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Protein 14-3-3 Binds to Protein Phosphatase PP12 in Bovine Epididymal Spermatozoa¹

Department of Biological Sciences,³ Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242 California State University,⁴ Long Beach, California 90840

The protein phosphatase PP12 is critical in the regulation of sperm motility and fertility. Its activity is regulated by its binding proteins and by phosphorylation. We have recently shown that PP12 is phosphorylated and that the amount of phosphorylated PP12 increases during sperm epididymal maturation (Huang et al., Biol Reprod 2004; 70:439–447). Microsequencing revealed that protein 14-3-3 coeluted with phosphorylated PP12 during column chromatography of bovine sperm extracts. Western blot analyses confirmed the presence of protein 14-3-3 not only in bovine spermatozoa but also in spermatozoa of diverse species—bull, hamster, horseshoe crab, monkey, rat, turkey, and Xenopus. The binding between PP12 and protein 14-3-3 was confirmed by coimmunoprecipitation experiments and in pull-down assays with recombinant GST-14-3-3. Western blot analysis and protein 14-3-3 immunoprecipitates with antibodies against the consensus binding domain of protein 14-3-3 reveal that, in addition to PP12, at least two other protein 14-3-3 binding partners are present in spermatozoa. Fluorescence immunocytochemistry results indicate that phosphorylated PP12 and protein 14-3-3 both localize to the postacrosomal region of the head and principal piece of bovine spermatozoa. Together, these results provide conclusive evidence that protein 14-3-3 is present in mature spermatozoa and that PP12 is one of its binding partners.

¹ Supported by NIH grant RO1 HD38520.

² Correspondence: FAX: 330 672 3713; svijayar{at}kent.edu

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