Microtubule-severing proteins(MTSPs),are a family of proteins which use adenosine triphosphate to sever microtubules.MTSPs have been shown to play an important role in multiple microtubule-involved cellular processes....Microtubule-severing proteins(MTSPs),are a family of proteins which use adenosine triphosphate to sever microtubules.MTSPs have been shown to play an important role in multiple microtubule-involved cellular processes.One member of this family,fidgetin(FIGN),is also involved in male fertility;however,no studies have explored its roles in female fertility.In this study,we found mouse fidgetin is rich within oocyte zona pellucida(ZP)and is the only MTSP member to do so.Fidgetin also appears to interact with all three ZP proteins.These findings prompted us to propose that fidgetin might prevent polyspermy.Results from in vitro maturation oocytes analysis showed that fidgetin knockdown did cause polyspermy.We then deleted all three fidgetin isoforms with CRISPR/Cas9 technologies;however,female mice remained healthy and with normal fertility.Of all mouse MTSPs,only the mRNA level of fidgetin-like 1(FIGNL1)significantly increased.Therefore,we assert that fidgetin-like 1 compensates fidgetin's roles in fidgetin knockout female mice.展开更多
Objective.Chronic stress(CS)-induced abnormal metabolism and other subsequent aspects of abnormality are threatening human health.Little is known regarding whether and how protein post-translational-modifications(PTMs...Objective.Chronic stress(CS)-induced abnormal metabolism and other subsequent aspects of abnormality are threatening human health.Little is known regarding whether and how protein post-translational-modifications(PTMs)correlate with abnormal metabolism under CS.The aim of this study was to address this issue and also identify novel key protein PTM.Methods.First,we screened which pan-PTM had significant change between control and CS female mice and whether clinical CS females had similar pan-PTM change.Second,we performed quantitative PTM-omics and metabolomics to verify the correlation between abnormal protein PTMs and atypical metabolism.Third,we performed quantitative phospho-omics to identify the key PTM-regulating enzyme and investigate the interaction between PTM protein and PTM-regulating enzyme.Fourth,we attempted to rectify the abnormal metabolism by correcting the activity of the PTM-regulating enzyme.Finally,we examined whether the selected key protein was also correlated with stress scores and atypical metabolism in clinical women.Results.We initially found that multiple tissues of CS female mice have downregulated pan-crotonylation,and verified that the plasma of clinical CS females also had downregulated pan-crotonylation.Then we determined that ATP5O-K51 crotonylation decreased the most and also caused gross ATP5O decrement,whereas the plasma of CS mice had downregulated phospholipids.Next,downregulating ATP5O crotonylation partially recapitulated the downregulated phospholipid metabolism in CS mice.Next,we verified that HDAC2-S424 phosphorylation determined its decrotonylation activity on ATP5O-K51.Furthermore,correcting HDAC2 hyper-phosphorylation recovered the gross ATP5O level and partially rescued the downregulated phospholipid metabolism in CS mice.Finally,the ATP5O level was also significantly iower and correlated with high stress scores and downregulated phospholipid metabolism in clinical female plasma.Conclusion.This study discovered a novel PTM mechanism involving two distinct types of PTM in CS and provided a novel reference for the clinical precautions and treatments of CS.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31671561)to Dong Zhang.
文摘Microtubule-severing proteins(MTSPs),are a family of proteins which use adenosine triphosphate to sever microtubules.MTSPs have been shown to play an important role in multiple microtubule-involved cellular processes.One member of this family,fidgetin(FIGN),is also involved in male fertility;however,no studies have explored its roles in female fertility.In this study,we found mouse fidgetin is rich within oocyte zona pellucida(ZP)and is the only MTSP member to do so.Fidgetin also appears to interact with all three ZP proteins.These findings prompted us to propose that fidgetin might prevent polyspermy.Results from in vitro maturation oocytes analysis showed that fidgetin knockdown did cause polyspermy.We then deleted all three fidgetin isoforms with CRISPR/Cas9 technologies;however,female mice remained healthy and with normal fertility.Of all mouse MTSPs,only the mRNA level of fidgetin-like 1(FIGNL1)significantly increased.Therefore,we assert that fidgetin-like 1 compensates fidgetin's roles in fidgetin knockout female mice.
基金supported by the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No:32070840)Dong Zhang and(Grant No:81571403)+2 种基金Xiang Ma,Nanjing Medical Science and Technology Development Project(Grant No:YKK18112)Jing Sun,the Independent Project of State Key Lab of Reproductive Medicine(Grant No:SKLRM-2021B6)Dong Zhang,and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No:BK20201355)to Dong Zhang.
文摘Objective.Chronic stress(CS)-induced abnormal metabolism and other subsequent aspects of abnormality are threatening human health.Little is known regarding whether and how protein post-translational-modifications(PTMs)correlate with abnormal metabolism under CS.The aim of this study was to address this issue and also identify novel key protein PTM.Methods.First,we screened which pan-PTM had significant change between control and CS female mice and whether clinical CS females had similar pan-PTM change.Second,we performed quantitative PTM-omics and metabolomics to verify the correlation between abnormal protein PTMs and atypical metabolism.Third,we performed quantitative phospho-omics to identify the key PTM-regulating enzyme and investigate the interaction between PTM protein and PTM-regulating enzyme.Fourth,we attempted to rectify the abnormal metabolism by correcting the activity of the PTM-regulating enzyme.Finally,we examined whether the selected key protein was also correlated with stress scores and atypical metabolism in clinical women.Results.We initially found that multiple tissues of CS female mice have downregulated pan-crotonylation,and verified that the plasma of clinical CS females also had downregulated pan-crotonylation.Then we determined that ATP5O-K51 crotonylation decreased the most and also caused gross ATP5O decrement,whereas the plasma of CS mice had downregulated phospholipids.Next,downregulating ATP5O crotonylation partially recapitulated the downregulated phospholipid metabolism in CS mice.Next,we verified that HDAC2-S424 phosphorylation determined its decrotonylation activity on ATP5O-K51.Furthermore,correcting HDAC2 hyper-phosphorylation recovered the gross ATP5O level and partially rescued the downregulated phospholipid metabolism in CS mice.Finally,the ATP5O level was also significantly iower and correlated with high stress scores and downregulated phospholipid metabolism in clinical female plasma.Conclusion.This study discovered a novel PTM mechanism involving two distinct types of PTM in CS and provided a novel reference for the clinical precautions and treatments of CS.
