Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 60690 |
|---|---|
| Author | Nishimura K, Dioguardi E, Nishio S, Villa A, Han L, Matsuda T, Jovine L. |
| Title | Molecular basis of egg coat cross-linking sheds light on ZP1-associated female infertility. |
| Journal | Nat Commun |
| Abstract |
Mammalian fertilisation begins when sperm interacts with the egg zona pellucida (ZP), whose ZP1 subunit is important for fertility by covalently cross-linking ZP filaments into a three-dimensional matrix. Like ZP4, a structurally-related component absent in the mouse, ZP1 is predicted to contain an N-terminal ZP-N domain of unknown function. Here we report a characterisation of ZP1 proteins carrying mutations from infertile patients, which suggests that, in human, filament cross-linking by ZP1 is crucial to form a stable ZP. We map the function of ZP1 to its ZP-N1 domain and determine crystal structures of ZP-N1 homodimers from a chicken homolog of ZP1. These reveal that ZP filament cross-linking is highly plastic and can be modulated by ZP1 fucosylation and, potentially, zinc sparks. Moreover, we show that ZP4 ZP-N1 forms non-covalent homodimers in chicken but not in human. Together, these data identify human ZP1 cross-links as a promising target for non-hormonal contraception. |
| Volume | 10(1) |
| Pages | 3086 |
| Published | 2019-7-12 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-019-10931-5 |
| PII | 10.1038/s41467-019-10931-5 |
| PMID | 31300655 |
| PMC | PMC6626044 |
| MeSH | Animals Chickens Crystallography, X-Ray Female Fertilization / physiology Frameshift Mutation Humans Infertility, Female / genetics* Molecular Dynamics Simulation Protein Domains / physiology* Protein Multimerization Recombinant Proteins / genetics Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification Recombinant Proteins / metabolism Recombinant Proteins / ultrastructure Sequence Alignment Zona Pellucida / metabolism* Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins / genetics Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins / isolation & purification Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins / metabolism* Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins / ultrastructure |
| IF | 11.878 |
| Times Cited | 5 |
| Resource | |
| Chicken / Quail | white leghorn |