Journal
THERIOGENOLOGY
Volume 147, Issue -, Pages 135-145Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.11.023
Keywords
Boar; Semen; Cooling; Proteomics; Seminal plasma
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- Brazilian Council of Scientific and Technological Development [CNPq/Universal 447251/2014-7]
- Foundation for the Scientific and Technological Development of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS) [16/2551-3360000223-1]
- Foundation for the Scientific and Technological Development of the State of Ceara (FUNCAP)
- FUVATES
- CAPES
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The modern pig industry relies on extensive use of artificial insemination with cooled semen. It is important that semen doses maintain their quality during processing, transport and storage before insemination to guarantee maximum fertility rates. However, ejaculates may respond differently to liquid preservation at 17 degrees C, despite the optimal quality assessed before cooling. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify differences in seminal plasma proteome of ejaculates with a higher or lower seminal resistance to storage at 17 degrees C. A total of 148 ejaculates from 65 sexually mature healthy boars were classified as: High Resistance to cooling (HR, total motility > 60% at 144h) and Low resistance to cooling (LR, total motility <60 at 72h). To identify differentially expressed seminal plasma proteins between HR and LR ejaculates, ten ejaculates of each group were analyzed by 2D SDS-PAGE and ESI-Q-TOF mass spectrometry. The proteins associated with HR ejaculates were cathepsin B (spot 2803 and 6601, p < 0.01); spermadhesin PSP-I (spots 3101 and 3103, p < 0.05); epididymal secretory protein El precursor (spot 2101, p < 0.05) and IgGFc binding protein (spot 1603, p < 0.01). The protein associated with LR group was the Major seminal plasma PSPI (spot 9103, p < 0.01). To our knowledge, this is the first report of the association of boar seminal plasma proteins to semen resistance to cold storage at 17 degrees C. These results suggest the use of these proteins as biomarkers for semen resistance to preservation at 17 degrees C. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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