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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 56, 720-730, Copyright © 1997 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Antibody directed against plasma membrane components of equine spermatozoa inhibits adhesion of spermatozoa to oviduct epithelial cells in vitro

PG Thomas, BA Ball, GG Ignotz, I Dobrinski, JE Parks and WB Currie
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.

Before fertilization, equine spermatozoa adhere to oviduct epithelial cells (OEC) of the mare. The biochemical basis for this adhesion has not been determined. Our objective was to produce an antiserum to block this interaction. Ejaculated spermatozoa were subjected to nitrogen cavitation and spermatozoal plasma membranes enriched by sucrose density gradient centrifugation; membrane enrichment was confirmed by comparative alkaline phosphatase analysis, electron microscopy, and one- and two-dimensional PAGE. Periacrosomal plasma membrane was used as an immunogen for the production of an antiserum, which recognized several components of spermatozoal plasma membrane on Western blots. Antigen- binding fragments (Fab) were isolated by papain digestion from a specific antiserum and from nonimmunized rabbit IgG (control). The periacrosomal regions of epididymal and ejaculated spermatozoa were immunolabeled with antiserum Fab but not control Fab. The immunoneutralizing activity of antiserum Fab was tested in fluorescent cell-binding assays by competitive inhibition of the binding of spermatozoa to OEC monolayers or explants. In both assays, binding of spermatozoa to OEC was reduced as the concentration of specific Fab increased. These results suggest that one or more protein or glycoprotein components of the rostral spermatozoal plasma membrane mediate adhesion between spermatozoa and oviduct epithelium in vitro.


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