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Metabolic syndrome and one of its manifestations, essential hypertension, is an important cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. Morbidity and mortality associated with hypertension are caused by organ complications. Previously we revealed a decrease of blood pressure and an amelioration of cardiac fibrosis in a congenic line of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), in which a short segment of chromosome 8 (encompassing only 7 genes) was exchanged for a segment of normotensive polydactylous (PD) origin. To unravel the genetic background of this phenotype we compared heart transcriptomes between SHR rat males and this chromosome 8 minimal congenic line (PD5). We found 18 differentially expressed genes, which were further analyzed using annotations from Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID). Four of the differentially expressed genes (Per1, Nr4a1, Nr4a3, Kcna5) belong to circadian rhythm pathways, aldosterone synthesis and secretion, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway and potassium homeostasis. We were also able to confirm Nr4a1 2.8x-fold upregulation in PD5 on protein level using Western blotting, thus suggesting a possible role of Nr4a1 in pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome.
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- fenotyp MeSH
- fibróza MeSH
- funkce levé komory srdeční genetika MeSH
- genetická predispozice k nemoci MeSH
- hypertenze genetika metabolismus patofyziologie MeSH
- kardiomyopatie genetika metabolismus patologie MeSH
- krevní tlak genetika MeSH
- metabolický syndrom genetika metabolismus patofyziologie MeSH
- modely nemocí na zvířatech MeSH
- potkani inbrední SHR MeSH
- regulace genové exprese MeSH
- remodelace komor genetika MeSH
- signální transdukce genetika MeSH
- srdeční komory metabolismus patologie MeSH
- stanovení celkové genové exprese * MeSH
- transkriptom * MeSH
- zvířata kongenní MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
Metabolic syndrome is a frequent condition with multifactorial aetiology. Previous studies indicated the presence of genetic determinants of metabolic syndrome components on rat chromosome 2 (RNO2) and syntenic regions of the human genome. Our aim was to further explore these findings using novel rat models. We derived the BN-Dca and BN-Lx.Dca congenic strains by introgression of a limited RNO2 region from a spontaneously hypertensive rat strain carrying a mutation in the Gja8 gene (SHR-Dca, dominant cataract) into the genomic background of Brown Norway strain and congenic strain BN-Lx, respectively. We compared morphometric, metabolic and cytokine profiles of adult male BN-Lx, BN-Dca and BN-Lx.Dca rats. We performed in silico comparison of the DNA sequences throughout RNO2 differential segments captured in the new congenic strains. Both BN-Dca and BN-Lx.Dca showed lower total triacylglycerols and cholesterol concentrations compared to BN-Lx. Fasting insulin in BN-Dca was higher than in BN-Lx.Dca and BN-Lx. Concentrations of several proinflammatory cytokines were elevated in the BN-Dca strain, including IL-1α, IL-1β, IFN-γ and MCP-1. In silico analyses revealed over 740 DNA variants between BN-Lx and SHR genomes within the differential segment of the congenic strains. We derived new congenic models that prove that a limited genomic region of SHR-Dca RNO2 significantly affects lipid levels and insulin sensitivity in a divergent fashion.
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- chemokin CCL2 metabolismus MeSH
- cholesterol metabolismus MeSH
- hypertenze metabolismus MeSH
- interferon gama metabolismus MeSH
- interleukin-1alfa metabolismus MeSH
- interleukin-1beta metabolismus MeSH
- konexiny genetika MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- metabolický syndrom genetika metabolismus MeSH
- mutace genetika MeSH
- savčí chromozomy genetika MeSH
- triglyceridy metabolismus MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Cíl studie: Prezentace výsledků molekulárně genetických vyšetření u mužů s poruchami reprodukce se zaměřením na výzkum úseků DNA a genů ovlivňujících spermatogenezi. Typ studie: Původní práce. Název a sídlo pracoviště: Ústav biologie a lékařské genetiky 1. LF UK a VFN Praha. Metodika: U 123 mužů s poruchami reprodukce jsme provedli rutinní laboratorní diagnostiku, tj. cytogenetické vyšetření, molekulárně genetické vyšetření mutací v CFTR genu a diagnostiku mikrodelecí chromozomu Y. U 107 pacientů bez záchytu patologie výše uvedeným rutinním vyšetřením jsme vyšetřili mikrodelece chromozomu X (CNV64, CNV67, CNV69) a vybrané geny ovlivňující spermatogenezi (AGFG1, CAPZA3, CNTROB, HOOK1, GOPC, SPATA16). Výsledky: U postižených mužů jsme neprokázali negativní vliv vybraných mikrodelecí chromozomu X na spermatogenezi. V rámci vyšetřovaných šesti genů jsme nalezli u dvou pacientů v genu SPATA16 homozygotní haplotyp [1526C>T + 1577T>C], který je pravděpodobně odpovědný za neplodnost obou vyšetřovaných mužů. Závěr: Podle našich vyšetření není účelné zavádět do rutinní diagnostiky vyšetření mikrodelecí chromozomu X v oblastech CNV64, CNV67 a CNV69. Pokud jde o vybrané geny ovlivňující spermatogenezi, naše výsledky ukázaly, že homozygotní haplotyp [1526C>T + 1577T>C] v genu SPATA16 je velmi pravděpodobně zodpovědný za neplodnost u dvou našich pacientů. Zmíněný haplotyp zasluhuje pozornost při vyšetřování mužské neplodnosti.
