Absence of CDK12 in oocyte leads to female infertility

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985904%3A_____%2F25%3A00618829" target="_blank" >RIV/67985904:_____/25:00618829 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14310/25:00141454

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41419-025-07536-w" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41419-025-07536-w</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41419-025-07536-w" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41419-025-07536-w</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Absence of CDK12 in oocyte leads to female infertility

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Transcriptional activity and gene expression are critical for the development of mature, meiotically competent oocytes. Our study demonstrates that the absence of cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) in oocytes leads to complete female sterility, as fully developed oocytes capable of completing meiosis I are absent from the ovaries. Mechanistically, CDK12 regulates RNA polymerase II activity in growing oocytes and ensures the maintenance of the physiological maternal transcriptome, which is essential for protein synthesis that drives further oocyte growth. Notably, CDK12-deficient growing oocytes exhibit a 71% reduction in transcriptional activity. Furthermore, impaired oocyte development disrupts folliculogenesis, leading to premature ovarian failure without terminal follicle maturation or ovulation. In conclusion, our findings identify CDK12 as a key master regulator of the oocyte transcriptional program and gene expression, indispensable for oocyte growth and female fertility.A schematic illustrating the effects of loss of CDK12 in mammalian oocytes on the regulation of transcription by polymerase II and the concomitant effects on translation. This disruption leads to an aberrant transcriptome and translatome, resulting in the absence of fully mature oocytes and ultimately female sterility.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Absence of CDK12 in oocyte leads to female infertility

Popis výsledku anglicky

Transcriptional activity and gene expression are critical for the development of mature, meiotically competent oocytes. Our study demonstrates that the absence of cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) in oocytes leads to complete female sterility, as fully developed oocytes capable of completing meiosis I are absent from the ovaries. Mechanistically, CDK12 regulates RNA polymerase II activity in growing oocytes and ensures the maintenance of the physiological maternal transcriptome, which is essential for protein synthesis that drives further oocyte growth. Notably, CDK12-deficient growing oocytes exhibit a 71% reduction in transcriptional activity. Furthermore, impaired oocyte development disrupts folliculogenesis, leading to premature ovarian failure without terminal follicle maturation or ovulation. In conclusion, our findings identify CDK12 as a key master regulator of the oocyte transcriptional program and gene expression, indispensable for oocyte growth and female fertility.A schematic illustrating the effects of loss of CDK12 in mammalian oocytes on the regulation of transcription by polymerase II and the concomitant effects on translation. This disruption leads to an aberrant transcriptome and translatome, resulting in the absence of fully mature oocytes and ultimately female sterility.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10605 - Developmental biology

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Cell Death & Disease

ISSN

2041-4889

e-ISSN

2041-4889

Svazek periodika

16

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

213

Kód UT WoS článku

001455374000004

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105001134423