FAM71F1 binds to RAB2A and RAB2B and is essential for acrosome formation and male fertility in mice
| Autor: | Seiya Oura, Haruhiko Miyata, Akane Morohoshi, Masahito Ikawa, Yuki Oyama, Taichi Noda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Mouse Immunoprecipitation Golgi Apparatus Mice Transgenic Biology Mice Teratozoospermia Testis Organelle Genetics medicine Animals Small GTPase Spermatogenesis Acrosome Molecular Biology Infertility Male Reproductive Biology Spermatid Vesicle Nuclear Proteins Cell biology Vesicular transport protein rab2 GTP-Binding Protein Fertility medicine.anatomical_structure rab GTP-Binding Proteins Sperm Head Globozoospermia Biogenesis Protein Binding Research Article Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Development (Cambridge, England) article-version (VoR) Version of Record |
| ISSN: | 1477-9129 0950-1991 |
| Popis: | The acrosome is a cap-shaped, Golgi-derived membranous organelle that is located over the anterior of the sperm nucleus and highly conserved throughout evolution. Although morphological changes during acrosome biogenesis in spermatogenesis have been well described, the molecular mechanism underlying this process is still largely unknown. Family with sequence similarity 71, member F1 and F2 (FAM71F1 and FAM71F2) are testis-enriched proteins that contain a RAB2B-binding domain, a small GTPase involved in vesicle transport and membrane trafficking. Here, by generating mutant mice for each gene, we found that Fam71f1 is essential for male fertility. In Fam71f1-mutant mice, the acrosome was abnormally expanded at the round spermatid stage, likely because of enhanced vesicle trafficking. Mass spectrometry analysis after immunoprecipitation indicated that, in testes, FAM71F1 binds not only RAB2B, but also RAB2A. Further study suggested that FAM71F1 binds to the GTP-bound active form of RAB2A/B, but not the inactive form. These results indicate that a complex of FAM71F1 and active RAB2A/B suppresses excessive vesicle trafficking during acrosome formation. Summary: FAM71F1 interacts with RAB2A/B and regulates the formation of the acrosome in mice, the misregulation of which impacts male fertility. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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