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Zolini AM, Block J, Rabaglino MB, Tríbulo P, Hoelker M, Rincon G, Bromfield JJ, Hansen PJ. Molecular fingerprint of female bovine embryos produced in vitro with high competence to establish and maintain pregnancy†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:292-305. [PMID: 31616926 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The objective was to identify the transcriptomic profile of in vitro-derived embryos with high competence to establish and maintain gestation. Embryos produced with X-sorted sperm were cultured from day 5 to day 7 in serum-free medium containing 10 ng/ml recombinant bovine colony-stimulating factor 2 (CSF2) or vehicle. The CSF2 was administered because this molecule can increase blastocyst competence for survival after embryo transfer. Blastocysts were harvested on day 7 of culture and manually bisected. One demi-embryo from a single blastocyst was transferred into a synchronized recipient and the other half was used for RNA-seq analysis. Using P < 0.01 and a fold change >2-fold or <0.5 fold as cutoffs, there were 617 differentially expressed genes (DEG) between embryos that survived to day 30 of gestation vs those that did not, 470 DEG between embryos that survived to day 60 and those that did not, 432 DEG between embryos that maintained pregnancy from day 30 to day 60 vs those where pregnancy failed after day 30, and 635 DEG regulated by CSF2. Pathways and ontologies in which DEG were overrepresented included many related to cellular responses to stress and cell survival. It was concluded that gene expression in the blastocyst is different between embryos that are competent to establish and maintain pregnancy vs those that are not. The relationship between expression of genes related to cell stress and subsequent embryonic survival probably reflects cellular perturbations caused by embryonic development taking place in the artificial environment associated with cell culture.
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Affiliation(s)
- A M Zolini
- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Zoetis Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina.,Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Group, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Teaching and Research Station Frankenforst, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn, Königswinter, Germany.,Center of Integrated Dairy Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Zoetis Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Zolini AM, Block J, Rabaglino MB, Rincon G, Hoelker M, Bromfield JJ, Salilew-Wondim D, Hansen PJ. Genes associated with survival of female bovine blastocysts produced in vivo. Cell Tissue Res 2020; 382:665-678. [PMID: 32710275 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03257-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The objective was to characterize the transcriptome profile of in vivo-derived female embryos competent to establish and maintain gestation. Blastocysts from superovulated heifers were bisected to generate two demi-embryos. One demi-embryo was transferred into a synchronized recipient and the other part was used for RNA-seq analysis. Data on transcript abundance was analyzed for 4 demi-embryos that established and maintained pregnancy to day 60 (designated as PP) and 3 that did not result in a pregnancy at day 30 (designated as NP). Using a false discovery rate of P < 0.10 as cutoff, a total of 155 genes were differentially expressed between PP and NP embryos, of which 73 genes were upregulated and 82 genes were downregulated in the PP group. The functional cluster with the greatest enrichment score for embryos that survived, representing 28 genes (48% of the annotated genes), was related to membrane proteins, particularly those related to olfaction and neural development and function. The functional cluster with the greatest enrichment score for downregulated genes in embryos that survived included terms related to oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondrial function, and transmembrane proteins. In conclusion, competence of in vivo-derived female bovine embryos to survive after transfer is associated with increased expression of genes encoding transmembrane proteins, perhaps indicative of differentiation of the inner cell mass to epiblast, and decreased expression of genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation, perhaps indicative of reduced metabolic activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- A M Zolini
- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, PO Box 110910, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0910, USA
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- Zoetis Inc., Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud, CONICET, Córdoba, Argentina
- Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Group, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Zoetis Inc., Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, USA
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- Institute of Animal Science, Animal Breeding and Husbandry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Teaching and Research Station Frankenforst, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn, Königswinter, Germany
- Center of Integrated Dairy Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, PO Box 110910, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0910, USA
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- Institute of Animal Science, Animal Breeding and Husbandry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Teaching and Research Station Frankenforst, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn, Königswinter, Germany
- Center of Integrated Dairy Research, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, PO Box 110910, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0910, USA.
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Zolini AM, Ortiz WG, Estrada-Cortes E, Ortega MS, Dikmen S, Sosa F, Giordano JO, Hansen PJ. Interactions of human chorionic gonadotropin with genotype and parity on fertility responses of lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2018; 102:846-856. [PMID: 30447974 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fertility-promoting effects of treatment of lactating dairy cattle with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) after artificial insemination (AI) have been variable. Here, we tested whether fertility response to hCG in lactating Holstein cows interacts with genotype and parity. Primiparous (n = 538) and multiparous (n = 613) cows were treated with hCG (3,300 IU) or vehicle 5 d after AI. Pregnancy was diagnosed on d 32 and 60 after AI. A subset of cows (n = 593-701) was genotyped for 4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) previously associated with fertility. Treatment with hCG increased progesterone concentration on d 12 after AI regardless of genotype or parity. Pregnancy per AI was improved by hCG in primiparous cows but not in multiparous cows. Moreover, hCG treatment interacted with a SNP in coenzyme Q9 (COQ9) to affect fertility. Fertility of cows treated with vehicle was greatest for the AA allele, whereas fertility was lowest for the same genotype among cows treated with hCG. Pregnancy per AI was also affected by genotype for heat shock protein A1-like (HSPA1L) and progesterone receptor (PGR), but no interactions were observed with treatment. Genotype for a SNP in prostate androgen-regulated mucin-like protein 1 (PARM1) was not associated with fertility. Overall, results show that variation in response to hCG treatment on fertility depends on parity and interacts with a SNP in COQ9.
