Oocyte‐specific deletion of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 causes apoptosis of mouse oocytes within the early‐growing follicles by mitochondrial fission defect‐reactive oxygen species‐DNA damage

作者：Weiyong Wang, Huiyu Liu, Shuang Liu, Tiantian Hao, Ying Wei, Hongwei Wei, Wenjun Zhou, Xiaodan Zhang, Xiaoqiong Hao, Meijia Zhang · 发表于：Clinical and Translational Medicine · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1002/ctm2.1791 · 被引用次数：15 · 研究领域：RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms、Mitochondrial Function and Pathology、Polyamine Metabolism and Applications

BACKGROUND: Mutations in several translation initiation factors are closely associated with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), but the underlying pathogenesis remains largely unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We generated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 (Eif5) conditional knockout mice aiming to investigate the function of eIF5 during oocyte growth and follicle development. Here, we demonstrated that Eif5 deletion in mouse primordial and growing oocytes both resulted in the apoptosis of oocytes within the early-growing follicles. Further studies revealed that Eif5 deletion in oocytes downregulated the levels of mitochondrial fission-related proteins (p-DRP1, FIS1, MFF and MTFR) and upregulated the levels of the integrated stress response-related proteins (AARS1, SHMT2 and SLC7A1) and genes (Atf4, Ddit3 and Fgf21). Consistent with this, Eif5 deletion in oocytes resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction characterized by elongated form, aggregated distribution beneath the oocyte membrane, decreased adenosine triphosphate content and mtDNA copy numbers, and excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial superoxide. Meanwhile, Eif5 deletion in oocytes led to a significant increase in the levels of DNA damage response proteins (γH2AX, p-CHK2 and p-p53) and proapoptotic proteins (PUMA and BAX), as well as a significant decrease in the levels of anti-apoptotic protein BCL-xL. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that Eif5 deletion in mouse oocytes res...