Characterization of a spontaneously occurring self-reactive antibody against sperm in mice. 2023

Yuekun Chen, and Akiko Hasegawa, and Haruka Honda, and Yu Wakimoto, and Hiroaki Shibahara
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan. Electronic address: yuekun-chen@foxmail.com.

We previously established a spontaneously occurring monoclonal antibody, namely Ts3, that was reactive to sperm from an aged male mouse. The present study investigated the characteristic properties and reproductive functions of Ts3. Immunofluorescent staining revealed that Ts3 reacted to epididymal sperm, and the corresponding antigen was located in the midpiece and principal piece. Immunohistochemistry revealed positive reactions in the germ cells and Sertoli cells in the testis, the epithelial cells in the epididymis and vas deferens. Through western blotting with two-dimensional electrophoresis, we demonstrated that Ts3 reacted with four spots, which were around Mr ∼25,000-60,000 and pI 5-6. MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry identified outer dense fiber 2 (ODF2) as a candidate for Ts3. ODF2 is a cytoskeletal structural component located in the midpiece and principal piece of the flagella of mammalian sperm. This was validated with the result of immunofluorescent staining, suggesting that ODF2 was the main target antigen for Ts3. Sperm immobilization test showed that Ts3 possessed sperm immobilizing activity. Furthermore, Ts3 impaired early embryo development but not in vitro fertilization. These results suggest that ODF2 plays an important role in both sperm function and early embryonic development.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008322 Mammals Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young. Mammalia,Mammal
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D006360 Heat-Shock Proteins Proteins which are synthesized in eukaryotic organisms and bacteria in response to hyperthermia and other environmental stresses. They increase thermal tolerance and perform functions essential to cell survival under these conditions. Stress Protein,Stress Proteins,Heat-Shock Protein,Heat Shock Protein,Heat Shock Proteins,Protein, Stress
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000911 Antibodies, Monoclonal Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells. Monoclonal Antibodies,Monoclonal Antibody,Antibody, Monoclonal
D001323 Autoantibodies Antibodies that react with self-antigens (AUTOANTIGENS) of the organism that produced them. Autoantibody
D012661 Semen The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma. Seminal Plasma,Plasma, Seminal
D013094 Spermatozoa Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility. Sperm,Spermatozoon,X-Bearing Sperm,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperm,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Sperm, X-Bearing,Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, X-Bearing,Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,X Bearing Sperm,X Chromosome Bearing Sperm,X-Bearing Sperms,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms,Y Bearing Sperm,Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperms,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms

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