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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2020

New markers for regulation of transcription and macromolecule metabolic process in porcine oocytes during in vitro maturation.

Maciej Brązert, Wiesława Kranc, Mariusz J Nawrocki, Patrycja Sujka-Kordowska, Aneta Konwerska, Maurycy Jankowski, Ievgeniia Kocherova, Piotr Celichowski, Michal Jeseta, Katarzyna Ożegowska and 9 more

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Maciej BrązertDivision of Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑535, Poland.
Wiesława KrancDepartment of Anatomy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Mariusz J NawrockiDepartment of Anatomy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Patrycja Sujka-KordowskaDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Aneta KonwerskaDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Maurycy JankowskiDepartment of Anatomy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Ievgeniia KocherovaDepartment of Anatomy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Piotr CelichowskiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Michal JesetaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno 601‑77, Czech Republic.
Katarzyna OżegowskaDivision of Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑535, Poland.
Paweł AntosikVeterinary Center, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun 87‑100, Poland.
Dorota BukowskaVeterinary Center, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun 87‑100, Poland.
Mariusz T SkowrońskiVeterinary Center, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun 87‑100, Poland.
Małgorzata BruskaDepartment of Anatomy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Leszek PawelczykDivision of Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑535, Poland.
Maciej ZabelDivision of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw 50‑368, Poland.
Hanna Piotrowska-KempistyDepartment of Toxicology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑631, Poland.
Michał NowickiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Bartosz KempistyDepartment of Anatomy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan 60‑781, Poland.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PLNicolaus Copernicus University · PLMasaryk University · CZWroclaw Medical University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oocyte maturation is essential for proper fertilization, embryo implantation and early development. While the physiological conditions of these processes are relatively well‑known, its exact molecular mechanisms remain widely undiscovered. Oocyte growth, differentiation and maturation are therefore the subject of scientific debate. Precious literature has indicated that the oocyte itself serves a regulatory role in the mechanisms underlying these processes. Hence, the present study performed expression microarrays to analyze the complete transcriptome of porcine oocytes during their in vitro maturation (IVM). Pig material was used for experimentation, as it possesses similarities to the reproductive processes and general genetic proximities of Sus scrofa to human. Oocytes, isolated from the ovaries of slaughtered animals were assessed via the Brilliant Cresyl Blue test and directed to IVM. A number of oocytes were left to be analyzed as the 'before IVM' group. Oocyte mRNA was isolated and used for microarray analysis, which was subsequently validated via RT‑qPCR. The current study particularly focused on genes belonging to 'positive regulation of transcription, DNA‑dependent', 'positive regulation of gene expression', 'positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process' and 'positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter' ontologies. FOS, VEGFA, ESR1, AR, CCND2, EGR2, ENDRA, GJA1, INHBA, IHH, INSR, APP, WWTR1, SMARCA1, NFAT5, SMAD4, MAP3K1, EGR1, RORA, ECE1, NR5A1, KIT, IKZF2, MEF2C, SH3D19, MITF and PSMB4 were all determined to be significantly altered (fold change, >|2|; P<0.05) among these groups, with their downregulation being observed after IVM. Genes with the most altered expressions were analyzed and considered to be potential markers of maturation associated with transcription regulation and macromolecule metabolism process.

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Energy MetabolismGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedComputational BiologyFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksImmunohistochemistryMetabolomicsOocytesOogenesisOvarySwineBiomarkersin vitro maturationoocytepigrnatranscription

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