Mitochondrial deoxyguanosine kinase is required for female fertility in mice
In this study, we find that Dguok knockout results in female infertility. Mechanistically, DGUOK deficiency hinders ovarian development and oocyte maturation. Moreover, DGUOK deficiency in oocytes causes a significant reduction in mitochondrial DNA copy number and abnormal mitochondrial dynamics and impairs germinal vesicle breakdown. Only few DGUOK-deficient oocytes can extrude their first polar body during in vitro maturation, and these oocytes exhibit irregular chromosome arrangements and different spindle lengths. In addition, DGUOK deficiency elevates reactive oxygen species levels and accelerates oocyte apoptosis. Our findings reveal novel physiological roles for the mitochondrial nucleoside salvage pathway in oocyte maturation and implicate DGUOK as a potential marker for the diagnosis of female infertility.PMID:38327186 | DOI:10.3724/abbs.2024003
Source: Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Yake Gao Rui Dong Jiacong Yan Huicheng Chen Lei Sang Xinyi Yao Die Fan Xin Wang Xiaoyuan Zuo Xu Zhang Shengyu Yang Ze Wu Jianwei Sun Source Type: research
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