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Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2684
Author(s):  
Maria Giovanna Riparbelli ◽  
Veronica Persico ◽  
Giuliano Callaini

Sperm elongation and nuclear shaping in Drosophila largely depends on the microtubule cytoskeleton that in early spermatids has centrosomal and non-centrosomal origins. We report here an additional γ-tubulin focus localized on the anterior pole of the nucleus in correspondence of the apical end of the perinuclear microtubules that run within the dense complex. The perinuclear microtubules are nucleated by the pericentriolar material, or centriole adjunct, that surrounds the basal body and are retained to play a major role in nuclear shaping. However, we found that both the perinuclear microtubules and the dense complex are present in spermatids lacking centrioles. Therefore, the basal body or the centriole adjunct seem to be dispensable for the organization and assembly of these structures. These observations shed light on a novel localization of γ-tubulin and open a new scenario on the distribution of the microtubules and the organization of the dense complex during early Drosophila spermiogenesis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (35) ◽  
pp. eabb4591
Author(s):  
Yonit Tsatskis ◽  
Robyn Rosenfeld ◽  
Joel D. Pearson ◽  
Curtis Boswell ◽  
Yi Qu ◽  
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Human genome-wide association studies have linked single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in NEMP1 (nuclear envelope membrane protein 1) with early menopause; however, it is unclear whether NEMP1 has any role in fertility. We show that whole-animal loss of NEMP1 homologs in Drosophila, Caenorhabditis elegans, zebrafish, and mice leads to sterility or early loss of fertility. Loss of Nemp leads to nuclear shaping defects, most prominently in the germ line. Biochemical, biophysical, and genetic studies reveal that NEMP proteins support the mechanical stiffness of the germline nuclear envelope via formation of a NEMP-EMERIN complex. These data indicate that the germline nuclear envelope has specialized mechanical properties and that NEMP proteins play essential and conserved roles in fertility.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 3702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Teves ◽  
Eduardo Roldan ◽  
Diego Krapf ◽  
Jerome Strauss III ◽  
Virali Bhagat ◽  
...  

Sperm differentiation encompasses a complex sequence of morphological changes that takes place in the seminiferous epithelium. In this process, haploid round spermatids undergo substantial structural and functional alterations, resulting in highly polarized sperm. Hallmark changes during the differentiation process include the formation of new organelles, chromatin condensation and nuclear shaping, elimination of residual cytoplasm, and assembly of the sperm flagella. To achieve these transformations, spermatids have unique mechanisms for protein trafficking that operate in a coordinated fashion. Microtubules and filaments of actin are the main tracks used to facilitate the transport mechanisms, assisted by motor and non-motor proteins, for delivery of vesicular and non-vesicular cargos to specific sites. This review integrates recent findings regarding the role of protein trafficking in sperm differentiation. Although a complete characterization of the interactome of proteins involved in these temporal and spatial processes is not yet known, we propose a model based on the current literature as a framework for future investigations.


2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 636-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Augière ◽  
Jean-André Lapart ◽  
Jean-Luc Duteyrat ◽  
Elisabeth Cortier ◽  
Charline Maire ◽  
...  

Producing mature spermatozoa is essential for sexual reproduction in metazoans. Spermiogenesis involves dramatic cell morphological changes going from sperm tail elongation and nuclear reshaping to cell membrane remodeling during sperm individualization and release. The sperm manchette plays a critical scaffolding function during nuclear remodeling by linking the nuclear lamina to the cytoskeleton. Here, we describe the role of an uncharacterized protein in Drosophila, salto/CG13164, involved in nuclear shaping and spermatid individualization. Salto has dynamic localization during spermatid differentiation, being progressively relocated from the sperm-nuclear dense body, which is equivalent to the mammalian sperm manchette, to the centriolar adjunct and acrosomal cap during spermiogenesis. salto-null male flies are sterile and exhibit complete spermatid individualization defects. salto-deficient spermatids show coiled spermatid nuclei at late maturation stages and stalled individualization complexes. Our work sheds light on a novel component involved in cytoskeleton-based cell-morphological changes during spermiogenesis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 217 (10) ◽  
pp. 3330-3342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanmay P. Lele ◽  
Richard B. Dickinson ◽  
Gregg G. Gundersen

Positioning and shaping the nucleus represents a mechanical challenge for the migrating cell because of its large size and resistance to deformation. Cells shape and position the nucleus by transmitting forces from the cytoskeleton onto the nuclear surface. This force transfer can occur through specialized linkages between the nuclear envelope and the cytoskeleton. In response, the nucleus can deform and/or it can move. Nuclear movement will occur when there is a net differential in mechanical force across the nucleus, while nuclear deformation will occur when mechanical forces overcome the mechanical resistance of the various structures that comprise the nucleus. In this perspective, we review current literature on the sources and magnitude of cellular forces exerted on the nucleus, the nuclear envelope proteins involved in transferring cellular forces, and the contribution of different nuclear structural components to the mechanical response of the nucleus to these forces.


2017 ◽  
Vol 369 (3) ◽  
pp. 625-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan-Dan Ma ◽  
Meng-Ying Pan ◽  
Cong-Cong Hou ◽  
Fu-Qing Tan ◽  
Wan-Xi Yang

Gene ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 575 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangli Wu ◽  
Shumei Mu ◽  
Mingshen Guo ◽  
Tingrong Chen ◽  
Zhaohui Zhang ◽  
...  

Reproduction ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari S Lehti ◽  
Noora Kotaja ◽  
Anu Sironen

Male fertility relies on the production of functional spermatozoa. Spermatogenesis is a complex differentiation process that is characterized by meiosis and dramatic morphogenesis of haploid cells. Spermatogenesis involves active changes in the microtubular network to support meiotic divisions, cell polarization, the reshaping of the nucleus, and the formation of a flagellum. Previously, we have demonstrated that a microtubule-based anterograde transport motor protein KIF3A is required for the sperm tail formation and nuclear shaping during spermatogenesis. In this study, we show that KIF3A interacts with a KIF1-binding protein (KBP) in the mouse testis. We have characterized the expression and localization pattern of KBP during spermatogenesis and localized both KIF3A and KBP in the cytoplasm of round spermatids and manchette of elongating spermatids. Interestingly, KBP localized also in the late chromatoid body (CB) of elongating spermatids, whose function involves intracellular movement and association with the microtubular network. Altogether our results suggest a role for KBP in spermatid elongation and in the function of the late CB.


2015 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Li ◽  
David Lovett ◽  
Qiao Zhang ◽  
Srujana Neelam ◽  
Ram Anirudh Kuchibhotla ◽  
...  

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