生物
精子
精子发生
基因敲除
细胞生物学
精子发生
转录组
基因剔除小鼠
调节器
基因
男科
遗传学
基因表达
内分泌学
医学
作者
Mariana Ianello Giassetti,De-Qiang Miao,Nathan C. Law,Melissa J. Oatley,Julie Park,LeeLa D. Robinson,Lisette A. Maddison,Miranda L. Bernhardt,Jon M. Oatley
标识
DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-37735-y
摘要
Abstract In sexual reproduction, sperm contribute half the genomic material required for creation of offspring yet core molecular mechanisms essential for their formation are undefined. Here, the α-arrestin molecule arrestin-domain containing 5 (ARRDC5) is identified as an essential regulator of mammalian spermatogenesis. Multispecies testicular tissue transcriptome profiling indicates that expression of Arrdc5 is testis enriched, if not specific, in mice, pigs, cattle, and humans. Knockout of Arrdc5 in mice leads to male specific sterility due to production of low numbers of sperm that are immotile and malformed. Spermiogenesis, the final phase of spermatogenesis when round spermatids transform to spermatozoa, is defective in testes of Arrdc5 deficient mice. Also, epididymal sperm in Arrdc5 knockouts are unable to capacitate and fertilize oocytes. These findings establish ARRDC5 as an essential regulator of mammalian spermatogenesis. Considering the role of arrestin molecules as modulators of cellular signaling and ubiquitination, ARRDC5 is a potential male contraceptive target.
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