New insights into sperm-zona pellucida interaction: involvement of sperm lipid rafts

10.2741/2186 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nongnuj Tanphaichitr
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Zona Pellucida

scholarly journals Sperm capacitation induces an increase in lipid rafts having zona pellucida binding ability and containing sulfogalactosylglycerolipid

2006 ◽  
Vol 290 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maroun Bou Khalil ◽  
Krittalak Chakrabandhu ◽  
Hongbin Xu ◽  
Wattana Weerachatyanukul ◽  
Mary Buhr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Sperm Capacitation ◽  
Binding Ability

Investigation of the Role of Lipid Rafts in Human Sperm-Zona Pellucida Binding.

2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (Suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 302-302
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Mitchell ◽  
Brett Nixon ◽  
R. John Aitken
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Human Sperm

Caveolin-1, galectin-3 and lipid raft domains in cancer cell signalling

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 189-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Shankar ◽  
Cecile Boscher ◽  
Ivan R. Nabi
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Cellular Response ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Essential Feature ◽  
Cell Signalling ◽  
Coated Pits ◽  
Signalling Molecules ◽  
Raft Domains

Spatial organization of the plasma membrane is an essential feature of the cellular response to external stimuli. Receptor organization at the cell surface mediates transmission of extracellular stimuli to intracellular signalling molecules and effectors that impact various cellular processes including cell differentiation, metabolism, growth, migration and apoptosis. Membrane domains include morphologically distinct plasma membrane invaginations such as clathrin-coated pits and caveolae, but also less well-defined domains such as lipid rafts and the galectin lattice. In the present chapter, we will discuss interaction between caveolae, lipid rafts and the galectin lattice in the control of cancer cell signalling.

Spatial control of actin-based motility through plasmalemmal PtdIns(4,5)P2-rich raft assemblies.

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 119-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Golub ◽  
Caroni Pico
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Patch Clustering ◽  
Pkc Protein Kinase C ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
And Function ◽  
Cytoskeleton Dynamics ◽  
Syndrome Protein

The interactions of cells with their environment involve regulated actin-based motility at defined positions along the cell surface. Sphingolipid- and cholesterol-dependent microdomains (rafts) order proteins at biological membranes, and have been implicated in most signalling processes at the cell surface. Many membrane-bound components that regulate actin cytoskeleton dynamics and cell-surface motility associate with PtdIns(4,5)P2-rich lipid rafts. Although raft integrity is not required for substrate-directed cell spreading, or to initiate signalling for motility, it is a prerequisite for sustained and organized motility. Plasmalemmal rafts redistribute rapidly in response to signals, triggering motility. This process involves the removal of rafts from sites that are not interacting with the substrate, apparently through endocytosis, and a local accumulation at sites of integrin-mediated substrate interactions. PtdIns(4,5)P2-rich lipid rafts can assemble into patches in a process depending on PtdIns(4,5)P2, Cdc42 (cell-division control 42), N-WASP (neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein) and actin cytoskeleton dynamics. The raft patches are sites of signal-induced actin assembly, and their accumulation locally promotes sustained motility. The patches capture microtubules, which promote patch clustering through PKA (protein kinase A), to steer motility. Raft accumulation at the cell surface, and its coupling to motility are influenced greatly by the expression of intrinsic raft-associated components that associate with the cytosolic leaflet of lipid rafts. Among them, GAP43 (growth-associated protein 43)-like proteins interact with PtdIns(4,5)P2 in a Ca2+/calmodulin and PKC (protein kinase C)-regulated manner, and function as intrinsic determinants of motility and anatomical plasticity. Plasmalemmal PtdIns(4,5)P2-rich raft assemblies thus provide powerful organizational principles for tight spatial and temporal control of signalling in motility.

664: CXCL12/CXCR4 Trans-Activation of HER2 in Lipid Rafts of Prostate Cancer Cell Membranes Promotes Bone Metastasis

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 223-223
Author(s):  
Sreenivasa R. Chinni ◽  
Hamilto Yamamoto ◽  
Zhong Dong ◽  
Aaron Sabbota ◽  
Sanaa Nabha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Bone Metastasis ◽  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Prostate Cancer Cell

173: Lipid Rafts are Negative Regulators of TGFβ Signaling in Ureteral Smooth Muscle Cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 46-46
Author(s):  
Carlos R. Estrada ◽  
Theodora Danciu ◽  
Maximilian Stehr ◽  
Joseph Khoury ◽  
Keith R. Solomon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Negative Regulators ◽  
Tgfβ Signaling

63 SAP-97 promotes hKv1.5 compartmentation to lipid rafts and interaction with beta-subunit: consequences on currents properties

