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Yi S, Feng Y, Wang Y, Ma F. Sialylation: fate decision of mammalian sperm development, fertilization, and male fertility†. Biol Reprod 2023; 109:137-155. [PMID: 37379321 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioad067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Sperm development, maturation, and successful fertilization within the female reproductive tract are intricate and orderly processes that involve protein translation and post-translational modifications. Among these modifications, sialylation plays a crucial role. Any disruptions occurring throughout the sperm's life cycle can result in male infertility, yet our current understanding of this process remains limited. Conventional semen analysis often fails to diagnose some infertility cases associated with sperm sialylation, emphasizing the need to comprehend and investigate the characteristics of sperm sialylation. This review reanalyzes the significance of sialylation in sperm development and fertilization and evaluates the impact of sialylation damage on male fertility under pathological conditions. Sialylation serves a vital role in the life journey of sperm, providing a negatively charged glycocalyx and enriching the molecular structure of the sperm surface, which is beneficial to sperm reversible recognition and immune interaction. These characteristics are particularly crucial during sperm maturation and fertilization within the female reproductive tract. Moreover, enhancing the understanding of the mechanism underlying sperm sialylation can promote the development of relevant clinical indicators for infertility detection and treatment.
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- Shiqi Yi
- Center for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Fernandez-Fuertes B, Blanco-Fernandez A, Reid CJ, Meade KG, Fair S, Lonergan P. Removal of sialic acid from bull sperm decreases motility and mucus penetration ability but increases zona pellucida binding and polyspermic penetration in vitro. Reproduction 2018; 155:481-492. [PMID: 29618635 DOI: 10.1530/rep-17-0429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This study tested the hypothesis that sperm sialic acid (Sia) is required to reach the site of fertilization, and that successful fertilization requires recognition of Sia from both the sperm and oocyte to occur. In addition, it has recently been reported that Siglecs (Sia-binding-immunoglobulin-like lectins) are present on the sperm surface. Thus, the possibility that the recognition of oocyte Sia was sperm-Siglec-mediated was also addressed. Sperm exposed to neuraminidase (NMase) exhibited lower overall and progressive motility, which translated to a decreased ability to swim through cervical mucus from cows in oestrus. In addition, when either sperm or cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were treated with NMase, a decrease in cleavage and blastocyst rate was observed. However, incubation of sperm with increasing concentrations of anti-Siglec-2, -5, -6 and -10 antibodies prior to fertilization had no effect on their fertilizing ability. Interestingly, treatment with NMase increased the number of sperm bound to the ZP but also the rate of polyspermic fertilization. Flow cytometry analysis revealed no differences in the percentage of capacitated or acrosome-reacted sperm. These results suggest that Sia are required to reach the site of fertilization but need to be removed for sperm-oocyte interaction. However, fine regulation is needed to avoid abnormal fertilization which can lead to impaired embryo development.
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- B Fernandez-Fuertes
- School of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Flow Cytometry Core FacilitiesUCD-Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary MedicineVeterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation CentreTeagasc, Grange, County Meath, Ireland
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- Department of Biological SciencesLaboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Xin AJ, Cheng L, Diao H, Wang P, Gu YH, Wu B, Wu YC, Chen GW, Zhou SM, Guo SJ, Shi HJ, Tao SC. Comprehensive profiling of accessible surface glycans of mammalian sperm using a lectin microarray. Clin Proteomics 2014; 11:10. [PMID: 24629138 PMCID: PMC4003823 DOI: 10.1186/1559-0275-11-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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It is well known that cell surface glycans or glycocalyx play important roles in sperm motility, maturation and fertilization. A comprehensive profile of the sperm surface glycans will greatly facilitate both basic research (sperm glycobiology) and clinical studies, such as diagnostics of infertility. As a group of natural glycan binders, lectin is an ideal tool for cell surface glycan profiling. However, because of the lack of effective technology, only a few lectins have been tested for lectin-sperm binding profiles. To address this challenge, we have developed a procedure for high-throughput probing of mammalian sperm with 91 lectins on lectin microarrays. Normal sperm from human, boar, bull, goat and rabbit were collected and analyzed on the lectin microarrays. Positive bindings of a set of ~50 lectins were observed for all the sperm of 5 species, which indicated a wide range of glycans are on the surface of mammalian sperm. Species specific lectin bindings were also observed. Clustering analysis revealed that the distances of the five species according to the lectin binding profiles are consistent with that of the genome sequence based phylogenetic tree except for rabbit. The procedure that we established in this study could be generally applicable for sperm from other species or defect sperm from the same species. We believe the lectin binding profiles of the mammalian sperm that we established in this study are valuable for both basic research and clinical studies.
