Article ; Online: Epididymal DIS3 exosome ribonuclease is not necessary for mouse sperm maturation or fertility.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
2023 Volume 666, Page(s) 36–44
Abstract: DIS3 is an RNA exosome associated ribonuclease that degrades a wide range of transcripts that can be essential for cell survival and development. The proximal region of the mouse epididymis (initial segment and caput) plays a pivotal role in sperm ... ...
Abstract | DIS3 is an RNA exosome associated ribonuclease that degrades a wide range of transcripts that can be essential for cell survival and development. The proximal region of the mouse epididymis (initial segment and caput) plays a pivotal role in sperm transport and maturation required for male fertility. However, whether DIS3 ribonuclease mediates RNA decay in proximal epididymides remains unclear. Herein, we established a conditional knockout mouse line by crossing a floxed Dis3 allele with Lcn9-cre mice in which the recombinase is expressed in the principal cells of initial segment as early as post-natal day 17. Morphological and histological analyses, immunofluorescence, computer-aided sperm analysis and fertility were used for functional analyses. We document that DIS3 deficiency in the initial segment had no effect on male fertility. Dis3 cKO males had normal spermatogenesis and initial segment development. In cauda epididymides of Dis3 cKO mice, sperm abundance, morphology, motility, and the frequency of acrosome exocytosis were comparable to controls. Collectively, our genetic model demonstrates that loss of DIS3 in the initial segment of the epididymis is not essential for sperm maturation, motility, or male fertility. |
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MeSH term(s) | Male ; Animals ; Mice ; Epididymis/metabolism ; Sperm Maturation ; Ribonuclease, Pancreatic/metabolism ; Ribonucleases/metabolism ; Exosomes ; Semen ; Spermatozoa/metabolism ; Fertility/genetics ; Mice, Knockout ; Sperm Motility/genetics ; Exosome Multienzyme Ribonuclease Complex/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Ribonuclease, Pancreatic (EC 3.1.27.5) ; Ribonucleases (EC 3.1.-) ; Dis3 protein, mouse (EC 3.1.13-) ; Exosome Multienzyme Ribonuclease Complex (EC 3.1.-) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-05-06 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 205723-2 |
ISSN | 1090-2104 ; 0006-291X ; 0006-291X |
ISSN (online) | 1090-2104 ; 0006-291X |
ISSN | 0006-291X |
DOI | 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.05.023 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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