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Satrio FA, Karja NWK, Setiadi MA, Kaiin EM, Pardede BP, Purwantara B. Age-dependent variations in proteomic characteristics of spermatozoa in Simmental bull. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1393706. [PMID: 39183752 PMCID: PMC11343614 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1393706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
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Increasing the age of bulls results in a decrease in reproductive function, including a reduction in sperm quality, which plays a vital role in determining the fertility of bulls. Through a proteomic approach, this research aims to analyze the influence of age factors on various proteomes contained in bull sperm. Frozen semen samples from Simmental Bulls were categorized into three age groups: two, four, and ≥10 years old. Subsequently, the post-thaw sperm cells obtained were separated based on molecular weight using 1D-SDS-PAGE. Peptides extracted from the bands produced in each age group were subjected to LC-MS/MS analysis. A total of 72 protein types were identified, with 45 being detected in the 4-year-old group and 41 expressed in both the 2 and ≥10-year-old groups. The results provided insights into proteins' role in sperm metabolism across all age groups. Specifically, the 2-year-old group exhibited the expression of proteins associated with acrosome assembly and spermatid development (SPACA1). In contrast, those in the 4-year-old group were linked to motility (PEBP4) and sperm decapacitation factor (PEBP1). Proteins expressed in the 2 and -year-old groups were discovered to be involved in fertilization processes (TEX101). In contrast, the ≥10-year-old age group was associated with hyperactive movement related to capacitation (Tubulin). In conclusion, age influenced the differences observed in the proteomic profile of post-thaw Simmental bull sperm using the 1D-SDS-PAGE tandem LC-MS/MS approach.
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- Faisal Amri Satrio
- Veterinary Medicine Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Padjadjaran University, West Java, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Division of Reproduction and Obstetrics, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, West Java, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Division of Reproduction and Obstetrics, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, West Java, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Applied Zoology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), West Java, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Applied Zoology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), West Java, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Division of Reproduction and Obstetrics, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, West Java, Bogor, Indonesia
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Parkes R, Garcia TX. Bringing proteomics to bear on male fertility: key lessons. Expert Rev Proteomics 2024; 21:181-203. [PMID: 38536015 PMCID: PMC11426281 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2024.2327553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Male infertility is a major public health concern globally. Proteomics has revolutionized our comprehension of male fertility by identifying potential infertility biomarkers and reproductive defects. Studies comparing sperm proteome with other male reproductive tissues have the potential to refine fertility diagnostics and guide infertility treatment development. AREAS COVERED This review encapsulates literature using proteomic approaches to progress male reproductive biology. Our search methodology included systematic searches of databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for articles up to 2023. Keywords used included 'male fertility proteomics,' 'spermatozoa proteome,' 'testis proteomics,' 'epididymal proteomics,' and 'non-hormonal male contraception.' Inclusion criteria were robust experimental design, significant contributions to male fertility, and novel use of proteomic technologies. EXPERT OPINION Expert analysis shows a shift from traditional research to an integrative approach that clarifies male reproductive health's molecular intricacies. A gap exists between proteomic discoveries and clinical application. The expert opinions consolidated here not only navigate the current findings but also chart the future proteomic applications for scientific and clinical breakthroughs. We underscore the need for continued investment in proteomic research - both in the technological and collaborative arenas - to further unravel the secrets of male fertility, which will be central to resolving fertility issues in the coming era.
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- Rachel Parkes
- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
- Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine
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Gacem S, Castello-Ruiz M, Hidalgo CO, Tamargo C, Santolaria P, Soler C, Yániz JL, Silvestre MA. Bull Sperm SWATH-MS-Based Proteomics Reveals Link between High Fertility and Energy Production, Motility Structures, and Sperm-Oocyte Interaction. J Proteome Res 2023; 22:3607-3624. [PMID: 37782577 PMCID: PMC10629479 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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The prediction of male or semen fertility potential remains a persistent challenge that has yet to be fully resolved. This work analyzed several in vitro parameters and proteome of spermatozoa in bulls cataloged as high- (HF; n = 5) and low-field (LF; n = 5) fertility after more than a thousand artificial inseminations. Sperm motility was evaluated by computer-assisted sperm analysis. Sperm viability, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and reactive oxygen species (mROS) of spermatozoa were assessed by flow cytometry. Proteome was evaluated by the SWATH-MS procedure. Spermatozoa of HF bulls showed significantly higher total motility than the LF group (41.4% vs 29.7%). Rates of healthy sperm (live, high MMP, and low mROS) for HF and LF bull groups were 49% and 43%, respectively (p > 0.05). Spermatozoa of HF bulls showed a higher presence of differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) related to both energy production (COX7C), mainly the OXPHOS pathway, and the development of structures linked with the motility process (TPPP2, SSMEM1, and SPAG16). Furthermore, we observed that equatorin (EQTN), together with other DAPs related to the interaction with the oocyte, was overrepresented in HF bull spermatozoa. The biological processes related to protein processing, catabolism, and protein folding were found to be overrepresented in LF bull sperm in which the HSP90AA1 chaperone was identified as the most DAP. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD042286.
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- Sabrina Gacem
- Departamento
de Biología Celular, Biología Funcional y Antropología
Física, Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain
- Departamento
de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Universitat
Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento
de Biología Celular, Biología Funcional y Antropología
Física, Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain
- Unidad
Mixta de Investigación Cerebrovascular, Instituto de Investigación
Sanitaria La Fe, Hospital Universitario
y Politécnico La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Animal
Selection and Reproduction Area, Regional
Agrifood Research and Development Service (SERIDA), 33394 Deva, Gijón, Spain
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- Animal
Selection and Reproduction Area, Regional
Agrifood Research and Development Service (SERIDA), 33394 Deva, Gijón, Spain
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- BIOFITER
Research Group, Institute of Environmental Sciences (IUCA), University of Zaragoza, 22071 Huesca, Spain
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- Departamento
de Biología Celular, Biología Funcional y Antropología
Física, Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain
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- BIOFITER
Research Group, Institute of Environmental Sciences (IUCA), University of Zaragoza, 22071 Huesca, Spain
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- Departamento
de Biología Celular, Biología Funcional y Antropología
Física, Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain
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Park YJ, Pang WK, Pang MG. Integration of omics studies indicates that species-dependent molecular mechanisms govern male fertility. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2023; 14:28. [PMID: 36859388 PMCID: PMC9979430 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-023-00836-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Comparative and comprehensive omics studies have recently been conducted to provide a comprehensive understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying infertility. However, because these huge omics datasets often contain irrelevant information, editing strategies for summarizing and filtering the data are necessary prerequisite steps for identifying biomarkers of male fertility. Here, we attempted to integrate omics data from spermatozoa with normal and below-normal fertility from boars and bulls, including transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data. Pathway enrichment analysis was conducted and visualized using g:Profiler, Cytoscape, EnrichmentMap, and AutoAnnotation to determine fertility-related biological functions according to species. RESULTS In particular, gamete production and protein biogenesis-associated pathways were enriched in bull spermatozoa with below-normal fertility, whereas mitochondrial-associated metabolic pathways were enriched in boar spermatozoa with normal fertility. These results indicate that below-normal fertility may be determined by aberrant regulation of protein synthesis during spermatogenesis, and the modulation of reactive oxygen species generation to maintain capacitation and the acrosome reaction governs boar sperm fertility. CONCLUSION Overall, this approach demonstrated that distinct molecular pathways drive sperm fertility in mammals in a species-dependent manner. Moreover, we anticipate that searching for species-specific signaling pathways may aid in the discovery of fertility-related biomarkers within large omics datasets.