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- Ai-Jie Xin
- Shanghai Jiai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine-Related Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 20037, China
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- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai 200240, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- China National Population and Family Planning Key Laboratory of Contraceptive Drugs and Devices, SIPPR, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China National Population and Family Planning Key Laboratory of Contraceptive Drugs and Devices, SIPPR, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China National Population and Family Planning Key Laboratory of Contraceptive Drugs and Devices, SIPPR, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China National Population and Family Planning Key Laboratory of Contraceptive Drugs and Devices, SIPPR, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 20037, China
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- Shanghai Jiai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine-Related Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai 200240, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- China National Population and Family Planning Key Laboratory of Contraceptive Drugs and Devices, SIPPR, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai 200240, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Arrotéia KF, Joazeiro PP, Yamada AT, Tanaka H, Nishimune Y, Pereira LAV. Identification and Characterization of an Antigen Recognized by Monoclonal Antibody TRA 54 in Mouse Epididymis and Vas Deferens. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 25:914-21. [PMID: 15477363 DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2004.tb03161.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Spermatozoa in testicular fluid are known to have weak forward motility and cannot fertilize eggs. The epididymis is known to participate in sperm maturation leading fertilization, but little is known about the specific epididymal molecules involved in the modification of sperm. In this study, we characterized the new pattern of expression of an antigen previously identified in testicular germ cells by monoclonal antibody (mAb) TRA 54. This antigen is expressed in epididymal and vas deferens epithelial cells in mice older than 24 days but not during younger developmental stages. Evaluation by immunohistochemistry shows that antigen expression is limited to the cytoplasm of a specific cell population of epithelia along the epididymal regions and vas deferens of adult mice. The molecules synthesized and released by epididymal and vas deferens epithelia into their lumen seem to bind on spermatozoa moving down through the ducts. Immunoblot analysis showed that the molecules recognized by mAb TRA 54 in testis and epididymis were similar and share a common epitope involving carbohydrate domains. Interestingly, the antigens identified in epididymal and vas deferens epithelial cells were expressed independently of testicular germ cells and are produced in an androgen-dependent manner. Finally, the molecules recognized by mAb TRA 54 seem to play an important role in spermatogenesis, as well as in epididymal function related to spermatozoa maturation and ability to fertilize.
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- Kélen F Arrotéia
- Laboratory of Cytochemistry and Immunocytochemistry, Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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During maturation, the surface of mammalian spermatozoa undergoes dramatic changes leading to the acquisition of properties vital for survival and performance in the female reproductive tract. A prominent change is the addition to the sperm surface of an atypical β-defensin polypeptide. In primates, the β-defensin DEFB126 becomes adsorbed to the entire sperm surface as spermatozoa move through the epididymal duct. DEFB126 has a conserved β-defensin core and a unique long glycosylated peptide tail. The carbohydrates of this domain contribute substantially to the sperm glycocalyx. DEFB126 is critical for efficient transport of sperm in the female reproductive tract, preventing their recognition by the female immune system, and might facilitate the delivery of capacitated sperm to the site of fertilization. A newly discovered dinucleotide deletion in the human DEFB126 gene is unusually common in diverse populations and results in a null allele. Predictably, men who are homozygous for the deletion produce sperm with an altered glycocalyx and impaired function, and have reduced fertility. Insights into the biology of DEFB126 are contributing to a better understanding of reproductive fitness in humans, as well as the development of diagnostics and therapeutics for male infertility.