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- A M Zolini
- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0910
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0910
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0910
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0910
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Science, University of Uludag, Bursa, 16059, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, and Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0910.
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Jimenez CR, de Azevedo JL, Silveira RG, Penitente-Filho J, Carrascal-Triana EL, Zolini AM, Araújo VR, Torres CAA. Effects of Growth Hormone onIn SituCulture of Bovine Preantral Follicles are Dose Dependent. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 51:575-84. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- CR Jimenez
- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes Enclosed in Preantral Follicles; Universidade Estadual do Ceara; Fortaleza CE Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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Jimenez CR, de Azevedo JL, Silveira RG, Penitente-Filho J, Carrascal-Triana EL, Zolini AM, Araujo VR, Torres CAA, Gonçalves WG. Effects of IGF-1 onIn VitroCulture of Bovine Preantral Follicles are Dose-Dependent. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 51:435-44. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- CR Jimenez
- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes Enclosed in Preantral Follicles; Universidade Estadual do Ceará; Fortaleza CE Brazil
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- Departament of Animal Science; Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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- Departament of Biology; Laboratory of Cellular Ultrastructure; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Viçosa MG Brazil
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Zolini A, Carrascal-Triana EL, Ruiz A, Penitente-Filho JM, Hansen PJ, Alves Torres CA, Block J. 163 EFFECTS OF SERUM AND L-CARNITINE ON DEVELOPMENT AND CRYOTOLERANCE OF BOVINE EMBRYOS PRODUCED IN VITRO. Reprod Fertil Dev 2016. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv28n2ab163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cryotolerance of bovine embryos produced in vitro (PIV) can be improved by l-carnitine. The objective of the present study was to determine whether the optimal concentration of l-carnitine is dependent on serum. Bovine embryos were produced in vitro with abattoir-derived oocytes. After fertilization (Day 0), oocytes (n = 2768) were randomly assigned in a 2 × 4 factorial design to culture in SOF-BE1 medium supplemented with or without 5% fetal bovine serum and l-carnitine at concentrations of 0.0, 0.75, 1.5, and 3.03 mM at 38.5°C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% O2, 5% CO2, and 90% N2. The proportion of oocytes that cleaved was assessed on Day 3, and the proportion of oocytes that developed to the blastocyst and advanced blastocyst (expanded, hatching, and hatched) stages was determined on Day 7. Blastocysts and expanded blastocysts (n = 466) were harvested on Day 7 and subjected to controlled-rate freezing following equilibration in 1.5 M ethylene glycol. After thaw, embryos were cultured for 72 h in SOF-BE1 supplemented with 10% (v/v) fetal bovine serum and 50 mM dithiothreitol at 38.5°C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% O2, 5% CO2, and 90% N2. Post-thaw re-expansion and hatching rates were determined at 24, 48, and 72 h. The experiment was replicated 9 times, and data were analysed by logistic regression. There was no interaction between serum and l-carnitine, at any of the concentrations tested, on embryo development or cryotolerance. Cleavage rates were not affected by serum or l-carnitine. Addition of serum during culture increased (P < 0.05) development to the blastocyst (19.7 ± 1.1% v. 25.3 ± 1.4%) and advanced blastocyst (9.1 ± 0.8% v. 12.4 ± 1.2%) stages. While l-carnitine did not affect blastocyst development, advanced blastocyst development was reduced (P < 0.05) for l-carnitine at 3.03 mM (0 mM: 10.9 ± 1.2%, 0.75 mM: 12.2 ± 1.4%, 1.5 mM: 13.5 ± 1.5%, 3.03 mM: 7.0 ± 1.0%). Serum reduced (P < 0.01) re-expansion (78.1 ± 3.4% v. 65.5 ± 3.1%, 81.0 ± 3.0% v. 68.4 ± 2.7%, 78.4 ± 3.4% v. 65.8 ± 3.1%, for 24, 48, and 72 h, respectively) and hatching (52.0 ± 4.0% v. 39.8 ± 3.6%, 61.2 ± 4.1% v. 45.4 ± 3.8%, 61.2 ± 4.1% v. 45.4 ± 3.8%, for 24, 48, and 72 h, respectively) rates at all time points. In contrast, treatment of embryos with l-carnitine during culture increased (P < 0.05) post-thaw re-expansion rates at 24 and 48 h, regardless of concentration (Table 1). In conclusion, post-thaw viability of bovine embryos PIV can be improved by the addition of l-carnitine during culture. Moreover, the beneficial effects of l-carnitine on cryosurvival are not dependent on serum supplementation.
Table 1.Effect of addition of l-carnitine during culture on post-thaw re-expansion and hatching rates
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