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- Yoo-Jin Park
- grid.254224.70000 0001 0789 9563Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546 Republic of Korea
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- grid.254224.70000 0001 0789 9563Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Kaya A, Dogan S, Vargovic P, Kutchy NA, Ross P, Topper E, Oko R, van der Hoorn F, Sutovsky P, Memili E. Sperm proteins ODF2 and PAWP as markers of fertility in breeding bulls. Cell Tissue Res 2022; 387:159-171. [PMID: 34762184 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-021-03529-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Low fertility is the single most important factor limiting livestock reproductive performance, adversely affecting the cattle industry and causing millions of dollars of economic loss. In the livestock industry, male fertility is of crucial importance for the reproductive performance of livestock. However, there is a lack of reliable biomarkers to predict bull fertility in artificial insemination service. The objective of this study was to identify sperm proteins as biomarkers for bull fertility. To discover candidate sperm quality biomarkers, sperm proteome profiling was conducted in extreme high- and extreme low-fertile bulls selected from a pool of 1000 AI sires with varied fertility. Thirty-two differentially expressed proteins were identified. Among them, high levels of sperm outer dense fiber of sperm tails 2 (ODF2) and post-acrosomal assembly of sperm head protein (PAWP/WBP2NL) represented the most extreme differences in quantity between high- and low-fertility bulls. Protein immunodetection and flow cytometry used to validate these putative fertility markers in a combined cohort of 154 AI sires. Both ODF2 and PAWP correlated significantly with fertility. In conclusion, ODF2 and PAWP can be used to assess semen quality and predict sire fertility.
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- Abdullah Kaya
- Department of Artificial Insemination and Reproduction, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, USA
- St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, USA.
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Park YJ, Shin DH, Pang WK, Ryu DY, Rahman MS, Adegoke EO, Pang MG. Short-term storage of semen samples in acidic extender increases the proportion of females in pigs. BMC Vet Res 2021; 17:362. [PMID: 34836535 PMCID: PMC8620557 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-03078-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Sex preselection is a desired goal of the animal industry to improve production efficiency, depending on industry demand. In the porcine industry, there is a general preference for pork from female and surgically castrated male pigs. Therefore, the birth of more females than males in a litter leads to economic benefits and improved animal welfare in the pig production industry. Our previous study suggested that the porcine semen extender (BTS) adjusted to pH 6.2 maximises the differences in viability between X-chromosome-bearing (X) spermatozoa and Y-chromosome-bearing (Y) spermatozoa without affecting sperm’s functional parameters. In this study we aimed to evaluate whether the pH 6.2 extender is applicable at the farm level for increasing the number of female piglets without a decline in spermatozoa fertility. Artificial insemination (AI) was carried out with spermatozoa stored at pH 6.2 and pH 7.2 (original BTS) at day 1 and day 2 of storage. Next, the functional parameters of the spermatozoa, litter size, farrowing rate, and female-to-male ratio of offspring were determined. Results Although sperm motility decreased significantly after 2 d of storage, the viability of spermatozoa was preserved at pH 6.2 for 3 d. There was no significant difference in the farrowing rate and average litter size between the group inseminated with the spermatozoa stored in (pH 7.2) and that inseminated with spermatozoa stored in acidic BTS. The percentage of female piglets was approximately 1.5-fold higher in sows inseminated on day 1 in the pH 6.2 than in the pH 7.2 group. Furthermore, although there was no significant difference in the female-to-male ratio, the percentage of female piglets born was slightly higher in the pH 6.2 group than in the pH 7.2 group on day 2. Conclusions The method optimised in our study is simple, economical, and may enhance the number of female births without any decline in spermatozoa fertility.
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- Yoo-Jin Park
- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Deadeok-myon, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Deadeok-myon, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Deadeok-myon, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Deadeok-myon, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Deadeok-myon, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Deadeok-myon, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Deadeok-myon, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Sharma V, Verma AK, Sharma P, Pandey D, Sharma M. Differential proteomic profile of X- and Y- sorted Sahiwal bull semen. Res Vet Sci 2021; 144:181-189. [PMID: 34823871 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The identification of differential proteins between X- and Y-sperm may be useful for immunological sexing of sperm. Hence, the present study was aimed to compare the protein profile of X- and Y-sorted Sahiwal bull semen using SDS-PAGE and Liquid Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (Nano LC-MS). Semen sample (n = 6) were categorized into three groups i.e., group I (X-sorted), group II (Y-sorted) and control group (both X- and Y- sperms). SDS PAGE revealed specific proteins of molecular weight between 18 and 24 kDa and between 30 and 37 kDa were present in X-sorted sperms. Also, band corresponding to 25 kDa was specific to Y-sorted sperms. Data obtained from Nano LC/MS is analysed by search engine database i.e., MASCOT and SEQUEST HT. Total, 241 proteins were identified, out of which 113 were differentially expressed between X- and Y-sorted sperms, in which 54 proteins showed at least two unique peptides. Out of 54 proteins, 27 were upregulated in X-sorted sample, 3 were upregulated in Y-sorted sample and 24 were differentially downregulated. Highly upregulated protein in X-sperm viz. Armadillo repeat containing 12 protein, NDC1 transmembrane nucleoporin, β-nerve growth factor, C-type natriuretic peptide, Nucleobindin-2, Phosphoglycerate mutase 2, Calmodulin along with one uncharacterised protein having accession number F1MN9 may have potential to be used as biomarker for separating X and Y sperm.
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- Vishaka Sharma
- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G B Pant University of Agri. & Tech., Pantnagar 263145, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G B Pant University of Agri. & Tech., Pantnagar 263145, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G B Pant University of Agri. & Tech., Pantnagar 263145, Uttarakhand, India
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- MBGE, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G B Pant University of Agri. & Tech., Pantnagar 263145, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G B Pant University of Agri. & Tech., Pantnagar 263145, Uttarakhand, India.