Objective: To present the results of molecular genetics analysis in men with reproductive disorders focusing on the DNA segments and genes which affect spermatogenesis. Design: Original article. Setting: Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics of the First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Prague. Methods: One hundred and twenty-three patients identified with a fertility disorder were screened for mutations of the CFTR gene. In all patients were performed cytogenic analysis and assessment of Y-chromosome microdeletions. In 107 patients where the fertility was not detected by routine examination we performed an analysis for X-chromosome microdeletions (CNV64, CNV67, CNV69) and in certain genes necessary for normal spermatogenesis (AGFG1, CAPZA3, CNTROB, HOOK1, GOPC, SPATA16). Results: Our results did not reveal any negative efffects of X-chromosome microdeletion on spermatogenesis. Analysis of six genes showed in two patients in gene SPATA16 a homozygotic haplotype [1526C>T + 1577T>C] which can be most probably responsible for the fertility in two examined patients. Conclusion: According to our results we do not recommend introduction of X-chromosome microdeletions assays in areas CNV64 , CNV67 and CNV69 into routine diagnostic. Regarding the selected genes affecting spermatogenesis, our results showed that homozygotic haplotype [ 1526C>T + 1577T>C] in SPATA16 gene is very likely responsible for infertility in two of our patients. The above mentioned haplotype deserves attention in the investigation of male infertility.
- Klíčová slova
- gen AGFG1, gen CAPZA3, gen CNTROB, gen HOOK1, gen GOPC, gen SPATA16,
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- chromozom X patologie MeSH
- chromozomální delece MeSH
- cytogenetické vyšetření MeSH
- DNA analýza MeSH
- klinické laboratorní techniky metody MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mutace genetika MeSH
- mužská infertilita * diagnóza genetika MeSH
- spermatogeneze * genetika MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
In the inbred SHR/OlaIpcv rat colony, we identified males with small testicles and inability to reproduce. By selectively breeding their parents, we revealed the infertility to segregate as an autosomal recessive Mendelian character. No other phenotype was observed in males, and females were completely normal. By linkage using a backcross with Brown Norway strain, we mapped the locus to a 1.2Mbp segment on chromosome 7, harboring 35 genes. Sequencing of candidate genes revealed a G to A substitution in a canonical 'AG' splice site of intron 37 in Sbf1 (SET binding factor 1, alias myotubularin-related protein 5). This leads to either skipping exon 38 or shifting splicing one base downstream, invariantly resulting in frameshift, premature stop codon and truncation of the protein. Western blotting using two anti-Sbf1 antibodies revealed absence of the full-length protein in the mutant testis. Testicles of the mutant males were significantly smaller compared with SHR from 4weeks, peaked at 84% wild-type weight at 6weeks and declined afterward to 28%, reflecting massive germ cell loss. Histological examination revealed lower germ cell number; latest observed germ cell stage were round spermatids, resulting in the absence of sperm in the epididymis (azoospermia). SBF1 is a member of a phosphatase family lacking the catalytical activity. It probably modulates the activity of a phosphoinositol phosphatase MTMR2. Human homozygotes or compound heterozygotes for missense SBF1 mutations exhibit Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (manifested mainly as progressive neuropathy), while a single mouse knockout reported in the literature identified male infertility as the only phenotype manifestation.
