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Expression Profiling and Function Analysis Identified New Cumulus Cells-Expressed Genes and miRNAs Predictive of Oocyte Developmental Potential.

Min Zhang, Meng-Meng Wang, Fa-Li Zhang, Nan He, Ming-Jiu Luo, Shuai Gong, Fu-Yin Fu, Hong-Jie Yuan, Jie Zhang, Jing-He Tan

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Article in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  3. Expression ofInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2025
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10 authors.

Min ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0919-5882
Meng-Meng WangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.
Fa-Li ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.
Nan HeCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.
Ming-Jiu LuoCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0460-8358
Shuai GongCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.
Fu-Yin FuCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.
Hong-Jie YuanCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.
Jie ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.
Jing-He TanCollege of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an City 271018, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6437-6259

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although prior studies have identified cumulus cells (CCs)-expressed genes and miRNAs that regulate cumulus expansion and/or CC apoptosis and may serve as markers for selecting competent oocytes and embryos, there remains an urgent need to identify CCs-expressed genes and miRNAs whose expression levels are directly correlated with oocyte developmental potential (DP). In this study, we first established CC models from mouse cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) that exhibited significantly different DP following in vitro or in vivo maturation. Subsequently, we performed mRNA/miRNA sequencing and functional analyses using these in vitro and in vivo CC models. We identified and validated Spp1, Fn1, Sdc1, and Ngf as DP-beneficial genes; Fos and Jun as DP-detrimental genes; and miR-7686-5p, miR-133a-3p, novel-miR-239, novel-miR-193, and miR-339-5p as DP-detrimental miRNAs. Finally, by employing a well-in-well activation/embryo culture system that enables tracking the COC origin of CCs and embryos, we further validated Spp1 and Ngf as DP-beneficial genes, Jun as the DP-detrimental gene, and miR-7686-5p, novel-miR-239, and miR-339-5p as DP-detrimental miRNAs. In conclusion, we identified and validated new sets of CCs-expressed genes and miRNAs whose expression levels were directly correlated with oocyte DP. These newly identified genes and miRNAs may serve as potential biomarkers for selecting competent oocytes and embryos.

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Cumulus CellsGene Expression ProfilingMicroRNAsOocytesAnimalsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMiceMicroRNAscumulus cellsdevelopmental potentialgenesmiRNAsoocytes

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PMID40497967
PMCPMC12153713

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