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Vitorino Carvalho A, Soler L, Thélie A, Grasseau I, Cordeiro L, Tomas D, Teixeira-Gomes AP, Labas V, Blesblois E. Proteomic Changes Associated With Sperm Fertilizing Ability in Meat-Type Roosters. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:655866. [PMID: 33898456 PMCID: PMC8063615 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.655866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The molecular basis of male fertility remains unclear, especially in chickens, where decades of genetic selection increased male fertility variability as a side effect. As transcription and translation are highly limited in sperm, proteins are key molecules defining their functionality, making proteomic approaches one of the most adequate methods to investigate sperm capacity. In this context, it is interesting to combine complementary proteomic approaches to maximize the identification of proteins related to sperm-fertilizing ability. In the present study, we aimed at identifying proteins related to fertility in meat-type roosters, showing fertility variability. Fertile roosters (fertility rates higher than 70% after artificial insemination) differed from subfertile roosters (fertility rates lower than 40%) in their sperm mass motility. Fertile and subfertile sperm protein contents were compared using two complementary label-free quantitative proteomic methods: Intact Cell MALDI-TOF-Mass Spectrometry and GeLC-MS/MS. Combining the two strategies, 57 proteins were identified as differentially abundant. Most of them were described for the first time as differentially abundant according to fertility in this species. These proteins were involved in various molecular pathways including flagellum integrity and movement, mitochondrial functions, sperm maturation, and storage in female tract as well as oocyte-sperm interaction. Collectively, our data improved our understanding of chicken sperm biology by revealing new actors involved in the complexity of male fertility that depends on multiple cell functions to reach optimal rates. This explains the inability of reductionist in vitro fertility testing in predicting male fertility and suggests that the use of a combination of markers is a promising approach.
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- INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, UMR Toxalim, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, INRAE, Université de Tours, IFCE, Nouzilly, France
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- CNRS, INRAE, Université de Tours, IFCE, Nouzilly, France
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- CNRS, INRAE, Université de Tours, IFCE, Nouzilly, France
- INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, UMR Toxalim, Toulouse, France
- INRAE, Université de Tours, CHU de Tours, Plate-forme PIXANIM (Phénotypage par Imagerie in/ex vivo de l’Animal à la Molécule), Nouzilly, France
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, CHU de Tours, Plate-forme PIXANIM (Phénotypage par Imagerie in/ex vivo de l’Animal à la Molécule), Nouzilly, France
- INRAE, ISP, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- CNRS, INRAE, Université de Tours, IFCE, Nouzilly, France
- INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, UMR Toxalim, Toulouse, France
- INRAE, Université de Tours, CHU de Tours, Plate-forme PIXANIM (Phénotypage par Imagerie in/ex vivo de l’Animal à la Molécule), Nouzilly, France
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Pang WK, Kang S, Ryu DY, Rahman MS, Park YJ, Pang MG. Optimization of sperm RNA processing for developmental research. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11606. [PMID: 32665575 PMCID: PMC7360572 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68486-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Recent studies have demonstrated the significance of sperm RNA function as a transporter of important information directing the course of life. To determine the message contained in sperm RNA, it is necessary to optimize transcriptomic research tools. The current study was performed to optimize the processing of sperm RNA from sample storage to quantitative real-time PCR and assess the corresponding method with to evaluate male fertility and its representative markers, equatorin (EQTN) and peroxiredoxin (PRDX). Following successive steps of the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments guidelines, several options were compared using boar spermatozoa. To evaluate the optimized procedures, the relationship between mRNA expression of EQTN and PRDX in spermatozoa and the fertility (litter size) of 20 individual boars was assessed. Unexpectedly, DNase treatment during RNA isolation had the deleterious effect by decreasing the RNA concentration by 56% and eliminating the correlation between EQTN and PRDX4 mRNA expression and male fertility. Moreover, when sperm RNA was processed using the corresponding method, the results showed the highest exon sequence expression, male fertility prediction power, and consistency. This optimized protocol for predicting male fertility can be used to study the transport of messages directing the life course from spermatozoon to offspring.
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- Won-Ki Pang
- Department of Animal Science and Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Park YJ, Rahman MS, Pang WK, Ryu DY, Kim B, Pang MG. Bisphenol A affects the maturation and fertilization competence of spermatozoa. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 196:110512. [PMID: 32244115 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although there are numerous studies on bisphenol A (BPA) on the testis and spermatozoa, the effect of BPA on the physiological link between the testis and maturation of spermatozoa has not been studied. To provide an optimal environment (acidic pH) for sperm maturation in the epididymis, clear cells secrete protons and principal cells reabsorb bicarbonate and the secreted proton. Because of its crucial role in sperm maturation and fertility, functional changes in the epididymis following BPA exposure must be considered to fully understand the mechanisms of BPA on male fertility. Here, we identified the adverse effects of BPA exposure during puberty in male mice. CD-1 male mice were gavaged daily with vehicle (corn oil) and 50 mg BPA/kg-BW for 6 weeks. We determined the changes in epididymis, functional sperm parameters including motility, capacitation status, tyrosine phosphorylation, and fertility-related protein expression and in vitro and in vivo fertility rate following BPA exposure. Expression of vacuolar-type H + -ATPase is necessary for the secretion of protons by clear cells of the caput epididymis and was directly down-regulated following BPA exposure, while there were no changes in the other epithelial cell types in the epididymis. Also, pERK 1/2 signaling pathway was increased significantly in the caput epididymis following BPA exposure. Consequently, the luminal pH slightly increased, resulting in premature capacitation of spermatozoa. Moreover, there was a significant loss of the acrosomal membrane following an increase of protein tyrosine phosphorylation, while PKA activity decreased during sperm capacitation. Fertility-related proteins also showed aberrant expression upon BPA exposure. These modifications resulted in decreased male fertility in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yoo-Jin Park
- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chgroung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chgroung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chgroung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chgroung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Resources Science, Kongju National University, Yesan, Chungnam-do, 32439, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chgroung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Rahman MS, Pang MG. New Biological Insights on X and Y Chromosome-Bearing Spermatozoa. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 7:388. [PMID: 32039204 PMCID: PMC6985208 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A spermatozoon is a male germ cell capable of fertilizing an oocyte and carries genetic information for determining the sex of the offspring. It comprises autosomes and an X (X spermatozoa) or a Y chromosome (Y spermatozoa). The origin and maturation of both X and Y spermatozoa are the same, however, certain differences may exist. Previous studies proposed a substantial difference between X and Y spermatozoa, however, recent studies suggest negligible or no differences between these spermatozoa with respect to ratio, shape and size, motility and swimming pattern, strength, electric charge, pH, stress response, and aneuploidy. The only difference between X and Y spermatozoa lies in their DNA content. Moreover, recent proteomic and genomic studies have identified a set of proteins and genes that are differentially expressed between X and Y spermatozoa. Therefore, the difference in DNA content might be responsible for the differential expression of certain genes and proteins between these cells. In this review, we have compiled our present knowledge to compare X and Y spermatozoa with respect to their structural, functional, and molecular features. In addition, we have highlighted several areas that could be explored in future studies in this field.