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- alternativní sestřih genetika MeSH
- intracelulární signální peptidy a proteiny genetika MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mutace genetika MeSH
- mužská infertilita etiologie metabolismus patologie MeSH
- potkani inbrední SHR MeSH
- regulace genové exprese * MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
BACKGROUND: Genetic causes of male infertility are hypothesized to involve multiple types of mutations, from single gene defects to complex chromosome rearrangements. Recently, several recurrent X-chromosome microdeletions (located in subtelomeric region of the long arm) were reported to be associated with male infertility in Spanish and Italian males. The aim of our study was to test their prevalence and infertility association in population of men from the Czech Republic. METHODS: 107 males with pathological sperm evaluation resulting in nonobstructive infertility were compared to 131 males with normal fecundity. X-chromosome microdeletions were assessed by +/- PCR with three primer pairs for each region Xcnv64 (Xq27.3), Xcnv67 (Xq28) and Xcnv69 (Xq28). The latter microdeletion was further characterized by amplification across the deleted region, dividing the deletion into three types; A, B and C. RESULTS: We detected presence of isolated Xcnv64 deletion in 3 patients and 14 controls, and Xcnv69 in 3 patients and 6 controls (1 and 1 patient vs.4 and 1 control for types A and B respectively). There was one control with combined Xcnv64 and Xcnv69 type B deletions, and one patient with combination of Xcnv64 and Xcnv69 type C deletions. The frequency of the deletions was thus not higher in patient compared to control group, Xcnv64 was marginally associated with controls (adjusted Fisher´s exact test P = 0.043), Xcnv69 was not associated (P = 0.452). We excluded presence of more extensive rearrangements in two subjects with combined Xcnv64 and Xcnv69 deletions. There was no Xcnv67 deletion in our cohort. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, the two previously reported X-linked microdeletions (Xcnv64 and Xcnv69) do not seem to confer a significant risk to impaired spermatogenesis in the Czech population. The potential clinical role of the previously reported patient-specific Xcnv67 remains to be determined in a larger study population.
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- chromozomální delece * MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- fenotyp MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lidské chromozomy X * MeSH
- mutace MeSH
- mužská infertilita genetika MeSH
- spermie patologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
Rat hypodactyly (hd) mutation is characterized by abnormal spermatogenesis and sperm decapitation, limb malformation (missing digits II and III) and growth retardation. We have previously reported centrobin (centrosome BRCA2-interacting protein) truncation at the C-terminus in the hd mutant. Here, we report data from a transgenic rescue experiment carried out to determine a role of centrobin in pathogenesis of hd. The transgenic construct, consisting of full-length-coding cDNA linked to a ubiquitous strong promoter/enhancer combination, was inserted to chromosome 16 into a LINE repeat. No known gene is present in the vicinity of the insertion site. Transgenic centrobin was expressed in all tissues tested, including testis. Transgenic animals show normal body weight and limb morphology as well as average weight of testis and epididymis. Yet, abnormal spermatogenesis and sperm decapitation persisted in the transgenic animals. Western blotting showed the coexistence of full-length and truncated or partially degraded centrobin in sperm of the rescued transgenic animals. Immunocytochemistry showed a buildup of centrobin and ODF2 (outer dense fiber 2) at the sperm decapitation site in the hd mutant and rescued transgenic rats. Additional findings included bulge-like formations and thread-like focal dissociations along the sperm flagellum and the organization of multiple whorls of truncated sperm flagella in the epididymal lumen. We conclude that centrobin is essential for normal patterning of the limb autopod. Centrobin may be required for stabilizing the attachment of the sperm head to flagellum and for maintaining the structural integrity of the sperm flagellum. We postulate that the presence of truncated centrobin, coexisting with full-length centrobin, together with incorrect timing of transgenic centrobin expression may hamper the rescue of fertility in hd male rats.
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- epididymis patologie MeSH
- exprese genu MeSH
- fertilita genetika MeSH
- homeodoménové proteiny genetika MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mutace * MeSH
- myši MeSH
- potkani transgenní MeSH
- proteiny buněčného cyklu genetika metabolismus MeSH
- proteiny teplotního šoku metabolismus MeSH
- spermie růst a vývoj metabolismus MeSH
- testis patologie MeSH
- transport proteinů MeSH
- velikost orgánu genetika MeSH
- vrozené deformity končetin genetika MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
