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ArticleCell & bioscience2023

ISG15 suppresses ovulation and female fertility by ISGylating ADAMTS1.

Yaru Chen, Jiawei Zhou, Shang Wu, Lei Wang, Gaogui Chen, Dake Chen, Xianwen Peng, Yi-Liang Miao, Shuqi Mei, Fenge Li

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Article in Cell & bioscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Yaru ChenKey Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Jiawei ZhouKey Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. zhoujiawei@hbaas.com.
Shang WuKey Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Lei WangKey Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Gaogui ChenKey Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Dake ChenKey Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Xianwen PengInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430064, China.
Yi-Liang MiaoKey Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Shuqi MeiInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430064, China.
Fenge LiKey Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. lifener@mail.hzau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3862-9114
Huazhong Agricultural University · CNHubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

Funding

Hubei Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Action Project 2018skjcx05Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program 2020BBB069Key Technologies Research and Development Program of Anhui Province 2021YFF1000601Science and Technology Service Network Plan 2020ABA016Trans-gene Key Project of China 2018ZX08009-27B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundISGylation is a post-translational protein modification that regulates many life activities, including immunomodulation, antiviral responses, and embryo implantation. The exact contribution of ISGylation to folliculogenesis remains largely undefined.

resultsHere, Isg15 knockout in mice causes hyperfertility along with sensitive ovarian responses to gonadotropin, such as increases in cumulus expansion and ovulation rate. Moreover, ISG15 represses the expression of ovulation-related genes in an ISGylation-dependent manner. Mechanistically, ISG15 binds to ADAMTS1 via the ISG15-conjugating system (UBA7, UBE2L6, and HERC6), ISGylating ADAMTS1 at the binding sites Lys309, Lys593, Lys597, and Lys602, resulting in ADAMTS1 degradation via a 20S proteasome-dependent pathway.

conclusionTaken together, the present study demonstrates that covalent ISG15 conjugation produces a novel regulatory axis of ISG15-ADAMTS1 that enhances the degradation of ADAMTS1, thereby compromising ovulation and female fertility.

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ADAMTS1Female fertilityInterferon-stimulated gene 15ISGylationMiceOvulation

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PMID37170317
PMCPMC10176748
OpenAlexW4376134070

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