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- Md Saidur Rahman
- Department of Animal Science and Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, South Korea
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Park YJ, Pang WK, Ryu DY, Song WH, Rahman MS, Pang MG. Optimized combination of multiple biomarkers to improve diagnostic accuracy in male fertility. Theriogenology 2019; 139:106-112. [PMID: 31401475 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Artificial insemination is the general method of breeding for genetic improvement in offspring. However, almost half of the insemination cases fail to achieve full-term pregnancy, due to male infertility or subfertility. To maximize the success of insemination, accurate semen quality testing is required prior to insemination. Even though basic semen analyses have been used to provide preliminary information, it cannot fully identify the superior or inferior fertility bulls. Therefore, more powerful and easy to use methods for the prediction of male fertility are required, such as proteomic or microarray chips. During past decades, omics approaches have been developed and suggested the numerous fertility-related potential biomarkers. Our previous study identified the fertility related protein markers, enolase1 (ENO1), ATP synthase, H+ transporting, mitochondrial F1 complex, beta subunit (ATP5B), voltage-dependent anion channel 2 (VDAC2), phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxide (GPx4), and ubiquinol-cytochrome-c reductase complex core protein 2 (UQCRC2) in bovine spermatozoa. In the present study, we perform a marker combination assay using the western blot data of ENO1, ATP5B, VDAC2, GPx4, and UQCRC2 from 20 individual bull semen samples. And then, we identified the predictive ability of these markers for normal (non-return rate (NRR) ≥ 70%) and normal fertility (NRR<70%) in bulls. ENO1, a single protein marker, achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.86 and 90% discriminatory power between normal and below-normal fertility bulls, with 90% sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). Although no meaningful changes existed in overall accuracy (70-85%) to discriminate the normal and below-normal fertility between ENO1 single marker and combined marker panels, multiple marker combination methods using ENO1, VDAC2, GPx4, and UQCRC2 provided absolute sensitivity and NPV, with higher specificity (70%) and PPV (77%). ENO1 can be used as a fertility marker candidate, but there were limitations for providing absolute information about normal and below-normal fertility. Although the combined use of fertility-related markers cannot provide absolute accuracy, it can help in indicating below-normal fertility in bulls. These results may contribute to the maintenance cost in the animal industry, via selection of bulls with inferior fertility.
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- Yoo-Jin Park
- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology and BET Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Pérez-Patiño C, Parrilla I, Li J, Barranco I, Martínez EA, Rodriguez-Martínez H, Roca J. The Proteome of Pig Spermatozoa Is Remodeled During Ejaculation. Mol Cell Proteomics 2019; 18:41-50. [PMID: 30257877 PMCID: PMC6317480 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra118.000840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Proteins are essential for sperm function, including their fertilizing capacity. Pig spermatozoa, emitted in well-defined ejaculate fractions, vary in their functionality, which could be related to different sperm protein composition. This study aimed (i) to update the porcine sperm proteome and (ii) to identify proteins differentially expressed in mature spermatozoa from cauda epididymis and those delivered in separate ejaculate fractions. Ejaculates from nine mature and fertile boars were manually collected in three separate portions: the first 10 ml of the sperm-rich ejaculate fraction (SRF), the rest of the SRF and the post-SRF. The contents of cauda epididymides of the boars were collected post-mortem by retrograde duct perfusion, generating four different semen sources for each boar. Following centrifugation, the resulting pellets of each semen source were initially pooled and later split to generate two technical replicates per source. The resulting eight sperm samples (two per semen source) were subjected to iTRAQ-based 2D-LC-MS/MS for protein identification and quantification. A total of 1,723 proteins were identified (974 of Sus scrofa taxonomy) and 1,602 of them were also quantified (960 of Sus scrofa taxonomy). After an ANOVA test, 32 Sus scrofa proteins showed quantitative differences (p < 0.01) among semen sources, which was particularly relevant for sperm functionality in the post-SRF. The present study showed that the proteome of boar spermatozoa is remodeled during ejaculation involving proteins clearly implicated in sperm function. The findings provide valuable groundwork for further studies focused on identifying protein biomarkers of sperm fertility.
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- Cristina Pérez-Patiño
- From the ‡Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- From the ‡Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- From the ‡Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- From the ‡Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- From the ‡Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- From the ‡Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain;.
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Candidates for reproductive biomarkers: Protein phosphorylation and acetylation positively related to selected parameters of boar spermatozoa quality. Anim Reprod Sci 2018; 197:67-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sun Z, Wei R, Luo G, Niu R, Wang J. Proteomic identification of sperm from mice exposed to sodium fluoride. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 207:676-681. [PMID: 29857199 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Fluoride is a widespread environmental pollutant which can induce low sperm quality and fertilizing ability. However, effect of fluoride on proteomic changes of sperm is unknown. In this study, two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) and mass spectrometry (MS) were used to investigate the differently expressed proteins of sperm from mice exposed to fluoride. 180 male mice were randomly divided into three groups, and were administrated with the distilled water containing 0, 25, and 100 mg L-1 NaF, respectively. After 45, 90 and 180 day's exposure, mice were sacrificed and sperm from the cauda epididymis and vas deferens were collected for 2DE. 16 differently expressed spots were picked up to identify using MS, 15 of which were successfully identified. Many of them are associated with the sperm function such as sperm motility, maturation, capacitation and acrosome reaction, lipid peroxidation, detoxification, inflammation, and stability of membrane structure. These results could contribute to the explanation and further research of mechanisms underlying sperm damage induced by fluoride.
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- Zilong Sun
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China; Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China; Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, China.
