Journal
BIOLOGY-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biology11050715
Keywords
bull semen; sexing semen; magnetic-activated cell sorting; scFv antibody; semen quality
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- Fundamental Fund 2022, Chiang Mai University
- Chiang Mai University
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This study evaluates the efficiency of bovine sperm sexing using magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS) by scFv antibody against Y-chromosome-bearing sperm (Y-scFv) coupled to magnetic microbeads and its effects on kinematic variables, sperm quality, and X/Y-sperm ratio. The results show that PY-microbeads are highly effective in separating Y-sperm from X-sperm with no negative impact on the quality of X-sperm. The technique produces high percentages of X-sperm and Y-sperm, making it a feasible method for bovine sperm sexing.
Simple Summary Female calves are favored for milk production and genetic advancement in the dairy industry, and sex selection by using sexed semen has been long considered. A potential alternative sperm sexing technique is magnetic-activated cell sorting combined with an immunological method that uses scFv antibodies against male-specific sites on Y-chromosome-bearing sperm; however, the technique should be evaluated for validity and accuracy. This study focuses on how well bovine sperm are separated by the use of magnetic microbeads coupled with scFv antibodies against Y-chromosome-bearing sperm (PY-microbeads). The results showed that sexed bovine sperm using PY-microbeads was a highly effective technique for distinguishing X- and Y-chromosome-bearing sperm. It had no negative impact on the quality of X-chromosome-bearing sperm. The technique produced 82.65% of X-chromosome sperm in the X-enriched fraction semen and 81.43% of Y-chromosome sperm in the Y-enriched fraction semen, which was utilized to generate target sexed bovine semen. Sperm sexing technique is favored in the dairy industry. This research focuses on the efficiency of bovine sperm sexing using magnetic-activated cell sorting (MACS) by scFv antibody against Y-chromosome-bearing sperm (Y-scFv) coupled to magnetic microbeads and its effects on kinematic variables, sperm quality, and X/Y-sperm ratio. In this study, the optimal concentration of Y-scFv antibody coupling to the surface of magnetic microbeads was 2-4 mg/mL. PY-microbeads revealed significantly enriched Y-chromosome-bearing sperm (Y-sperm) in the eluted fraction (78.01-81.43%) and X-chromosome-bearing sperm (X-sperm) in the supernatant fraction (79.04-82.65%). The quality of frozen-thawed sexed sperm was analyzed by CASA and imaging flow cytometer, which showed that PY-microbeads did not have a negative effect on X-sperm motility, viability, or acrosome integrity. However, sexed Y-sperm had significantly decreased motility and viability. The X/Y-sperm ratio was determined using an imaging flow cytometer and real-time PCR. PY-microbeads produced sperm with up to 82.65% X-sperm in the X-enriched fraction and up to 81.43% Y-sperm in the Y-enriched fraction. Bovine sperm sexing by PY-microbeads showed high efficiency in separating Y-sperm from X-sperm and acceptable sperm quality. This initial technique is feasible for bovine sperm sexing, which increases the number of heifers in dairy herds while lowering production expenses.
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