Isolation and characterization of heparin- and phosphorylcholine-binding proteins of boar and stallion seminal plasma. Primary structure of porcine pB1
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Abstract
In the bovine, seminal plasma heparin-binding proteins bind to sperm lipids containing the phosphorylcholine group and mediate the capacitating effects of heparin-like glycosaminoglycans during sperm residence in the female genital tract. We report the characterization of heparin- and phosphorylcholine-binding proteins of stallion and boar seminal plasma. Horse seminal plasma proteins HSP-1 and HSP-2, and boar protein pB1, belong to the same family as the bull heparin- and phosphorylcholine-binding proteins BSP-A(1/2), BSP-A3, and BSP-30K. We have determined the amino acid sequence and posttranslational modifications of boar glycoprotein pB1. It contains 105 amino acids arranged into a mosaic structure consisting of a N-terminal 18-residue O-glycosylated polypeptide followed by two tandemly organized 40-45-residue fibronectin type II domains. pB1 displays 60-65% amino acid sequence similarity with its equine and bovine homologues. However, in their respective seminal plasmas, the BSP and the HSP proteins associate into 90-150-kDa oligomeric complexes, whereas pB1 forms a 35-40-kDa complex with spermadhesin AQN-1. In addition, pB1 appears to be identical to the recently described leukocyte adhesion regulator of porcine seminal fluid pAIF-1. Our results tie in with the hypothesis that homologous proteins from different mammalian species may display distinct biological activities, which may be related to species-specific aspects of sperm physiology.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 201-206 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | FEBS letters |
Volume | 407 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 28 Apr 1997 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 9166899 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-4482-6010/work/142251056 |
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Keywords
- Boar seminal plasma pB1 (pAIF-1), Fibronectin type II domain, Heparin-binding protein, O-Glycosylation, Phosphorylcholine-binding protein, Primary structure, Spermadhesin AQN-1, Stallion seminal plasma HSP-1 and HSP-2