Identification of novel immunodominant epididymal sperm proteins using combinatorial approach
doi: 10.1530/rep-09-0052
pmid: 19423663
Identification of novel immunodominant epididymal sperm proteins using combinatorial approach
Functionally immature spermatozoa leave the testis mature during epididymal transit. This process of maturation involves either addition of new proteins or modification of existing proteins onto the sperm domains that are responsible for domain-specific functions. Epididymal proteins are preferred targets for immunocontraception. In an attempt to identify epididymis-specific sperm proteins, we used a novel combinatorial approach comprising subtractive immunization (SI) followed by proteomics. Following SI, sera of mice were used for immunoproteomics, which led to the identification of 30 proteins, of which four proteins namely sperm head protein 1, sperm flagella protein 2 (SFP2), SFP3, and SFP4 are being reported for the first time on sperm. Another group of four proteins namely collagen α-2 (I) chain precursor, homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 1, GTP-binding protein Rab1, and ubiquinol cytochromecreductase core protein II although reported earlier in testis are being reported for the first time in epididymal sperm. Furthermore, seven out of these eight novel proteins could be validated using peptide ELISA. These data are a useful repository, which could be exploited to develop targets for post-testicular immunocontraception or biomarkers for infertility diagnosis and management.
Epididymis, Male, Proteomics, Immunodominant Epitopes, Blotting, Western, Proteins, Reproducibility of Results, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Spermatozoa, Mass Spectrometry, Sperm Maturation, Mice, Sequence Analysis, Protein, Animals, Immunization, Biomarkers
Epididymis, Male, Proteomics, Immunodominant Epitopes, Blotting, Western, Proteins, Reproducibility of Results, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Spermatozoa, Mass Spectrometry, Sperm Maturation, Mice, Sequence Analysis, Protein, Animals, Immunization, Biomarkers
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