Publication: Existence and distribution of Niemann–Pick type 2C (NPC2) in prawn reproductive tract and its putative role as a cholesterol modulator during sperm transit in the vas deferens
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2020-01-01
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14320878
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Cell and Tissue Research. (2020)
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Piyaporn Surinlert, Chompoonut Sukonset, Thitiporn Khongkha, Charoonroj Chotwiwatthanakun, Rapeepun Vanichviriyakit, Wattana Weerachatyanukul, Somluk Asuvapongpatana Existence and distribution of Niemann–Pick type 2C (NPC2) in prawn reproductive tract and its putative role as a cholesterol modulator during sperm transit in the vas deferens. Cell and Tissue Research. (2020). doi:10.1007/s00441-020-03225-6 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/57749
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Existence and distribution of Niemann–Pick type 2C (NPC2) in prawn reproductive tract and its putative role as a cholesterol modulator during sperm transit in the vas deferens
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© 2020, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Sequestering of cholesterol (CHO) is a hallmark molecular event that is known to be associated with sperm gaining their fertilizing ability in a broad array of animals. We have shown previously that the level of CHO declines in the Macrobrachium rosenbergii sperm membrane when they are migrating into the vas deferens, prompting us to search for CHO transporters, one of which is Niemann–Pick type 2C (NPC2), within the prawn male reproductive tract. Sequence comparison of MrNPC2 with other NPC2, from crustaceans to mammals, revealed its conserved features in the hydrophobic cavity with 3 amino acids forming a CHO lid that is identical in all species analyzed. Expressions of MrNPC2 transcript and protein were detected in testicular supporting and interstitial cells and along the epithelial cells of the vas deferens. As confirmed by live cell staining, the testicular sperm (Tsp) surface was devoid of MrNPC2 but it first existed on the vas deferens sperm, suggesting its acquisition from the luminal fluid, possibly through trafficking of multi-lamellar vesicles during sperm transit in the vas deferens. We further showed that recombinant MrNPC2 had a high affinity towards CHO in the lipid extracts, either from Tsp or from lipid vesicles in the vas deferens. Together, our results indicated the presence of MrNPC2 in the male reproductive tract, which may play an important role as a CHO modulator between the sperm membrane and vas deferens epithelial communication.