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Xiong Z, Zhang H, Huang B, Liu Q, Wang Y, Shi D, Li X. Expression pattern of prohibitin, capping actin protein of muscle Z-line beta subunit and tektin-2 gene in Murrah buffalo sperm and its relationship with sperm motility. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2018; 31:1729-1737. [PMID: 29642674 PMCID: PMC6212766 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.18.0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Objective The aim of the current study is to investigate the relationship between prohibitin (PHB), capping actin protein of muscle Z-line beta subunit (CAPZB), and tektin-2 (TEKT2) and sperm motility in Murrah buffalo. Methods We collected the high-motility and low-motility semen samples, testis, ovary, muscle, kidney, liver, brain and pituitary from Murrah buffalo, and analysed the expression of PHB, CAPZB, and TEKT2 in mRNA (message RNA) and protein level. Results Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) result showed that the expression of PHB was higher and CAPZB, TEKT2 were specifically expressed in testis as compared to the other 6 tissues, and that in testis, the expression of TEKT2 was higher than that of CAPZB and PHB. Immunohistochemistry test revealed that all three genes were located on the convoluted seminiferous tubule and enriched in spermatogenic cells. Both qRT-PCR and Western Blot results showed that the expression levels of PHB, CAPZB, and TEKT2 were significantly lower in the low-motility semen group compared to the high-motility semen group (p<0.05). Conclusion The expression levels of PHB, CAPZB, and TEKT2 in Murrah buffalo sperm have a high positive correlation with sperm motility. And the three genes may be potential molecular markers for the decline of buffalo sperm motility.
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- Zhaocheng Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Livestock and Poultry Variety Reforming Station, Nanning 530001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Selvaraju S, Parthipan S, Somashekar L, Binsila BK, Kolte AP, Arangasamy A, Ravindra JP, Krawetz SA. Current status of sperm functional genomics and its diagnostic potential of fertility in bovine (Bos taurus). Syst Biol Reprod Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/19396368.2018.1444816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Sellappan Selvaraju
- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- Omics Laboratory, Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology Division, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Ryu DY, Kim KU, Kwon WS, Rahman MS, Khatun A, Pang MG. Peroxiredoxin activity is a major landmark of male fertility. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17174. [PMID: 29215052 PMCID: PMC5719347 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17488-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Peroxiredoxins (PRDXs) are important antioxidant enzymes reported to have a role in sperm function and male fertility. However, how PRDXs affects male fertility remain fundamental unanswered questions. We therefore sought to investigate the role of these enzymes in sperm function and fertilisation. In this in vitro trial, mouse spermatozoa were incubated with different concentrations of conoidin A (1, 10, or 100 µM), a specific inhibitor of PRDXs. Our results demonstrated that inhibition of PRDXs by conoidin A significantly decreased the oxidized form of peroxiredoxins (PRDXs-SO3) in spermatozoa. Decreased PRDX activity was associated with a significant reduction in sperm motility parameters, viability, and intracellular ATP, whereas ROS levels, DNA fragmentation, and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential were increased. Simultaneously capacitation and the acrosome reaction were also significantly inhibited perhaps as a consequence of decreased tyrosine phosphorylation and protein kinase-A activity. In addition, fertilisation and early embryonic development were adversely affected following PRDXs inhibition in spermatozoa. Taken together, our data demonstrate that decreased PRDX activity directly affects male fertility due to negative effects on important functions and biochemical properties of spermatozoa, ultimately leading to poor fertilisation and embryonic development.
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- Do-Yeal Ryu
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756, Republic of Korea.
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Ryu DY, Rahman MS, Pang MG. Determination of Highly Sensitive Biological Cell Model Systems to Screen BPA-Related Health Hazards Using Pathway Studio. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18091909. [PMID: 28878155 PMCID: PMC5618558 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18091909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a ubiquitous endocrine-disrupting chemical. Recently, many issues have arisen surrounding the disease pathogenesis of BPA. Therefore, several studies have been conducted to investigate the proteomic biomarkers of BPA that are associated with disease processes. However, studies on identifying highly sensitive biological cell model systems in determining BPA health risk are lacking. Here, we determined suitable cell model systems and potential biomarkers for predicting BPA-mediated disease using the bioinformatics tool Pathway Studio. We compiled known BPA-mediated diseases in humans, which were categorized into five major types. Subsequently, we investigated the differentially expressed proteins following BPA exposure in several cell types, and analyzed the efficacy of altered proteins to investigate their associations with BPA-mediated diseases. Our results demonstrated that colon cancer cells (SW480), mammary gland, and Sertoli cells were highly sensitive biological model systems, because of the efficacy of predicting the majority of BPA-mediated diseases. We selected glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 1 (UQCRC1), and voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 2 (VDAC2) as highly sensitive biomarkers to predict BPA-mediated diseases. Furthermore, we summarized proteomic studies in spermatozoa following BPA exposure, which have recently been considered as another suitable cell type for predicting BPA-mediated diseases.
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- Do-Yeal Ryu
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Korea.
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Korea.
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Korea.
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Somashekar L, Selvaraju S, Parthipan S, Patil SK, Binsila BK, Venkataswamy MM, Karthik Bhat S, Ravindra JP. Comparative sperm protein profiling in bulls differing in fertility and identification of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4, a potential fertility marker. Andrology 2017; 5:1032-1051. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.12404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Revised: 05/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- L. Somashekar
- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory; Animal Physiology Division; ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Bengaluru India
- Department of Biochemistry; Jain University; Bengaluru India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory; Animal Physiology Division; ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Bengaluru India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory; Animal Physiology Division; ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Bengaluru India
- Department of Biochemistry; Jain University; Bengaluru India
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- Department of Anatomy and Histology; Veterinary College; Bengaluru India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory; Animal Physiology Division; ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Bengaluru India
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- Neurobiology Research Centre; Department of Neurovirology; National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences; Bengaluru India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory; Animal Physiology Division; ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Bengaluru India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory; Animal Physiology Division; ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Bengaluru India
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Fitri WN, Wahid H, Rosnina Y, Jesse FFA, Aimi-Sarah ZA, Mohd-Azmi ML, Azlan CA, Azrolharith MR, Peter ID, Ali Baiee FH. Semen characteristics, extension, and cryopreservation of Rusa deer ( Rusa timorensis). Vet World 2017; 10:779-785. [PMID: 28831222 PMCID: PMC5553147 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2017.779-785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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AIM The objective of this research is to report parameters for breeding soundness evaluation, semen extension, and cryopreservation in Rusa timorensis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven healthy stags were chosen for semen collection using an electroejaculator. The collections were performed twice in a breeding season between February and June 2016. Samples were collected between 2 and 3 weeks interval, collected twice for each animal. Semen was evaluated, extended, and cryopreserved using four different extenders; Andromed®, BioXcell®, Triladyl®, and a modified Tris-egg yolk combined with Eurycoma longifolia Jack. RESULTS R. timorensis semen characteristics according to volume (ml), color, sperm concentration (106/ml), general motility (%), progressive motility (%), and % morphology of normal spermatozoa are 0.86±0.18 ml, thin milky to milky, 1194.2±346.1 106/ml, 82.9±2.8%, 76.1±4.8%, and 83.9±4.8%, respectively. CONCLUSION Semen characteristics of R. timorensis collected by electroejaculation is good allowing for cryopreservation and future artificial insemination work. The most suitable extender for Rusa deer semen is Andromed®.