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Katagiri YU, Sato B, Yamatoya K, Taki T, Goto-Inoue N, Setou M, Okita H, Fujimoto J, Ito C, Toshimori K, Kiyokawa N. GalNAcβ1,3-linked paragloboside carries the epitope of a sperm maturation-related glycoprotein that is recognized by the monoclonal antibody MC121. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 406:326-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Yudin AI, Tollner TL, Treece CA, Kays R, Cherr GN, Overstreet JW, Bevins CL. Beta-defensin 22 is a major component of the mouse sperm glycocalyx. Reproduction 2008; 136:753-65. [PMID: 18787081 DOI: 10.1530/rep-08-0164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Surface components of sperm isolated from the cauda epididymides were stabilized by whole sperm fixation for immunization of rabbits. The resulting immunoglobulins (Igs) recognized a single protein of 130 kDa (non-reduced) or 54-57 kDa (reduced) on western blots of cauda sperm. Igs recognized the same 54-57 kDa protein band on whole tissue blots of the corpus and cauda epididymidis and vas deferens. No immunoreactive bands were detected on blots of the prostate, seminal vesicles, testes, caput epididymis, or any of various non-reproductive tissues. Removal of sperm from the vas deferens prior to blotting eliminated the detection of the sperm antigen. Antibodies raised to synthetic peptides, identical in amino acid sequence to two unique spans of DEFB22, recognized the same 130/54-57 kDa antigen on western blots of both caudal sperm and the purified antigen isolated with the anti-sperm Ig. From indirect immunofluorescence, both the anti-sperm and anti-peptide Igs appeared to localize to the entire sperm surface, a pattern confirmed at the ultrastructural level. Real-time PCR identified the corpus epididymides as the major site of expression of DEFB22, with negligible expression in the testes, caput epididymides, and vas deferens. Immunostaining of epididymal sections showed DEFB22 being released into the lumen at the distal caput/proximal corpus, with sperm becoming intensely coated with DEFB22 as they reached the distal corpus. Most uterine sperm recovered from mice 4 h following copulation exhibited DEFB22 coating the entire sperm surface. By contrast, some sperm recovered from the oviduct and cumulus extracellular matrix showed loss of DEFB22 from the sperm head.
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- Ashley I Yudin
- Center for Health and the Environment, School of Medicine Environmental Toxicology and Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Ezaki T, Kuwahara K, Morikawa S, Shimizu K, Sakaguchi N, Matsushima K, Matsuno K. Production of two novel monoclonal antibodies that distinguish mouse lymphatic and blood vascular endothelial cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 211:379-93. [PMID: 16685512 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-006-0091-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We produced two novel rat monoclonal antibodies (LA102 and LA5) to identify mouse lymphatic vessels and blood vessels, respectively. We characterized the two antibodies as to the morphological and functional specificities of endothelial cells of both types of vessels. The antibodies were produced by a rapid differential immunization of DA rats with collagenase- and neuraminidase-treated mouse lymphangioma tissues. LA102 specifically reacted with mouse lymphatic vessels except the thoracic duct and the marginal sinus of lymph nodes, but not with any blood vessels. In contrast, LA5 reacted with most mouse blood vessels with a few exceptions, but not with lymphatics. LA102 recognized a protein of 25-27 kDa, whereas LA5 recognized a molecule of 12-13 kDa. Neither antibody recognized any currently identified lymphatic or vascular endothelial cell antigens. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed that the antigens recognized by LA102 and LA5 were localized on both luminal and abluminal endothelial cell membranes of each vessel type. Interestingly, LA102 immunoreactivity was strongly expressed on pinocytic or transport vesicle membrane in the cytoplasm of lymphatic endothelium. Besides endothelial cells, both antibodies also recognized some types of lymphoid cells. Since, the LA102 antigen molecule is expressed on some lymphoid cells, it may play important roles in the migration of lymphoid cells and in some transport mechanisms through lymphatic endothelial cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Biomarkers
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Endothelial Cells/immunology
- Endothelial Cells/ultrastructure
- Endothelium, Lymphatic/cytology
- Endothelium, Lymphatic/immunology
- Endothelium, Vascular/cytology
- Endothelium, Vascular/immunology
- Female
- Hybridomas
- Immunization/methods
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Microcirculation/immunology
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Microscopy, Immunoelectron
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
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- Taichi Ezaki
