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Pavlinkova G, Margaryan H, Zatecka E, Valaskova E, Elzeinova F, Kubatova A, Bohuslavova R, Peknicova J. Transgenerational inheritance of susceptibility to diabetes-induced male subfertility. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4940. [PMID: 28694462 PMCID: PMC5504044 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05286-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Male infertility is a worldwide problem associated with genetic background, environmental factors, and diseases. One of the suspected contributing factors to male infertility is diabetes mellitus. We investigated the molecular and morphological changes in sperms and testicular tissue of diabetic males. The study was performed in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes mouse model. Diabetes decreased sperm concentration and viability and increased sperm apoptosis. Changes in protamine 1/protamine 2 ratio indicated reduced sperm quality. The testicular tissue of diabetic males showed significant tissue damage, disruption of meiotic progression, and changes in the expression of genes encoding proteins important for spermiogenesis. Paternal diabetes altered sperm quality and expression pattern in the testes in offspring of two subsequent generations. Our study revealed that paternal diabetes increased susceptibility to infertility in offspring through gametic alternations. Our data also provide a mechanistic basis for transgenerational inheritance of diabetes-associated pathologies since protamines may be involved in epigenetic regulations.
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- Gabriela Pavlinkova
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenetics, Institute of Biotechnology CAS, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia.
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology CAS, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology CAS, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology CAS, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology CAS, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology CAS, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenetics, Institute of Biotechnology CAS, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology CAS, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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Guo L, Chao SB, Xiao L, Wang ZB, Meng TG, Li YY, Han ZM, Ouyang YC, Hou Y, Sun QY, Ou XH. Sperm-carried RNAs play critical roles in mouse embryonic development. Oncotarget 2017; 8:67394-67405. [PMID: 28978041 PMCID: PMC5620181 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recently, numerous studies have reported that the mature sperm contains both coding and non-coding RNAs and the sperm delivers some RNAs to the oocyte at fertilization. However, the functions of the RNAs carried to the oocyte by sperm at fertilization in embryonic development remains a mystery. In this study, the mature spermatozoa were treated with lysolecithin, pronase and RNases (RNase A and RNase H) to remove the sperm-carried RNAs, and then injected into normal mature oocyte. The results showed that after the treatment, the content of the sperm RNAs was decreased by about 90%. The blastocyst formation rate and the live birth rate of the embryos from intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using the treated sperm were significantly decreased (P<0.01), while these effects were partially rescued by injecting total wide-type sperm RNAs. The reproductive capacity of offspring (F0) in sperm-treated group was similar with that in control group (P>0.05), but the body weight of F1 mice from sperm-treated group was lower than that in control group after two weeks of birth (P<0.05). These results demonstrated that the sperm-carried RNAs have important roles in embryonic development.
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- Lei Guo
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.,The ART Center, Jiujiang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Jiangxi 332000, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.,College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.,College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, PR China
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Sun YC, Wang YY, Ge W, Cheng SF, Dyce PW, Shen W. Epigenetic regulation during the differentiation of stem cells to germ cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:57836-57844. [PMID: 28915715 PMCID: PMC5593687 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Gametogenesis is an essential process to ensure the transfer of genetic information from one generation to the next. It also provides a mechanism by which genetic evolution can take place. Although the genome of primordial germ cells (PGCs) is exactly the same with somatic cells within an organism, there are significant differences between their developments. For example, PGCs eventually undergo meiosis to become functional haploid gametes, and prior to that they undergo epigenetic imprinting which greatly alter their genetic regulation. Epigenetic imprinting of PGCs involves the erasure of DNA methylation and the reestablishment of them during sperm and oocyte formation. These processes are necessary and important during gametogenesis. Also, histone modification and X-chromosome inactivation have important roles during germ cell development. Recently, several studies have reported that functional sperm or oocytes can be derived from stem cells in vivo or in vitro. To produce functional germ cells, induction of germ cells from stem cells must recapitulate these processes similar to endogenous germ cells, such as epigenetic modifications. This review focuses on the epigenetic regulation during the process of germ cell development and discusses their importance during the differentiation from stem cells to germ cells.
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- Yuan-Chao Sun
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Institute of Reproductive Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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Lamas CDA, Cuquetto-Leite L, do Nascimento da Silva E, Thomazini BF, Cordeiro GDS, Predes FDS, Gollücke APB, Dolder H. Grape juice concentrate alleviates epididymis and sperm damage in cadmium-intoxicated rats. Int J Exp Pathol 2017; 98:86-99. [PMID: 28581201 DOI: 10.1111/iep.12227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The possibility of long-term grape juice concentrate (GJC) consumption conferring a protective effect against cadmium (Cd)-induced damage to the epididymis, completely preserving sperm profile, was evaluated here for the first time in the scientific literature. Male Wistar rats (n = 6/per group) received an intraperitoneal Cd injection (1.2 mg/Kg) at age 80 days and GJC (2 g/Kg) by gavage from 50 days until 136 days old. Groups receiving either Cd or GJC were added. An intraperitoneal injection of saline (0.9%) and water by gavage was administered in the absence of treatment with Cd or GJC. Animals were anaesthetized and exsanguinated at 136 days; the vas deferens, left testis and epididymis were removed; and perfusion continued with fixative. The right epididymis was collected for morphological analysis. Cd had a devastating effect demonstrated by reduced sperm count in testes and epididymis, sperm production and normal sperm count, besides increased epididymis sperm transit time and completely disorganized morphology. These alterations were attributed to higher Cd levels in the testes and a lipid peroxidation (LP) process. Consumption of GJC plus Cd intoxication was effective, reducing metal accumulation and LP. Consequently, we could identify a preserved sperm profile, with improvement in testis and epididymis sperm count, normal sperm structure and sperm transit time. Moreover, GJC extends its protective effect to the epididymis, allowing complete re-establishment of its morphology, ensuring successful sperm maturation process. In conclusion, our study indicates long-term GJC as a promising therapy against reproductive chemical intoxication injury damage, preserving sperm prior to ejaculation.
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- Celina de A Lamas
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Biology Institute, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Biology Institute, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Biology Institute, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Science, State University of Paraná - Campus Paranaguá, Paranaguá, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Science, State University of Paraná - Campus Paranaguá, Paranaguá, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Biosciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Biology Institute, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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SLY regulates genes involved in chromatin remodeling and interacts with TBL1XR1 during sperm differentiation. Cell Death Differ 2017; 24:1029-1044. [PMID: 28475176 PMCID: PMC5442469 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Sperm differentiation requires unique transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling after meiosis to ensure proper compaction and protection of the paternal genome. Abnormal sperm chromatin remodeling can induce sperm DNA damage, embryo lethality and male infertility, yet, little is known about the factors which regulate this process. Deficiency in Sly, a mouse Y chromosome-encoded gene expressed only in postmeiotic male germ cells, has been shown to result in the deregulation of hundreds of sex chromosome-encoded genes associated with multiple sperm differentiation defects and subsequent male infertility. The underlying mechanism remained, to date, unknown. Here, we show that SLY binds to the promoter of sex chromosome-encoded and autosomal genes highly expressed postmeiotically and involved in chromatin regulation. Specifically, we demonstrate that Sly knockdown directly induces the deregulation of sex chromosome-encoded H2A variants and of the H3K79 methyltransferase DOT1L. The modifications prompted by loss of Sly alter the postmeiotic chromatin structure and ultimately result in abnormal sperm chromatin remodeling with negative consequences on the sperm genome integrity. Altogether our results show that SLY is a regulator of sperm chromatin remodeling. Finally we identified that SMRT/N-CoR repressor complex is involved in gene regulation during sperm differentiation since members of this complex, in particular TBL1XR1, interact with SLY in postmeiotic male germ cells.
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Jha KN, Tripurani SK, Johnson GR. TSSK6 is required for γH2AX formation and the histone-to-protamine transition during spermiogenesis. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:1835-1844. [PMID: 28389581 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.202721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Spermiogenesis includes transcriptional silencing, chromatin condensation and extensive morphological changes as spermatids transform into sperm. Chromatin condensation involves histone hyperacetylation, transitory DNA breaks, histone H2AX (also known as H2AFX) phosphorylation at Ser139 (γH2AX), and replacement of histones by protamines. Previously, we have reported that the spermatid protein kinase TSSK6 is essential for fertility in mice, but its specific role in spermiogenesis is unknown. Here, we show that TSSK6 expression is spatiotemporally coincident with γH2AX formation in the nuclei of developing mouse spermatids. RNA-sequencing analysis demonstrates that genetic ablation of Tssk6 does not impact gene expression or silencing in spermatids. However, loss of TSSK6 blocks γH2AX formation, even though the timing and level of the transient DNA breaks is unaltered. Further, Tssk6-knockout sperm contained increased levels of histones H3 and H4, and protamine 2 precursor and intermediate(s) indicative of a defective histone-to-protamine transition. These results demonstrate that TSSK6 is required for γH2AX formation during spermiogenesis, and also link γH2AX to the histone-to-protamine transition and male fertility.
