PMID- 32323360 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210115 LR - 20211204 IS - 1530-6860 (Electronic) IS - 0892-6638 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Jun TI - Transient inhibition of rDNA transcription in donor cells improves ribosome biogenesis and preimplantation development of embryos derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer. PG - 8283-8295 LID - 10.1096/fj.202000025RR [doi] AB - Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription is a limiting step in ribosome biogenesis, crucial for protein synthesis and cell growth-especially at the early stages of embryonic development-and is regulated in a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-dependent manner. Our previous report demonstrated that treatment with mTOR inhibitors during artificial embryonic activation improved the development of embryos derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). We hypothesize that inhibition of ribosome biogenesis in somatic cells facilitates reactivation of embryonic nucleolar establishment and ribosome biogenesis in SCNT embryos. Herein, we show that mTOR inhibitors suppressed ribosome biogenesis in somatic cells, and more importantly, improved development potential of SCNT embryos (blastocyst rate, 34% vs 24%). SCNT embryos derived from drug-treated somatic cells exhibited higher levels of 47S, 18S, and 5S rRNAs, upstream binding factor (UBF) mRNA, ribosomal protein S6; they also improved the rebuilding of the nucleolar ultrastructure. In addition, treatment of donor cells with the RNA polymerase I (Pol I) inhibitor cx5461 caused similar effects on SCNT embryos. These results indicated that transient inhibition of rDNA transcription in donor cells facilitated the establishment of functional nucleoli and improved preimplantation development of SCNT embryos. CI - (c) 2020 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. FAU - Liao, Chen AU - Liao C AD - Department of Histology and Embryology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Pang, Nan AU - Pang N AD - Department of Histology and Embryology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Liu, Zhaojun AU - Liu Z AD - Department of Histology and Embryology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. FAU - Lei, Lei AU - Lei L AD - Department of Histology and Embryology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200422 PL - United States TA - FASEB J JT - FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology JID - 8804484 RN - 0 (DNA, Ribosomal) RN - 0 (Pol1 Transcription Initiation Complex Proteins) RN - 0 (transcription factor UBF) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blastocyst/physiology MH - Cell Nucleolus/*genetics MH - Cloning, Organism/methods MH - DNA, Ribosomal/*genetics MH - Embryo, Mammalian/physiology MH - Embryonic Development/*genetics MH - Female MH - Mice MH - Nuclear Transfer Techniques MH - Organelle Biogenesis MH - Pol1 Transcription Initiation Complex Proteins/genetics MH - Ribosomes/*genetics MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics MH - Transcription, Genetic/*genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - SCNT OT - cx5461 OT - mTOR inhibitor OT - nucleolar rebuilding OT - rDNA transcription EDAT- 2020/04/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/01/16 06:00 CRDT- 2020/04/24 06:00 PHST- 2020/01/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/04/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/01/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/24 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1096/fj.202000025RR [doi] PST - ppublish SO - FASEB J. 2020 Jun;34(6):8283-8295. doi: 10.1096/fj.202000025RR. Epub 2020 Apr 22.