RRC ID 73449
著者 Noda T, Blaha A, Fujihara Y, Gert KR, Emori C, Deneke VE, Oura S, Panser K, Lu Y, Berent S, Kodani M, Cabrera-Quio LE, Pauli A, Ikawa M.
タイトル Sperm membrane proteins DCST1 and DCST2 are required for sperm-egg interaction in mice and fish.
ジャーナル Commun Biol
Abstract The process of sperm-egg fusion is critical for successful fertilization, yet the underlying mechanisms that regulate these steps have remained unclear in vertebrates. Here, we show that both mouse and zebrafish DCST1 and DCST2 are necessary in sperm to fertilize the egg, similar to their orthologs SPE-42 and SPE-49 in C. elegans and Sneaky in D. melanogaster. Mouse Dcst1 and Dcst2 single knockout (KO) sperm are able to undergo the acrosome reaction and show normal relocalization of IZUMO1, an essential factor for sperm-egg fusion, to the equatorial segment. While both single KO sperm can bind to the oolemma, they show the fusion defect, resulting that Dcst1 KO males become almost sterile and Dcst2 KO males become sterile. Similar to mice, zebrafish dcst1 KO males are subfertile and dcst2 and dcst1/2 double KO males are sterile. Zebrafish dcst1/2 KO sperm are motile and can approach the egg, but are defective in binding to the oolemma. Furthermore, we find that DCST1 and DCST2 interact with each other and are interdependent. These data demonstrate that DCST1/2 are essential for male fertility in two vertebrate species, highlighting their crucial role as conserved factors in fertilization.
巻・号 5(1)
ページ 332
公開日 2022-4-7
DOI 10.1038/s42003-022-03289-w
PII 10.1038/s42003-022-03289-w
PMID 35393517
PMC PMC8989947
MeSH Animals Male Membrane Proteins / genetics Membrane Proteins / metabolism Mice Sperm-Ovum Interactions* Spermatozoa / metabolism Zebrafish* / genetics Zebrafish* / metabolism
IF 4.165
リソース情報
遺伝子材料 pCAG-Dcst1-3xFLAG (RDB19670) pCAG-Dcst2-3xHA (RDB19671) pCAG-Izumo1-1D4 (RDB19672) pClgn1.1_Dcst1-3xHA (RDB19673) pClgn1.1_Dcst2-3xHA (RDB19674)