期刊
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 170, 期 3, 页码 629-639出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.12.005
关键词
Membrane progestin receptor alpha; Sperm hypermotility; Progestins; Teleost; Flounder; Progestin binding
资金
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [2006-35203-17130, 2009-65203-05757]
- E.J. Lund Fellowship in Marine Science
- Laura Brooks Flawn, M.D. Endowment
The existence of direct progestin actions on teleost sperm to stimulate hypermotility is not widely acknowledged because it has only been demonstrated in members of the family Sciaenidae. In the present study, progestin stimulation of sperm hypermotility was investigated in a non-sciaenid, southern flounder, and the potential role of membrane progestin receptor alpha (mPR alpha or Paqr7b) in mediating this action was examined. The major progestin produced in vitro by flounder testicular fragments co-migrated with 17,20 beta,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20 beta-S) during thin-layer chromatography. Treatment of flounder sperm with 5 nM-100 nM 20 beta-S significantly increased sperm velocity in vitro, whereas 17,20 beta-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one and other steroids were ineffective. A single class of high affinity (K-d 22.95 nM), saturable, limited-capacity binding sites (B-max 0.013 nM) specific for 20 beta-S was identified on sperm membranes. Treatment of sperm membranes with guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)triphosphate reduced [H-3]-20 beta-S binding, suggesting the 20 beta-S receptor couples to a G protein. The membrane adenylyl cyclase inhibitor 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine blocked 20 beta-S-induced sperm hypermotility, indicating 20 beta-S activates stimulatory G proteins. Finally, flounder paqr7b was cloned and characterized from testicular tissues. The Paqr7b protein is expressed on the midpiece of flounder sperm and is more abundant in individuals with high sperm motility than low motility donors. These findings suggest that 20 beta-S stimulates sperm hypermotility in flounder through activation of stimulatory G proteins, likely through Paqr7b. The finding that progestins directly stimulate sperm hypermotility in a flatfish, a highly derived species not belonging to the teleost family Sciaenidae, suggests this phenomenon is widespread among advanced fishes. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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