Journal
THERIOGENOLOGY
Volume 82, Issue 3, Pages 495-500Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.05.009
Keywords
Vitrification; Oocyte; Aneuploidy; Cohesin; Mouse
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31372307]
- PhD Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China [20120008110001]
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The present study examined the effect of vitrification on oocyte aneuploidy and centromere cohesion. Firstly, germinal vesicle (CV) and in vitro matured oocytes (metaphase II, MID were vitrified by open-pulled straw method. Secondly, thawed GV oocytes were matured in vitro to detect the aneuploidy rate and the sister inter-kinetochore (iKT) distance (in situ spreading and immunofluorescent staining). The results revealed that the sister iKT distance and the aneuploidy rate in eggs matured from vitrified-thawed GV oocytes were higher than that from in vivo matured, in vitro matured, and in vitro matured frozen oocytes (0.47 +/- 0.03 vs. 0.33 +/- 0.01 vs. 0.33 +/- 0.02 vs. 0.34 +/- 0.01 mu m; P < 0.01 and 22.9% vs. 6.5% vs. 5.8% vs. 11.8%; P < 0.05, respectively). Furthermore, the percentage of sister chromosome pairs whose sister iKT distances were higher than 0.9 mu m in eggs matured from vitrified-thawed GV oocytes (8.7%) was higher than that from in vivo matured (1.6%), in vitro matured (1.6%), and in vitro matured frozen oocytes (2.3%) (P < 0.05). The sister iKT distance was associated with centromere cohesion. To investigate whether vitrification of GV oocytes deteriorated centromere cohesion by affecting cohesin complex formation, thawed and fresh CV oocytes were used to detect the cohesin subunits (SMC1 beta, STAG3, SMC3, and REC8) mRNA expression (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction). The relative expression of three cohesin subunits (SMC1 beta, STAG3, and SMC3) was significantly decreased in CV oocytes after vitrification. In conclusion, vitrification of CV oocytes may result in the subsequent deterioration of centromere cohesion and an increase in the aneuploidy rate. MII oocytes may be the ideal candidate to avoid aneuploidy for fertility cryopreservation. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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