Collagen-based materials in reproductive medicine and engineered reproductive tissues

Collagen,the main component of mammal skin,has been traditionally used in leather manufacturing for thousands of years due to its diverse physicochemical properties.Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals and the main component of the extracellular matrix(ECM).The properties of collagen also make it an ideal building block for the engineering of materials for a range of biomedical applications.Reproductive medicine,especially human fertility preservation strategies and reproductive organ regeneration,has attracted significant attention in recent years as it is key in resolving the growing social concern over aging populations worldwide.Collagen-based biomaterials such as collagen hydrogels,decellularized ECM(dECM),and bioengineering techniques including collagen-based 3D bio-printing have facilitated the engineering of reproductive tissues.This review summarizes the recent progress in apply-ing collagen-based biomaterials in reproductive.Furthermore,we discuss the prospects of collagen-based materials for engineering artificial reproductive tissues,hormone replacement therapy,and reproductive organ reconstruction,aiming to inspire new thoughts and advancements in engineered reproductive tissues research.

Biomaterial strategies for the application of reproductive tissue engineering

Human reproductive organs are of vital importance to the life of an individual and the reproduction of human populations.So far,traditional methods have a limited effect in recovering the function and fertility of reproductive organs and tissues.Thus,aim to replace and facilitate the regrowth of damaged or diseased tissue,various biomaterials are developed to offer hope to overcome these difficulties and help gain further research progress in reproductive tissue engineering.In this review,we focus on the biomaterials and their four main applications in reproductive tissue engineering:in vitro generation and culture of reproductive cells;development of reproductive organoids and models;in vivo transplantation of reproductive cells or tissues;and regeneration of reproductive tissue.In reproductive tissue engineering,designing biomaterials for different applications with different mechanical properties,structure,function,and microenvironment is challenging and important,and deserves more attention.

Reproductive tissue-specific translatome of a rice thermo-sensitive genic male sterile line

Translational regulation,especially tissue-or cell type-specific gene regulation,plays essential roles in plant growth and development.Thermo-sensitive genic male sterile(TGMS)lines have been widely used for hybrid breeding in rice(Oryza sativa).However,little is known about translational regulation during reproductive stage in TGMS rice.Here,we use translating ribosome affinity purification(TRAP)combined with RNA sequencing to investigate the reproductive tissue-specific translatome of TGMS rice expressing FLAG-tagged ribosomal protein L18(RPL18)from the germline-specific promoter MEIOSIS ARRESTED AT LEPTOTENE1(MEL1).Differentially expressed genes at the transcriptional and translational levels are enriched in pollen and anther-related formation and development processes.These contain a number of genes reported to be involved in tapetum programmed cell death(PCD)and lipid metabolism during pollen development and anther dehiscence in rice,including several encoding transcription factors and key enzymes,as well as several long non-coding RNAs(lnc RNAs)that potentially affect tapetum and pollenrelated genes in male sterility.This study represents the comprehensive reproductive tissue-specific characterization of the translatome in TGMS rice.These results contribute to our understanding of the molecular basis of sterility in TGMS rice and will facilitate further genetic manipulation of TGMS rice in two-line breeding systems.