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- Kula N Jha
- Division of Biotechnology Review and Research IV, Office of Biotechnology Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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- Division of Biotechnology Review and Research IV, Office of Biotechnology Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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- Division of Biotechnology Review and Research IV, Office of Biotechnology Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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Barral S, Morozumi Y, Tanaka H, Montellier E, Govin J, de Dieuleveult M, Charbonnier G, Couté Y, Puthier D, Buchou T, Boussouar F, Urahama T, Fenaille F, Curtet S, Héry P, Fernandez-Nunez N, Shiota H, Gérard M, Rousseaux S, Kurumizaka H, Khochbin S. Histone Variant H2A.L.2 Guides Transition Protein-Dependent Protamine Assembly in Male Germ Cells. Mol Cell 2017; 66:89-101.e8. [PMID: 28366643 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Histone replacement by transition proteins (TPs) and protamines (Prms) constitutes an essential step for the successful production of functional male gametes, yet nothing is known on the underlying functional interplay between histones, TPs, and Prms. Here, by studying spermatogenesis in the absence of a spermatid-specific histone variant, H2A.L.2, we discover a fundamental mechanism involved in the transformation of nucleosomes into nucleoprotamines. H2A.L.2 is synthesized at the same time as TPs and enables their loading onto the nucleosomes. TPs do not displace histones but rather drive the recruitment and processing of Prms, which are themselves responsible for histone eviction. Altogether, the incorporation of H2A.L.2 initiates and orchestrates a series of successive transitional states that ultimately shift to the fully compacted genome of the mature spermatozoa. Hence, the current view of histone-to-nucleoprotamine transition should be revisited and include an additional step with H2A.L.2 assembly prior to the action of TPs and Prms.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- COS Cells
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Chromatin/genetics
- Chromatin/metabolism
- Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/genetics
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/metabolism
- Computational Biology
- Databases, Genetic
- Fertility
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome
- Histones/deficiency
- Histones/genetics
- Histones/metabolism
- Infertility, Male/genetics
- Infertility, Male/metabolism
- Infertility, Male/pathology
- Infertility, Male/physiopathology
- Male
- Mice, 129 Strain
- Mice, Knockout
- Nucleosomes/genetics
- Nucleosomes/metabolism
- Phenotype
- Protamines/metabolism
- Spermatogenesis/genetics
- Spermatozoa/metabolism
- Spermatozoa/pathology
- Transfection
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- Sophie Barral
- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France
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- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France; Laboratory of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Institute for Medical-oriented Structural Biology, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Institute for Medical-oriented Structural Biology, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm U1038, CEA, BIG-BGE, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette 91198, France
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- TGML, platform IbiSA, Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm U1090, TAGC, Marseille 13288, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm U1038, CEA, BIG-BGE, Grenoble 38000, France
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- TGML, platform IbiSA, Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm U1090, TAGC, Marseille 13288, France
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- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France
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- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Institute for Medical-oriented Structural Biology, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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- Laboratoire d'Etude du Métabolisme des Médicaments, DSV/iBiTec-S/SPI, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191 Cedex, France
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- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette 91198, France
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- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette 91198, France
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- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Institute for Medical-oriented Structural Biology, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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- CNRS UMR 5309, Inserm U1209, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble 38700, France.
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Eelaminejad Z, Favaedi R, Sodeifi N, Sadighi Gilani MA, Shahhoseini M. Deficient expression of JMJD1A histone demethylase in patients with round spermatid maturation arrest. Reprod Biomed Online 2017; 34:82-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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SEPT12-NDC1 Complexes Are Required for Mammalian Spermiogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17111911. [PMID: 27854341 PMCID: PMC5133908 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17111911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Male factor infertility accounts for approximately 50 percent of infertile couples. The male factor-related causes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection failure include the absence of sperm, immotile sperm, immature sperm, abnormally structured sperm, and sperm with nuclear damage. Our knockout and knock-in mice models demonstrated that SEPTIN12 (SEPT12) is vital for the formation of sperm morphological characteristics during spermiogenesis. In the clinical aspect, mutated SEPT12 in men results in oligozoospermia or teratozoospermia or both. Sperm with mutated SEPT12 revealed abnormal head and tail structures, decreased chromosomal condensation, and nuclear damage. Furthermore, several nuclear or nuclear membrane-related proteins have been identified as SEPT12 interactors through the yeast 2-hybrid system, including NDC1 transmembrane nucleoporin (NDC1). NDC1 is a major nuclear pore protein, and is critical for nuclear pore complex assembly and nuclear morphology maintenance in mammalian cells. Mutated NDC1 cause gametogenesis defects and skeletal malformations in mice, which were detected spontaneously in the A/J strain. In this study, we characterized the functional effects of SEPT12–NDC1 complexes during mammalian spermiogenesis. In mature human spermatozoa, SEPT12 and NDC1 are majorly colocalized in the centrosome regions; however, NDC1 is only slightly co-expressed with SEPT12 at the annulus of the sperm tail. In addition, SEPT12 interacts with NDC1 in the male germ cell line through coimmunoprecipitation. During murine spermiogenesis, we observed that NDC1 was located at the nuclear membrane of spermatids and at the necks of mature spermatozoa. In male germ cell lines, NDC1 overexpression restricted the localization of SEPT12 to the nucleus and repressed the filament formation of SEPT12. In mice sperm with mutated SEPT12, NDC1 dispersed around the manchette region of the sperm head and annulus, compared with concentrating at the sperm neck of wild-type sperm. These results indicate that SEPT12–NDC1 complexes are involved in mammalian spermiogenesis.
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Re-visiting the Protamine-2 locus: deletion, but not haploinsufficiency, renders male mice infertile. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36764. [PMID: 27833122 PMCID: PMC5105070 DOI: 10.1038/srep36764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Protamines are arginine-rich DNA-binding proteins that replace histones in elongating spermatids. This leads to hypercondensation of chromatin and ensures physiological sperm morphology, thereby protecting DNA integrity. In mice and humans, two protamines, protamine-1 (Prm1) and protamine-2 (Prm2) are expressed in a species-specific ratio. In humans, alterations of this PRM1/PRM2 ratio is associated with subfertility. By applying CRISPR/Cas9 mediated gene-editing in oocytes, we established Prm2-deficient mice. Surprisingly, heterozygous males remained fertile with sperm displaying normal head morphology and motility. In Prm2-deficient sperm, however, DNA-hypercondensation and acrosome formation was severely impaired. Further, the sperm displayed severe membrane defects resulting in immotility. Thus, lack of Prm2 leads not only to impaired histone to protamine exchange and disturbed DNA-hypercondensation, but also to severe membrane defects resulting in immotility. Interestingly, previous attempts using a regular gene-targeting approach failed to establish Prm2-deficient mice. This was due to the fact that already chimeric animals generated with Prm2+/− ES cells were sterile. However, the Prm2-deficient mouse lines established here clearly demonstrate that mice tolerate loss of one Prm2 allele. As such they present an ideal model for further studies on protamine function and chromatin organization in murine sperm.
