Mammalian oocyte development depends on the temporally controlled translation of maternal transcripts, particularly in the coordination of meiotic and early embryonic development when transcription has ceased. The translation of mRNA is regulated by various RNA-binding proteins. We show that the absence of cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 3 (CPEB3) negatively affects female reproductive fitness. CPEB3-depleted oocytes undergo meiosis normally but experience early embryonic arrest due to a disrupted transcriptome, leading to aberrant protein expression and the subsequent failure of embryonic transcription initiation. We found that CPEB3 stabilizes a subset of mRNAs with a significantly longer 3'UTR that is enriched in its distal region with cytoplasmic polyadenylation elements. Overall, our results suggest that CPEB3 is an important maternal factor that regulates the stability and translation of a subclass of mRNAs that are essential for the initiation of embryonic transcription and thus for embryonic development.

• Klíčová slova
• embryo, mRNA, oocyte, translation,
• MeSH
• 3' nepřekládaná oblast genetika   MeSH
• embryonální vývoj genetika   MeSH
• meióza genetika   MeSH
• messenger RNA genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• myši MeSH
• oocyty * metabolismus   MeSH
• polyadenylace MeSH
• proteiny vázající RNA * metabolismus   genetika   MeSH
• stabilita RNA genetika   MeSH
• vývojová regulace genové exprese MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• myši MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• 3' nepřekládaná oblast MeSH
• Cpeb3 protein, mouse MeSH Prohlížeč
• messenger RNA MeSH
• proteiny vázající RNA * MeSH

Oocyte meiotic maturation and embryogenesis are some of the most important physiological processes that occur in organisms, playing crucial roles in the preservation of life in all species. The post-transcriptional regulation of maternal messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs) and the post-translational regulation of proteins are critical in the control of oocyte maturation and early embryogenesis. Translational control affects the basic mechanism of protein synthesis, thus, knowledge of the key components included in this machinery is required in order to understand its regulation. Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding proteins (CPEBs) bind to the 3'-end of mRNAs to regulate their localization and translation and are necessary for proper development. In this study we examined the expression pattern of cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein 2 (CPEB2) both on the mRNA (by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, qRT-PCR) and protein (by Western blotting, WB) level, as well as its localization during the meiotic maturation of porcine oocytes and early embryonic development by immunocytochemistry (ICC). For the elucidation of its functions, CPEB2 knockdown by double-strand RNA (dsRNA) was used. We discovered that CPEB2 is expressed during all stages of porcine meiotic maturation and embryonic development. Moreover, we found that it is necessary to enable a high percentage of oocytes to reach the metaphase II (MII) stage, as well as for the production of good-quality parthenogenetic blastocysts.

• Klíčová slova
• CPEB2, CPEBs, embryonic development, oocyte maturation, translational control,
• MeSH
• 3' nepřekládaná oblast MeSH
• embryonální vývoj MeSH
• genový knockdown MeSH
• meióza * MeSH
• messenger RNA metabolismus   MeSH
• oocyty cytologie   metabolismus   MeSH
• partenogeneze MeSH
• prasata MeSH
• proteiny vázající RNA genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• těhotenství MeSH
• vývojová regulace genové exprese MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• těhotenství MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• 3' nepřekládaná oblast MeSH
• messenger RNA MeSH
• proteiny vázající RNA MeSH