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- Wan-Nor Fitri
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.,Research Centre for Wildlife, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.,Research Centre for Ruminant Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Food Science and Technology Program School of Industrial Technology, Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine & Surgery of Farm & Exotic Animal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Rahman MS, Kwon WS, Pang MG. Prediction of male fertility using capacitation-associated proteins in spermatozoa. Mol Reprod Dev 2017; 84:749-759. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Md Saidur Rahman
- Department of Animal Science and Technology; Chung-Ang University; Anseong Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology; Chung-Ang University; Anseong Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology; Chung-Ang University; Anseong Republic of Korea
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Cui Z, Sharma R, Agarwal A. Proteomic analysis of mature and immature ejaculated spermatozoa from fertile men. Asian J Androl 2017; 18:735-46. [PMID: 26510506 PMCID: PMC5000797 DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.164924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Dysfunctional spermatozoa maturation is the main reason for the decrease in sperm motility and morphology in infertile men. Ejaculated spermatozoa from healthy fertile men were separated into four fractions using three-layer density gradient. Proteins were extracted and bands were digested on a LTQ-Orbitrap Elite hybrid mass spectrometer system. Functional annotations of proteins were obtained using bioinformatics tools and pathway databases. Western blotting was performed to verify the expression levels of the proteins of interest. 1469 proteins were identified in four fractions of spermatozoa. The number of detected proteins decreased according to the maturation level of spermatozoa. During spermatozoa maturation, proteins involved in gamete generation, cell motility, energy metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation processes showed increasing expression levels and those involved in protein biosynthesis, protein transport, protein ubiquitination, and response to oxidative stress processes showed decreasing expression levels. We validated four proteins (HSP 70 1A, clusterin, tektin 2 and tektin 3) by Western blotting. The study shows protein markers that may provide insight into the ejaculated spermatozoa proteins in different stages of sperm maturation that may be altered or modified in infertile men.
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- Zhihong Cui
- American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; Institute of Toxicology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China,
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- American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Samanta L, Swain N, Ayaz A, Venugopal V, Agarwal A. Post-Translational Modifications in sperm Proteome: The Chemistry of Proteome diversifications in the Pathophysiology of male factor infertility. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:1450-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Soler L, Labas V, Thélie A, Grasseau I, Teixeira-Gomes AP, Blesbois E. Intact Cell MALDI-TOF MS on Sperm: A Molecular Test For Male Fertility Diagnosis. Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 15:1998-2010. [PMID: 27044871 PMCID: PMC5083112 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m116.058289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Currently, evaluation of sperm quality is primarily based on in vitro measures of sperm function such as motility, viability and/or acrosome reaction. However, results are often poorly correlated with fertility, and alternative diagnostic tools are therefore needed both in veterinary and human medicine. In a recent pilot study, we demonstrated that MS profiles from intact chicken sperm using MALDI-TOF profiles could detect significant differences between fertile/subfertile spermatozoa showing that such profiles could be useful for in vitro male fertility testing. In the present study, we performed larger standardized experimental procedures designed for the development of fertility- predictive mathematical models based on sperm cell MALDI-TOF MS profiles acquired through a fast, automated method. This intact cell MALDI-TOF MS-based method showed high diagnostic accuracy in identifying fertile/subfertile males in a large male population of known fertility from two distinct genetic lineages (meat and egg laying lines). We additionally identified 40% of the m/z peaks observed in sperm MS profiles through a top-down high-resolution protein identification analysis. This revealed that the MALDI-TOF MS spectra obtained from intact sperm cells contained a large proportion of protein degradation products, many implicated in important functional pathways in sperm such as energy metabolism, structure and movement. Proteins identified by our predictive model included diverse and important functional classes providing new insights into sperm function as it relates to fertility differences in this experimental system. Thus, in addition to the chicken model system developed here, with the use of appropriate models these methods should effectively translate to other animal taxa where similar tests for fertility are warranted.
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- Laura Soler
- From the ‡INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; §CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; ¶Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France
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- From the ‡INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; §CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; ¶Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; ‖IFCE, F-37380 Nouzilly, France;
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- From the ‡INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; §CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; ¶Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; ‖IFCE, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- From the ‡INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; §CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; ¶Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; ‖IFCE, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- **INRA, Plateforme d'Analyse Intégrative des Biomolécules, Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; ‡‡INRA, UMR1282 Infectiologie et Santé Publique, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; §§Université François Rabelais de Tours, UMR1282 Infectiologie et Santé Publique, F-37000 Tours, France
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- From the ‡INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; §CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; ¶Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; ‖IFCE, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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Perez-Patiño C, Barranco I, Parrilla I, Valero ML, Martinez EA, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Roca J. Characterization of the porcine seminal plasma proteome comparing ejaculate portions. J Proteomics 2016; 142:15-23. [PMID: 27109353 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED Full identification of boar seminal plasma (SP) proteins remains challenging. This study aims to provide an extensive proteomic analysis of boar SP and to generate an accessible database of boar SP-proteome. A SP-pool (33entire ejaculates/11 boars; 3ejaculates/boar) was analyzed to characterize the boar SP-proteome. Twenty ejaculates (5 boars, 4ejaculates/boar) collected in portions (P1: first 10mL of sperm rich ejaculate fraction (SRF), P2: rest of SRF and P3: post-SRF) were analyzed to evaluate differentially expressed SP-proteins among portions. SP-samples were analyzed using a combination of SEC, 1-D SDS PAGE and NanoLC-ESI-MS/MS followed by functional bioinformatics. The identified proteins were quantified from normalized LFQ intensity data. A total of 536 SP-proteins were identified, 409 of them in Sus scrofa taxonomy (374 validated with ≥99% confidence). Barely 20 of the identified SP-proteins were specifically implicated in reproductive processes, albeit other SP-proteins could be indirectly involved in functionality and fertility of boar spermatozoa. Thirty-four proteins (16 identified in S. scrofa taxonomy) were differentially expressed among ejaculate portions, 16 being over-expressed and 18 under-expressed in P1-P2 regarding to P3. This major proteome mapping of the boar SP provides a complex inventory of proteins with potential roles as sperm function- and fertility- biomarkers. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE This proteomic study provides the major characterization of the boar SP-proteome with >250 proteins first reported. The boar SP-proteome is described so that a spectral library can be built for relative 'label free' protein quantification with SWATH approach. This proteomic profiling allows the creation of a publicly accessible database of the boar SP-proteome, as a first step for further understanding the role of SP-proteins in reproductive outcomes as well as for the identification of biomarkers for sperm quality and fertility.