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Zhang Z, Li W, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Teves ME, Liu H, Strauss JF, Pazour GJ, Foster JA, Hess RA, Zhang Z. Intraflagellar transport protein IFT20 is essential for male fertility and spermiogenesis in mice. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:mbc.E16-05-0318. [PMID: 27682589 PMCID: PMC5170554 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-05-0318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is a conserved mechanism thought to be essential for the assembly and maintenance of cilia and flagella. However, little is known about its role in mammalian sperm flagella formation. To fill this gap, we disrupted the Ift20 gene in male germ cells. Homozygous mutant mice were infertile with significantly reduced sperm counts and motility. In addition, abnormally shaped elongating spermatid heads and bulbous round spermatids were found in the lumen of the seminiferous tubules. Electron microscopy revealed increased cytoplasmic vesicles, fiber-like structures, abnormal accumulation of mitochondria and a decrease in mature lysosomes. The few developed sperm had disrupted axonemes and some retained cytoplasmic lobe components on the flagella. ODF2 and SPAG16L, two sperm flagella proteins failed to be incorporated into sperm tails of the mutant mice, and in the germ cells, both were assembled into complexes with lighter density in the absence of IFT20. Disrupting IFT20 did not significantly change expression levels of IFT88, a component of IFT-B complex, and IFT140, a component of IFT-A complex. Even though the expression level of an autophagy core protein that associates with IFT20, ATG16, was reduced in the testis of the Ift20 mutant mice, expression levels of other major autophagy markers, including LC3 and ubiquitin were not changed. Our studies suggest that IFT20 is essential for male fertility and spermiogenesis in mice, and its major function is to transport cargo proteins for sperm flagella formation. It also appears to be involved in removing excess cytoplasmic components.
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- Zhengang Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430030 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298 Department of Dermatology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430030
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298 School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430065
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298 School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430065
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Department of Biology, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA 23005
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- Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, 2001 S. Lincoln, Urbana, IL 61802-6199
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298
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The important role of protamine in spermatogenesis and quality of sperm: A mini review. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apjr.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Novel WASP mutation in a patient with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: Case report and review of the literature. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2016; 44:450-4. [PMID: 26993433 DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked recessive immunodeficiency disorder, caused by mutations in the WAS protein (WASP) gene and characterised by thrombocytopenia, small platelets, eczema, and recurrent infections associated with increased risk of autoimmunity and malignancy disorders. The gene for WAS has been mapped to the short arm of the X chromosome at Xp 11.22-23 and early detection of patients and diagnosis of new mutation might reduce related complications and increase their life expectancy. METHOD AND RESULT We found a novel mutation by sequence analysis of genomic DNA coding of a 9-month old boy suffering from WAS. The mutation was insertion G in exon 10 of WASP gene. The consequence of the G insertion is a premature stop immediately at amino acid 335 (N335X or p.G334GfsX1) and truncated protein. CONCLUSION The mutation analysis is helpful for the diagnosis of WAS patients and also expanding the spectrum of WASP mutations for carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis.
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It is known that spermatogenic disorders are associated with genetic deficiency, although the primary mechanism is still unclear. It is difficult to demonstrate the molecular events occurring in testis, which contains germ cells at different developmental stages. However, transcriptomic methods can help us reveal the molecular drive of male gamete generation. Many transcriptomic studies have been performed on rodents by utilizing the timing of the first wave of spermatogenesis, which is not a suitable strategy for research in fertile men. With the development of separation methods for male germ cells, transcriptome research on the molecular drive of spermatogenesis in fertile men has seen great progress, and the results could be ultimately applied to improve the diagnosis and treatment for male infertility.
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127; Department of Andrology, Urologic Medical Center, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200080; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Busada JT, Velte EK, Serra N, Cook K, Niedenberger BA, Willis WD, Goulding EH, Eddy EM, Geyer CB. Rhox13 is required for a quantitatively normal first wave of spermatogenesis in mice. Reproduction 2016; 152:379-88. [PMID: 27486269 DOI: 10.1530/rep-16-0268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We previously described a novel germ cell-specific X-linked reproductive homeobox gene (Rhox13) that is upregulated at the level of translation in response to retinoic acid (RA) in differentiating spermatogonia and preleptotene spermatocytes. We hypothesize that RHOX13 plays an essential role in male germ cell differentiation, and have tested this by creating a Rhox13 gene knockout (KO) mouse. Rhox13 KO mice are born in expected Mendelian ratios, and adults have slightly reduced testis weights, yet a full complement of spermatogenic cell types. Young KO mice (at ~7-8 weeks of age) have a ≈50% reduction in epididymal sperm counts, but numbers increased to WT levels as the mice reach ~17 weeks of age. Histological analysis of testes from juvenile KO mice reveals a number of defects during the first wave of spermatogenesis. These include increased apoptosis, delayed appearance of round spermatids and disruption of the precise stage-specific association of germ cells within the seminiferous tubules. Breeding studies reveal that both young and aged KO males produce normal-sized litters. Taken together, our results indicate that RHOX13 is not essential for mouse fertility in a controlled laboratory setting, but that it is required for optimal development of differentiating germ cells and progression of the first wave of spermatogenesis.
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- Jonathan T Busada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Gamete Biology GroupReproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Gamete Biology GroupReproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Gamete Biology GroupReproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell BiologyBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina, USA
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Hernández-Hernández A, Lilienthal I, Fukuda N, Galjart N, Höög C. CTCF contributes in a critical way to spermatogenesis and male fertility. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28355. [PMID: 27345455 PMCID: PMC4921845 DOI: 10.1038/srep28355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is an architectural protein that governs chromatin organization and gene expression in somatic cells. Here, we show that CTCF regulates chromatin compaction necessary for packaging of the paternal genome into mature sperm. Inactivation of Ctcf in male germ cells in mice (Ctcf-cKO mice) resulted in impaired spermiogenesis and infertility. Residual spermatozoa in Ctcf-cKO mice displayed abnormal head morphology, aberrant chromatin compaction, impaired protamine 1 incorporation into chromatin and accelerated histone depletion. Thus, CTCF regulates chromatin organization during spermiogenesis, contributing to the functional organization of mature sperm.
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Berzelius väg 35, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Berzelius väg 35, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Erasmus MC, 2040 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Berzelius väg 35, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Luense LJ, Wang X, Schon SB, Weller AH, Lin Shiao E, Bryant JM, Bartolomei MS, Coutifaris C, Garcia BA, Berger SL. Comprehensive analysis of histone post-translational modifications in mouse and human male germ cells. Epigenetics Chromatin 2016; 9:24. [PMID: 27330565 PMCID: PMC4915177 DOI: 10.1186/s13072-016-0072-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background During the process of spermatogenesis, male germ cells undergo dramatic chromatin reorganization, whereby most histones are replaced by protamines, as part of the pathway to compact the genome into the small nuclear volume of the sperm head. Remarkably, approximately 90 % (human) to 95 % (mouse) of histones are evicted during the process. An intriguing hypothesis is that post-translational modifications (PTMs) decorating histones play a critical role in epigenetic regulation of spermatogenesis and embryonic development following fertilization. Although a number of specific histone PTMs have been individually studied during spermatogenesis and in mature mouse and human sperm, to date, there is a paucity of comprehensive identification of histone PTMs and their dynamics during this process. Results Here we report systematic investigation of sperm histone PTMs and their dynamics during spermatogenesis. We utilized “bottom-up” nanoliquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (nano-LC–MS/MS) to identify histone PTMs and to determine their relative abundance in distinct stages of mouse spermatogenesis (meiotic, round spermatids, elongating/condensing spermatids, and mature sperm) and in human sperm. We detected peptides and histone PTMs from all four canonical histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4), the linker histone H1, and multiple histone isoforms of H1, H2A, H2B, and H3 in cells from all stages of mouse spermatogenesis and in mouse sperm. We found strong conservation of histone PTMs for histone H3 and H4 between mouse and human sperm; however, little conservation was observed between H1, H2A, and H2B. Importantly, across eight individual normozoospermic human semen samples, little variation was observed in the relative abundance of nearly all histone PTMs. Conclusion In summary, we report the first comprehensive and unbiased analysis of histone PTMs at multiple time points during mouse spermatogenesis and in mature mouse and human sperm. Furthermore, our results suggest a largely uniform histone PTM signature in sperm from individual humans. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13072-016-0072-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lacey J Luense
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Institute Pasteur, 75724 Paris, France
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.,Epigenetics Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Shang Y, Wang H, Jia P, Zhao H, Liu C, Liu W, Song Z, Xu Z, Yang L, Wang Y, Li W. Autophagy regulates spermatid differentiation via degradation of PDLIM1. Autophagy 2016; 12:1575-92. [PMID: 27310465 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2016.1192750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Spermiogenesis is a complex and highly ordered spermatid differentiation process that requires reorganization of cellular structures. We have previously found that Atg7 is required for acrosome biogenesis. Here, we show that autophagy regulates the round and elongating spermatids. Specifically, we found that Atg7 is required for spermatozoa flagella biogenesis and cytoplasm removal during spermiogenesis. Spermatozoa motility of atg7-null mice dropped significantly with some extra-cytoplasm retained on the mature sperm head. These defects are associated with an impairment of the cytoskeleton organization. Functional screening revealed that the negative cytoskeleton organization regulator, PDLIM1 (PDZ and LIM domain 1 [elfin]), needs to be degraded by the autophagy-lysosome-dependent pathway to facilitate the proper organization of the cytoskeleton. Our results thus provide a novel mechanism showing that autophagy regulates cytoskeleton organization mainly via degradation of PDLIM1 to facilitate the differentiation of spermatids.
