Journal
AGING-US
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 1610-1623Publisher
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/aging.102703
Keywords
melatonin; aging; oocyte quality; meiosis; histone acetylation
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- National Key Scientific Research Projects [2018YFC1004000, 2017YFC1001500]
- National Natural Science Foundation [81925014, 31771657]
- Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province [BK20180035]
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It has been widely reported that advanced maternal age impairs oocyte quality. To date, various molecules have been discovered to be involved in this process. However, prevention of fertility issues associated with maternal age is still a challenge. In the present study, we find that both in vitro supplement and in vivo administration of melatonin are capable of alleviating the meiotic phenotypes of aged oocytes, specifically the spindle/chromosome disorganization and aneuploidy generation. Furthermore, we identify SIRT2 as a critical effector mediating the effects of melatonin on meiotic structure in old oocytes. Candidate screening shows that SIRT2-controlled deacetylation of histone H4K16 is essential for maintaining the meiotic apparatus in oocytes. Importantly, non-acetylatable-mimetic mutant H4K16R partially rescues the meiotic deficits in oocytes from reproductive aged mice. In contrast, overexpression of acetylation-mimetic mutant H4K16Q abolishes the beneficial effects of melatonin on the meiotic phenotypes in aged oocytes. To sum up, our data uncover that melatonin alleviates advanced maternal aged-associated meiotic defects in oocytes through the SIRT2-depenendet H4K16 deacetylation pathway.
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