title: Occurrence of novel Cu(2+)-dependent sialic acid-specific lectin, on the outer surface of mature caprine spermatozoa.
abstract: Effects of several bivalent metal ions on the autoagglutination event in mature caprine epididymal sperm cells have been investigated using a chemically defined medium. This study demonstrates for the first time that Copper (Cu(2+)) ion (300 μM) has high specificity for autoagglutination of mature cauda-epididymal sperm. Head-to-head interaction of the male gametes is responsible for this event. Studies on the effect of various sugars reveal that the autoagglutinated cells can be dissociated specifically with neutralized sialic acid (50 mM), which also inhibits the sperm cell autoagglutination phenomenon. Blood serum protein fetuin, that contains terminal sialic acid residue, showed high efficacy for inhibiting this autoagglutination event at 4 μM concentration. However, asialofetuin is not capable of inhibiting this Cu(2+)-dependent cellular event. Mature sperm cells bound with caprine erythrocytes at their head region in presence of Cu(2+) ion. The purified sperm membrane fraction isolated by aqueous two phase polymer method showed high efficacy to agglutinate erythrocytes. These sperm-erythrocyte interactions as well as sperm membrane induced haemagglutination were strongly blocked by neutralized sialic acid (50 mM). The results confirm the occurrence of unique Cu(2+) dependent, sialic acid-specific lectin on the outer surface of a mammalian cell using caprine sperm as the model. The observed Cu(2+)-mediated cellular autoagglutination is caused by the interaction of the cell surface lectin with the lectin receptor on the surface of the neighboring homologous cell.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rural and Cryogenic Technologies, Jadavpur University, FT & BE Building, Kolkata, 700032, India.
authors.forename: Debarun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Souvik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Gopal Chandra
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.forename: Debdas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003300:Copper / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D060748:Fetuins / Q000494:pharmacology; D006041:Goats; D006384:Hemagglutination; D037102:Lectins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013073:Sperm Agglutination; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D060748:Fetuins; D037102:Lectins; D003300:Copper; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
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