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Zheng H, Gong C, Li J, Hou J, Gong X, Zhu X, Deng H, Wu H, Zhang F, Shi Q, Zhou J, Shi B, Yang X, Xi Y. CCDC157 is essential for sperm differentiation and shows oligoasthenoteratozoospermia-related mutations in men. J Cell Mol Med 2024; 28:e18215. [PMID: 38509755 PMCID: PMC10955179 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.18215] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Oligoasthenoteratospermia (OAT), characterized by abnormally low sperm count, poor sperm motility, and abnormally high number of deformed spermatozoa, is an important cause of male infertility. Its genetic basis in many affected individuals remains unknown. Here, we found that CCDC157 variants are associated with OAT. In two cohorts, a 21-bp (g.30768132_30768152del21) and/or 24-bp (g.30772543_30772566del24) deletion of CCDC157 were identified in five sporadic OAT patients, and 2 cases within one pedigree. In a mouse model, loss of Ccdc157 led to male sterility with OAT-like phenotypes. Electron microscopy revealed misstructured acrosome and abnormal head-tail coupling apparatus in the sperm of Ccdc157-null mice. Comparative transcriptome analysis showed that the Ccdc157 mutation alters the expressions of genes involved in cell migration/motility and Golgi components. Abnormal Golgi apparatus and decreased expressions of genes involved in acrosome formation and lipid metabolism were detected in Ccdc157-deprived mouse germ cells. Interestingly, we attempted to treat infertile patients and Ccdc157 mutant mice with a Chinese medicine, Huangjin Zanyu, which improved the fertility in one patient and most mice that carried the heterozygous mutation in CCDC157. Healthy offspring were produced. Our study reveals CCDC157 is essential for sperm maturation and may serve as a marker for diagnosis of OAT.
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- Huimei Zheng
- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, USTC‐SJH Joint Center for Human Reproduction and Genetics, The CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Diseases, School of Life Sciences, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and DevelopmentUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiChina
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- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Institute of GeneticsZhejiang UniversityYiwuChina
- Center for Genetic Medicine, the Fourth Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineYiwuChina
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- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Institute of GeneticsZhejiang UniversityYiwuChina
- Center for Genetic Medicine, the Fourth Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineYiwuChina
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- College of Life SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Institute of GeneticsZhejiang UniversityYiwuChina
- Center for Genetic Medicine, the Fourth Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineYiwuChina
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- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Institute of GeneticsZhejiang UniversityYiwuChina
- Center for Genetic Medicine, the Fourth Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineYiwuChina
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- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, USTC‐SJH Joint Center for Human Reproduction and Genetics, The CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Diseases, School of Life Sciences, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and DevelopmentUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiChina
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, USTC‐SJH Joint Center for Human Reproduction and Genetics, The CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Diseases, School of Life Sciences, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and DevelopmentUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiChina
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, USTC‐SJH Joint Center for Human Reproduction and Genetics, The CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Diseases, School of Life Sciences, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and DevelopmentUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiChina
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- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Institute of GeneticsZhejiang UniversityYiwuChina
- Center for Genetic Medicine, the Fourth Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineYiwuChina
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- Division of Human Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, the Women's HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Institute of GeneticsZhejiang UniversityYiwuChina
- Center for Genetic Medicine, the Fourth Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineYiwuChina
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Buranaamnuay K. Male reproductive phenotypes of genetically altered laboratory mice ( Mus musculus): a review based on pertinent literature from the last three decades. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1272757. [PMID: 38500604 PMCID: PMC10944935 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1272757] [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: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
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Laboratory mice (Mus musculus) are preferred animals for biomedical research due to the close relationship with humans in several aspects. Therefore, mice with diverse genetic traits have been generated to mimic human characteristics of interest. Some genetically altered mouse strains, on purpose or by accident, have reproductive phenotypes and/or fertility deviating from wild-type mice. The distinct reproductive phenotypes of genetically altered male mice mentioned in this paper are grouped based on reproductive organs, beginning with the brain (i.e., the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary) that regulates sexual maturity and development, the testis where male gametes and sex steroid hormones are produced, the epididymis, the accessory sex glands, and the penis which involve in sperm maturation, storage, and ejaculation. Also, distinct characteristics of mature sperm from genetically altered mice are described here. This repository will hopefully be a valuable resource for both humans, in terms of future biomedical research, and mice, in the aspect of the establishment of optimal sperm preservation protocols for individual mouse strains.