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- Yongliang Shang
- a State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.,b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.,b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- c State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology and National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.,b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.,b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.,b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.,b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- c State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology and National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- d State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing , China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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Takeda N, Yoshinaga K, Furushima K, Takamune K, Li Z, Abe SI, Aizawa SI, Yamamura KI. Viable offspring obtained from Prm1-deficient sperm in mice. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27409. [PMID: 27250771 PMCID: PMC4890041 DOI: 10.1038/srep27409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Protamines are expressed in the spermatid nucleus and allow denser packaging of DNA compared with histones. Disruption of the coding sequence of one allele of either protamine 1 (Prm1) or Prm2 results in failure to produce offspring, although sperm with disrupted Prm1 or Prm2 alleles are produced. Here, we produced Prm1-deficient female chimeric mice carrying Prm1-deficient oocytes. These mice successfully produced Prm1(+/-) male mice. Healthy Prm1(+/-) offspring were then produced by transferring blastocysts obtained via in vitro fertilization using zona-free oocytes and sperm from Prm1(+/-) mice. This result suggests that sperm lacking Prm1 can generate offspring despite being abnormally shaped and having destabilised DNA, decondensed chromatin and a reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential. Nevertheless, these mice showed little derangement of expression profiles.
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- Naoki Takeda
- Division of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto University, 4-24-1 Kuhonji, Kumamoto 862-0975, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Institute of Advanced Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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- Kumamoto Health Science University, 325 Izumi-machi, Kita-ku, Kumamoto 861-5598, Japan
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- Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN Kobe, 2-2-3 Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Yamamura Project Laboratory, Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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Hojati Z, Nouri Emamzadeh F, Dehghanian F. Association between polymorphisms of exon 12 and exon 24 of JHDM2A gene and male infertility. Int J Reprod Biomed 2016. [DOI: 10.29252/ijrm.14.6.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Ni K, Spiess AN, Schuppe HC, Steger K. The impact of sperm protamine deficiency and sperm DNA damage on human male fertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Andrology 2016; 4:789-99. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.12216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- K. Ni
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Kinderurologie und Andrologie; Justus-Liebig-Universität; Giessen Germany
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- Department of Andrology; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf; Hamburg Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Kinderurologie und Andrologie; Justus-Liebig-Universität; Giessen Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Kinderurologie und Andrologie; Justus-Liebig-Universität; Giessen Germany
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Wu Y, Hu X, Li Z, Wang M, Li S, Wang X, Lin X, Liao S, Zhang Z, Feng X, Wang S, Cui X, Wang Y, Gao F, Hess RA, Han C. Transcription Factor RFX2 Is a Key Regulator of Mouse Spermiogenesis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20435. [PMID: 26853561 PMCID: PMC4745085 DOI: 10.1038/srep20435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The regulatory factor X (RFX) family of transcription factors is crucial for ciliogenesis throughout evolution. In mice, Rfx1-4 are highly expressed in the testis where flagellated sperm are produced, but the functions of these factors in spermatogenesis remain unknown. Here, we report the production and characterization of the Rfx2 knockout mice. The male knockout mice were sterile due to the arrest of spermatogenesis at an early round spermatid step. The Rfx2-null round spermatids detached from the seminiferous tubules, forming large multinucleated giant cells that underwent apoptosis. In the mutants, formation of the flagellum was inhibited at its earliest stage. RNA-seq analysis identified a large number of cilia-related genes and testis-specific genes that were regulated by RFX2. Many of these genes were direct targets of RFX2, as revealed by chromatin immunoprecipitation-PCR assays. These findings indicate that RFX2 is a key regulator of the post-meiotic development of mouse spermatogenic cells.
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- Yujian Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61802-6199, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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Bao J, Bedford MT. Epigenetic regulation of the histone-to-protamine transition during spermiogenesis. Reproduction 2016; 151:R55-70. [PMID: 26850883 DOI: 10.1530/rep-15-0562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In mammals, male germ cells differentiate from haploid round spermatids to flagella-containing motile sperm in a process called spermiogenesis. This process is distinct from somatic cell differentiation in that the majority of the core histones are replaced sequentially, first by transition proteins and then by protamines, facilitating chromatin hyper-compaction. This histone-to-protamine transition process represents an excellent model for the investigation of how epigenetic regulators interact with each other to remodel chromatin architecture. Although early work in the field highlighted the critical roles of testis-specific transcription factors in controlling the haploid-specific developmental program, recent studies underscore the essential functions of epigenetic players involved in the dramatic genome remodeling that takes place during wholesale histone replacement. In this review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of how epigenetic players, such as histone variants and histone writers/readers/erasers, rewire the haploid spermatid genome to facilitate histone substitution by protamines in mammals.
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- Jianqiang Bao
- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular CarcinogenesisThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, Texas, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular CarcinogenesisThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, Texas, USA
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Lüke L, Tourmente M, Dopazo H, Serra F, Roldan ERS. Selective constraints on protamine 2 in primates and rodents. BMC Evol Biol 2016; 16:21. [PMID: 26801756 PMCID: PMC4724148 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-016-0588-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Protamines are sperm nuclear proteins with a crucial role in chromatin condensation. Their function is strongly linked to sperm head morphology and male fertility. Protamines appear to be affected by a complex pattern of selective constraints. Previous studies showed that sexual selection affects protamine coding sequence and expression in rodents. Here we analyze selective constraints and post-copulatory sexual selection acting on protamine 2 (Prm2) gene sequences of 53 species of primates and rodents. We focused on possible differences in selective constraints between these two clades and on the two functional domains of PRM2 (cleaved- and mature-PRM2). We also assessed if and how changes in Prm2 coding sequence may affect sperm head dimensions. RESULTS The domain of Prm2 that is cleaved off during binding to DNA (cleaved-Prm2) was found to be under purifying selection in both clades, whereas the domain that remains bound to DNA (mature-Prm2) was found to be positively selected in primates and under relaxed constraint in rodents. Changes in cleaved-Prm2 coding sequence are significantly correlated to sperm head width and elongation in rodents. Contrary to expectations, a significant effect of sexual selection was not found on either domain or clade. CONCLUSIONS Mature-PRM2 may be free to evolve under less constraint due to the existence of PRM1 as a more conserved and functionally redundant copy. The cleaved-PRM2 domain seems to play an important role in sperm head shaping. However, sexual selection on its sequence may be difficult to detect until it is identified which sperm head phenotype (shape and size) confers advantages for sperm performance in different mammalian clades.
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- Lena Lüke
- Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), c/Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
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- Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), c/Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Ecology, Genetics and Evolution, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), c/Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
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Licatalosi DD. Roles of RNA-binding Proteins and Post-transcriptional Regulation in Driving Male Germ Cell Development in the Mouse. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 907:123-51. [PMID: 27256385 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29073-7_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tissue development and homeostasis are dependent on highly regulated gene expression programs in which cell-specific combinations of regulatory factors determine which genes are expressed and the post-transcriptional fate of the resulting RNA transcripts. Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by RNA-binding proteins has critical roles in tissue development-allowing individual genes to generate multiple RNA and protein products, and the timing, location, and abundance of protein synthesis to be finely controlled. Extensive post-transcriptional regulation occurs during mammalian gametogenesis, including high levels of alternative mRNA expression, stage-specific expression of mRNA variants, broad translational repression, and stage-specific activation of mRNA translation. In this chapter, an overview of the roles of RNA-binding proteins and the importance of post-transcriptional regulation in male germ cell development in the mouse is presented.
