Skip to main content
Article
Lipidomic markers of sperm cryotolerance in cattle
Scientific Reports
  • Holly C. Evans, Mississippi State University
  • Thu T.N. Dinh, Mississippi State University
  • Muhammet Rasit Ugur, Mississippi State University
  • Mustafa Hitit, Mississippi State University
  • Dishnu Sajeev, Mississippi State University
  • Abdullah Kaya, Selçuk Üniversitesi
  • Einko Topper, URUS Group LP
  • Molly C. Nicodemus, Mississippi State University
  • Gary D. Smith, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Erdogan Memili, Mississippi State University
Document Type
Article
Abstract

The objective of the current study was to determine the fatty acid composition of sperm from Holstein bulls with different freezability (Good and Poor; n = 12). Fatty acids were extracted from frozen sperm in 1:2 (v/v) chloroform–methanol solvent, fractionated into neutral and polar fractions, and composition determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Thirty-four fatty acids were quantified and their concentrations and percentages within each lipid fraction were calculated. Overall, saturated fatty acids (SFA) were predominant, accounting for 71 to 80% of fatty acids in neutral and polar lipid factions. There were marked differences in fatty acid composition between the lipid fractions (P < 0.001). The branched chain fatty acid (BCFA) concentration (15 to 18 µg) was almost twice as much as polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) concentration found in the polar lipid fraction (8 to 9 µg; P < 0.001). Sperm with different freezability phenotypes only had a few differences in 22:0, 18:1 cis 9, and 14:0 13-methyl fatty acids (P ≤ 0.011). These results are significant because they reveal key understandings of fatty acid composition of sperm membrane and lay a foundation for the manipulation of membrane integrity, fluidity, and stability to advance the assisted reproductive technologies.

DOI
10.1038/s41598-020-77089-9
Publication Date
12-1-2020
Citation Information
Holly C. Evans, Thu T.N. Dinh, Muhammet Rasit Ugur, Mustafa Hitit, et al.. "Lipidomic markers of sperm cryotolerance in cattle" Scientific Reports Vol. 10 Iss. 1 (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/erdogan-memili/40/