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
A MAGUY ◽  
D GODREAU ◽  
P RATAJCZAK ◽  
C HEYMES ◽  
R VRANCKX ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Beta Subunit

Effectiveness of zona pellucida protein ZPB as an immunocontraceptive antigen

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
ML Martinez ◽  
JD Harris
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Recombinant Protein ◽  
Antibody Titre ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Papio Cynocephalus ◽  
Cynomolgus Monkeys ◽  
Menstrual Cycles ◽  
Normal Menstrual Cycle

Immunization of female mammals with native zona pellucida (ZP) proteins is known to cause infertility. Since each human ZP protein is now available as a purified recombinant protein, is it possible to compare the immunocontraceptive potential of each ZP protein. A breeding study was conducted in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fasicularis) after immunization with recombinant human ZP (rhZP) proteins (ZPA, ZPB, ZPC) separately and in combinations. This study demonstrated that immunization with recombinant human ZPB (rhZPB) protein caused cynomolgus monkeys to become infertile for 9-35 months. A second study was conducted in baboons (Papio cynocephalus), which yielded a similar result. The baboons immunized with rhZPB became infertile for 9 to > 20 months. During the time of maximum antibody titre, some animals experienced disruption of the menstrual cycle, but eventually all of the animals resumed normal menstrual cycles. Control animals and animals immunized with other rhZP proteins all became pregnant before any of the rhZPB-treated animals. This is the first study in which a recombinant ZP protein has consistently induced infertility in a primate without permanent disruption of the normal menstrual cycle.

Reproductive characteristics of the african pygmy hedgehog, atelerix albiventris

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
JM Bedford ◽  
OB Mock ◽  
SK Nagdas ◽  
VP Winfrey ◽  
GE Olson
Keyword(s):  
Fallopian Tube ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Sperm Head ◽  
Reproductive Characteristics ◽  
Cumulus Oophorus ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Initial Binding ◽  
Structural Matrix

To obtain further perspective on reproduction and particularly gamete function among so-called primitive mammals presently grouped in the Order Insectivora, we have examined the African hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris, in light of unusual features reported in shrews and moles. Atelerix proves to share many but not all of the characteristics seen in these other insectivores. The penis of Atelerix has a 'snail-like' form, but lacks the surface spines common in insectivores and a number of other mammals. Hedgehog spermatozoa display an eccentric insertion of the tail on the sperm head, and they manifest the barbs on the perforatorium that, in shrews, probably effect the initial binding of the sperm head to the zona pellucida. As a possible correlate, the structural matrix of the hedgehog acrosome comprises only two main components, as judged by immunoblotting, rather than the complex of peptides seen in the matrix of some higher mammals. The Fallopian tube of Atelerix is relatively simple; it displays only minor differences in width and in the arborized epithelium between the isthmus and ampulla, and shows no evidence of the unusual sperm crypts that characterize the isthmus or ampulla, depending on the species, in shrews and moles. In common with other insectivores, Atelerix appears to be an induced ovulator, as judged by the ovulation of some 6-8 eggs by about 23 h after injection of hCG. The dense cumulus oophorus appeared to have little matrix, in keeping with the modest dimensions of the tubal ampulla and, while it was not quite as discrete as that of soricids, it did show the same insensitivity to 0.5% (w/v) ovine or bovine hyaluronidase.

Differences between antigenic determinants of pig and cat zona pellucida proteins

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Jewgenow ◽  
M Rohleder ◽  
I Wegner
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Antigenic Determinants ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Contraceptive Vaccine ◽  
Sperm Binding ◽  
Dependent Inhibition ◽  
Dose Dependent Inhibition ◽  
Dose Dependent

Despite many efforts, the control of reproduction in feral cat populations is still a problem in urban regions around the world. Immunocontraception is a promising approach; thus the present study examined the suitability of the widely used pig zona pellucida proteins (pZP) for contraception in feral domestic cats. Purified zona pellucida proteins obtained from pig and cat ovaries were used to produce highly specific antisera in rabbits. Antibodies against pZP raised in rabbits or lions were not effective inhibitors of either in vitro sperm binding (cat spermatozoa to cat oocytes) or in vitro fertilization in cats, whereas antibodies against feline zona pellucida proteins (fZP) raised in rabbits showed a dose-dependent inhibition of in vitro fertilization. Immunoelectrophoresis, ELISA and immunohistology of ovaries confirmed these results, showing crossreactivity of anti-fZP sera to fZP and to a lesser extent to pZP, but no interaction of anti-pZP sera with fZP. It is concluded that cat and pig zonae pellucidae express a very small number of shared antigenic determinants, making the use of pZP vaccine in cats questionable. A contraceptive vaccine based on feline zona pellucida determinants will be a better choice for the control of reproduction in feral cats if immunogenity can be achieved.

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