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CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH
卷 387, 期 1, 页码 131-142出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-021-03550-4
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Haimen goat; Testis; ALKBH5; Spermatogonial stem cells; RNA methylation
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31972569, 32172735]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [KYZ201855]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China [BK20200563]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2019M661869]
The study revealed the crucial role of ALKBH5 in goat testis development, showing that its overexpression in goat spermatogonial stem cells can affect cell cycle and apoptosis, while also suppressing the mRNA degradation of certain key genes.
RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is essential for many bioprocesses in many species, but its role in goat testis development remains elusive, especially alkB homolog 5 (ALKBH5), one of the m6A demethylases. To this end, nine healthy Haimen goats of different ages were chosen randomly to provide testes. The results showed that the expression level of ALKBH5 was increased significantly (P < 0.05) in the 9-month group compared with the 0-day and 3-month groups, and ALKBH5 was located in goat spermatocytes with the highest expression level compared with Leydig cells and Sertoli cells. Thus, pcDNA3.1-ALKBH5 was constructed to explore the influences of the ALKBH5 increase in goat spermatogonial stem cells (SSC) in vitro. The results showed that the expression level of ALKBH5 in SSC transfected with pcDNA3.1-ALKBH5 (OE_ALKBH5) was significantly increased (P < 0.001) compared with that in SSC transfected with pcDNA3.1-EGFP (EGFP). With ALKBH5 overexpression in SSC, flow cytometry analysis showed that cells at G1 phase were significantly reduced (P < 0.01), while cells at S phase significantly increased (P < 0.01), and cell apoptosis was inhibited. Accordingly, the mRNA degradation of CCND1, CCNE1, and BCL2 was suppressed with ALKBH5 overexpression in SSC after treatment with actinomycin D. Furthermore, the mRNA levels of pluripotency maintenance- and cell differentiation-associated genes were changed between the two groups. Overall, the results indicated the crucial role of ALKBH5 during Haimen goat testis development. The results of this study provide a theoretical basis and technical means for RNA methylation participating in goat testis development.
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