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miR-99a-5p inhibits target gene FZD5 expression and steroid hormone secretion from goat ovarian granulosa cells
ZHU Lu, JING Jing, QIN Shuai-qi, LU Jia-ni, ZHU Cui-yun, ZHENG Qi, LIU Ya, FANG Fu-gui, LI Yun-sheng, ZHANG Yun-hai, LING Ying-hui
2022, 21 (4): 1137-1145.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(21)63766-8
Abstract188)      PDF in ScienceDirect      
MicroRNA (miRNA) has vital regulatory effects on the proliferation, differentiation and secretion of ovarian granulosa cells, but the role of miR-99a-5p in goat ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) is unclear.  Both miR-99a-5p and Frizzled-5 (FZD5) were found to be expressed in GCs in goat ovaries via fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, respectively, and FZD5 was verified (P<0.001) as a target gene of miR-99a-5p by double luciferase reporter gene experiments.  Furthermore, FZD5 mRNA and protein expression were both found to be regulated (P<0.05) by miR-99a-5p in GCs.  Moreover, the overexpression of miR-99a-5p or knockdown of FZD5 suppressed (P<0.05) estradiol and progesterone secretion from the GCs, as determined by ELISA.  In summary, miR-99a-5p inhibits target gene FZD5 expression and estradiol and progesterone synthesis in GCs.  Our study thus provides seminal data and new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of follicular development in the goat and other animals.
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Switches in transcriptome functions during seven skeletal muscle development stages from fetus to kid in Capra hircus
LING Ying-hui, ZHENG Qi, JING Jing, SUI Meng-hua, ZHU Lu, LI Yun-sheng, ZHANG Yun-hai, LIU Ya, FANG Fu-gui, ZHANG Xiao-rong
2021, 20 (1): 212-226.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(20)63268-3
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Skeletal muscle accounts for about 40% of mammalian body weight, the development of which is a dynamic, complex and precisely regulated process that is critical for meat production. We here described the transcriptome expression profile in 21 goat samples collected at 7 growth stages from fetus to kid, including fetal 45 (F45), 65 (F65), 90 (F90), 120 (F120), and 135 (F135) days, and birth 1 (B1) day and 90 (B90) days kids.  Paraffin sections combined with RNA-seq data of the 7 stages divided the transcriptomic functions of skeletal muscle into 4 states: before F90, F120, F135 and B1, and B90.  And the dynamic expression of all 4 793 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was identified.  Furthermore, DEGs were clustered by weighted gene correlation network analysis into 4 modules (turquoise, grey, blue and brown) that corresponded to these 4 states.  Functional and pathway analysis indicated that the active genes in the stages before F90 (turquoise) were closely related to skeletal muscle proliferation.  The DEGs in the F120-related module (grey) were found to participate in the regulation of skeletal muscle structure and skeletal muscle development by regulating tRNA.  The brown module (F135 and B1) regulated fatty acid biological processes to maintain the normal development of muscle cells.  The DEGs of B90 high correlation module (blue) were involved the strengthening and power of skeletal muscle through the regulation of actin filaments and tropomyosin.  Our current data thus revealed the internal functional conversion of the goat skeletal muscle in the growth from fetus to kid.  The results provided a theoretical basis for analyzing the involvement of mRNA in skeletal muscle development.
 
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18S ribosomal RNA methyltransferase METTL5-mediated CDX2 translation regulates porcine early embryo development
XU Teng-teng, ZHANG Meng-ya, LIU Qiu-chen, WANG Xin, LUO Peng-fei, LIU Tong, YAN Ye-lian, ZHOU Na-ru, MA Yang-yang, YU Tong, LI Yun-sheng, CAO Zu-bing, ZHANG Yun-hai
DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2023.10.013 Online: 19 October 2023
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) plays a key role in mammalian early embryonic development and cell lineage differentiation. However, the role and mechanisms of 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) m6A methyltransferase METTL5 in early embryonic development remain unclear. Here, we found that 18S rRNA m6A methyltransferase METTL5 plays an important role in porcine early embryonic development. METTL5 knockdown and overexpression significantly reduced the developmental efficiency of porcine early embryos and impaired cell lineage allocation. METTL5 knockdown apparently decreased the global translation efficiency in blastocyst, while METTL5 overexpression increased the global translation efficiency. Furthermore, METTL5 knockdown did not affect the abundance of CDX2 mRNA, but resulted in a significant reduction in CDX2 protein levels. Moreover, the low developmental efficiency and abnormal lineage distribution of METTL5 knockdown embryos could be rescued by CDX2 overexpression. Collectively, our results demonstrated that 18S rRNA methyltransferase METTL5 regulates porcine early embryonic development via modulating the translation of CDX2.

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