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- Donny D Licatalosi
- Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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Eren-Ghiani Z, Rathke C, Theofel I, Renkawitz-Pohl R. Prtl99C Acts Together with Protamines and Safeguards Male Fertility in Drosophila. Cell Rep 2015; 13:2327-2335. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Polymorphisms in Protamine 1 and Protamine 2 predict the risk of male infertility: a meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15300. [PMID: 26472740 PMCID: PMC4607923 DOI: 10.1038/srep15300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Several studies have investigated the association between polymorphisms in protamine 1 and 2 genes and male infertility risk, with inconsistent results to date. This meta-analysis based on the 13 published case-control studies, including 7350 cases and 6167 controls, was performed to further establish the potential association between the 6 common single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs35576928, rs737008, rs35262993, rs2301365, rs1646022, rs2070923) in protamines 1 and 2 and male infertility. The -190C > A (rs2301365) polymorphism was identified as a risk factor for male infertility under all models. Interestingly, rs1646022 and rs737008 polymorphisms exerted protective effects against male sterility in Asian and population-based under some models. No associations between the remaining SNPs and male sterility were observed.
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Siklenka K, Erkek S, Godmann M, Lambrot R, McGraw S, Lafleur C, Cohen T, Xia J, Suderman M, Hallett M, Trasler J, Peters AHFM, Kimmins S. Disruption of histone methylation in developing sperm impairs offspring health transgenerationally. Science 2015; 350:aab2006. [PMID: 26449473 DOI: 10.1126/science.aab2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A father's lifetime experiences can be transmitted to his offspring to affect health and development. However, the mechanisms underlying paternal epigenetic transmission are unclear. Unlike in somatic cells, there are few nucleosomes in sperm, and their function in epigenetic inheritance is unknown. We generated transgenic mice in which overexpression of the histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) demethylase KDM1A (also known as LSD1) during spermatogenesis reduced H3K4 dimethylation in sperm. KDM1A overexpression in one generation severely impaired development and survivability of offspring. These defects persisted transgenerationally in the absence of KDM1A germline expression and were associated with altered RNA profiles in sperm and offspring. We show that epigenetic inheritance of aberrant development can be initiated by histone demethylase activity in developing sperm, without changes to DNA methylation at CpG-rich regions.
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- Keith Siklenka
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland. Faculty of Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Institute of Parasitology, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unity, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- McGill Centre for Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Department of Human Genetics and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre at the Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland. Faculty of Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Alvi ZA, Chu TC, Schawaroch V, Klaus AV. Genomic and expression analysis of transition proteins in Drosophila. SPERMATOGENESIS 2015; 5:e1178518. [PMID: 27512614 PMCID: PMC4964972 DOI: 10.1080/21565562.2016.1178518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The current study was aimed at analyzing putative protein sequences of the transition protein-like proteins in 12 Drosophila species based on the reference sequences of transition protein-like protein (Tpl (94D) ) expressed in Drosophila melanogaster sperm nuclei. Transition proteins aid in transforming chromatin from a histone-based nucleosome structure to a protamine-based structure during spermiogenesis - the post-meiotic stage of spermatogenesis. Sequences were obtained from NCBI Ref-Seq database using NCBI ORF-Finder (PSI-BLAST). Sequence alignments and analysis of the amino acid content indicate that orthologs for Tpl (94D) are present in the melanogaster species subgroup (D. simulans, D. sechellia, D. erecta, and D. yakuba), D. ananassae, and D. pseudoobscura, but absent in D. persmilis, D. willistoni, D. mojavensis, D. virilis, and D. grimshawi. Transcriptome next generation sequence (RNA-Seq) data for testes and ovaries was used to conduct differential gene expression analysis for Tpl (94D) in D. melanogaster, D. simulans, D. yakuba, D. ananassae, and D. pseudoobscura. The identified Tpl (94D) orthologs show high expression in the testes as compared to the ovaries. Additionally, 2 isoforms of Tpl (94D) were detected in D. melanogaster with isoform A being much more highly expressed than isoform B. Functional analyses of the conserved region revealed that the same high mobility group (HMG) box/DNA binding region is conserved for both Drosophila Tpl (94D) and Drosophila protamine-like proteins (MST35Ba and MST35Bb). Based on the rigorous bioinformatic approach and the conservation of the HMG box reported in this work, we suggest that the Drosophila Tpl (94D) orthologs should be classified as their own transition protein group.
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- Zain A. Alvi
- Department of Biological Sciences; Seton Hall University; South Orange, NJ USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Seton Hall University; South Orange, NJ USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Seton Hall University; South Orange, NJ USA
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Gosálvez J, López-Fernández C, Fernández JL, Esteves SC, Johnston SD. Unpacking the mysteries of sperm DNA fragmentation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/2058915815594454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Although it has been thirty years since publication of one of the most influential papers on the value of assessing sperm DNA damage, andrologists have yet to reach a general consensus about how to apply this seminal parameter to improve or predict reproductive outcomes. Studies that have attempted to establish a causal relationship between sperm DNA damage and pregnancy success have often resulted in conflicting findings, eroding the practitioner’s confidence to incorporate this phenomenon into their appraisal of fertility. In this review we have identified and answered ten important unresolved questions commonly asked by andrologists with respect to the relationship between sperm DNA damage and fertility. We answer questions ranging from a basic comprehension of biological mechanisms and external factors that contribute to increased levels of sperm DNA damage in the ejaculate to what type of DNA lesions we might be expect to occur and what are some of the consequences of DNA damage on early embryonic development. We also address some of the fundamental technical issues associated with the most appropriate measurement of sperm DNA damage and the need to attenuate the confounding impacts of iatrogenic damage. We conclude by asking whether it is possible to reduce elevated levels of sperm DNA damage therapeutically.
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- J Gosálvez
- Genetics Unit, Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Genetics Unit, Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Radiobiology, Oncology Center of Galicia, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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- Androfert, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
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Kitamura A, Miyauchi N, Hamada H, Hiura H, Chiba H, Okae H, Sato A, John RM, Arima T. Epigenetic alterations in sperm associated with male infertility. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2015. [PMID: 26212350 DOI: 10.1111/cga.12113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The most common form of male infertility is a low sperm count, known as oligozoospermia. Studies suggest that oligozoospermia is associated with epigenetic alterations. Epigenetic alterations in sperm, which may arise due to the exposure of gametes to environmental factors or those that pre-exist in the sperm of infertile individuals, may contribute to the increased incidence of normally rare imprinting disorders in babies conceived after assisted reproductive technology using the sperm of infertile men. Genomic imprinting is an important developmental process whereby the allelic activity of certain genes is regulated by DNA methylation established during gametogenesis. The aberrant expression of several imprinted genes has been linked to various diseases, malignant tumors, lifestyle and mental disorders in humans. Understanding how infertility and environmental factors such as reproductive toxicants, certain foods, and drug exposures during gametogenesis contribute to the origins of these disorders via defects in sperm is of paramount importance. In this review, we discuss the association of epigenetic alterations with abnormal spermatogenesis and the evidence that epigenetic processes, including those required for genomic imprinting, may be sensitive to environmental exposures during gametogenesis, fertilization and early embryonic development. In addition, we review imprinting diseases and their relationships with environmental factors. While the plasticity of epigenetic marks may make these more susceptible to modification by the environment, this also suggests that aberrant epigenetic marks may be reversible. A greater understanding of this process and the function of epidrugs may lead to the development of new treatment methods for many adult diseases in the future.
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- Akane Kitamura
- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Cortés-Gutiérrez EI, Dávila-Rodríguez MI, Fernández JL, López-Fernández C, Aragón-Tovar AR, Urbina-Bernal LC, Gosálvez J. DNA damage in spermatozoa from infertile men with varicocele evaluated by sperm chromatin dispersion and DBD-FISH. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00404-015-3822-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Developmental windows of susceptibility for epigenetic inheritance through the male germline. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2015; 43:96-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Yeh CH, Kuo PL, Wang YY, Wu YY, Chen MF, Lin DY, Lai TH, Chiang HS, Lin YH. SEPT12/SPAG4/LAMINB1 complexes are required for maintaining the integrity of the nuclear envelope in postmeiotic male germ cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120722. [PMID: 25775403 PMCID: PMC4361620 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Male infertility affects approximately 50% of all infertile couples. The male-related causes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection failure include the absence of sperm, immotile or immature sperm, and sperm with structural defects such as those caused by premature chromosomal condensation and DNA damage. Our previous studies based on a knockout mice model indicated that SEPT12 proteins are critical for the terminal morphological formation of sperm. SEPT12 mutations in men result in teratozospermia and oligozospermia. In addition, the spermatozoa exhibit morphological defects of the head and tail, premature chromosomal condensation, and nuclear damage. However, the molecular functions of SEPT12 during spermatogenesis remain unclear. To determine the molecular functions of SEPT12, we applied a yeast 2-hybrid system to identify SEPT12 interactors. Seven proteins that interact with SEPT12 were identified: SEPT family proteins (SEPT4 and SEPT6), nuclear or nuclear membrane proteins (protamine 2, sperm-associated antigen 4, and NDC1 transmembrane nucleoproine), and sperm-related structural proteins (pericentriolar material 1 and obscurin-like 1). Sperm-associated antigen 4 (SPAG4; also known as SUN4) belongs to the SUN family of proteins and acts as a linker protein between nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton proteins and localizes in the nuclear membrane. We determined that SEPT12 interacts with SPAG4 in a male germ cell line through coimmunoprecipitation. During human spermiogenesis, SEPT12 is colocalized with SPAG4 near the nuclear periphery in round spermatids and in the centrosome region in elongating spermatids. Furthermore, we observed that SEPT12/SPAG4/LAMINB1 formed complexes and were coexpressed in the nuclear periphery of round spermatids. In addition, mutated SEPT12, which was screened from an infertile man, affected the integration of these nuclear envelope complexes through coimmunoprecipitation. This was the first study that suggested that SEPT proteins link to the SUN/LAMIN complexes during the formation of nuclear envelopes and are involved in the development of postmeiotic germ cells.
