Evaluation of MYBL1 as the master regulator for pachytene spermatocyte genes dysregulated in interspecific hybrid dzo.

J Dairy Sci

College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Rongchang, 402460, Chongqing, China; Beef Cattle Engineering and Technology Research Center of Chongqing, Southwest University, Rongchang, 402460, Chongqing, China. Electronic address:

Published: June 2023

Misregulation of spermatogenesis transcription factors (TF) in hybrids can lead to misexpression, which is a mechanism for hybrid male sterility (HMS). We used dzo (male offspring of Bos taurus ♂ × Bos grunniens ♀) in bovines to investigate the relationship of the key TF with HMS via RNA sequencing and assay for transposase-accessible chromatin with high-throughput sequencing analyses. RNA sequencing showed that the widespread misexpression in dzo was associated with spermatogenesis-related genes and somatic or progenitor genes. The transition from leptotene or zygotene spermatocytes to pachytene spermatocytes may be the key stage for meiosis arrest in dzo. The analysis of TF-binding motif enrichment revealed that the male meiosis-specific master TF MYB proto-oncogene like 1 (MYBL1, known as A-MYB) motif was enriched on the promoters of downregulated pachytene spermatocyte genes in dzo. Assay for transposase-accessible chromatin with high-throughput sequencing revealed that TF-binding sites for MYBL1, nuclear transcription factor Y, and regulatory factor X were enriched in the low-chromatin accessibility region of dzo. The target genes of the MYBL1-binding motif were associated with meiosis-specific genes and significantly downregulated in dzo testis. The transcription factor MYBL1 may be the candidate master regulator for pachytene spermatocyte genes dysregulated in interspecific HMS dzo. This study reported that a few upstream TF regulation changes might exert a cascading effect downstream in a regulatory network as a mechanism for HMS.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22963DOI Listing

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