Yejin Kim , Yu-Jin Jo , Seung-Bin Yoon , Jeongwoo Kwon , Hyeong-Ju You , Changsic Youn , Young-Kug Choo , Ji-Su Kim
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Beauvericin disrupts G2/M transition and induces meiotic arrest during mouse oocyte maturation
Beauvericin (BEA) is a mycotoxin produced by fungi of the genus Fusarium that causes adverse toxic effects in humans and livestock. Previous studies have demonstrated that BEA causes reproductive toxicity in pigs and juvenile sheep. However, the effects of BEA on meiotic resumption and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying meiotic failure caused by the toxic effects of BEA on fully grown immature mouse oocytes. Exposure to BEA led to DNA damage, affected phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/phosphodiesterase 3 A (PI3K/AKT/PDE3A)-mediated cAMP signaling, and inhibited cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) complex (MPF) activation by modulating CDK1 activity through altered expression of Wee1 and CDC25B. These disruptions ultimately led to germinal vesicle arrest during in vitro oocyte maturation. Our findings suggest that BEA treatment blocks germinal vesicle breakdown by affecting the PI3K/AKT/PDE3A-mediated cAMP-MPF pathway, resulting in the failure of meiotic progression and defects in the maturation of mammalian oocytes.
期刊介绍:
Drawing from a large number of disciplines, Reproductive Toxicology publishes timely, original research on the influence of chemical and physical agents on reproduction. Written by and for obstetricians, pediatricians, embryologists, teratologists, geneticists, toxicologists, andrologists, and others interested in detecting potential reproductive hazards, the journal is a forum for communication among researchers and practitioners. Articles focus on the application of in vitro, animal and clinical research to the practice of clinical medicine.
All aspects of reproduction are within the scope of Reproductive Toxicology, including the formation and maturation of male and female gametes, sexual function, the events surrounding the fusion of gametes and the development of the fertilized ovum, nourishment and transport of the conceptus within the genital tract, implantation, embryogenesis, intrauterine growth, placentation and placental function, parturition, lactation and neonatal survival. Adverse reproductive effects in males will be considered as significant as adverse effects occurring in females. To provide a balanced presentation of approaches, equal emphasis will be given to clinical and animal or in vitro work. Typical end points that will be studied by contributors include infertility, sexual dysfunction, spontaneous abortion, malformations, abnormal histogenesis, stillbirth, intrauterine growth retardation, prematurity, behavioral abnormalities, and perinatal mortality.