The association of ODF4 with AK1 and AK2 in mice is essential for fertility through its contribution to flagellar shape

Autor: Chizuru Ito, Tsukasa Makino, Tohru Mutoh, Masahide Kikkawa, Kiyotaka Toshimori
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28177-z
Popis: Abstract Normal sperm flagellar shape and movement are essential for fertilization. The integral protein outer dense fiber 4 (ODF4) localizes to ODFs, but its function remains unclear. Adenylate kinase (AK) is a phosphotransferase that catalyzes the interconversion and controls the concentration equilibrium of adenine nucleotides. AK shuttles ATP to energy-consuming sites. Here, we report on the relationship of flagellar shape and movement with ODF4, AK1 and AK2 by using Odf4-deletion (Odf4 −/−) mice. Soluble ODF4 is coimmunoprecipitated with AK1 and AK2 in Odf4 +/+ spermatozoa. ODF4, AK1 and AK2 localize to whole flagella (plasmalemma, mitochondria, ODFs, and residual cytoplasmic droplets (CDs)), principal pieces, and midpieces, respectively. Odf4 −/− sperm flagella lose ODF4 and reduce AK1 and AK2 but produce ATP. The flagellum is bent (hairpin flagellum) with a large CD in the midpiece. There is no motility in the midpiece, but the principal piece is motile. Odf4 −/− spermatozoa progress backward and fail to ascend in the uterus. Thus, Odf4 −/− males are infertile owing to abnormal flagellar shape and movement caused mainly by the loss of ODF4 with AK1 and AK2. This study is supported by the rescue experiment; the abnormalities and male infertility caused by Odf4 deletion were reversed by Odf4 restoration.
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