Journal
MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Volume 89, Issue 10, Pages 459-470Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23638
Keywords
follicle; ovary; ovine; proteins; reproduction
Funding
- Ceara State Foundation for the Support of Technology and Scientific Development (FUNCAP)
- Brazilian Commission for Higher Education (CAPES)
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico
- Instituto de Reproduccion Animal Uruguay
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The present study evaluated the effects of in vitro maturation (IVM) on the proteome of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) from ewes. The results showed that IVM caused upregulation and downregulation of proteins in COCs. Upregulated proteins in mature COCs after IVM were related to immune response, complement cascade, cell cycle, and extracellular matrix organization, while downregulated proteins in immature COCs after IVM were linked to metabolic processes, immune response, and complement cascade.
The present study evaluated the effects of in vitro maturation (IVM) on the proteome of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) from ewes. Extracted COC proteins were analyzed by LC-MS/MS. Differences in protein abundances (p < 0.05) and functional enrichments in immature versus in vitro-matured COCs were evaluated using bioinformatics tools. There were 2550 proteins identified in the COCs, with 89 and 87 proteins exclusive to immature and mature COCs, respectively. IVM caused downregulation of 84 and upregulation of 34 proteins. Major upregulated proteins in mature COCs were dopey_N domain-containing protein, structural maintenance of chromosomes protein, ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme 2. Main downregulated proteins in mature COCs were immunoglobulin heavy constant mu, inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 2, alpha-2-macroglobulin. Proteins exclusive to mature COCs and upregulated after IVM related to immune response, complement cascade, vesicle-mediated transport, cell cycle, and extracellular matrix organization. Proteins of immature COCs and downregulated after IVM were linked to metabolic processes, immune response, and complement cascade. KEGG pathways and miRNA-regulated genes attributed to downregulated and mature COC proteins related to complement and coagulation cascades, metabolism, humoral response, and B cell-mediated immunity. Thus, IVM influenced the ovine COC proteome. This knowledge supports the future development of efficient IVM protocols for Ovis aries.
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