Zinc dynamics regulate early ovarian follicle development

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Zinc fluctuations regulate key steps in late oocyte and preimplantation embryo development; however, roles for zinc in preceding stages in early ovarian follicle development, when cooperative interactions exist between the oocyte and somatic cells, are unknown. To understand the roles of zinc during early follicle development, we applied single cell X-ray fluorescence microscopy, a radioactive zinc tracer, and a labile zinc probe to measure zinc in individual mouse oocytes and associated somatic cells within early follicles. Here, we report a significant stage-specific increase and compartmental redistribution in oocyte zinc content upon the initiation of early follicle growth. The increase in zinc correlates with the increased expression of specific zinc transporters, including two that are essential in oocyte maturation. While oocytes in follicles exhibit high tolerance to pronounced changes in zinc availability, somatic survival and proliferation are significantly more sensitive to zinc chelation or supplementation. Finally, transcriptomic, proteomic, and zinc loading analyses reveal enrichment of zinc targets in the ubiquitination pathway. Overall, these results demonstrate that distinct cell type-specific zinc regulations are required for follicle growth and indicate that physiological fluctuation in the localization and availability of this inorganic cofactor has fundamental functions in early gamete development.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:299

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 299(2023), 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 102731

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Yu-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Si [VerfasserIn]
Ok, Kiwon [VerfasserIn]
Duncan, Francesca E [VerfasserIn]
O'Halloran, Thomas V [VerfasserIn]
Woodruff, Teresa K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Follicle
Folliculogenesis
Germ cell
Granulosa cell
J41CSQ7QDS
Journal Article
Oocyte
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Zinc

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Date Completed 30.01.2023

Date Revised 22.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102731

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349367515