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- Chung-Hsin Yeh
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Basic Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, College of Medicine, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
- Institute of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, National Central University, Zhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Basic Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, College of Medicine, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Basic Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, College of Medicine, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Dogan S, Vargovic P, Oliveira R, Belser LE, Kaya A, Moura A, Sutovsky P, Parrish J, Topper E, Memili E. Sperm protamine-status correlates to the fertility of breeding bulls. Biol Reprod 2015; 92:92. [PMID: 25673563 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.124255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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During fertilization, spermatozoa make essential contributions to embryo development by providing oocyte activating factors, centrosomal components, and paternal chromosomes. Protamines are essential for proper packaging of sperm DNA; however, in contrast to the studies of oocyte-related female infertility, the influence of sperm chromatin structure on male infertility has not been evaluated extensively. The objective of this study was to determine the sperm chromatin content of bull spermatozoa by evaluating DNA fragmentation, chromatin maturity/protamination, PRM1 protein status, and nuclear shape in spermatozoa from bulls with different fertility. Relationships between protamine 1 (PRM1) and the chromatin integrity were ascertained in spermatozoa from Holstein bulls with varied (high vs. low) but acceptable fertility. Sperm DNA fragmentation and chromatin maturity (protamination) were tested using Halomax assay and toluidine blue staining, respectively. The PRM1 content was assayed using Western blotting and in-gel densitometry, flow cytometry, and immunocytochemistry. Fragmentation of DNA was increased and chromatin maturity significantly reduced in spermatozoa from low-fertility bulls compared to those from high-fertility bulls. Field fertility scores of the bulls were negatively correlated with the percentage of spermatozoa displaying reduced protamination and fragmented DNA using toluidine blue and Halomax, respectively. Bull fertility was also positively correlated with PRM1 content by Western blotting and flow cytometry. However, detection of PRM1 content by Western blotting alone was not predictive of bull fertility. In immunocytochemistry, abnormal spermatozoa showed either a lack of PRM1 or scattered localization in the apical/acrosomal region of the nuclei. The nuclear shape was distorted in spermatozoa from low-fertility bulls. In conclusion, we showed that inadequate amount and localization of PRM1 were associated with defects in sperm chromatin structure, coinciding with reduced fertility in bulls. These findings are highly significant because they reveal molecular and morphological phenotypes of mammalian spermatozoa that influence fertility.
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- Sule Dogan
- Mississippi State University, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State, Mississippi
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Mississippi State University, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State, Mississippi
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Alta Genetics Incorporated, Watertown, Wisconsin
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- Mississippi State University, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State, Mississippi
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O'Donnell L. Mechanisms of spermiogenesis and spermiation and how they are disturbed. SPERMATOGENESIS 2015; 4:e979623. [PMID: 26413397 DOI: 10.4161/21565562.2014.979623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Haploid round spermatids undergo a remarkable transformation during spermiogenesis. The nucleus polarizes to one side of the cell as the nucleus condenses and elongates, and the microtubule-based manchette sculpts the nucleus into its species-specific head shape. The assembly of the central component of the sperm flagellum, known as the axoneme, begins early in spermiogenesis, and is followed by the assembly of secondary structures needed for normal flagella. The final remodelling of the mature elongated spermatid occurs during spermiation, when the spermatids line up along the luminal edge, shed their residual cytoplasm and are ultimately released into the lumen. Defects in spermiogenesis and spermiation are manifested as low sperm number, abnormal sperm morphology and poor motility and are commonly observed during reproductive toxicant administration, as well as in genetically modified mouse models of male infertility. This chapter summarizes the major physiological processes and the most commonly observed defects in spermiogenesis and spermiation, to aid in the diagnosis of the potential mechanisms that could be perturbed by experimental manipulation such as reproductive toxicant administration.
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- Liza O'Donnell
- MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research ; Clayton, Victoria, Australia ; Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology; Monash University ; Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Pattabiraman S, Baumann C, Guisado D, Eppig JJ, Schimenti JC, De La Fuente R. Mouse BRWD1 is critical for spermatid postmeiotic transcription and female meiotic chromosome stability. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 208:53-69. [PMID: 25547156 PMCID: PMC4284233 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201404109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Exhibiting sexually dimorphic roles in mice, BRWD1 is essential for proper meiotic chromosome condensation and telomere structure during oogenesis and for haploid-specific gene transcription during postmeiotic sperm differentiation. Postmeiotic gene expression is essential for development and maturation of sperm and eggs. We report that the dual bromodomain-containing protein BRWD1, which is essential for both male and female fertility, promotes haploid spermatid–specific transcription but has distinct roles in oocyte meiotic progression. Brwd1 deficiency caused down-regulation of ∼300 mostly spermatid-specific transcripts in testis, including nearly complete elimination of those encoding the protamines and transition proteins, but was not associated with global epigenetic changes in chromatin, which suggests that BRWD1 acts selectively. In females, Brwd1 ablation caused severe chromosome condensation and structural defects associated with abnormal telomere structure but only minor changes in gene expression at the germinal vesicle stage, including more than twofold overexpression of the histone methyltransferase MLL5 and LINE-1 elements transposons. Thus, loss of BRWD1 function interferes with the completion of oogenesis and spermatogenesis through sexually dimorphic mechanisms: it is essential in females for epigenetic control of meiotic chromosome stability and in males for haploid gene transcription during postmeiotic sperm differentiation.
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- Shrivatsav Pattabiraman
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Vertebrate Genomics, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853 Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Vertebrate Genomics, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA 30602
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Vertebrate Genomics, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853 Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Vertebrate Genomics, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Vertebrate Genomics, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853 Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Vertebrate Genomics, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA 30602
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Savadi-Shiraz E, Edalatkhah H, Talebi S, Heidari-Vala H, Zandemami M, Pahlavan S, Modarressi MH, Akhondi MM, Paradowska-Dogan A, Sadeghi MR. Quantification of sperm specific mRNA transcripts (PRM1, PRM2
, and TNP2
) in teratozoospermia and normozoospermia: New correlations between mRNA content and morphology of sperm. Mol Reprod Dev 2014; 82:26-35. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Elham Savadi-Shiraz
- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center; Avicenna Research Institute; ACECR; Tehran Iran
- Department of Urology; Pediatric Urology and Andrology; Section Molecular Andrology; Justus Liebig University; Giessen Germany
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center; Avicenna Research Institute; ACECR; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics; Faculty of Medicine; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Nanobiotechnology Research Center; Avicenna Research Institute; ACECR; Tehran Iran
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- Monoclonal Antibody Research Center; Avicenna Research Institute; ACECR; Tehran Iran
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center; Avicenna Research Institute; ACECR; Tehran Iran
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center; Avicenna Research Institute; ACECR; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Urology; Pediatric Urology and Andrology; Section Molecular Andrology; Justus Liebig University; Giessen Germany
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- Monoclonal Antibody Research Center; Avicenna Research Institute; ACECR; Tehran Iran
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de Boer P, de Vries M, Ramos L. A mutation study of sperm head shape and motility in the mouse: lessons for the clinic. Andrology 2014; 3:174-202. [PMID: 25511638 DOI: 10.1111/andr.300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mouse mutants that show effects on sperm head shape, the sperm tail (flagellum), and motility were analysed in a systematic way. This was achieved by grouping mutations in the following classes: manchette, acrosome, Sertoli cell contact, chromatin remodelling, and mutations involved in complex regulations such as protein (de)phosphorylation and RNA stability, and flagellum/motility mutations. For all mutant phenotypes, flagellum function (motility) was affected. Head shape, including the nucleus, was also affected in spermatozoa of most mouse models, though with considerable variation. For the mutants that were categorized in the flagellum/motility group, generally normal head shapes were found, even when the flagellum did not develop or only poorly so. Most mutants are sterile, an occasional one semi-sterile. For completeness, the influence of the sex chromosomes on sperm phenotype is included. Functionally, the genes involved can be categorized as regulators of spermiogenesis. When extrapolating these data to human sperm samples, in vivo selection for motility would be the tool for weeding out the products of suboptimal spermiogenesis and epididymal sperm maturation. The striking dependency of motility on proper sperm head development is not easy to understand, but likely is of evolutionary benefit. Also, sperm competition after mating can never act against the long-term multi-generation interest of genetic integrity. Hence, it is plausible to suggest that short-term haplophase fitness i.e., motility, is developmentally integrated with proper nucleus maturation, including genetic integrity to protect multi-generation fitness. We hypothesize that, when the prime defect is in flagellum formation, apparently a feedback loop was not necessary as head morphogenesis in these mutants is mostly normal. Extrapolating to human-assisted reproductive techniques practice, this analysis would supply the arguments for the development of tools to select for motility as a continuous (non-discrete) parameter.