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- Kakanang Buranaamnuay
- Molecular Agricultural Biosciences Cluster, Institute of Molecular Biosciences (MB), Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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Liu S, Wei W, Wang P, Liu C, Jiang X, Li T, Li F, Wu Y, Chen S, Sun K, Xu R. LOF variants identifying candidate genes of laterality defects patients with congenital heart disease. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010530. [PMID: 36459505 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Defects in laterality pattern can result in abnormal positioning of the internal organs during the early stages of embryogenesis, as manifested in heterotaxy syndrome and situs inversus, while laterality defects account for 3~7% of all congenital heart defects (CHDs). However, the pathogenic mechanism underlying most laterality defects remains unknown. In this study, we recruited 70 laterality defect patients with CHDs to identify candidate disease genes by exome sequencing. We then evaluated rare, loss-of-function (LOF) variants, identifying candidates by referring to previous literature. We chose TRIP11, DNHD1, CFAP74, and EGR4 as candidates from 776 LOF variants that met the initial screening criteria. After the variants-to-gene mapping, we performed function research on these candidate genes. The expression patterns and functions of these four candidate genes were studied by whole-mount in situ hybridization, gene knockdown, and gene rescue methods in zebrafish models. Among the four genes, trip11, dnhd1, and cfap74 morphant zebrafish displayed abnormalities in both cardiac looping and expression patterns of early signaling molecules, suggesting that these genes play important roles in the establishment of laterality patterns. Furthermore, we performed immunostaining and high-speed cilia video microscopy to investigate Kupffer's vesicle organogenesis and ciliogenesis of morphant zebrafish. Impairments of Kupffer's vesicle organogenesis or ciliogenesis were found in trip11, dnhd1, and cfap74 morphant zebrafish, which revealed the possible pathogenic mechanism of their LOF variants in laterality defects. These results highlight the importance of rare, LOF variants in identifying disease-related genes and identifying new roles for TRIP11, DNHD1, and CFAP74 in left-right patterning. Additionally, these findings are consistent with the complex genetics of laterality defects.
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- Sijie Liu
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Scientific Research Center, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Scientific Research Center, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Golgi Dysfunctions in Ciliopathies. Cells 2022; 11:cells11182773. [PMID: 36139347 PMCID: PMC9496873 DOI: 10.3390/cells11182773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The Golgi apparatus (GA) is essential for intracellular sorting, trafficking and the targeting of proteins to specific cellular compartments. Anatomically, the GA spreads all over the cell but is also particularly enriched close to the base of the primary cilium. This peculiar organelle protrudes at the surface of almost all cells and fulfills many cellular functions, in particular during development, when a dysfunction of the primary cilium can lead to disorders called ciliopathies. While ciliopathies caused by loss of ciliated proteins have been extensively documented, several studies suggest that alterations of GA and GA-associated proteins can also affect ciliogenesis. Here, we aim to discuss how the loss-of-function of genes coding these proteins induces ciliary defects and results in ciliopathies.
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MEIG1 determines the manchette localization of IFT20 and IFT88, two intraflagellar transport components in male germ cells. Dev Biol 2022; 485:50-60. [PMID: 35257720 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Sperm flagella formation is a complex process that requires cargo transport systems to deliver structural proteins for sperm flagella assembly. Two cargo transport systems, the intramanchette transport (IMT) and intraflagellar transport (IFT), have been shown to play critical roles in spermatogenesis and sperm flagella formation. IMT exists only in elongating spermatids, while IFT is responsible for delivering cargo proteins in the developing cilia/flagella. Our laboratory discovered that mouse meiosis expressed gene 1 (MEIG1), a gene essential for sperm flagella formation, is present in the manchette of elongating spermatids. IFT complex components, IFT20 and IFT88, are also present in the manchette of the elongating spermatids. Given that the three proteins have the same localization in elongating spermatids and are essential for normal spermatogenesis and sperm flagella formation, we hypothesize that they are in the same complex, which is supported by co-immunoprecipitation assay using mouse testis extracts. In the Meig1 knockout mice, neither IFT20 nor IFT88 was present in the manchette in the elongating spermatids even though their localizations were normal in spermatocytes and round spermatids. However, MEIG1 was still present in the manchette in elongating spermatids of the conditional Ift20 knockout mice. In the sucrose gradient assay, both IFT20 and IFT88 proteins drifted from higher density fractions to lighter ones in the Meig1 knockout mice. MEIG1 distribution was not changed in the conditional Ift20 knockout mice. Finally, testicular IFT20 and IFT88 protein and mRNA levels were significantly reduced in Meig1 knockout mice. Our data suggests that MEIG1 is a key protein in determining the manchette localization of certain IFT components, including IFT20 and IFT88, in male germ cells.
