disrupting MARDO assembly during oocyte growth and meiotic maturation. With decreased levels of storage and clearance, the LSM14B knockout oocytes failed to enter meiosis II, ultimately resulting in female infertility. Our results demonstrate the function of LSM14B in MARDO assembly, couple the MARDO with mRNA clearance and oocyte meiotic maturation.
2023-10-15 | GSE231648 | GEO
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE40471: Maternal slimming reprograms metabolic gene expression in mice offspring (NimbleGen expression) GSE40477: Maternal slimming reprograms metabolic gene expression in mice offspring (NimbleGen methylation) GSE40478: Maternal slimming reprograms metabolic gene expression in mice offspring (mRNA-Seq) Refer to individual Series
2012-08-30 | E-GEOD-40479 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Purpose: To investiagte why maternal obesity induces the susceptibility of offspring to diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) over generations upon over nutrition.The goals of this study are to find over-generationally altered genes and miRNAs which may contribute the accumulative progeny susceptibility to HCC under over nutrition. Methods: C57BL/6 female mice (F0 generation) were fed with either normal chow (NC) or HFD (60% kcal fat) from 1-month to 3-month old, and mated with NC-fed male mice to produce F1 generation. The F2 generation was similarly created. Male offspring of the F0, F1 and F2 generations were intraperitoneally injected with DEN at 2-weeks-old, and kept inmaintained on HFD and named as H1D, H2D and H3D groups, respectively. Male offspring of the F0 generation injected with PBS (Nor group) or DEN (NCD group) at the same age and kept inmaintained on NC. All groups were sacrificed at 40-weeks-old. Liver mRNA profiles and miRNA profiles from the different offspring groups were generated by LncRNA sequencing and small RNA sequencing. Results: We identified many over-generationally changed genes and miRNAs in the offspring by RNA-sequencing. Conclusions: The study revealed an important role of miRNA and targeting genes in regulating the incidence of HCC in the offspring of maternal-lineage under multi-generational HFD exposure, which has a profound effect on exploring the link between maternal obesity and the development of diseases in offspring.
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