Transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.

Spermatogonial stem cells (SSC), the foundation of spermatogenesis and male fertility, possess lifelong self-renewal activity. Aging leads to the decline in stem cell function and increased risk of paternal age-related genetic diseases. In the present study, we performed a comparative genomic analys...

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Autores principales: Jinyue Liao, Hoi Ching Suen, Alfred Chun Shui Luk, Lele Yang, Annie Wing Tung Lee, Huayu Qi, Tin-Lap Lee
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c278e779c81a487ebacd9f1d601ef7d42021-12-02T20:02:46ZTranscriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.1553-73901553-740410.1371/journal.pgen.1009369https://doaj.org/article/c278e779c81a487ebacd9f1d601ef7d42021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009369https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7390https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7404Spermatogonial stem cells (SSC), the foundation of spermatogenesis and male fertility, possess lifelong self-renewal activity. Aging leads to the decline in stem cell function and increased risk of paternal age-related genetic diseases. In the present study, we performed a comparative genomic analysis of mouse SSC-enriched undifferentiated spermatogonia (Oct4-GFP+/KIT-) and differentiating progenitors (Oct4-GFP+/KIT+) isolated from young and aged testes. Our transcriptome data revealed enormous complexity of expressed coding and non-coding RNAs and alternative splicing regulation during SSC differentiation. Further comparison between young and aged undifferentiated spermatogonia suggested these differentiation programs were affected by aging. We identified aberrant expression of genes associated with meiosis and TGF-β signaling, alteration in alternative splicing regulation and differential expression of specific lncRNAs such as Fendrr. Epigenetic profiling revealed reduced H3K27me3 deposition at numerous pro-differentiation genes during SSC differentiation as well as aberrant H3K27me3 distribution at genes in Wnt and TGF-β signaling upon aging. Finally, aged undifferentiated spermatogonia exhibited gene body hypomethylation, which is accompanied by an elevated 5hmC level. We believe this in-depth molecular analysis will serve as a reference for future analysis of SSC aging.Jinyue LiaoHoi Ching SuenAlfred Chun Shui LukLele YangAnnie Wing Tung LeeHuayu QiTin-Lap LeePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleGeneticsQH426-470ENPLoS Genetics, Vol 17, Iss 7, p e1009369 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Genetics
QH426-470
spellingShingle Genetics
QH426-470
Jinyue Liao
Hoi Ching Suen
Alfred Chun Shui Luk
Lele Yang
Annie Wing Tung Lee
Huayu Qi
Tin-Lap Lee
Transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.
description Spermatogonial stem cells (SSC), the foundation of spermatogenesis and male fertility, possess lifelong self-renewal activity. Aging leads to the decline in stem cell function and increased risk of paternal age-related genetic diseases. In the present study, we performed a comparative genomic analysis of mouse SSC-enriched undifferentiated spermatogonia (Oct4-GFP+/KIT-) and differentiating progenitors (Oct4-GFP+/KIT+) isolated from young and aged testes. Our transcriptome data revealed enormous complexity of expressed coding and non-coding RNAs and alternative splicing regulation during SSC differentiation. Further comparison between young and aged undifferentiated spermatogonia suggested these differentiation programs were affected by aging. We identified aberrant expression of genes associated with meiosis and TGF-β signaling, alteration in alternative splicing regulation and differential expression of specific lncRNAs such as Fendrr. Epigenetic profiling revealed reduced H3K27me3 deposition at numerous pro-differentiation genes during SSC differentiation as well as aberrant H3K27me3 distribution at genes in Wnt and TGF-β signaling upon aging. Finally, aged undifferentiated spermatogonia exhibited gene body hypomethylation, which is accompanied by an elevated 5hmC level. We believe this in-depth molecular analysis will serve as a reference for future analysis of SSC aging.
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author Jinyue Liao
Hoi Ching Suen
Alfred Chun Shui Luk
Lele Yang
Annie Wing Tung Lee
Huayu Qi
Tin-Lap Lee
author_facet Jinyue Liao
Hoi Ching Suen
Alfred Chun Shui Luk
Lele Yang
Annie Wing Tung Lee
Huayu Qi
Tin-Lap Lee
author_sort Jinyue Liao
title Transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.
title_short Transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.
title_full Transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.
title_fullStr Transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.
title_sort transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of young and aged spermatogonial stem cells reveals molecular targets regulating differentiation.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c278e779c81a487ebacd9f1d601ef7d4
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