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Ma Q, Cao C, Zhuang C, Luo X, Li X, Wan H, Ye J, Chen F, Cui L, Zhang Y, Wen Y, Yuan S, Gui Y. AXDND1, a novel testis-enriched gene, is required for spermiogenesis and male fertility. Cell Death Discov 2021; 7:348. [PMID: 34759295 PMCID: PMC8580973 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-021-00738-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Spermiogenesis is a complex process depending on the sophisticated coordination of a myriad of testis-enriched gene regulations. The regulatory pathways that coordinate this process are not well understood, and we demonstrate here that AXDND1, as a novel testis-enriched gene is essential for spermiogenesis and male fertility. AXDND1 is exclusively expressed in the round and elongating spermatids in humans and mice. We identified two potentially deleterious mutations of AXDND1 unique to non‐obstructive azoospermia (NOA) patients through selected exonic sequencing. Importantly, Axdnd1 knockout males are sterile with reduced testis size caused by increased germ cell apoptosis and sloughing, exhibiting phenotypes consistent with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia. Axdnd1 mutated late spermatids showed head deformation, outer doublet microtubules deficiency in the axoneme, and loss of corresponding accessory structures, including outer dense fiber (ODF) and mitochondria sheath. These phenotypes were probably due to the perturbed behavior of the manchette, a dynamic structure where AXDND1 was localized. Our findings establish AXDND1 as a novel testis-enrich gene essential for spermiogenesis and male fertility probably by regulating the manchette dynamics, spermatid head shaping, sperm flagellum assembly.
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- Qian Ma
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China. .,Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China. .,Laboratory Animal Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Male Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Institute of Urology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen PKU-HKUST Medical Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518036, China.
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Xiong W, Shen C, Wang Z. The molecular mechanisms underlying acrosome biogenesis elucidated by gene-manipulated mice. Biol Reprod 2021; 105:789-807. [PMID: 34131698 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Sexual reproduction requires the fusion of two gametes in a multistep and multifactorial process termed fertilization. One of the main steps that ensures successful fertilization is acrosome reaction. The acrosome, a special kind of organelle with a cap-like structure that covers the anterior portion of sperm head, plays a key role in the process. Acrosome biogenesis begins with the initial stage of spermatid development, and it is typically divided into four successive phases: the Golgi phase, cap phase, acrosome phase, and maturation phase. The run smoothly of above processes needs an active and specific coordination between the all kinds of organelles (endoplasmic reticulum, trans-golgi network and nucleus) and cytoplasmic structures (acroplaxome and manchette). During the past two decades, an increasingly genes have been discovered to be involved in modulating acrosome formation. Most of these proteins interact with each other and show a complicated molecular regulatory mechanism to facilitate the occurrence of this event. This Review focuses on the progresses of studying acrosome biogenesis using gene-manipulated mice and highlights an emerging molecular basis of mammalian acrosome formation.
