Artigo Produção Nacional Revisado por pares

Sperm membrane proteins associated with the boar semen cryopreservation

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 183; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.06.005

ISSN

1873-2232

Autores

Daianny Barboza Guimarães, Tatyane Bandeira Barros, Maurício Fraga van Tilburg, Jorge André Matias Martins, Arlindo A. Moura, Frederico Bruno Mendes Batista Moreno, Ana Cristina de Oliveira Monteiro‐Moreira, Renato de Azevedo Moreira, Ricardo Toniolli,

Tópico(s)

Bee Products Chemical Analysis

Resumo

This study aimed to define sperm membrane protein markers of semen freezability of boars with the aid of a proteomic approach. Semen from fourteen adult boars were subjected to slow freezing and rapid thawing. After thawing, sperm vigor and motility were analyzed, and based on these results, animals were separated into two groups: good (GFEs) and poor freezability (PFEs). Sperm membrane proteins were extracted and subjected to two-dimensional electrophoresis. Stained gels were analyzed by computerized resources to indicate differentially expressed protein spots, that were identified by mass spectrometry. Six animals showed good freezability with average sperm vigor and motility of 2.2 ± 0.8 and 41.8 ± 22.9, respectively, whereas eight boars showed poor freezability, with 1.9 ± 0.6 and 26.8 ± 17.5 of sperm vigor sperm motility, respectively. An average of 263 ± 62.2 spots per gel and 234.2 ± 54.6 of spots consistently present in all gels were detected. The intensities of five spots were significantly different between groups. Fc fragment of IgG binding protein and lactadherin were more intense in the PFE group, while Arylsulfatase A and F-actin capping protein subunit alpha 1 were more expressed in the GEF group. Based on their functions and interactions with other proteins, we conclude that these four sperm membrane proteins may act as potential markers of boar semen freezability.

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