The Demethylating Agent 5-Aza-2 '-Deoxycytidine (5-AZA-CdR) Inhibits The Development of Preimplantation Mouse Embryos
文献类型: 外文期刊
作者: Yu Jian-Ning 1 ; Li Shao-Hua 1 ; Wang Dan-Qiu 1 ; Wang Meng 1 ; Lin Fen 1 ; Liu Hong-Lin 1 ;
作者机构: 1.Nanjing Agr Univ, Coll Anim Sci & Technol, Nanjing 210095, Peoples R China
2.Jiangsu Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim Sci, Nanjing 210014, Peoples R China
关键词: 5-AZA-CdR;apoptosis;development;DNA methylation;transcriptional activity
期刊名称:PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS ( 影响因子:0.351; 五年影响因子:0.272 )
ISSN: 1000-3282
年卷期: 2009 年 36 卷 2 期
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收录情况: SCI
摘要: DNA methylation is crucial for mammalian development, and DNA methylation is always in the dynamic status during preimplantation mouse embryos development. The effects of 5-A-ZA-CdR on the development of preimplantation mouse embryos were evaluated. Preimplantation mouse embryos created by in vitro fertilization were cultured continuously in 5-AZA-CdR (0.2, 1.0, or 5.0 mu mol/L). Fertilized oocytes exposed to CZB containing 5-A-ZA-CdR at the pronuclear stage were unable to form morulae (0.2 and 1.0 mu mol/L) or 4-cell embryos (5.0 mu mol/L), while 2-cell stage embryos exposed to 5-AZA-CdR developed into uncompacted 8-cell (0.2 and 1.0 mu mol/L) or 3/4-cell (5.0 mu mol/L) stage embryos. The rate of morula formation was significantly lower in 4-cell embryos cultured in 5-AZA-CdR (1.0 or 5.0 mu mol/L) than that in control embryos (P < 0.05). These data indicate that 5-A-ZA-CdR inhibits the development of mouse preimplantation embryos. Apoptosis, DNA methylation, and transcriptional activity were analyzed to determine the reason for these developmental defects. An annexin V-PI assay revealed that high doses of 5-AZA-CdR led to apoptosis. Compared to the controls, DNA methylation was significantly reduced in uncompacted 8-cell embryos and morulae (P < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner, whereas no significant change was detected in 2- or 4-cell embryos (P > 0.05). The observed changes in transcriptional activity, determined by measuring the incorporation of BrUTP, were similar to the observed alterations in DNA methylation. Therefore, the developmental defects induced by 5-AZA-CdR appear to be mediated by alterations in DNA methylation and transcriptional activity in preimplantation mouse embryos.
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