| Title: |
Multigenerational paternal obesity enhances the susceptibility to male subfertility in offspring via Wt1 N6-methyladenosine modification. |
| Authors: |
Xiong, Yong-Wei, Zhu, Hua-Long, Zhang, Jin, Geng, Hao, Tan, Lu-Lu, Zheng, Xin-Mei, Li, Hao, Fan, Long-Long, Wang, Xin-Run, Zhang, Xu-Dong, Wang, Kai-Wen, Chang, Wei, Zhang, Yu-Feng, Yuan, Zhi, Duan, Zong-Liu, Cao, Yun-Xia, He, Xiao-Jin, Xu, De-Xiang, Wang, Hua |
| Source: |
Nature Communications; 2/14/2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-20, 20p |
| Subject Terms: |
PATERNAL age effect, ADENOSINES, SPERMATOGENESIS, HIGH-fat diet, SEMEN analysis, OBESITY, ADENO-associated virus |
| Abstract: |
There is strong evidence that obesity is a risk factor for poor semen quality. However, the effects of multigenerational paternal obesity on the susceptibility to cadmium (a reproductive toxicant)-induced spermatogenesis disorders in offspring remain unknown. Here, we show that, in mice, spermatogenesis and retinoic acid levels become progressively lower as the number of generations exposed to a high-fat diet increase. Furthermore, exposing several generations of mice to a high fat diet results in a decrease in the expression of Wt1, a transcription factor upstream of the enzymes that synthesize retinoic acid. These effects can be rescued by injecting adeno-associated virus 9-Wt1 into the mouse testes of the offspring. Additionally, multigenerational paternal high-fat diet progressively increases METTL3 and Wt1 N6-methyladenosine levels in the testes of offspring mice. Mechanistically, treating the fathers with STM2457, a METTL3 inhibitor, restores obesity-reduced sperm count, and decreases Wt1 N6-methyladenosine level in the mouse testes of the offspring. A case-controlled study shows that human donors who are overweight or obese exhibit elevated N6-methyladenosine levels in sperm and decreased sperm concentration. Collectively, these results indicate that multigenerational paternal obesity enhances the susceptibility of the offspring to spermatogenesis disorders by increasing METTL3-mediated Wt1 N6-methyladenosine modification. The mechanisms through which multigenerational paternal obesity affects spermatogenesis in offspring remain poorly understood. Here, the authors show that it affects Wt1 m6A modifications, decreasing the fertility of offspring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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