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- Wenfeng Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Research Center for Experimental Medicine, Rui-Jin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Research Center for Experimental Medicine, Rui-Jin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Research Center for Experimental Medicine, Rui-Jin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Del Pino M, Sanchez-Soler MJ, Parrón-Pajares M, Aza-Carmona M, Heath KE, Fano V. Description of four patients with TRIP11 variants expand the clinical spectrum of odontochondroplasia (ODCD) and demonstrate the existence of common variants. Eur J Med Genet 2021; 64:104198. [PMID: 33746040 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2021.104198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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More than two decades since the first clinical and radiological description of odontochondroplasia (ODCD) was reported, biallelic loss of function variants in the Thyroid hormone receptor interactor 11 gene (TRIP11) were identified, the same gene implicated in the lethal disorder achondrogenesis (ACG1A). Here we report the clinical and radiological follow-up of four ODCD patients, including two siblings and an adult who interestingly has the mildest form observed to date. Four TRIP11 variants were detected, two previously unreported. Subsequently, we review the clinical and radiological findings of the 14 reported ODCD patients. The majority of ODCD patients are compound heterozygotes for TRIP11 variants, 12/14 have a null allele and a splice variant whilst one is homozygous for an in-frame splicing variant, with the splice variants resulting in residual GMAP activity and hypothesized to explain why they have ODCD and not ACG1A. However, adult patient 4 has two potentially null alleles and it remains unknown why she has very mild clinical features. The c.586C>T; p.(Gln196*) variant, previously shown by mRNA studies to result in p.Val105_Gln196del, is the most frequent variant, present in seven individuals from four families, three from different regions of the world, suggesting that it may be a variant hotspot. Another variant, c.2993_2994del; p.(Lys998Serfs*5), has been observed in two individuals with a possible common ancestor. In summary, although there are clinical and radiological characteristics common to all individuals, we demonstrate that the clinical spectrum of TRIP11-associated dysplasias is even more diverse than previously described and that common genetic variants may exist.
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- Mariana Del Pino
- Dept of Growth and Development, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Medical Genetics Section, Dept of Pediatrics, Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, and IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain; CIBERER, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept of Radiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain; Skeletal dysplasia multidisciplinary Unit (UMDE) and ERN-BOND, Hospital Universitario la Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERER, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain; Skeletal dysplasia multidisciplinary Unit (UMDE) and ERN-BOND, Hospital Universitario la Paz, Madrid, Spain; Institute of Medical & Molecular Genetics (INGEMM), UAM, IdiPAZ Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERER, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain; Skeletal dysplasia multidisciplinary Unit (UMDE) and ERN-BOND, Hospital Universitario la Paz, Madrid, Spain; Institute of Medical & Molecular Genetics (INGEMM), UAM, IdiPAZ Madrid, Spain.
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- Dept of Growth and Development, Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Gao Y, Jian L, Lu W, Xue Y, Machaty Z, Luo H. Vitamin E can promote spermatogenesis by regulating the expression of proteins associated with the plasma membranes and protamine biosynthesis. Gene 2021; 773:145364. [PMID: 33359122 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.145364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Vitamin E is generally believed to promote the production of ovine sperm mainly through its antioxidant effect. Our previous studies have shown that some non-antioxidant genes may also be key in mediating this process. The objective of this study was to identify key candidate proteins that were differentially expressed in response to a treatment with Vitamin E. Prepubertal ovine testicular cells were isolated and divided into two groups. They were either treated with 800 μM Vitamin E (based on our previous results) or used as a non-treated control. After 24 h, all the cells were harvested for proteomic analysis. We found 115 differentially expressed proteins, 4 of which were up-regulated and 111 were down-regulated. A GO term enrichment analysis identified 127 Biological Process, 63 Cell Component and 26 Molecular Function terms that were enriched. Within those terms, 13, 11 and 26 terms were significantly enriched, respectively. Terms related to membrane and enzyme activity including the inner acrosomal membrane, signal peptidase complex, cysteine-type endopeptidase activity, etc., were also markedly enriched, while none of the KEGG pathways were enriched. We found that many of the differentially expressed proteins, such as CD46 (membrane cofactor protein), FLNA (Filamin A), DYSF (Dysferlin), IFT20 (Intraflagellar transport 20), SPCS1 (Signal peptidase complex subunit 1) and SPCS3 (Signal peptidase complex subunit 3) were related to the acrosomal and plasma membranes. A parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) analysis verified that Vitamin E improved spermatogenesis by regulating the expression of FLNA, SPCS3, YBX3 and RARS, proteins that are associated with the plasma membranes and protamine biosynthesis of the spermatozoa.
