iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis of bovine pre-ovulatory plasma and follicular fluid

•Estradiol (E2) regulates a wide range of reproductive associated proteins in bovine.•High E2 is associated with greater proteome change in bovine follicular fluid (FF).•High and low E2 in plasma and FF are associated with down- and up-regulated proteins.•Complement and coagulation cascades are the...

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Published in:Domestic animal endocrinology 2021-07, Vol.76, p.106606-106606, Article 106606
Main Authors: Afedi, P.A., Larimore, E.L., Cushman, R.A., Raynie, D., Perry, G.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cattle
Estradiol
Female
Follicular fluid
Follicular Fluid - chemistry
Ovarian Follicle - physiology
Plasma
Proteomics
Reproductive associated protein
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Summary:•Estradiol (E2) regulates a wide range of reproductive associated proteins in bovine.•High E2 is associated with greater proteome change in bovine follicular fluid (FF).•High and low E2 in plasma and FF are associated with down- and up-regulated proteins.•Complement and coagulation cascades are the main pathways of the regulated proteins. Bovine follicular fluid (FF) creates a unique microenvironment in follicles necessary for follicle growth, oocyte maturation, and estradiol (E2) production. The objective of this study was to analyze changes in proteins in FF and plasma (PL) from animals with high E2 (HE2) or low E2 (LE2) during the preovulatory period. Beef cows were synchronized, and follicular dynamics and ovulatory response were monitored using transrectal ultrasonography. Nine cows were selected and slaughtered, blood samples were collected at slaughter and FF was aspirated from dominant follicles (DF; >10 mm). Abundant proteins (albumin, IgG, IgA, and alpha-1-antitrypsin) were depleted from both PL and FF. Peptides were labeled with iTRAQ reagents and quantified using 2-dimentional liquid chromatography ESI-based mass spectrometry. Estradiol was associated with protein changes in PL and FF. Protein expression changes between FF HE2 and FF LE2 were greater than between PL HE2 and PL LE2. There were 15 up-regulated proteins and 10 down-regulated proteins in FF HE2 compared to FF LE2, and 7 proteins up-regulated and 9 proteins down-regulated in PL HE2 compared to PL LE2. Several of the differentially expressed proteins function in follicle development and were mainly categorized under cellular process and metabolic process. Pathway analysis identified the up- and down-regulated proteins were predominantly associated with the complement and coagulation cascades. The data demonstrate E2 regulates a wide range of reproductive associated proteins in bovine PL and FF and can provide the basis for further investigation of specific processes involved in such regulation.
ISSN:0739-7240
1879-0054
DOI:10.1016/j.domaniend.2021.106606