A mutation in LPAR2 activates the miR-939-5p-LPAR2-PI3K/AKT axis to regulate the proliferation and apoptosis of granulosa cells in sheep

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第一作者： Zhang, Runan

作者： Zhang, Runan;Wang, Linjie;Zhang, Runan;Liu, Yufang;Li, Wentao;Wang, Peng;Liu, Ziyi;Chu, Mingxing;Wen, Yuliang;Chu, Mingxing

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关键词： Sheep; Litter size; Granulosa cell proliferation; LPAR2; Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

期刊名称：THERIOGENOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.8； 五年影响因子：2.6 ）

ISSN： 0093-691X

年卷期： 2024 年 219 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Lysophosphatidic acid receptor-2 (LPAR2) is a G protein-coupled receptor, which is involved in various physiological processes such as cell development, proliferation, and apoptosis, and is thought to play an important role in follicular development and reproduction. There is evidence that miRNA recognition elements (MRE) in the gene 3'UTR often contain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that can alter the binding affinity of the target miRNA, leading to dysregulation of gene expression. In this study, we detected a SNP in LPAR2 3 'UTR (rs410670692, c.*701C > T) in 384 small-tailed Han sheep using Sequenom MassARRAY (R) SNP genotyping. Association analysis showed that the SNP was significantly associated with litter size. Then, the effect of LPAR2 rs410670692 mutation on gene expression in sheep hosts was studied by molecular biotechnology. The results showed that the expression of LPAR2 in the TT genotype was significantly higher than that in the CC genotype, which confirmed the existence of rs410670692, a functional SNP, in LPAR2 3'UTR. We then used bioinformatics methods and double luciferase reporter gene assay to predict and confirm LPAR2 SNP rs410670692 as the direct targeting regulatory element of miR-939-5p. Cell transfection experiments further found that SNP rs410670692 down-regulated the mRNA and protein levels of LPAR2 by influencing the binding of miR-939-5p. To understand the function and mechanism of miR-939-5p in sheep granulosa cells (GCs), we conducted cell proliferation and apoptosis experiments which showed inhibited GCs proliferation along with promoted GCs apoptosis upon overexpression of miR-939-5p. Moreover, overexpression of miR-939-5p promotes apoptosis of granulosa cells by blocking the LPAR2-dependent PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. In conclusion, these results indicate that the SNP rs410670692 of LPAR2 is related to the litter size of small-tailed cold sheep, and miR-939-5p can act as a regulatory element binding to the C mutation of rs410670692 to regulate the expression of LPAR2, affect the development of GCs, and thus indirectly affect the litter size of sheep. These studies provide evidence for the involvement of LPAR2 polymorphism in sheep reproduction and are expected to provide new insights into the molecular genetic mechanisms of litter size traits in sheep.

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