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- Yuefeng Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Pleuger C, Lehti MS, Dunleavy JE, Fietz D, O'Bryan MK. Haploid male germ cells-the Grand Central Station of protein transport. Hum Reprod Update 2020; 26:474-500. [PMID: 32318721 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmaa004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The precise movement of proteins and vesicles is an essential ability for all eukaryotic cells. Nowhere is this more evident than during the remarkable transformation that occurs in spermiogenesis-the transformation of haploid round spermatids into sperm. These transformations are critically dependent upon both the microtubule and the actin cytoskeleton, and defects in these processes are thought to underpin a significant percentage of human male infertility. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE This review is aimed at summarising and synthesising the current state of knowledge around protein/vesicle transport during haploid male germ cell development and identifying knowledge gaps and challenges for future research. To achieve this, we summarise the key discoveries related to protein transport using the mouse as a model system. Where relevant, we anchored these insights to knowledge in the field of human spermiogenesis and the causality of human male infertility. SEARCH METHODS Relevant studies published in English were identified using PubMed using a range of search terms related to the core focus of the review-protein/vesicle transport, intra-flagellar transport, intra-manchette transport, Golgi, acrosome, manchette, axoneme, outer dense fibres and fibrous sheath. Searches were not restricted to a particular time frame or species although the emphasis within the review is on mammalian spermiogenesis. OUTCOMES Spermiogenesis is the final phase of sperm development. It results in the transformation of a round cell into a highly polarised sperm with the capacity for fertility. It is critically dependent on the cytoskeleton and its ability to transport protein complexes and vesicles over long distances and often between distinct cytoplasmic compartments. The development of the acrosome covering the sperm head, the sperm tail within the ciliary lobe, the manchette and its role in sperm head shaping and protein transport into the tail, and the assembly of mitochondria into the mid-piece of sperm, may all be viewed as a series of overlapping and interconnected train tracks. Defects in this redistribution network lead to male infertility characterised by abnormal sperm morphology (teratozoospermia) and/or abnormal sperm motility (asthenozoospermia) and are likely to be causal of, or contribute to, a significant percentage of human male infertility. WIDER IMPLICATIONS A greater understanding of the mechanisms of protein transport in spermiogenesis offers the potential to precisely diagnose cases of male infertility and to forecast implications for children conceived using gametes containing these mutations. The manipulation of these processes will offer opportunities for male-based contraceptive development. Further, as increasingly evidenced in the literature, we believe that the continuous and spatiotemporally restrained nature of spermiogenesis provides an outstanding model system to identify, and de-code, cytoskeletal elements and transport mechanisms of relevance to multiple tissues.
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- Christiane Pleuger
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia.,Institute for Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany.,Hessian Centre of Reproductive Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia.,Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku 20520, Finland
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- Institute for Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany.,Hessian Centre of Reproductive Medicine, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35392, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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Han Y, Liang C, Yu Y, Manthari RK, Cheng C, Tan Y, Li X, Tian X, Fu W, Yang J, Yang W, Xing Y, Wang J, Zhang J. Chronic arsenic exposure lowered sperm motility via impairing ultra-microstructure and key proteins expressions of sperm acrosome and flagellum formation during spermiogenesis in male mice. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 734:139233. [PMID: 32460071 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Arsenic (As) poisoning and its potential reproductive functional lesions are a global environmental concern. Recent studies shown that spermiogenesis tends to be a major target process in arsenic-induced male infertility, however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully illuminated. In the present study, 32 fertility related indices including sperm motility, dynamic acrosome formation and sperm flagellum during spermiogenesis in testes were evaluated in adult male mice treated with 0, 0.2, 2, and 20 ppm As2O3 via drinking water for 180 consecutive days. The results showed that out of 32 indices, 11, 25, and 29 indicators were changed statistically by 0.2-, 2-, and 20- ppm As2O3 treatment compared to the controls (0 ppm As2O3), respectively, which reveals a significant dose-dependent relationship. For details, sperm motilities were significantly decreased by 18.85%, 32.47% and 29.53% in three As2O3 treatment groups compared to the control group. Meanwhile, the ultra-structures of acrosome formation and sperm flagellum in testes have been altered by chronic arsenic exposure. Furthermore, arsenic decreased the mRNA expressions of 11 out of 13 genes associated with acrosome biosynthesis and 11 out of 12 genes related to flagellum formation in testes, particularly, down-regulated DPY19L2, AKAP3, AKAP4, CFAP44 and SPAG16 were further confirmed at the protein levels by western blotting. Taken together, chronic arsenic exposure declines male fertility by disorganizing dynamic acrosome and flagellum formation in testes. Especially, DPY19L2, AKAP3, AKAP4, CFAP44, and SPAG16 maybe the potential targets in this process. These results may offer not only a new insight to the mechanism of arsenic-induced male reproductive toxicity, but also provide a clue for the diagnosis and therapy of arseniasis.
