NADPH oxidase-generated reactive oxygen species in mature follicles are essential for Drosophila ovulation.
NADPH oxidase-generated reactive oxygen species in mature follicles are essential for Drosophila ovulation.
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1800115115
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发表时间:
2018-07-24
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Sun J
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作者:
Li W;Young JF;Sun J
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause oxidative stress and damage in many pathological conditions, but they can also function as signaling molecules in physiological processes. It is difficult, however, to decipher where ROS come from and which ROS are involved in these processes. In this article, we demonstrate that a NADPH oxidase (NOX) and an extracellular superoxide dismutase (SOD3) function in follicle cells of Drosophila egg chambers to produce hydrogen peroxide, which regulates follicle rupture and ovulation, a process essential for reproduction. NOX and SOD3 are expressed in human follicles and could potentially play similar roles in humans. Our work thus provides potential targets for treating ROS-related infertility or developing novel contraceptive approaches. Ovarian reactive oxygen species (ROS) are believed to regulate ovulation in mammals, but the details of ROS production in follicles and the role of ROS in ovulation in other species remain underexplored. In Drosophila ovulation, matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) is required for follicle rupture by degradation of posterior follicle cells surrounding a mature oocyte. We recently demonstrated that MMP2 activation and follicle rupture are regulated by the neuronal hormone octopamine (OA) and the octopamine receptor in mushroom body (OAMB). In the current study, we investigated the role of the superoxide-generating enzyme NADPH oxidase (NOX) in Drosophila ovulation. We report that Nox is highly enriched in mature follicle cells and that Nox knockdown in these cells leads to a reduction in superoxide and to defective ovulation. Similar to MMP2 activation, NOX enzymatic activity is also controlled by the OA/OAMB-Ca2+ signaling pathway. In addition, we report that extracellular superoxide dismutase 3 (SOD3) is required to convert superoxide to hydrogen peroxide, which acts as the key signaling molecule for follicle rupture, independent of MMP2 activation. Given that Nox homologs are expressed in mammalian follicles, the NOX-dependent hydrogen peroxide signaling pathway that we describe could play a conserved role in regulating ovulation in other species.
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