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- Cristina Perez-Patiño
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Proteomics Section, Central Service for Experimental Research, University of Valencia, Spain; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain.
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Increased male fertility using fertility-related biomarkers. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15654. [PMID: 26489431 PMCID: PMC4614854 DOI: 10.1038/srep15654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Conventional semen analyses are used to evaluate male factor fertility/infertility in humans and other animals. However, their clinical value remains controversial. Therefore, new tools that more accurately assess male fertility based on sperm function and fertilization mechanism are of interest worldwide. While protein markers in spermatozoa that might help differentiate fertile and infertile sperm have been identified, studies are in their infancy, and the markers require validation in field trials. In the present study, to discover more sensitive biomarkers in spermatozoa for predicting male fertility, we assessed protein expression in capacitated spermatozoa. The results demonstrated that cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 2 (UQCRC2) was abundantly expressed in high-litter size spermatozoa (>3-fold). On the other hand, equatorin, beta-tubulin, cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 1 (UQCRC1), speriolin, Ras-related protein Rab-2A (RAB2A), spermadhesin AQN-3, and seminal plasma sperm motility inhibitor were abundantly expressed in low-litter size spermatozoa (>3-fold). Moreover, RAB2A and UQCRC1 expression negatively correlated with litter size, while UQCRC2 expression positively correlated with litter size. Finally, the putative biomarkers predicted litter size in field trials. Our study suggests that biomarkers present in spermatozoa after capacitation can help differentiate superior male fertility from below-average fertility with high sensitivity.
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Somashekar L, Selvaraju S, Parthipan S, Ravindra JP. Profiling of sperm proteins and association of sperm PDC-109 with bull fertility. Syst Biol Reprod Med 2015; 61:376-87. [DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2015.1094837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Nakazawa S, Shirae-Kurabayashi M, Otsuka K, Sawada H. Proteomics of ionomycin-induced ascidian sperm reaction: Released and exposed sperm proteins in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Proteomics 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201500162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shiori Nakazawa
- Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Sugashima Toba Japan
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- Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Sugashima Toba Japan
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- Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Sugashima Toba Japan
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- Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory; Graduate School of Science; Nagoya University; Sugashima Toba Japan
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Bisphenol-A affects male fertility via fertility-related proteins in spermatozoa. Sci Rep 2015; 5:9169. [PMID: 25772901 PMCID: PMC4360475 DOI: 10.1038/srep09169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The xenoestrogen bisphenol-A (BPA) is a widespread environmental contaminant that has been studied for its impact on male fertility in several species of animals and humans. Growing evidence suggests that xenoestrogens can bind to receptors on spermatozoa and thus alter sperm function. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of varying concentrations of BPA (0.0001, 0.01, 1, and 100 μM for 6 h) on sperm function, fertilization, embryonic development, and on selected fertility-related proteins in spermatozoa. Our results showed that high concentrations of BPA inhibited sperm motility and motion kinematics by significantly decreasing ATP levels in spermatozoa. High BPA concentrations also increased the phosphorylation of tyrosine residues on sperm proteins involved in protein kinase A-dependent regulation and induced a precocious acrosome reaction, which resulted in poor fertilization and compromised embryonic development. In addition, BPA induced the down-regulation of β-actin and up-regulated peroxiredoxin-5, glutathione peroxidase 4, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, and succinate dehydrogenase. Our results suggest that high concentrations of BPA alter sperm function, fertilization, and embryonic development via regulation and/or phosphorylation of fertility-related proteins in spermatozoa. We conclude that BPA-induced changes in fertility-related protein levels in spermatozoa may be provided a potential cue of BPA-mediated disease conditions.
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Kwon WS, Rahman MS, Lee JS, Yoon SJ, Park YJ, Pang MG. Discovery of predictive biomarkers for litter size in boar spermatozoa. Mol Cell Proteomics 2015; 14:1230-40. [PMID: 25693803 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m114.045369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Conventional semen analysis has been used for prognosis and diagnosis of male fertility. Although this tool is essential for providing initial quantitative information about semen, it remains a subject of debate. Therefore, development of new methods for the prognosis and diagnosis of male fertility should be seriously considered for animal species of economic importance as well as for humans. In the present study, we applied a comprehensive proteomic approach to identify global protein biomarkers in boar spermatozoa in order to increase the precision of male fertility prognoses and diagnoses. We determined that l-amino acid oxidase, mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase 2, NAD (MDH2), cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1B, lysozyme-like protein 4, and calmodulin (CALM) were significantly and abundantly expressed in high-litter size spermatozoa. We also found that equatorin, spermadhesin AWN, triosephosphate isomerase (TPI), Ras-related protein Rab-2A (RAB2A), spermadhesin AQN-3, and NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 2 (NDUFS2) were significantly and abundantly expressed in low-litter size spermatozoa (>3-fold). Moreover, RAB2A, TPI, and NDUFS2 were negatively correlated with litter size, whereas CALM and MDH2 were positively correlated. This study provides novel biomarkers for the prediction of male fertility. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work that shows significantly increased litter size using male fertility biomarkers in a field trial. Moreover, these protein markers may provide new developmental tools for the selection of superior sires as well as for the prognosis and diagnosis of male fertility.
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- Woo-Sung Kwon
- From the ‡Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- From the ‡Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- From the ‡Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- From the ‡Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- From the ‡Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- From the ‡Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Republic of Korea.
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Cheng CY, Chen PR, Chen CJ, Wang SH, Chen CF, Lee YP, Huang SY. Differential protein expression in chicken spermatozoa before and after freezing–thawing treatment. Anim Reprod Sci 2015; 152:99-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rengaraj D, Kwon WS, Pang MG. Effects of motor vehicle exhaust on male reproductive function and associated proteins. J Proteome Res 2014; 14:22-37. [PMID: 25329744 DOI: 10.1021/pr500939c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Air pollution is consistently associated with various diseases and subsequent death among children, adult, and elderly people worldwide. Motor vehicle exhaust contributes to a large proportion of the air pollution present. The motor vehicle exhaust systems emit a variety of toxic components, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, ozone, particulate matter, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Several epidemiological studies and laboratory studies have demonstrated that these components are potentially mutagenic, carcinogenic, and endocrine disrupting agents. However, their impact on male reproductive function and associated proteins is not very clear. Therefore, a comprehensive review on the effects of motor vehicle exhaust on male reproductive function and associated proteins is needed to better understand the risks of exhaust exposure for men. We found that motor vehicle exhaust can cause harmful effects on male reproductive functions by altering organ weights, reducing the spermatozoa qualities, and inducing oxidative stress. Remarkably, motor vehicle exhaust exposure causes significant changes in the expression patterns of proteins that are key components involved in spermatogenesis and testosterone synthesis. In conclusion, this review helps to describe the risks of vehicle exhaust exposure and its relationship to potential adverse effects on the male reproduction system.