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- Yongli Han
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR China.
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Teves ME, Roldan ERS, Krapf D, Strauss III JF, Bhagat V, Sapao P. Sperm Differentiation: The Role of Trafficking of Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3702. [PMID: 32456358 PMCID: PMC7279445 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sperm differentiation encompasses a complex sequence of morphological changes that takes place in the seminiferous epithelium. In this process, haploid round spermatids undergo substantial structural and functional alterations, resulting in highly polarized sperm. Hallmark changes during the differentiation process include the formation of new organelles, chromatin condensation and nuclear shaping, elimination of residual cytoplasm, and assembly of the sperm flagella. To achieve these transformations, spermatids have unique mechanisms for protein trafficking that operate in a coordinated fashion. Microtubules and filaments of actin are the main tracks used to facilitate the transport mechanisms, assisted by motor and non-motor proteins, for delivery of vesicular and non-vesicular cargos to specific sites. This review integrates recent findings regarding the role of protein trafficking in sperm differentiation. Although a complete characterization of the interactome of proteins involved in these temporal and spatial processes is not yet known, we propose a model based on the current literature as a framework for future investigations.
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- Maria E. Teves
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA 23298, USA;
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- Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), 28006-Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA 23298, USA;
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA 23298, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA, 23298, USA;
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Avidor-Reiss T, Zhang Z, Li XZ. Editorial: Sperm Differentiation and Spermatozoa Function: Mechanisms, Diagnostics, and Treatment. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:219. [PMID: 32318570 PMCID: PMC7154170 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Tomer Avidor-Reiss
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States.,Department of Urology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States.,Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Center for RNA Biology: From Genome to Therapeutics, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States.,Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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Zhang L, Zhen J, Huang Q, Liu H, Li W, Zhang S, Min J, Li Y, Shi L, Woods J, Chen X, Shi Y, Liu Y, Hess RA, Song S, Zhang Z. Mouse spermatogenesis-associated protein 1 (SPATA1), an IFT20 binding partner, is an acrosomal protein. Dev Dyn 2020; 249:543-555. [PMID: 31816150 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Intraflagellar transport is a motor-driven trafficking system that is required for the formation of cilia. Intraflagellar transport protein 20 (IFT20) is a master regulator for the control of spermatogenesis and male fertility in mice. However, the mechanism of how IFT20 regulates spermatogenesis is unknown. RESULTS Spermatogenesis associated 1 (SPATA1) was identified to be a major potential binding partner of IFT20 by a yeast two-hybrid screening. The interaction between SPATA1 and IFT20 was examined by direct yeast two-hybrid, co-localization, and co-immunoprecipitation assays. SPATA1 is highly abundant in the mouse testis, and is also expressed in the heart and kidney. During the first wave of spermatogenesis, SPATA1 is detectable at postnatal day 24 and its expression is increased at day 30 and 35. Immunofluorescence staining of mouse testis sections and epididymal sperm demonstrated that SPATA1 is localized mainly in the acrosome of developing spermatids but not in epididymal sperm. IFT20 is also present in the acrosome area of round spermatids. In conditional Ift20 knockout mice, testicular expression level and acrosomal localization of SPATA1 are not changed. CONCLUSIONS SPATA1 is an IFT20 binding protein and may provide a docking site for IFT20 complex binding to the acrosome area.
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- Ling Zhang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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