The balances of mitochondrial dynamic changes, mitochondrial morphology, and mitochondrial number are critical in cell metabolism. Once they are disturbed, disorders in these processes generally cause diseases or even death in animals. We performed large-scale genetic screenings in fruit flies and discovered the mitoguardin gene (Miga) that encodes for a mitochondrial outer membrane protein. To examine the physiological functions of its mammalian homologs Miga1 and Miga2, we generated Miga1 and Miga2 single- and double-knockout mouse strains and found that the knockout mice were viable, but the females were subfertile. The ovarian phenotypes of these mice suggested that the MIGA1/2 proteins play an important role in ovulation and ovarian steroidogenesis. In vivo and in vitro analyses of Miga1/2-knockout granulosa cells showed severe defects in luteinization and steroidogenesis and disordered mitochondrial morphology and function in response to gonadotropins. This is a report of genes involved in mitochondrial fusion and morphology-regulating mitochondrial functions during ovulation and luteinization. These results suggest a mechanism of gonadotropin-regulated ovarian endocrine functions and provide clues for therapeutic treatments of infertile females.
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Center that produces knockout mice and carries out high-throughput phenotyping of each line in order to determine function of every gene in mouse genome. These mice will be preserved in repositories and made available to scientific community representing valuable resource for basic scientific research as well as generating new models for human diseases.
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