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Table 4 Impact of oocyte vitrification on expression in animals

From: What impact does oocyte vitrification have on epigenetics and gene expression?

References

Animal Model

Materials

Number of oocytes and embryos

Technology of assessment

Studied sequences

Conclusions

Wu et al. [129]

Murine

MI and MII after IVM from fresh and vitrified GV

20–25 per group

RTqPCR

Mps1, BubR1, Mad1, Mad2

Expression of spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC)-related genes in GV (Mad1, BubR1, and Mad2), and MII stages (Mps1 and Mad1) were significantly downregulated after vitrification.

Chen et al. [130]

Murine

fresh and vitrified MII

50 per group

RTqPCR

Gtl2, Peg10, Sirt1, Peg3, Igf2R, H19, Igf2

Gtl2 and Peg10 were significantly increased, Peg3, Igf2R, and Sirt1 were significantly decreased after vitrification

Jia et al. [127]

Porcine

MII after IVM from vitrified and fresh COC

25 per group

RNAseq

RTqPCR validation

Global analysis (Illumina) 21 genes

Significant differential expression between the non-cryopreserved and vitrified oocyte pools (19 upregulated genes and 18 downregulated after vitrification and IVM).

No GO enrichment or KEGG pathway was identified.

Huang et al. [126]

Bovine

GV, MII after IVM from vitrified GV

3 fresh GV, 4 vitrified GV, 1 fresh MII, and 2 MII derived from vitrified GV

RNAseq

Global analysis (Illumina)

For GV, 12 upregulated genes and 19 downregulated genes after vitrification. No GO enrichment or KEGG pathway was identified.

For MII, 47 upregulated genes and 6 downregulated genes after vitrification. With GO and KEGG analyses, several pathways were identified: transcription regulation, cell differentiation and mitosis, regulation of actin cytoskeleton, and apoptosis.

Ma et al. [131]

Bovine

MII after IVM from fresh GV, MII after IVM from vitrified GV, fresh GV, vitrified GV

15 per group (*3 experiments)

RTqPCR

CD9, CD81, DNMT1, and DNMT3b

The expression of all analysed genes was downregulated after IVM of vitrified GV when compared to the fresh in vitro matured MII oocytes.

Gao et al. [125]

Murine

MII after IVM from fresh GV, MII after IVM from vitrified GV, fresh MII, vitrified MII

100 per group

RNAseq

RTqPCR validation

Global analysis (Illumina) Atp5e, Atp5o, Ndufb9, Uqcrq, Timm17a,

Dppa5a, H3f3a, Timm13, and Tomm40

No effect of vitrification on the transcriptome. Differences were reported for IVM.

Wu et al. [132]

Bovine

MII after IVM from vitrified GV (liquid nitrogen-LN or helium-LHe), MII after IVM from fresh GV

120 per group

RTqPCR

p53, EG5, CDC20, and NPM2

For LN-effet, p53 and EG5 were upregulated after vitrification, and CDC20 was downregulated.

For LHe-effect, lower effect on the expression of some related genes compared to LN vitrification.

Wang et al. [128]

Bovine

MII after IVM from vitrified GV, MII after IVM from fresh GV

20 per group

RNAseq

RTqPCR validation

Global analysis (Illumina) CDK2,UCHL3, CALM, VDAC2, DPH6, MED27, DAD1, MED21, NR1H4, and HMGN1

Significant differential expression between the non-cryopreserved and vitrified oocyte pools (12 upregulated genes and 90 downregulated genes). At GO analysis, several enrichments in terms of membrane–bounded organelles, macromolecular complex, and intra-cellular part were found. No KEGG pathway was identified.

Shirazi et al. [133]

Ovine

Fresh MII, vitrified MII, fresh GV, vitrified GV

25 per group

RTqPCR

STAT3, HAT1, HDAC1, SUV39H1, DNMT1, HMGN3a, SMARCAL1, and DNMT3b

The HMG3a and HDAC1 expression was downregulated after vitrification.

Zhao et al. [27]

Bovine

MII after IVM from vitrified GV, MII after IVM from fresh GV

100 per group

RTqPCR

BAX and BCL2 l1

The BAX expression was upregulated and the BCL2 l1 expression was downregulated after vitrification.

Dai et al. [134]

Porcine

Fresh MII, vitrified MII

100 per group

RTqPCR

DNM1, SOD1, MFN2, BAX, and BCL2

The DNM1 expression was upregulated, and the SOD1, MFN2, BAX, and BCL2 were downregulated after vitrification.

Spricigo et al. [135]

Bovine

MII after IVM from vitrified COC, MII after IVM from fresh COC

20 per group (*4 experiments)

RTqPCR

DNMT1, SUV39H1, HDAC2, TP53, and CASP3

No effect of vitrification.

Cheng et al. [113]

Murine

Fresh MII, vitrified MII

100 per group

RTqPCR

Dnmt1,3a,3b,3 l

The DNMTs expression was significantly reduced after vitrification.

Zhao et al. [114]

Murine

Fresh MII, vitrified MII

200 per group

RTqPCR

Dnmt1o, Hat1, and Hdac1 promoters

No effect of vitrification on the mRNA expression levels of Hat1 and Hdac1.

The Dnmt1o expression was significantly reduced after vitrification.

Zhou et al. [136]

Bovine

Fresh MII, vitrified MII

50 per group

RTqPCR

CD9

The CD9 expression was downregulated after vitrification.

Rao et al. [137]

Caprine

MII after IVM from vitrified and fresh COC

60 per group

RTqPCR

GDF9, BMP15, TGFBR1, BPR2, BCL2, BAX and P53

No significant differences of most of the genes.

Turathum et al. [138]

Canine

MII after IVM from vitrified and fresh COC

200 vitrified, 292 fresh

RTqPCR

HSP70, Dnmt1, SOD1, BAX, and Bcl2

Bcl2 expression was increased after vitrification, whereas BAX was not expressed in both groups.

Anchamparuthy et al. [139]

Bovine

Fresh GV, MII after IVM from vitrified GV, MII after IVM from fresh GV

25 per group

RT-qPCR

18S rRNA, Fas, FasL, Bax, and Bcl-2

The Bax expression was upregulated after vitrification with the ratio of Bax:Bcl-2 elevated.

Habibi et al. [140]

Murine

MII after IVM from vitrified GV, MII after IVM from fresh GV

10 per group (*3 experiments)

RT-qPCR

Mater, Sod1, and Hook1

The Mater and Hook1 expression was downregulated after vitrification.

Succu et al. [141]

Ovine

MII after IVM from vitrified GV, MII after IVM from fresh GV

40 vitrified, 24 fresh

RT-qPCR

b-actin, H2A.Z histone, Poli A, PAP, HSP90b, P34cdc2, Cyclin B, Na/K-ATPase and Type I cadherin

Except for the b-actin and H2A.Z expression, all gene expression was downregulated after vitrification.

  1. GV oocyte at germinal vesicle stage, IVM in vitro maturation, KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, LN liquid nitrogen; LHe = liquid helium, MII oocyte at metaphase II stage, GO gene ontology, RNAseq RNA sequencing, RT-qPCR quantitative reverse transcription PCR