Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptomic Alterations in Murine Ovarian Granulosa Cells upon Deoxynivalenol Exposure

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a common environmental toxin that is secreted by fusarium fungi that frequently contaminates feedstuff and food. While the detrimental effects of DON on human and animal reproductive systems have been well recognized, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Ovaria...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hairui Fan, Zhanshi Ren, Chao Xu, Haifei Wang, Zhengchang Wu, Zia ur Rehman, Shenglong Wu, Ming-an Sun, Wenbin Bao
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/549d3028d7c4412681059a4d8b72b4bd
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:549d3028d7c4412681059a4d8b72b4bd
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:549d3028d7c4412681059a4d8b72b4bd2021-11-25T17:07:32ZChromatin Accessibility and Transcriptomic Alterations in Murine Ovarian Granulosa Cells upon Deoxynivalenol Exposure10.3390/cells101128182073-4409https://doaj.org/article/549d3028d7c4412681059a4d8b72b4bd2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/2818https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a common environmental toxin that is secreted by fusarium fungi that frequently contaminates feedstuff and food. While the detrimental effects of DON on human and animal reproductive systems have been well recognized, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Ovarian granulosa cells (GCs), which surround oocytes, are crucial for regulating oocyte development, mainly through the secretion of hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. Using an in vitro model of murine GCs, we characterized the cytotoxic effects of DON and profiled genome-wide chromatin accessibility and transcriptomic alterations after DON exposure. Our results suggest that DON can induce decreased viability and growth, increased apoptosis rate, and disrupted hormone secretion. In total, 2533 differentially accessible loci and 2675 differentially expressed genes were identified that were associated with Hippo, Wnt, steroid biosynthesis, sulfur metabolism, and inflammation-related pathways. DON-induced genes usually have a concurrently increased occupancy of active histone modifications H3K4me3 and H3K27ac in their promoters. Integrative analyses identified 35 putative directly affected genes including Adrb2 and Fshr, which are key regulators of follicular growth, and revealed that regions with increased chromatin accessibility are enriched with the binding motifs for NR5A1 and NR5A2, which are important for GCs. Moreover, DON-induced inflammatory response is due to the activation of the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways. Overall, our results provide novel insights into the regulatory elements, genes, and key pathways underlying the response of ovarian GCs to DON cytotoxicity.Hairui FanZhanshi RenChao XuHaifei WangZhengchang WuZia ur RehmanShenglong WuMing-an SunWenbin BaoMDPI AGarticleovarian granulosa cellsmycotoxinchromatin accessibilitygene expressioncytotoxicityBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENCells, Vol 10, Iss 2818, p 2818 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic ovarian granulosa cells
mycotoxin
chromatin accessibility
gene expression
cytotoxicity
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle ovarian granulosa cells
mycotoxin
chromatin accessibility
gene expression
cytotoxicity
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Hairui Fan
Zhanshi Ren
Chao Xu
Haifei Wang
Zhengchang Wu
Zia ur Rehman
Shenglong Wu
Ming-an Sun
Wenbin Bao
Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptomic Alterations in Murine Ovarian Granulosa Cells upon Deoxynivalenol Exposure
description Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a common environmental toxin that is secreted by fusarium fungi that frequently contaminates feedstuff and food. While the detrimental effects of DON on human and animal reproductive systems have been well recognized, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Ovarian granulosa cells (GCs), which surround oocytes, are crucial for regulating oocyte development, mainly through the secretion of hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. Using an in vitro model of murine GCs, we characterized the cytotoxic effects of DON and profiled genome-wide chromatin accessibility and transcriptomic alterations after DON exposure. Our results suggest that DON can induce decreased viability and growth, increased apoptosis rate, and disrupted hormone secretion. In total, 2533 differentially accessible loci and 2675 differentially expressed genes were identified that were associated with Hippo, Wnt, steroid biosynthesis, sulfur metabolism, and inflammation-related pathways. DON-induced genes usually have a concurrently increased occupancy of active histone modifications H3K4me3 and H3K27ac in their promoters. Integrative analyses identified 35 putative directly affected genes including Adrb2 and Fshr, which are key regulators of follicular growth, and revealed that regions with increased chromatin accessibility are enriched with the binding motifs for NR5A1 and NR5A2, which are important for GCs. Moreover, DON-induced inflammatory response is due to the activation of the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways. Overall, our results provide novel insights into the regulatory elements, genes, and key pathways underlying the response of ovarian GCs to DON cytotoxicity.
format article
author Hairui Fan
Zhanshi Ren
Chao Xu
Haifei Wang
Zhengchang Wu
Zia ur Rehman
Shenglong Wu
Ming-an Sun
Wenbin Bao
author_facet Hairui Fan
Zhanshi Ren
Chao Xu
Haifei Wang
Zhengchang Wu
Zia ur Rehman
Shenglong Wu
Ming-an Sun
Wenbin Bao
author_sort Hairui Fan
title Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptomic Alterations in Murine Ovarian Granulosa Cells upon Deoxynivalenol Exposure
title_short Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptomic Alterations in Murine Ovarian Granulosa Cells upon Deoxynivalenol Exposure
title_full Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptomic Alterations in Murine Ovarian Granulosa Cells upon Deoxynivalenol Exposure
title_fullStr Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptomic Alterations in Murine Ovarian Granulosa Cells upon Deoxynivalenol Exposure
title_full_unstemmed Chromatin Accessibility and Transcriptomic Alterations in Murine Ovarian Granulosa Cells upon Deoxynivalenol Exposure
title_sort chromatin accessibility and transcriptomic alterations in murine ovarian granulosa cells upon deoxynivalenol exposure
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/549d3028d7c4412681059a4d8b72b4bd
work_keys_str_mv AT hairuifan chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
AT zhanshiren chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
AT chaoxu chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
AT haifeiwang chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
AT zhengchangwu chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
AT ziaurrehman chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
AT shenglongwu chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
AT mingansun chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
AT wenbinbao chromatinaccessibilityandtranscriptomicalterationsinmurineovariangranulosacellsupondeoxynivalenolexposure
_version_ 1718412711946092544