Identification of Sperm-Binding Sites in the N-Terminal Domain of Bovine Egg Coat Glycoprotein ZP4
Copyright policy )Identification of Sperm-Binding Sites in the N-Terminal Domain of Bovine Egg Coat Glycoprotein ZP4
The species-selective interaction between sperm and egg at the beginning of mammalian fertilisation is partly mediated by a transparent envelope called the zona pellucida (ZP). The ZP is composed of three or four glycoproteins (ZP1–ZP4). The functions of the three proteins present in mice (ZP1–ZP3) have been extensively studied. However, the biological role of ZP4, which was found in all other mammals studied so far, has remained largely unknown. Previously, by developing a solid support assay system, we showed that ZP4 exhibits sperm-binding activity in bovines and the N-terminal domain of bovine ZP4 (bZP4 ZP-N1 domain) is a sperm-binding region. Here, we show that bovine sperm bind to the bZP4 ZP-N1 domain in a species-selective manner and that N-glycosylation is not required for sperm-binding activity. Moreover, we identified three sites involved in sperm binding (site I: from Gln-41 to Pro-46, site II: from Leu-65 to Ser-68 and site III: from Thr-108 to Ile-123) in the bZP4 ZP-N1 domain using chimeric bovine/porcine and bovine/human ZP4 recombinant proteins. These results provide in vitro experimental evidence for the role of the bZP4 ZP-N1 domain in mediating sperm binding to the ZP.
- Department of Chemistry Austria
- Department of Chemistry Switzerland
- Chiba University Japan
Male, Binding Sites, Glycosylation, Egg Proteins, Spermatozoa, Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins, Article, Animals, Cattle, Female, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, zona pellucida; sperm-binding sites; fertilisation; glycoprotein; baculovirus, Zona Pellucida, Glycoproteins, Protein Binding
Male, Binding Sites, Glycosylation, Egg Proteins, Spermatozoa, Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins, Article, Animals, Cattle, Female, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, zona pellucida; sperm-binding sites; fertilisation; glycoprotein; baculovirus, Zona Pellucida, Glycoproteins, Protein Binding
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