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Yudin AI, Generao SE, Tollner TL, Treece CA, Overstreet JW, Cherr GN. Beta-defensin 126 on the cell surface protects sperm from immunorecognition and binding of anti-sperm antibodies. Biol Reprod 2005; 73:1243-52. [PMID: 16079310 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.042432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Beta-defensin 126 (DEFB126), formerly known as epididymal secretory protein 13.2 (ESP13.2), coats the entire primate sperm surface until completion of capacitation, and it is a candidate for providing immune protection in the female reproductive tract. To further examine the potential role of DEFB126 as a means of protection from immune recognition, cynomolgus macaque sperm were exposed to a number of treatments that are known to alter sperm surface coats, including capacitation. We used a novel in vivo assay to determine immune recognition: aldehyde-fixed whole sperm injections into rabbits. Following booster injections, immunoblot analyses of whole sperm prepared in various manners was conducted. On Days 60 and 80 post-initial immunization, the antisera showed a remarkably strong reaction to a single 34-36 kDa protein, which was shown to be DEFB126. Sera from rabbits that were immunized with sperm washed more rigorously using Percoll gradients showed an increase in the number and intensity of proteins recognized on whole sperm Western blots, although DEFB126 was still the major immune response. When capacitated sperm, from which most DEFB126 had been released, were used as the immunogen, there was a dramatic increase in the immune recognition to a variety of protein bands. Sperm treated with neuraminidase to remove sialic acid on DEFB126 before fixation were shown to still possess DEFB126, but lacked the sialic acid component of the glycoprotein. These sperm were as immunogenic as capacitated sperm even though the desialylated DEFB126 still covered the entire cell surface. These sperm lost their highly negative charge (the isoelectric point of DEFB126 shifted from pI 3.0 to pI 6.4). Experiments using different sperm plasma membrane protein-specific Igs showed that recognition did not occur when DEFB126 was present, but following capacitation these Igs readily recognized the exposed sperm membrane. Our data suggest that DEFB126 protects the entire primate sperm surface from immune recognition and that the sialic acid moieties are responsible for the cloaking characteristic of this unique glycoprotein.
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- Ashley I Yudin
- Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis, California 94923, USA
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Ueda T, Kajita K, Fujimori O. Histochemical studies on sialic acids in the epididymis during post-natal development of the rat. THE HISTOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 1998; 30:667-76. [PMID: 9870767 DOI: 10.1023/a:1003400307405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A variety of sialic acids contained in the rat epididymis during post-natal development were examined by means of lectin and carbohydrate histochemistry. Epididymides from male Sprague-Dawley rats on post-natal days 14, 21, 30, 39, 49, 56 and 70 were fixed in Bouin's fluid and embedded routinely in paraffin wax. Hydrated sections were subjected either to the lectin methods using biotinylated Sambucus sieboldiana lectin or Maackia amurensis lectin or to the selective periodate oxidation-phenylhydrazine-thiocarbohydrazide-silver protein-physical development technique with or without saponification. The results revealed that sialic acids appeared in the epididymal epithelium at day 14, followed by particular distribution patterns corresponding to cell differentiation during days 21-39. High-level O-acetylation of sialic acids was observed in the principal cells of the initial segment and proximal caput after day 39. These results suggest that sialic acids with different linkages and O-acetylation become adult in distribution at the 'differentiation' period under the influence of androgen, before spermatozoa reach the epididymal lumen. Such carbohydrates may be correlated, at least in part, with sperm-binding sialoproteins, which increase dramatically during the window between days 21 and 39.
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- T Ueda
- Second Department of Anatomy, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan
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Pereira LA, Tanaka H, Nagata Y, Sawada K, Mori H, Chimelli LM, Nishimune Y. Characterization and expression of a stage specific antigen by monoclonal antibody TRA 54 in testicular germ cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY 1998; 21:34-40. [PMID: 9639150 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1998.00086.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To study the mechanism of spermatogenesis, we have isolated many monoclonal antibodies (mAb) which recognize specific steps of mouse germ cell differentiation and then have evaluated the specific expression and characterization of antigenic molecules using immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. Monoclonal antibody TRA 54 recognized specific organelles in germ cell cytoplasm from spermatocytes to spermatids; that is, a large granule was stained in mid-late pachytene, diplotene and secondary spermatocytes and in round spermatids at stage I while the acrosome of spermatids at steps 2-3 to step 12 were also positive. Thereafter, the antigens disappeared from spermatids at more advanced stages of differentiation. Western blots using TRA 54 revealed broad bands with approximate molecular weights of >200, 190 and 85 kDa in the testis. The expression of these antigens during testicular germ cell development should be of interest in relation to the biogenesis of organelles such as the chromatoid body and acrosome and will be a useful stage-specific molecular marker for the study of spermatogenesis.