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- P de Boer
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Zhang Y, Song B, Du WD, He XJ, Ruan J, Zhou FS, Zuo XB, Ye L, Xie XS, Cao YX. Genetic association study ofRNF8andBRDTvariants with non-obstructive azoospermia in the Chinese Han population. Syst Biol Reprod Med 2014; 61:26-31. [DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2014.979513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Yassine S, Escoffier J, Martinez G, Coutton C, Karaouzène T, Zouari R, Ravanat JL, Metzler-Guillemain C, Lee HC, Fissore R, Hennebicq S, Ray PF, Arnoult C. Dpy19l2-deficient globozoospermic sperm display altered genome packaging and DNA damage that compromises the initiation of embryo development. Mol Hum Reprod 2014; 21:169-85. [PMID: 25354700 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gau099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We recently identified the DPY19L2 gene as the main genetic cause of human globozoospermia. Non-genetically characterized cases of globozoospermia were associated with DNA alterations, suggesting that DPY19L2-dependent globozoospermia may be associated with poor DNA quality. However the origins of such defects have not yet been characterized and the consequences on the quality of embryos generated with globozoospermic sperm remain to be determined. Using the mouse model lacking Dpy19l2, we compared several key steps of nuclear compaction. We show that the kinetics of appearance and disappearance of the histone H4 acetylation waves and of transition proteins are defective. More importantly, the nuclear invasion by protamines does not occur. As a consequence, we showed that globozoospermic sperm presented with poor sperm chromatin compaction and sperm DNA integrity breakdown. We next assessed the developmental consequences of using such faulty sperm by performing ICSI. We showed in the companion article that oocyte activation (OA) with globozoospermic sperm is very poor and due to the absence of phospholipase Cζ; therefore artificial OA (AOA) was used to bypass defective OA. Herein, we evaluated the developmental potential of embryos generated by ICSI + AOA in mice. We demonstrate that although OA was fully rescued, preimplantation development was impaired when using globozoospermic sperm. In human, a small number of embryos could be generated with sperm from DPY19L2-deleted patients in the absence of AOA and these embryos also showed a poor developmental potential. In conclusion, we show that chromatin compaction during spermiogenesis in Dpy19l2 KO mouse is defective and leads to sperm DNA damage. Most of the DNA breaks were already present when the sperm reached the epididymis, indicating that they occurred inside the testis. This result thus suggests that testicular sperm extraction in Dpy19l2-dependent globozoospermia is not recommended. These defects may largely explain the poor embryonic development of most mouse and human embryos obtained with globozoospermic sperm.
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- Sandra Yassine
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France Equipe 'Andrologie, Génétique et Cancer' Laboratoire AGIM, CNRS FRE3405, La Tronche, F-38700, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France Equipe 'Andrologie, Génétique et Cancer' Laboratoire AGIM, CNRS FRE3405, La Tronche, F-38700, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France Equipe 'Andrologie, Génétique et Cancer' Laboratoire AGIM, CNRS FRE3405, La Tronche, F-38700, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France Equipe 'Andrologie, Génétique et Cancer' Laboratoire AGIM, CNRS FRE3405, La Tronche, F-38700, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Génétique Chromosomique, Grenoble, F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France Equipe 'Andrologie, Génétique et Cancer' Laboratoire AGIM, CNRS FRE3405, La Tronche, F-38700, France
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- Clinique des Jasmins, 23, Av. Louis BRAILLE, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France Laboratoire Lésions des Acides Nucléiques, CEA, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université-Inserm UMR 910, Génétique médicale et Génomique Fonctionnelle, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France APHM Hôpital La Conception, Gynépôle, Laboratoire de Biologie de la Reproduction - CECOS, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 661 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 661 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France CHU de Grenoble, Centre d'AMP-CECOS, BP217, Grenoble Cedex 9, F-38043, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France Equipe 'Andrologie, Génétique et Cancer' Laboratoire AGIM, CNRS FRE3405, La Tronche, F-38700, France CHU de Grenoble, UF de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, Grenoble, F-38000, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F-38000, France Equipe 'Andrologie, Génétique et Cancer' Laboratoire AGIM, CNRS FRE3405, La Tronche, F-38700, France
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Kanippayoor RL, Alpern JHM, Moehring AJ. Protamines and spermatogenesis in Drosophila and Homo sapiens : A comparative analysis. SPERMATOGENESIS 2014; 3:e24376. [PMID: 23885304 PMCID: PMC3710222 DOI: 10.4161/spmg.24376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The production of mature and motile sperm is a detailed process that utilizes many molecular players to ensure the faithful execution of spermatogenesis. In most species that have been examined, spermatogenesis begins with a single cell that undergoes dramatic transformation, culminating with the hypercompaction of DNA into the sperm head by replacing histones with protamines. Precise execution of the stages of spermatogenesis results in the production of motile sperm. While comparative analyses have been used to identify similarities and differences in spermatogenesis between species, the focus has primarily been on vertebrate spermatogenesis, particularly mammals. To understand the evolutionary basis of spermatogenetic variation, however, a more comprehensive comparison is needed. In this review, we examine spermatogenesis and the final packaging of DNA into the sperm head in the insect Drosophila melanogaster and compare it to spermatogenesis in Homo sapiens.
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Koenig PA, Nicholls PK, Schmidt FI, Hagiwara M, Maruyama T, Frydman GH, Watson N, Page DC, Ploegh HL. The E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBE2J1 is required for spermiogenesis in mice. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:34490-502. [PMID: 25320092 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.604132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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ER-resident proteins destined for degradation are dislocated into the cytosol by components of the ER quality control machinery for proteasomal degradation. Dislocation substrates are ubiquitylated in the cytosol by E2 ubiquitin-conjugating/E3 ligase complexes. UBE2J1 is one of the well-characterized E2 enzymes that participate in this process. However, the physiological function of Ube2j1 is poorly defined. We find that Ube2j1(-/-) mice have reduced viability and fail to thrive early after birth. Male Ube2j1(-/-) mice are sterile due to a defect in late spermatogenesis. Ultrastructural analysis shows that removal of the cytoplasm is incomplete in Ube2j1(-/-) elongating spermatids, compromising the release of mature elongate spermatids into the lumen of the seminiferous tubule. Our findings identify an essential function for the ubiquitin-proteasome-system in spermiogenesis and define a novel, non-redundant physiological function for the dislocation step of ER quality control.
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- Paul-Albert Koenig
- From the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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- From the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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- From the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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- From the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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- From the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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- Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- From the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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- From the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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- From the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, and
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Drosophila protamine-like Mst35Ba and Mst35Bb are required for proper sperm nuclear morphology but are dispensable for male fertility. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2014; 4:2241-5. [PMID: 25236732 PMCID: PMC4232549 DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.012724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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During spermiogenesis, histones are massively replaced with protamines. A previous report showed that Drosophila males homozygous for a genomic deletion covering several genes including the protamine-like genes Mst35Ba/b are surprisingly fertile. Here, we have precisely deleted the Mst35B locus by homologous recombination, and we confirm the dispensability of Mst35Ba/b for fertility.
