Glutathione safeguards TET‐dependent DNA demethylation and is critical for the acquisition of totipotency and pluripotency during preimplantation development

J Liu, M Chu, J Zhang, J He, Q Yang, L Tao… - The FASEB …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
During early development, both genome‐wide epigenetic reprogramming and metabolic
remodeling are hallmark changes of normal embryogenesis. However, little is known about …

METTL3-mediated m6A methylation negatively modulates autophagy to support porcine blastocyst development

Z Cao, L Zhang, R Hong, Y Li, Y Wang… - Biology of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract N6-methyladenosine (m6A) catalyzed by METTL3 regulates the maternal-to-zygotic
transition in zebrafish and mice. However, the role and mechanism of METTL3-mediated …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome-Wide m6A analysis provides novel insights into testicular development and spermatogenesis in xia-nan cattle

S Liu, X Ma, T Yue, Z Wang, K Qi, J Li, F Lin… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Testis is the primary organ of the male reproductive tract in mammals that plays a substantial
role in spermatogenesis. Improvement of our knowledge regarding the molecular …

Bta-miR-10b secreted by bovine embryos negatively impacts preimplantation embryo quality

X Lin, KC Pavani, K Smits, D Deforce… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In a previous study, we found miR-10b to be more abundant in a conditioned culture
medium of degenerate embryos compared to that of blastocysts. Here, we show that miR …

Dynamic reprogramming and function of RNA N6-methyladenosine modification during porcine early embryonic development

T Yu, X Qi, L Zhang, W Ning, D Gao, T Xu, Y Ma… - Zygote, 2021 - cambridge.org
N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) regulates oocyte-to-embryo transition and the reprogramming of
somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells. However, the role of m6A methylation in …

Folate supplementation during oocyte maturation positively impacts the folate-methionine metabolism in pre-implantation embryos

S Saini, V Sharma, S Ansari, A Kumar, A Thakur… - Theriogenology, 2022 - Elsevier
Folic acid is vital for DNA synthesis and methylations through one-carbon (C1) metabolism.
Thus, it is essential for cell division during embryonic development. Although the oocytes …

Transcriptome analysis of in vitro fertilization and parthenogenesis activation during early embryonic development in pigs

X Li, C Zou, M Li, C Fang, K Li, Z Liu, C Li - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Parthenogenesis activation (PA), as an important artificial breeding method, can stably
preserve the dominant genotype of a species. However, the delayed development of PA …

[PDF][PDF] Endogenous folates and single-carbon metabolism in the ovarian follicle, oocyte and pre-implantation embryo

WY Kwong, SJ Adamiak, A Gwynn, R Singh… - …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Maternal B-vitamin status at conception can affect fertility and the health of offspring. This
study details transcript expression for genes encoding key enzymes in the linked …

Adenosylhomocysteinase plays multiple roles in maintaining the identity and pluripotency of mouse embryonic stem cells

Q Jiang, S Lan, F Tan, Y Liang, Z Guo… - Biology of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Adenosylhomocysteinase (AHCY), a key enzyme in the methionine cycle, is essential for the
development of embryos and the maintenance of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) …

MAT2A promotes porcine adipogenesis by mediating H3K27me3 at Wnt10b locus and repressing Wnt/β-catenin signaling

C Zhao, H Wu, N Qimuge, W Pang, X Li, G Chu… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
Methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT) is a critical biological enzyme and that can catalyze
L-met and ATP to form S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), which is acted as a biological methyl …