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- L A Pereira
- Department of Histology and Embryology, State University of Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Sarkar M, Chatterjee T. Distribution of 105-kDa sperm unique antigen on goat epididymal mature spermatozoa. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 231:662-6. [PMID: 9070866 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The sperm surface antigens are organized into topographic domains, specifically formed into the membrane during the sperm maturation in the epididymis. The present study was directed to determine the distribution of 105 KD sperm membrane antigen (SMA2) into the cell by affinity purified antibody, generated by 105 KD sperm antigen. The cytoimmunofluorescence study of the integrated sperm cell reveal that the antigen is localized in the anterior head overlying the acrosome. On immunoblotting of isolated head and flagellum polypeptides it has been demonstrated that this antigen is selectively present in the head membrane and absent in the flagellum. Because of its selective presence in the anterior head membrane overlying the region of acrosome on mature spermatozoa, the 105 KD sperm unique glyco-antigen may have a role in events leading to sperm-egg recognition. It is a first report of a high molecular mass membrane antigen being localized in the anterior head membrane of goat mature epididymal spermatozoa.
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- M Sarkar
- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Calcutta, India
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Toshimori K, Tanii I, Araki S. Intra-acrosomal 155,000 dalton protein increases the antigenicity during mouse sperm maturation in the epididymis: a study using a monoclonal antibody MC101. Mol Reprod Dev 1995; 42:72-9. [PMID: 8562054 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1080420110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We found an intra-acrosomal antigen of about 155,000 daltons (155 kDa) in a survey using the monoclonal antibody MC101 raised against mouse cauda epididymal spermatozoa. Morphological studies by means of indirect immunofluorescence and immunogold electron microscopy localized the antigen to the cortex region of the anterior acrosome. Avidin biotin complex immunocytochemistry initially demonstrated a faint signal at the anterior acrosome in the testis spermatozoa that increased in intensity as the sperm moved toward the distal epididymis. This incremental immunoreactivity was also confirmed by immunoblotting following one-dimensional SDS-PAGE. The 155 kDa protein band was immunostained, and it was much more intense in the cauda epididymal than in the caput and corpus epididymal spermatozoa. Only a trace or no immunostain was evident in the caput or testis spermatozoa. The antigen localization did not change during passage through the epididymis, being confined at the cortex region of the anterior acrosome. The epididymal epithelial cells were not immunostained. These findings suggested that the 155 kDa protein is biochemically modified, further implying that the biochemical alteration of intra-acrosomal material is involved in sperm maturation in the epididymis.
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- K Toshimori
- Department of Anatomy, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan
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Histochemical study of glycoconjugates in the epididymis of the hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02388539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Toshimori K, Tanii I, Araki S, Oura C. A rat sperm flagellar surface antigen that originates in the testis and is expressed on the flagellar surface during epididymal transit. Mol Reprod Dev 1992; 32:399-408. [PMID: 1497889 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1080320415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We identified a rat sperm flagellar surface antigen using an IgG1 monoclonal antibody (MC31) against rat epididymal sperm. Avidin-biotin-peroxidase immunohistochemistry demonstrated that the antigen was first expressed in the cytoplasm of early primary spermatocytes, then gradually became restricted to the principal piece of the sperm flagellum during spermatogenesis. However, when the sperm reached the corpus epididymidis, the antigen was expressed on the surface of both the principal piece and the midpiece of the flagellum. The epithelial cells of the epididymis were not stained with MC31. Immunogold electron microscopy showed that the antigen was present on the surface of the sperm flagellar plasma membrane. Immunoblotting of Triton X-100 extracts of epididymal sperm after one-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) under nonreducing conditions demonstrated that MC31 detected a major antigen of 26,000-28,000 daltons (26-28K). Two-dimensional isoelectric focusing and SDS-PAGE indicated that the 26-28K antigen had an isoelectric focusing point (pl) of 5.8-5.3; minor antigens were also detected from 26K (pl 5.8) to 35K (pl 5.0). These results indicate that the antigen recognized by MC31 is an acidic 26-35K protein that originates in the testis, is integrated into the sperm flagellar plasma membrane of the principal piece during spermatogenesis, and then is expressed on the entire flagellar surface during epididymal transit.
