Essential role of Mg²⁺ in mouse preimplantation embryo development revealed by TRPM7 chanzyme-deficient gametes.

ABSTRACT: TRPM7 (transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 7) is a chanzyme with channel and kinase domains essential for embryo development. Using gamete-specific Trpm7-null lines, we report that TRPM7-mediated Mg²⁺ influx is indispensable for reaching the blastocyst stage. TRPM7 is expressed dynamically from gametes to blastocysts; displays stage-specific localization on the plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus; and undergoes cleavage that produces C-terminal kinase fragments. TRPM7 underpins Mg²⁺ homeostasis, and excess Mg²⁺ but not Zn²⁺ or Ca²⁺ overcomes the arrest of Trpm7-null embryos; expressing Trpm7 mRNA restores development, but mutant versions fail or are partially rescued. Transcriptomic analyses of Trpm7-null

SUBMITTER: Gupta N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842026 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature