Plasma membrane calcium ATPase 4 (PMCA4) co‐ordinates calcium and nitric oxide signaling in regulating murine sperm functional activity

Autor: Kun Li, Patricia A. Martin-DeLeon, Kristine E. Olli, Deni S. Galileo
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233:11-22
ISSN: 1097-4652
0021-9541
Popis: Reduced sperm motility (asthenospermia) and resulting infertility arise from deletion of the Plasma Membrane Ca2+ -ATPase 4 (Pmca4) gene which encodes the highly conserved Ca2+ efflux pump, PMCA4. This is the major Ca2+ clearance protein in murine sperm. Since the mechanism underlying asthenospermia in PMCA4's absence or reduced activity is unknown, we investigated if sperm PMCA4 negatively regulates nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) and when absent NO, peroxynitrite, and oxidative stress levels are increased. Using co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), we show an association of PMCA4 with the NOSs in elevated cytosolic [Ca2+ ] in capacitated and Ca2+ ionophore-treated sperm and with neuronal (nNOS) at basal [Ca2+ ] (ucapacitated sperm). FRET efficiencies for PMCA4-eNOS were 35% and 23% in capacitated and uncapacitated sperm, significantly (p
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