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Purification and characterization of protein D/E, a putative sperm-binding protein involved in fertilization
Authors:JC Hall  CE Tubbs
Affiliation:Department of Biochemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh 27695-7622, USA.
Abstract:
We describe a method for the efficient purification of a 32 Kd glycoprotein from rat epididymal tissue. The glycoprotein was purified by gel filtration, ion-exchange, affinity, and reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatography. The highly purified glycoprotein was radiolabeled with an iodinatable, cleavable, photoreactive cross-linking agent, 1-[N-(2-hydrox-5-azidobenzoyl)-2-aminoethyl]-4-(-hydroxysuccini mid yl)-succinate (HAHS). The soluble radiolabeled glycoprotein was bound to washed epididymal spermatozoa in a time-dependent, saturable, and reversible manner. Scatchard analysis demonstrates that there are approximately 3,403 binding sites/spermatozoon. The binding efficiency (Kd) for spermatozoa was approximately 2.0 x 10(-10) M. The function of this glycoprotein was verified by using an in vivo artificial insemination fertilization assay. The fertility rate for control spermatozoa was approximately 53%, but the rate for spermatozoa exposed to polyclonal anti-glycoprotein antibodies was only 5%. These data suggest that the binding of the glycoprotein to the surface of rat spermatozoa is mediated by a receptor-type mechanism and is involved in the fertilization process.
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