Developmental RNA-Seq transcriptomics of haploid germ cells and spermatozoa uncovers novel pathways associated with teleost spermiogenesis
Castro-Arnau, Júlia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
Chauvigné, François (Institute of Marine Sciences)
Gómez-Garrido, Jessica (Centre de Regulació Genòmica)
Esteve-Codina, Anna (Centre de Regulació Genòmica)
Dabad, Marc (Centre de Regulació Genòmica)
Alioto, Tyler Scott (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Finn, Roderick Nigel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
Cerdà, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")

Date:	2022
Abstract:	In non-mammalian vertebrates, the molecular mechanisms involved in the transformation of haploid germ cells (HGCs) into spermatozoa (spermiogenesis) are largely unknown. Here, we investigated this process in the marine teleost gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) through the examination of the changes in the transcriptome between cell-sorted HGCs and ejaculated sperm (SPZ). Samples were collected under strict quality controls employing immunofluorescence microscopy as well as by determining the sperm motion kinematic parameters by computer-assisted sperm analysis. Deep sequencing by RNA-seq identified a total of 7286 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (p-value < 0. 01) between both cell types, of which nearly half were upregulated in SPZ compared to HCGs. In addition, approximately 9000 long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) were found, of which 56% were accumulated or emerged de novo in SPZ. The upregulated transcripts are involved in transcriptional and translational regulation, chromatin and cytoskeleton organization, metabolic processes such as glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation, and also include a number of ion and water channels, exchangers, transporters and receptors. Pathway analysis conducted on DEGs identified 37 different signaling pathways enriched in SPZ, including 13 receptor pathways, from which the most predominant correspond to the chemokine and cytokine, gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor and platelet derived growth factor signaling pathways. Our data provide new insight into the mRNA and lncRNA cargos of teleost spermatozoa and uncover the possible involvement of novel endocrine mechanisms during the differentiation and maturation of spermatozoa.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación AGL2016-76802-R Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RYC-2015-17103 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación BES-2017-080778 Instituto de Salud Carlos III PT17-0009-0019
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Scientific reports, Vol. 12 (August 2022) , art. 14162, ISSN 2045-2322

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18422-2
PMID: 35986060

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