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Zatecka E, Castillo J, Elzeinova F, Kubatova A, Ded L, Peknicova J, Oliva R. The effect of tetrabromobisphenol A on protamine content and DNA integrity in mouse spermatozoa. Andrology 2014; 2:910-7. [PMID: 25146423 DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2014.00257.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is a widely used brominated flame retardant of increasing concern to human health because of its action as an endocrine disruptor. We have previously demonstrated that TBBPA is able to increase apoptosis of testicular cells and other changes in the first and second generations of mice exposed to TBBPA. However, the potential effects of TBBPA on mouse epididymal spermatozoa have not yet been investigated. Therefore, we initiated this study to determine whether TBBPA exposure could also result in increased DNA fragmentation in epididymal spermatozoa and whether it had an effect on the protamines as the major nuclear proteins. C57Bl/6J mouse pups (n = 10) were exposed to TBBPA (experimental group) during the gestation, lactation, pre-pubertal and pubertal periods up to the age of 70 days as previously described and compared to control mouse pups (n = 10) that were not exposed. The results demonstrate that TBBPA treatment results in a significantly decreased protamine 1/protamine 2 ratio (0.362 vs. 0.494; p < 0.001), increased total protamine/DNA ratio (0.517 vs. 0.324; p < 0.001) and increased number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labelling positive spermatozoa (39.5% vs. 21.2%; p < 0.05) observed between TBBPA and control mice respectively. These findings indicate that TBBPA exposure, in addition to the resulting increased sperm DNA damage, also has the potential to alter the epigenetic marking of sperm chromatin through generation of an anomalous content and distribution of protamines. The possibility is now open to study whether the detected altered protamine content and DNA integrity are related to the previously observed second-generation effects upon TBBPA exposure.
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- E Zatecka
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Prague, Czech Republic
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Wang C, Wang H, Zhang Y, Tang Z, Li K, Liu B. Genome-wide analysis reveals artificial selection on coat colour and reproductive traits in Chinese domestic pigs. Mol Ecol Resour 2014; 15:414-24. [PMID: 25132237 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 07/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pigs from Asia and Europe were independently domesticated from c. 9000 years ago. During this period, strong artificial selection has led to dramatic phenotypic changes in domestic pigs. However, the genetic basis underlying these morphological and behavioural adaptations is relatively unknown, particularly for indigenous Chinese pigs. Here, we performed a genome-wide analysis to screen 196 regions with selective sweep signals in Tongcheng pigs, which are a typical indigenous Chinese breed. Genes located in these regions have been found to be involved in lipid metabolism, melanocyte differentiation, neural development and other biological processes, which coincide with the evolutionary phenotypic changes in this breed. A synonymous substitution, c.669T>C, in ESR1, which colocalizes with a major quantitative trait locus for litter size, shows extreme differences in allele frequency between Tongcheng pigs and wild boars. Notably, the variant C allele in this locus exhibits high allele frequency in most Chinese populations, suggesting a consequence of positive selection. Five genes (PRM1, PRM2, TNP2, GPR149 and JMJD1C) related to reproductive traits were found to have high haplotype similarity in Chinese breeds. Two selected genes, MITF and EDNRB, are implied to shape the two-end black colour trait in Tongcheng pig. Subsequent SNP microarray studies of five Chinese white-spotted breeds displayed a concordant signature at both loci, suggesting that these two genes are responsible for colour variations in Chinese breeds. Utilizing massively parallel sequencing, we characterized the candidate sites that adapt to artificial and environmental selections during the Chinese pig domestication. This study provides fundamental proof for further research on the evolutionary adaptation of Chinese pigs.
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- Chao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Bell EL, Nagamori I, Williams EO, Del Rosario AM, Bryson BD, Watson N, White FM, Sassone-Corsi P, Guarente L. SirT1 is required in the male germ cell for differentiation and fecundity in mice. Development 2014; 141:3495-504. [PMID: 25142464 DOI: 10.1242/dev.110627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Sirtuins are NAD(+)-dependent deacylases that regulate numerous biological processes in response to the environment. SirT1 is the mammalian ortholog of yeast Sir2, and is involved in many metabolic pathways in somatic tissues. Whole body deletion of SirT1 alters reproductive function in oocytes and the testes, in part caused by defects in central neuro-endocrine control. To study the function of SirT1 specifically in the male germ line, we deleted this sirtuin in male germ cells and found that mutant mice had smaller testes, a delay in differentiation of pre-meiotic germ cells, decreased spermatozoa number, an increased proportion of abnormal spermatozoa and reduced fertility. At the molecular level, mutants do not have the characteristic increase in acetylation of histone H4 at residues K5, K8 and K12 during spermiogenesis and demonstrate corresponding defects in the histone to protamine transition. Our findings thus reveal a germ cell-autonomous role of SirT1 in spermatogenesis.
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- Eric L Bell
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Glenn Laboratory for the Science of Aging, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Glenn Laboratory for the Science of Aging, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Massachusettes Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- W. M. Keck Microscopy Facility Whitehead Institute, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Massachusettes Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Glenn Laboratory for the Science of Aging, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Percipalle P. New insights into co-transcriptional sorting of mRNA for cytoplasmic transport during development. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 32:55-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Dottermusch-Heidel C, Klaus ES, Gonzalez NH, Bhushan S, Meinhardt A, Bergmann M, Renkawitz-Pohl R, Rathke C, Steger K. H3K79 methylation directly precedes the histone-to-protamine transition in mammalian spermatids and is sensitive to bacterial infections. Andrology 2014; 2:655-65. [PMID: 25079683 DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2014.00248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In both mammalian and Drosophila spermatids, the completely histone-based chromatin structure is reorganized to a largely protamine-based structure. During this histone-to-protamine switch, transition proteins are expressed, for example TNP1 and TNP2 in mammals and Tpl94D in Drosophila. Recently, we demonstrated that in Drosophila spermatids, H3K79 methylation accompanies histone H4 hyperacetylation during chromatin reorganization. Preceding the histone-to-protamine transition, the H3K79 methyltransferase Grappa is expressed, and the predominant isoform bears a C-terminal extension. Here, we show that isoforms of the Grappa-equivalent protein in humans, rats and mice, that is DOT1L, have a C-terminal extension. In mice, the transcript of this isoform was enriched in the post-meiotic stages of spermatogenesis. In human and mice spermatids, di- and tri-methylated H3K79 temporally overlapped with hyperacetylated H4 and thus accompanied chromatin reorganization. In rat spermatids, trimethylated H3K79 directly preceded transition protein loading on chromatin. We analysed the impact of bacterial infections on spermatid chromatin using a uropathogenic Escherichia coli-elicited epididymo-orchitis rat model and showed that these infections caused aberrant spermatid chromatin. Bacterial infections led to premature emergence of trimethylated H3K79 and hyperacetylated H4. Trimethylated H3K79 and hyperacetylated H4 simultaneously occurred with transition protein TNP1, which was never observed in spermatids of mock-infected rats. Upon bacterial infection, only histone-based spermatid chromatin showed abnormalities, whereas protamine-compacted chromatin seemed to be unaffected. Our results indicated that H3K79 methylation is a histone modification conserved in Drosophila, mouse, rat and human spermatids and may be a prerequisite for proper chromatin reorganization.
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Hamad MF, Shelko N, Kartarius S, Montenarh M, Hammadeh ME. Impact of cigarette smoking on histone (H2B) to protamine ratio in human spermatozoa and its relation to sperm parameters. Andrology 2014; 2:666-77. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2014.00245.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2014] [Revised: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M. F. Hamad
- Department of Basic Sciences; College of Science and Health Professions; King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; University of the Saarland; Homburg/Saar Germany
- IVF & Andrology Laboratory; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of the Saarland; Homburg/Saar Germany
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences; Petra University; Amman Jordan
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; University of the Saarland; Homburg/Saar Germany
- IVF & Andrology Laboratory; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of the Saarland; Homburg/Saar Germany
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; University of the Saarland; Homburg/Saar Germany
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; University of the Saarland; Homburg/Saar Germany
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- IVF & Andrology Laboratory; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of the Saarland; Homburg/Saar Germany
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