Mapping the human sperm proteome - novel insights into reproductive research.

Autor: Miyazaki MA; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Human Reproduction Section, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Guilharducci RL; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Human Reproduction Section, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Intasqui P; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Human Reproduction Section, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Bertolla RP; Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Human Reproduction Section, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Expert review of proteomics [Expert Rev Proteomics] 2023 Jan-Mar; Vol. 20 (1-3), pp. 19-45. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 09.
DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2023.2210764
Abstrakt: Introduction: Spermatozoa are highly specialized cells with unique morphology. In addition, spermatozoa lose a considerable amount of cytoplasm during spermiogenesis, when they also compact their DNA, resulting in a transcriptionally quiescent cell. Throughout the male reproductive tract, sperm will acquire proteins that enable them to interact with the female reproductive tract. After ejaculation, proteins undergo post-translational modifications for sperm to capacitate, hyperactivate, and fertilize the oocyte. Many proteins have been identified as predictors of male infertility and also investigated in diseases that compromise reproductive potential.
Areas Covered: In this review, we proposed to summarize the recent findings about the sperm proteome and how they affect sperm structure, function, and fertility. A literature search was performed using PubMed and Google Scholar databases within the past 5 years until August 2022.
Expert Opinion: Sperm function depends on protein abundance, conformation, and PTMs; understanding the sperm proteome may help to identify pathways essential to fertility, even making it possible to unravel the mechanisms involved in idiopathic infertility. In addition, proteomics evaluation offers knowledge regarding alterations that compromise the male reproductive potential.
Databáze: MEDLINE