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- K Toshimori
- Department of Anatomy, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan
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Kayser H, Geilen CC, Paul C, Zeitler R, Reutter W. Incorporation of N-acyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-hexoses into glycosphingolipids of the pheochromocytoma cell line PC 12. FEBS Lett 1992; 301:137-40. [PMID: 1568471 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(92)81233-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The synthesis of N-acyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-hexoses, their metabolism and their incorporation into glycosphingolipids of rat pheochromocytoma cell line PC 12 were investigated. The data indicate that in PC 12 cells the N-acyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-hexoses, N-propanoyl-D-glucosamine and N-butanoyl-D-glucosamine are metabolized to the corresponding phosphates, and that N-propanoyl-D-glucosamine is also metabolized to N-propanoyl neuraminic acid. Using variously radiolabelled N-acyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-hexoses, their incorporation into glycosphingolipids was shown.
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- H Kayser
- Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Toshimori K, Araki S, Oura C, Eddy EM. Loss of sperm surface sialic acid induces phagocytosis: an assay with a monoclonal antibody T21, which recognizes a 54K sialoglycoprotein. ARCHIVES OF ANDROLOGY 1991; 27:79-86. [PMID: 1953200 DOI: 10.3109/01485019108987656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Using a monoclonal antibody T21, we reported that a mouse sperm maturation-associated antigen sialoglycoprotein of 54000 daltons (54K sialoglycoprotein) was secreted at the distal caput to proximal corpus epididymidis and that the 54K sialoglycoprotein had a hidden determinant (cryptodeterminant), which could be eliminated by sialidase treatment (Toshimori et al. (1988): Histochemistry 90:195-200; (1990a): Biol Reprod 42:151-160; (1990b): Arch Histol Cytol 53:339-349). This study evaluated the mouse sperm susceptibility to phagocytosis by macrophage in vitro. Comparisons were made between sperm from the caput epididymidis (caput sperm) incubated in modified Krebs Ringer's solution (MKR) and caput sperm incubated in MKR containing cauda fluid, and between sialylated (sialidase-untreated) sperm from the corpus and cauda epididymidis (corpus/cauda sperm) and desialylated (sialidase-treated) corpus/cauda sperm. The results showed that macrophages were least actively engaged in phagocytosis for caput sperm incubated in MKR containing cauda fluid, and most active for desialylated corpus/cauda sperm. Incubation of caput sperm in MKR containing cauda fluid revealed that the 54K sialoglycoprotein in cauda fluid could be bound to the flagellar surface of caput sperm. These results together with previous findings strongly suggest that the 54K sialoglycoprotein bound to immature sperm during maturation in the epididymis is implicated in the protection of sperm from phagocytosis with the aid of sialic acid residues.
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- K Toshimori
- Department of Anatomy, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan
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Toshimori K, Tanii I, Oura C, Eddy EM. A monoclonal antibody, MN13, that recognizes specifically a novel substance between the postacrosomal sheath and the overlying plasma membrane in the mammalian sperm head. Mol Reprod Dev 1991; 29:289-93. [PMID: 1931046 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1080290312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Monoclonal antibody MN13 raised against mouse spermatozoa specifically recognizes the postacrosomal region of the sperm head in several mammalian species. Colloidal gold-immunoelectron microscopy of demembranated mouse spermatozoa indicated that the antigen is associated with the outer layer of the periodic substructure apparently linking the postacrosomal sheath to the overlying plasma membrane. The antigen recognized by MN13 may contribute to the intimate association of the postacrosomal sheath with the overlying plasma membrane.
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- K Toshimori
- Department of Anatomy, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan
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