Project description:Investigating genome-wide characteristics of CNVs in 6 horses representing 6 distinct breeds by using the aCGH method and performed GO and KEGG analysis for the CNVs genes.This result is an important complement to the mapping of horse whole-genome CNVs and helpful to study plateau horsesM-bM-^@M-^Y adaption to the plateauM-bM-^@M-^Ys environment. Comparison Mongolia horse , Abaga horse, Hequ horse, Kazakh horse, Debao pony, Thoroughbred with Thoroughbred
Project description:The follicular microenvironment, including intra-follicular granulosa cells (GCs),are responsible for the dynamics of ovarian function. However the cellular component of follicular microenvironment as well as the different functional clusters of GCs and the other type cells in preovulatory follicle have not been extensively explored. Here we surveyed the single-cell transcriptome of follicular microenvironment around MII oocytes in six human preovulatory follicles in in-vitro fertilization. There were 6 different cell types in preovulatory follicles, including GCs, epithelial cells, and various immune cells.We identified 9 different functional clusters with different functional transcriptomic profiles in GCs and 5 different functional clusters with different functional transcriptomic profiles in macropahge.Our results provide a comprehensive understanding of the transcriptomic landscape of the preovulatory follicular microenvironment at the single-cell level.
Project description:Metritis is associated with reduced fertility in dairy cows, but the mechanisms are unclear because the disease resolves several weeks before insemination. One hypothesis is that metritis causes persistent changes in granulosa cells during follicle development, which might be evident in the transcriptome of granulosa cells from dominant follicles weeks after parturition. To test this hypothesis we collected follicular fluid and granulosa cells from dominant follicles 63 days post partum from cows previously diagnosed with metritis, at least 6 weeks after resolution of the disease, and from cows not diagnosed with metritis (control cows). Bacterial lipopolysaccharide was detected in follicular fluid, and concentrations were associated with follicular fluid IL-8 and glucose concentrations. Transcriptome analysis using RNAseq revealed 177 differentially expressed genes in granulosa cells collected from cows that had metritis compared with control cows. The most upregulated genes were ITLN1, NCF2, CLRN3, FSIP2 and ANKRD17, and the most downregulated genes were ACSM1, NR4A2, GHITM, CBARP and NR1I3. Pathway analysis indicated that the differentially expressed genes were involved with immune function, cell-cell communication, cell cycle and cellular metabolism. Predicted upstream regulators of the differentially expressed genes included NFκB, IL-21 and lipopolysaccharide, which are associated with infection and immunity. Our data provide evidence for a persistent effect of metritis on the transcriptome of granulosa cells in ovarian follicles after the resolution of disease
Project description:The lipid metabolism of granulosa cells plays a pivotal role in the development of goose follicles. However, the mechanisms by which lipid droplet-associated proteins regulate lipid droplets and influence cellular lipid metabolism remain poorly understood. To address this, our study systematically identified lipid droplet-associated proteins in goose follicular granulosa cells and analyzed these proteins at five distinct time points, in both pre-hierarchical granulosa cells and hierarchical granulosa cells, thereby obtaining relevant information on lipid droplet-associated proteins.
Project description:Granulosa cells provide essential niche for ovarian folliculogenesis by communicating with oocytes and secreting steroids at different follicular stages, but current cellular models for studying human granulosa cells mainly rely on immortal cancer cell lines. Here, we established a reprogramming method to collect early and late granulosa cells with different steroidogenic abilities. We applied AMH-fluorescence-reporter system to screen six candidate factors for cellular reprogramming and generated human induced granulosa like cells (hiGC) by overexpressing FOXL2 and NR5A1. AMH-EGFP+ hiGC resembled human cumulus cells in transcriptome profiling and secreted high levels of estrogen as well as progesterone, similar to late-stage granulosa cells at antral or preovulatory stage. Moreover, we identified a cell surface marker CD55 which can be used to isolate early-stage granulosa cells. CD55+AMH-EGFP- hiGC secreted high levels of estrogen but low levels of progesterone, and the transcriptome profiles were more similar to early-stage granulosa cells. Both types of the hiGC promoted oocyte maturation when cocultured with immature oocytes. More importantly, when CD55+ hiGC were transplanted to mouse model with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the number of cystic follicles was significantly reduced, showing alleviation of PCOS. Hence, hiGC provides a cellular model to study developmental program of human granulosa cells and has potential to treat PCOS.
2023-12-31 | GSE203070 | GEO
Project description:Comparison and transcriptome analysis of skeletal muscle fiber characteristics differences in Kazakh horses of different sexes