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Shankar G, Gagan TA, Kumari TRS, Marathe GK. Sperm storage by females across the animal phyla: A survey on the occurrence and biomolecules involved in sperm storage. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART B, MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION 2022; 340:283-297. [PMID: 36581603 DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Long-term sperm storage by females in various regions of the oviduct is documented across many invertebrate and vertebrate species. Although, many reports emphasize on the histology, histochemistry and ultrastructural features of sperm storage, very little is known about the mechanisms underlying the sperm storage. The current review documents the occurrence of sperm storage by females in a wide array of invertebrate and vertebrate species. This review also provides an insight on the presence of various molecular factors of the sperm storage tubules presumably responsible for the prolonged sperm storage with an emphasis on a model reptile, the Indian garden lizard, Calotes versicolor which contains a unique approximately 55-kDa protein in its utero-vaginal lavage and found to inhibit washed epididymal sperm motility in a concentration and time-dependent manner in a reversible fashion.
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- Goutham Shankar
- Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India.,Department of Zoology, St. Philomena's College, Bannimantap, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Zoology, St. Philomena's College, Bannimantap, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India.,Department of Studies in Molecular Biology, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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Rostami S, Akhlaghi A, Jafari Ahangari Y, Ansari Pirsaraei Z, Daryabari H, Zahedi MR, Bagheri M, Rafiee P, Zhandi M, Eghbalian AN, Saemi F, Peebles ED. Effects in broiler hens of genetic lines differing in fertility, biotin supplementation, and age on relative abundance of oviductal transforming growth factor-β and carbonic anhydrase mRNA transcripts. Anim Reprod Sci 2020; 219:106480. [PMID: 32828393 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106480] [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: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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There was evaluation of effects of biotin administration on oviductal abundance of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and carbonic anhydrase (CA) mRNA transcript in younger and older broiler hens of relatively lesser and greater fertility lines. Additionally, effects of biotin supplementation on attenuation of age-related subfertility were evaluated. Hens from the relatively greater (Line D, n = 60) and lesser (Line B, n = 60) fertility rate line were randomly assigned to three treatment groups. Biotin was not or was administered in drinking water from 30 to 33 (younger age) and 53 to 56 (older age) wk of age to have access to no biotin (T0), or 0.3 (T1), or 0.45 (T2) mg/L of biotin. There was assessment the relative oviductal abundances of TGF-β and CA mRNA transcript abundances. Supplemental biotin and age had no effect on the relative abundance of oviductal TGF-β mRNA transcript in hens of Line D. There, however, was a ten-fold greater abundance of TGF-β in hens of the T0 group of Line B compared with Line D. Relative abundance of TGF-β mRNA transcript was greater in younger hens of Line B; however, biotin supplementation of older hens of the T2 group of Line B resulted in a similar TGF-β abundance to that of younger hens. Inconstant with the TGF-β abundance, CA abundance in hens of Line B was not affected by supplemental biotin or bird age. Overall, differences in TGF-β or CA abundances did not affect fertility of broiler hens.
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- S Rostami
- Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan 49189-43464, Iran
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- Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan 49189-43464, Iran.
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- Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan 49189-43464, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Sari Agricultural Science and Natural Resources University, Sari 48177-36781, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441-65186, Iran
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- Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan 49189-43464, Iran
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- Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan 49189-43464, Iran
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- Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan 49189-43464, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 31587-77871, Iran
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- BabolkenarArian Line Breeding Center, 47561-64397 Babolkenar, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441-65186, Iran
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- Department of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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Yang L, Zheng X, Mo C, Li S, Liu Z, Yang G, Zhao Q, Li S, Mou C. Transcriptome analysis and identification of genes associated with chicken sperm storage duration. Poult Sci 2019; 99:1199-1208. [PMID: 32036969 PMCID: PMC7587653 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The sperm storage tubules located in the mucosal folds of the uterovaginal junction (UVJ) are the primary site of sperm storage in chicken hens after natural mating or artificial insemination (AI). The short-term sperm storage (24 h after mating or AI) in hens was highly associated with immunity and pH-related pathway genes. However, the underlying mechanism of longer duration of sperm storage in female birds remains largely unclear. In the present study, transcriptome analysis was applied to uncover the dynamic gene expression changes in chicken UVJ tissues at two time points (day 3 and day 9) after AI. A total of 574 differentially expressed genes (DEG) were enriched, including 266 upregulated and 308 downregulated DEG. The validation of 5 DEG using quantitative PCR showed a similar expression tendency with RNA sequencing results. The gene ontology terms of DEG were highly enriched in heparin binding (9 genes including COMP, CTGF, and IMPG2), glycosaminoglycan binding (10 genes including PCOLCE, POSTN, and RSPO3), and response to estradiol and ion transport (AREG, RAMP3, SFRP1, and SSTR1). Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes pathway-enrichment analyses of DEG revealed 10 significant pathways (P < 0.05) represented by calcium signaling pathway (7 genes including CACNA1G, PDE1C, PDGFRB, and SLC8A1) and glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis (B3GNT7, CSGALNACT1, GLCE, and ST3GAL1). Protein-protein interaction network of DEG established the connection-regulating epithelial cell or cell-matrix adhesion and migration. The enriched pathways and genes were highly correlated with temporary sperm storage in and possibly sequential sperm release from chicken UVJ overtime after AI. Of these, HIP1, PDE1C, and calcium-related genes were the most interesting candidates associated with sperm storage duration. This report provided a global gene expression profile of the chicken UVJ regarding the capacity of sperm storage overtime after AI. The outcome of this study will contribute to further understanding of the long-term sperm maintenance in avian females and eventually improving the duration of fertile egg performance by selected chicken breeding.
