Identification of candidate genes in regulation of spermatogenesis in sheep testis following dietary vitamin E supplementation

Dietary vitamin E supplementation is beneficial to semen quality in different sheep and goat breeds. The aim of this research was to further investigate the effect of vitamin E in sheep on spermatogenesis and its regulatory mechanisms using RNA-seq. Thirty male Hu lambs were randomly divided into th...

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Published in:Animal reproduction science 2019-06, Vol.205, p.52-61
Main Authors: Qu, Yang-Hua, Jian, Lu-Yang, Ce, Liu, Ma, Yong, Xu, Chen-Chen, Gao, Yue-Feng, Machaty, Zoltan, Luo, Hai-Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed - analysis
Animals
Antioxidants
Diet - veterinary
Dietary Supplements
Male
Male Hu lamb
Random Allocation
RNA-seq
Semen Analysis - veterinary
Sheep
Spermatogenesis
Spermatogenesis - drug effects
Spermatogenesis - physiology
Testis - drug effects
Testis - metabolism
Vitamin E
Vitamin E - pharmacology
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Summary:Dietary vitamin E supplementation is beneficial to semen quality in different sheep and goat breeds. The aim of this research was to further investigate the effect of vitamin E in sheep on spermatogenesis and its regulatory mechanisms using RNA-seq. Thirty male Hu lambs were randomly divided into three groups. The animals received 0, 200 or 2000 IU/day vitamin E dietary supplementation for 105 days, and its effects were subsequently evaluated. The results indicate vitamin E supplementation increased the number of germ cells in the testes and epididymides. The positive effects were reduced, however, in animals that received 2000 IU/d vitamin E. Using the RNA-seq procedure, there was detection of a number of differentially expressed genes such as NDRG1, FSCN3 and CYP26B1 with these genes being mainly related to the regulation of spermatogenesis. Supplementation with 2000 IU/d vitamin E supplementation resulted in a lesser abundance of skeleton-related transcripts such as TUBB, VIM and different subtypes of collagen, and there was also an effect on the ECM-receptor interaction pathway. These changes appear to be responsible for the lesser beneficial effect of the greater vitamin E concentrations. The results provide a novel insight into the regulation of spermatogenesis by vitamin E at the molecular level, however, for a precise understanding of functions of the affected genes there needs to be further study.
ISSN:0378-4320
1873-2232
DOI:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.04.003