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The reproductive toxicant acrylamide modulates the mouse epididymal proteome to drive alterations to the sperm epigenome and dysregulate embryo development

ABSTRACT: Paternal exposure to a range of environmental and lifestyle factors elicits distinct changes to the sperm sncRNA profile; modifications that have significant post-fertilization consequences. Despite this knowledge, there remains limited mechanistic understanding of how paternal exposures effect the sperm sncRNA landscape. Here, we report the acute sensitivity of the sperm sncRNA profile to the potent reproductive toxicant, acrylamide. Further, we traced the differential accumulation of acrylamide responsive sncRNAs to coincide with sperm transit of the proximal (caput) segment of the epididymis, wherein acrylamide exposure altered the expression of several transcription factors implicated in the expression of acrylamide-sensitive sncRNAs. We also identified extracellular vesicles secreted from the caput epithelium in relaying altered sncRNA profiles to maturing spermatozoa, the implications of which manifest in the form of dysregulated gene expression during early embryonic development. These data provide a causative mechanistic link to account for how environmental insults can alter the sperm epigenome and compromise the transcriptomic profile of early embryos

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF-X

ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Caput Epididymis, Epithelial Cell

SUBMITTER: David Skerrett-Byrne

LAB HEAD: Professor Brett Nixon

PROVIDER: PXD022865 | Pride | 2021-10-07

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Acrylamide modulates the mouse epididymal proteome to drive alterations in the sperm small non-coding RNA profile and dysregulate embryo development.

Trigg Natalie A NA Skerrett-Byrne David A DA Xavier Miguel J MJ Zhou Wei W Anderson Amanda L AL Stanger Simone J SJ Katen Aimee L AL De Iuliis Geoffry N GN Dun Matthew D MD Roman Shaun D SD Eamens Andrew L AL Nixon Brett B

Cell reports 20211001 1

Paternal exposure to environmental stressors elicits distinct changes to the sperm sncRNA profile, modifications that have significant post-fertilization consequences. Despite this knowledge, there remains limited mechanistic understanding of how paternal exposures modify the sperm sncRNA landscape. Here, we report the acute sensitivity of the sperm sncRNA profile to the reproductive toxicant acrylamide. Furthermore, we trace the differential accumulation of acrylamide-responsive sncRNAs to coin ...[more]

PMID: 34610313

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The reproductive toxicant acrylamide modulates the mouse epididymal proteome to drive alterations to the sperm epigenome and dysregulate embryo development

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Acrylamide modulates the mouse epididymal proteome to drive alterations in the sperm small non-coding RNA profile and dysregulate embryo development.

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