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Title | Structural specializations of the sperm tail. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Cell, Vol. 186, Issue 13, Page 2880-2896.e17, Year 2023 |
Publish date | Jun 22, 2023 |
Authors | Miguel Ricardo Leung / Jianwei Zeng / Xiangli Wang / Marc C Roelofs / Wei Huang / Riccardo Zenezini Chiozzi / Johannes F Hevler / Albert J R Heck / Susan K Dutcher / Alan Brown / Rui Zhang / Tzviya Zeev-Ben-Mordehai / |
PubMed Abstract | Sperm motility is crucial to reproductive success in sexually reproducing organisms. Impaired sperm movement causes male infertility, which is increasing globally. Sperm are powered by a microtubule- ...Sperm motility is crucial to reproductive success in sexually reproducing organisms. Impaired sperm movement causes male infertility, which is increasing globally. Sperm are powered by a microtubule-based molecular machine-the axoneme-but it is unclear how axonemal microtubules are ornamented to support motility in diverse fertilization environments. Here, we present high-resolution structures of native axonemal doublet microtubules (DMTs) from sea urchin and bovine sperm, representing external and internal fertilizers. We identify >60 proteins decorating sperm DMTs; at least 15 are sperm associated and 16 are linked to infertility. By comparing DMTs across species and cell types, we define core microtubule inner proteins (MIPs) and analyze evolution of the tektin bundle. We identify conserved axonemal microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) with unique tubulin-binding modes. Additionally, we identify a testis-specific serine/threonine kinase that links DMTs to outer dense fibers in mammalian sperm. Our study provides structural foundations for understanding sperm evolution, motility, and dysfunction at a molecular level. |
External links | Cell / PubMed:37327785 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.3 - 4.1 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-17187, PDB-8otz: EMDB-17188, PDB-8ou0: EMDB-18071: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A-lumen top EMDB-18072: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A-lumen middle EMDB-18073: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A-lumen bottom EMDB-18074: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A01-A02 top EMDB-18075: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A01-A02 middle EMDB-18076: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A01-A02 bottom EMDB-18077: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A02-A04 top EMDB-18078: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A02-A04 middle EMDB-18079: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A02-A04 bottom EMDB-18080: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A04-A06 top EMDB-18081: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A04-A06 middle EMDB-18082: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A04-A06 bottom EMDB-18083: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A07-A08 top EMDB-18084: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A07-A08 middle EMDB-18085: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement A07-A08 bottom EMDB-18086: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Outer Junction top EMDB-18087: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Outer Junction middle EMDB-18088: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Outer Junction bottom EMDB-18089: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Ribbon top EMDB-18090: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Ribbon middle EMDB-18091: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Ribbon bottom EMDB-18092: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Inner Junction top EMDB-18093: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Inner Junction middle EMDB-18094: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement Inner Junction bottom EMDB-18095: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B01-B03 top EMDB-18096: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B01-B03 middle EMDB-18097: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B01-B03 bottom EMDB-18098: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B03-B05 top EMDB-18099: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B03-B05 middle EMDB-18100: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B03-B05 bottom EMDB-18101: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B05-B07 top EMDB-18102: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B05-B07 middle EMDB-18103: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B05-B07 bottom EMDB-18104: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B07-B09 top EMDB-18105: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B07-B09 middle EMDB-18106: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, local refinement B07-B09 bottom EMDB-18107: 48-nm repeat of the native axonemal doublet microtubule from bovine sperm, consensus refinement EMDB-40619: cryo-EM structure of sea urchin sperm doublet microtubule (48-nm periodicity) EMDB-40620: cryo-EM density map of the 48-nm repeat doublet microtubule with beak from Chlamydomonas EMDB-40621: cryo-EM density map of the 48-nm repeat doublet microtubule without beak from Chlamydomonas |
Chemicals | ChemComp-GTP: ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-GDP: |
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Keywords | STRUCTURAL PROTEIN / microtubule / cilia / sperm / axoneme / CYTOSOLIC PROTEIN / microtubule inner protein / doublet microtubule / DMT / flagella / FAP / CFAP / MIP / MAP / cytoskeleton / tublin / sea urchin / TEX / Tektin / SAXO / ODF / SPATA / RIB |