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ArticleScientific reports2024

Single-cell transcriptome profiling highlights the importance of telocyte, kallikrein genes, and alternative splicing in mouse testes aging.

Wuyier Guo, Ziyan Zhang, Jiahui Kang, Yajing Gao, Peipei Qian, Gangcai Xie

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Wuyier Guo *Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School, Nantong University, Qixiu Road 19, Nantong, 226001, China.
Ziyan Zhang *Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School, Nantong University, Qixiu Road 19, Nantong, 226001, China.
Jiahui Kang *Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School, Nantong University, Qixiu Road 19, Nantong, 226001, China.
Yajing GaoInstitute of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School, Nantong University, Qixiu Road 19, Nantong, 226001, China.
Peipei QianInstitute of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School, Nantong University, Qixiu Road 19, Nantong, 226001, China.
Gangcai XieInstitute of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School, Nantong University, Qixiu Road 19, Nantong, 226001, China. gangcai@ntu.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 31900484Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20190924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advancing healthcare for elderly men requires a deeper understanding of testicular aging processes. In this study, we conducted transcriptomic profiling of 43,323 testicular single cells from young and old mice, shedding light on 1032 telocytes-an underexplored testicular cell type in previous research. Our study unveiled 916 age-related differentially expressed genes (age-DEGs), with telocytes emerging as the cell type harboring the highest count of age-DEGs. Of particular interest, four genes (Klk1b21, Klk1b22, Klk1b24, Klk1b27) from the Kallikrein family, specifically expressed in Leydig cells, displayed down-regulation in aged testes. Moreover, cell-type-level splicing analyses unveiled 1838 age-related alternative splicing (AS) events. While we confirmed the presence of more age-DEGs in somatic cells compared to germ cells, unexpectedly, more age-related AS events were identified in germ cells. Further experimental validation highlighted 4930555F03Rik, a non-coding RNA gene exhibiting significant age-related AS changes. Our study represents the first age-related single-cell transcriptomic investigation of testicular telocytes and Kallikrein genes in Leydig cells, as well as the first delineation of cell-type-level AS dynamics during testicular aging in mice.

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AgingAlternative SplicingGene Expression ProfilingKallikreinsSingle-Cell AnalysisTestisAnimalsLeydig CellsMaleMiceTranscriptomeKallikreins

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