Insufficiency of Mrpl40 disrupts testicular structure and semen parameters in a murine model
| Autor: | Ying Liu, Long-Long Fu, Hui-Zhong Xu, Yi-Ming Zheng, Wei-Xi Li, Guang-Hui Qian, Wen-Hong Lu, Hai-Tao Lv |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Andrology, Vol 25, Iss 5, Pp 627-631 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1008-682X 1745-7262 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/aja2022119 |
| Popis: | Approximately 31% of patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) have genitourinary system disorders and 6% of them have undescended testes. Haploinsufficiency of genes on chromosome 22q11.2 might contribute to the risk of 22q11.2DS. In this study, we used mice with single-allele deletion in mitochondrial ribosomal protein L40 (Mrpl40+/−) as models to investigate the function of Mrpl40 in testes and spermatozoa development. The penetrance of cryptorchidism in Mrpl40+/− mice was found to be higher than that in wild-type (WT) counterparts. Although the weight of testes was not significantly different between the WT and Mrpl40+/− mice, the structure of seminiferous tubules and mitochondrial morphology was altered in the Mrpl40+/− mice. Moreover, the concentration and motility of spermatozoa were significantly decreased in the Mrpl40+/− mice. In addition, data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry indicated that the expression of genes associated with male infertility was altered in Mrpl40+/− testes. Our study demonstrated the important role of Mrpl40 in testicular structure and spermatozoa motility and count. These findings suggest that Mrpl40 is potentially a novel therapeutic target for cryptorchidism and decreased motility and count of spermatozoa. |
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