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- Deivendran Rengaraj
- Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University , Anseong, Gyeonggi-do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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Kwon WS, Rahman MS, Lee JS, Kim J, Yoon SJ, Park YJ, You YA, Hwang S, Pang MG. A comprehensive proteomic approach to identifying capacitation related proteins in boar spermatozoa. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:897. [PMID: 25315394 PMCID: PMC4287242 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mammalian spermatozoa must undergo capacitation, before becoming competent for fertilization. Despite its importance, the fundamental molecular mechanisms of capacitation are poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, we applied a proteomic approach for identifying capacitation-related proteins in boar spermatozoa in order to elucidate the events more precisely. 2-DE gels were generated from spermatozoa samples in before- and after-capacitation. To validate the 2-DE results, Western blotting and immunocytochemistry were performed with 2 commercially available antibodies. Additionally, the protein-related signaling pathways among identified proteins were detected using Pathway Studio 9.0. RESULT We identified Ras-related protein Rab-2, Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPx) and Mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component subunit beta (PDHB) that were enriched before-capacitation, and NADH dehydrogenase 1 beta subcomplex 6, Mitochondrial peroxiredoxin-5, (PRDX5), Apolipoprotein A-I (APOA1), Mitochondrial Succinyl-CoA ligase [ADP-forming] subunit beta (SUCLA2), Acrosin-binding protein, Ropporin-1A, and Spermadhesin AWN that were enriched after-capacitation (>3-fold) by 2-DE and ESI-MS/MS. SUCLA2 and PDHB are involved in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, whereas PHGPx and PRDX5 are involved in glutathione metabolism. SUCLA2, APOA1 and PDHB mediate adipocytokine signaling and insulin action. The differentially expressed proteins following capacitation are putatively related to sperm functions, such as ROS and energy metabolism, motility, hyperactivation, the acrosome reaction, and sperm-egg interaction. CONCLUSION The results from this study elucidate the proteins involved in capacitation, which may aid in the design of biomarkers that can be used to predict boar sperm quality.
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- Woo-Sung Kwon
- />Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756 Republic of Korea
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- />Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756 Republic of Korea
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- />Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756 Republic of Korea
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- />Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756 Republic of Korea
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- />Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756 Republic of Korea
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- />Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756 Republic of Korea
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- />Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756 Republic of Korea
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- />Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 441-706 Republic of Korea
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- />Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, 456-756 Republic of Korea
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Labas V, Grasseau I, Cahier K, Gargaros A, Harichaux G, Teixeira-Gomes AP, Alves S, Bourin M, Gérard N, Blesbois E. Qualitative and quantitative peptidomic and proteomic approaches to phenotyping chicken semen. J Proteomics 2014; 112:313-35. [PMID: 25086240 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2014.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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UNLABELLED Understanding of the avian male gamete biology is essential to improve the conservation of genetic resources and performance in farming. In this study, the chicken semen peptidome/proteome and the molecular phenotype related to sperm quality were investigated. Spermatozoa (SPZ) and corresponding seminal plasma (SP) from 11 males with different fertilizing capacity were analyzed using three quantitative strategies (fluid and intact cells MALDI-MS, SDS-PAGE combined to LC-MS/MS with spectral counting and XIC methods). Individual MALDI profiling in combination with top-down MS allowed to characterize specific profiles per male and to identify 16 biomolecules (e.g.VMO1, AvBD10 and AvBD9 including polymorphism). Qualitative analysis identified 1165 proteins mainly involved in oxidoreduction mechanisms, energy processes, proteolysis and protein localization. Comparative analyses between the most and the least fertile males were performed. The enzymes involved in energy metabolism, respiratory chain or oxido-reduction activity were over-represented in SPZ of the most fertile males. The SP of the most and the least fertile males differed also on many proteins (e.g. ACE, AvBD10 and AvBD9, NEL precursor, acrosin). Thus proteomic is a "phenomic molecular tool" that may help to discriminate avian males on their reproductive capacity. The data have been deposited with ProteomeXchange (identifiers PXD000287 and PXD001254). BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE This peptidomic and proteomic study i) characterized for the first time the semen protein composition of the main domestic avian species (Gallus gallus) by analysis of ejaculated spermatozoa and corresponding seminal plasma; ii) established a characteristic molecular phenotype distinguishing semen and males at an individual level; and iii) proposedthe first evidence of biomarkers related to fertility.
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- Valérie Labas
- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; INRA, Plate-forme d'Analyse Intégrative des Biomolécules, Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; INRA, Plate-forme d'Analyse Intégrative des Biomolécules, Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, Plate-forme d'Analyse Intégrative des Biomolécules, Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; INRA, UMR 1282 Infectiologie et Santé Publique, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, UMR1282 Infectiologie et Santé Publique, F-37000 Tours, France
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37000 Tours, France; IFCE, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, F-37380 Nouzilly, France.
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Rahman MS, Lee JS, Kwon WS, Pang MG. Sperm proteomics: road to male fertility and contraception. Int J Endocrinol 2013; 2013:360986. [PMID: 24363670 PMCID: PMC3864079 DOI: 10.1155/2013/360986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Spermatozoa are highly specialized cells that can be easily obtained and purified. Mature spermatozoa are transcriptionally and translationally inactive and incapable of protein synthesis. In addition, spermatozoa contain relatively higher amounts of membrane proteins compared to other cells; therefore, they are very suitable for proteomic studies. Recently, the application of proteomic approaches such as the two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, and differential in-gel electrophoresis has identified several sperm-specific proteins. These findings have provided a further understanding of protein functions involved in different sperm processes as well as of the differentiation of normal state from an abnormal one. In addition, studies on the sperm proteome have demonstrated the importance of spermatozoal posttranslational modifications and their ability to induce physiological changes responsible for fertilization. Large-scale proteomic studies to identify hundreds to thousands of sperm proteins will ultimately result in the development of novel biomarkers that may help to detect fertility, the state of complete contraception, and beyond. Eventually, these protein biomarkers will allow for a better diagnosis of sperm dysfunctions and aid in drug development. This paper reviews the recent scientific publications available from the PubMed database to address sperm proteomics and its potential application to characterize male fertility and contraception.
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Affiliation(s)
- Md Saidur Rahman
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Anseong, Gyeonggi-Do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Anseong, Gyeonggi-Do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Anseong, Gyeonggi-Do 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Bioresource and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, 4726 Seodong-daero, Anseong, Gyeonggi-Do 456-756, Republic of Korea
- *Myung-Geol Pang:
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