Background Previous studies have shown that the vitrification of metaphaseⅡ(MⅡ)oocytes significantly represses their developmental potential.Abnormally increased oxidative stress is the probable factor;however,the u...Background Previous studies have shown that the vitrification of metaphaseⅡ(MⅡ)oocytes significantly represses their developmental potential.Abnormally increased oxidative stress is the probable factor;however,the underlying mechanism remains unclear.The walnut-derived peptide TW-7 was initially isolated and purified from walnut protein hydrolysate.Accumulating evidences implied thatTW-7 was a powerful antioxidant,while its prospective application in oocyte cryopreservation has not been reported.Result Here,we found that parthenogenetic activation(PA)zygotes derived from vitrified MⅡoocytes showed elevated ROS level and delayed progression of pronucleus formation.Addition of 25μmol/LTW-7 in warming,recovery,PA,and embryo culture medium could alleviate oxidative stress in PA zygotes from vitrified mouse MⅡoocytes,furtherly increase proteins related to histone lactylation such as LDHAe LDHB,and EP300 and finally improve histone lactylation in PA zygotes.The elevated histone lactylation facilitated the expression of minor zygotic genome activation(ZGA)genes and preimplantation embryo development.Conclusions Our findings revealed the mechanism of oxidative stress inducing repressed development of PA embryos from vitrified mouse MⅡoocytes and found a potent and easy-obtained short peptide that could significantly rescue the decreased developmental potential of vitrified oocytes,which would potentially contribute to reproductive medicine,animal protection,and breeding.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFD1200403)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32072735)Xigaze City regional Science and technology Collaborative innovation project-Genetic resources of rescue protection for Zhangmu goat(No.QYXTZX-RKZ2023-06)。
文摘Background Previous studies have shown that the vitrification of metaphaseⅡ(MⅡ)oocytes significantly represses their developmental potential.Abnormally increased oxidative stress is the probable factor;however,the underlying mechanism remains unclear.The walnut-derived peptide TW-7 was initially isolated and purified from walnut protein hydrolysate.Accumulating evidences implied thatTW-7 was a powerful antioxidant,while its prospective application in oocyte cryopreservation has not been reported.Result Here,we found that parthenogenetic activation(PA)zygotes derived from vitrified MⅡoocytes showed elevated ROS level and delayed progression of pronucleus formation.Addition of 25μmol/LTW-7 in warming,recovery,PA,and embryo culture medium could alleviate oxidative stress in PA zygotes from vitrified mouse MⅡoocytes,furtherly increase proteins related to histone lactylation such as LDHAe LDHB,and EP300 and finally improve histone lactylation in PA zygotes.The elevated histone lactylation facilitated the expression of minor zygotic genome activation(ZGA)genes and preimplantation embryo development.Conclusions Our findings revealed the mechanism of oxidative stress inducing repressed development of PA embryos from vitrified mouse MⅡoocytes and found a potent and easy-obtained short peptide that could significantly rescue the decreased developmental potential of vitrified oocytes,which would potentially contribute to reproductive medicine,animal protection,and breeding.
