Glycosylation of zona pellucida glycoprotein-3 is required for inducing acrosomal exocytosis in the bonnet monkey

Gahlay, G. K. ; Gupta, S. K. (2003) Glycosylation of zona pellucida glycoprotein-3 is required for inducing acrosomal exocytosis in the bonnet monkey Cellular & Molecular Biology (Oxford), 49 (3). pp. 389-97. ISSN 0145-5680

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Abstract

To investigate the role of polypeptide backbone vis-à-vis glycosylation of the putative primary sperm receptor, the bonnet monkey (Macaca radiata) zona pellucida glycoprotein-3 (bmZP3), excluding the N-terminal signal sequence and the C-terminal transmembrane-like domain, was expressed as polyhistidine fusion protein either in Escherichia coli orusing baculovirus expression system. The recombinant bmZP3 (r-bmZP3) was purified using nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid resin and subsequently refolded in the presence of oxidized and reduced glutathione. SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis revealed approximately 43 and approximately 52 kDa bands corresponding to E. coli and baculovirus expressed r-bmZP3, respectively. The r-bmZP3 purified from both E. coli and baculovirus binds to the principal segment of the acrosomal cap of the capacitated bonnet monkey spermatozoa as evaluated by indirect immunofluoresence assay. In a competitive inhibition assay, the binding of biotinylated baculovirus expressed r-bmZP3 to capacitated spermatozoa was inhibited not only by cold baculovirus expressed r-bmZP3 but also by E. coli expressed r-bmZP3 and vice-versa. Lectin binding studies revealed that the baculovirus r-bmZP3 has N-linked glycosylation with galactose and mannose residues. Capacitated spermatozoa, in the presence of baculovirus expressed r-bZP3, undergoes a significant increase (p < 0.01) in the acrosomal exocytosis as compared to control whereas E. coli expressed r-bmZP3 failed to have a significant effect. These results suggest that though the polypeptide backbone of ZP3 is sufficient for its binding to capacitated spermatozoa, yet glycosylation is required for induction of acrosomal exocytosis.

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Keywords:Acrosome Reaction; Recombinant Zona Pellucida Glycoprotein; E. coli Expression; Baculovirus Expression; Spermatozoa Binding
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