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Sperm miRNAs- potential mediators of bull age and early embryo development

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BMC GENOMICS
卷 21, 期 1, 页码 -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07206-5

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Paternal age; Sperm miRNAs; Embryonic development; Dairy bull; Epigenetics

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  1. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) [445230-12]
  2. Semex
  3. DairyGen of Canada
  4. China Scholarship Council-Universite Laval (CSC-UL)

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Background Sperm miRNAs were reported to regulate spermatogenesis and early embryonic development in some mammals including bovine. The dairy cattle breeding industry now tends to collect semen from younger bulls under high selection pressure at a time when semen quality may be suboptimal compared to adult bulls. Whether the patterns of spermatic miRNAs are affected by paternal age and/or impact early embryogenesis is not clear. Hence, we generated small non-coding RNA libraries of sperm collected from same bulls at 10, 12, and 16 months of age, using 16 months as control for differential expression and functional analysis. Results We firstly excluded all miRNAs present in measurable quantity in oocytes according to the literature. Of the remaining miRNAs, ten sperm-borne miRNAs were significantly differentially expressed in younger bulls (four in the 10 vs 16 months contrast and six in the 12 vs 16 months contrast). Targets of miRNAs were identified and compared to the transcriptomic database of two-cell embryos, to genes related to two-cell competence, and to the transcriptomic database of blastocysts. Ingenuity pathway analysis of the targets of these miRNAs suggested potential influence on the developmental competence of two-cell embryos and on metabolism and protein synthesis in blastocysts. Conclusions The results showed that miRNA patterns in sperm are affected by the age of the bull and may mediate the effects of paternal age on early embryonic development.

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