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- Liubin Yang
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070 China.
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Lelono A, Riedstra B, Groothuis T. Ejaculate testosterone levels affect maternal investment in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus). Sci Rep 2019; 9:12126. [PMID: 31431647 PMCID: PMC6702165 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48563-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Substantial concentrations of testosterone are not only present in a male’s circulation, but also in its ejaculate. Surprisingly, the regulation of ejaculate T and its effects on females and their offspring, potentially a cryptic paternal trait, are not known. We found lower circulating and higher ejaculate T concentrations in subordinate red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus) males compared to dominant males, suggestive of an adaptive trade-off in T allocation to circulation and their ejaculate. Subsequently, we artificially inseminated females with either testosterone enriched (TE) or control ejaculates (CE) in a cross-over design. TE females produced heavier eggs than CE females. Offspring growth and tonic immobility were affected in a sex-specific way by TE. TE sons were heavier with shorter TI duration than CE sons, and TE daughters were lighter than CE daughters but daughters did not differ in TI score. However, the chicks competitiveness was not influenced by the TE nor CE. This indicates a previously unknown function of ejaculate testosterone as well as a new form of interaction between a cryptic paternal trait and a maternal effect that may be widespread in the animal kingdom.
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- Asmoro Lelono
- Behavioural Biology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands. .,Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember, 68121, Jember, East Java, Indonesia.
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- Behavioural Biology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Behavioural Biology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Holt W, Fazeli A. Sperm selection in the female mammalian reproductive tract. Focus on the oviduct: Hypotheses, mechanisms, and new opportunities. Theriogenology 2016; 85:105-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The capacity for sperm storage within the female reproductive tract occurs widely across all groups of vertebrate species and is exceptionally well developed in some reptiles (maximum duration seven years) and fishes (maximum duration >1 year). Although there are many reports on both the occurrence of female sperm storage in diverse species and its adaptive benefits, few studies have been directed toward explaining the mechanisms involved. In this article we review recent findings in birds and mammals in an effort to develop hypotheses that could be translated into research applications in animal breeding technologies. There are pockets of evidence to suggest that the local epithelial cells, sometimes arranged as sperm storage tubules, can respond to spermatozoa by producing heat shock proteins as well as providing an environment rich in antioxidants. Moreover, the local immune system seems to tolerate the arrival of spermatozoa, while retaining the ability to combat the arrival of infectious microorganisms.
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- William V Holt
- Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2SF, United Kingdom; ;
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- Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2SF, United Kingdom; ;
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Effects of Fluid Secreted from the Uterus on Duration of Fertile Egg Production in Hens, and Survivability and Penetrability of Fowl Sperm in vitro. J Poult Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.0120045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Abdelsalam M, Isobe N, Yoshimura Y. Effects of lipopolysaccharide on the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines and influx of leukocytes in the hen ovary. Poult Sci 2011; 90:2054-62. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Anderson E, Navara K. Steroid hormone content of seminal plasma influences fertilizing ability of sperm in White Leghorns. Poult Sci 2011; 90:2035-40. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-01299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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HUANG HL, CHENG YS, YANG KT, CHEN CH, HUANG MC, HSU WH. Genome-Wide Transcript Expression Analysis in the Uterovaginal Junction in Association with Fertile Period in Tsaiya Ducks. J Reprod Dev 2011; 57:731-6. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-032k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Hsiu-Lin HUANG
- Department of Biotechnology, MingDao University, ChangHua 523, Taiwan
- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Tainan 712, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Tainan 712, Taiwan
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- Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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