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
Authors: Xiong, Zhaocheng; Zhang, Haihang; Huang, Ben; Liu, Qingyou; Wang, Yingqun; Shi, Deshun; Li, Xiangping
Abstract
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.
Pretreatment with cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrins prevents loss of motility associated proteins during cryopreservation of addra gazelle (Nanger dama ruficollis) spermatozoa
CRYOBIOLOGY
Authors: Wojtusik, Jessye; Wang, Yan; Pukazhenthi, Budhan S.
Abstract
Sperm cryopreservation is challenging, often resulting in irreversible damage to spermatozoa, as indicated by decreased motility, viability, and/or acrosomal integrity. Developing cryopreservation protocols for gametes of endangered species compounds the complexity of technique optimization; samples are difficult to obtain and numbers are limited. Cryopreservation of sperm collected from the critically endangered addra gazelle (Nanger dama ruficollis), a member of the Bovidae family, resulted in significant loss of motility, which was prevented by pretreatment with cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrin (CLC). This study investigated the proteome of sperm (fresh and cryopreserved), processed in the absence and presence of 0.5 mg/ml CLC in the addra gazelle. The proteome of Bos taunts, the closest domestic relative, was used as a reference. Mass spectrometry analysis of the addra gazelle sperm proteome revealed 287 proteins. The concentrations of 85 proteins differed between fresh and frozen/thawed samples; nearly all were decreased. Most were associated with metabolic processes, specifically glycolysis, which may explain the decrease in post-thaw motility observed in this species. CLC pretreatment partially prevented the loss of various proteins involved in metabolism including CAPZB (gene = CAPZB), HS90A (gene = HSP9OAA1), and PGAM2 (gene = PGAM2). To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate the proteome of any wild bovids' sperm, and the first to compare protein levels in sperm pretreated with CLC.
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