title: Extracellular domain of YWK-II, a human sperm transmembrane protein, interacts with rat Müllerian-inhibiting substance.
abstract: The YWK-II protein in human spermatozoa is structurally related to the betaA4-amyloid precursor protein of Alzheimer disease and has high similarity with amyloid precusor homologues. Antibodies to the YWK-II protein agglutinate human spermatozoa and may be a potential cause of infertility. In the present study, a yeast two-hybrid system (MATCHMAKER Two-Hybrid System 2; Clontech, Palo Alto, CA) was used to screen a rat ovary cDNA library for potential ligands capable of interacting with the YWK-II component. Müllerian-inhibiting substance was found to interact with the extracellular domain of YWK-II protein. The interaction was confirmed by a binding experiment in vitro and surface plasmon resonance assays. The recombinant Müllerian-inhibiting substance can significantly increase the viability and longevity of human spermatozoa after 5 and 22 h of incubation, presumably through binding the YWK-II component on the sperm membrane. The results of this study indicate that the YWK-II sperm membrane protein may function as a receptor for Müllerian-inhibiting substance.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing 100005, China.
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Sha
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Koide
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; D000818:Animals; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D015723:Gene Library; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013735:Testicular Hormones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: C489697:APLP1 protein, human; C084104:APLP2 protein, human; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; C498283:Aplp2 protein, rat; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013735:Testicular Hormones; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone