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Application of proteomics to identify fertility markers in angus bull sperm
HAYATI Journal of Biosciences
  • Naseer A. Kutchy, Mississippi State University
  • Sule Dogan, Mississippi State University
  • Xiaojun Wang, Mississippi State University
  • Einko Topper, Alta Genetics, Inc.
  • Abdullah Kaya, Selçuk Üniversitesi
  • Erdogan Memili, Mississippi State University
Document Type
Article
Abstract

The goal of the study was to ascertain sperm proteins as fertility markers in Angus bull sperm using proteomics and validating the markers through comparative sperm biology between Angus and Holstein bulls for which there are reliable fertility data available. We aimed to determine proteins differentially expressed in sperm from Angus bulls with different fertility phenotypes. Two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis with mass-spectrometry, functional gene clusters, canonical pathways and protein networks, using integrated discovery bioinformatics software and ingenuity pathway analysis were used to identify and analyze sperm proteome. We identified 80 proteins that were differentially expressed in sperm of our experimental population. Using computational biology approaches we demonstrated involvement of structural proteins such as outer dense fiber of sperm tails 2 and enzymes including kinases, and phosphatases having functions in essential pathways in glycolysis/gluconeogenesis and free scavenging. The results are significant because analyzed proteins in Angus sperm are determinants of fertility, gene-environment interactions, as well as potential biomarkers for animal breeding.

DOI
10.4308/hjb.27.2.116
Publication Date
4-1-2020
Citation Information
Naseer A. Kutchy, Sule Dogan, Xiaojun Wang, Einko Topper, et al.. "Application of proteomics to identify fertility markers in angus bull sperm" HAYATI Journal of Biosciences Vol. 27 Iss. 2 (2020) p. 116 - 135 ISSN: 19783019
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