- Tubulin posttranslational modifications modify the atypical spermatozoon centriole.
Tubulin posttranslational modifications modify the atypical spermatozoon centriole.
microPublication biology (2022-11-30)
Katerina A Turner, Derek F Kluczynski, Ryan J Hefner, Rami B Moussa, Julia N Slogar, Joice B Thekkethottiyil, Haley D Prine, Emily R Crossley, Lucas J Flanagan, Marlena M LaBoy, Mia B Moran, Taylor G Boyd, Benjamin A Kujawski, Kelsie Ruble, John M Pap, Ankit Jaiswal, Tariq A Shah, Puneet Sindhwani, Tomer Avidor-Reiss
PMID36444375
ABSTRACT
Sperm cells are transcriptionally and translationally silent. Therefore, they may use one of the remaining mechanisms to respond to stimuli in their environment, the post-translational modification of their proteins. Here we examined three post-translational modifications, acetylation, glutamylation, and glycylation of the protein tubulin in human and cattle sperm. Tubulin is the monomer that makes up microtubules, and microtubules constitute the core component of both the sperm centrioles and the axoneme. We found that the sperm of both species were labeled by antibodies against acetylated tubulin and glutamylated tubulin.
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