Seminal vesicle secretion of African catfish, its composition, its behaviour in water and saline solutions and its influence on gamete fertilizability

2004 ◽  
Vol 301A (9) ◽  
pp. 745-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil Mansour ◽  
Franz Lahnsteiner ◽  
Robert A. Patzner
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
African Catfish ◽  
Saline Solutions ◽  
Vesicle Secretion

scholarly journals Seminal vesicle proteins SVS3 and SVS4 facilitate SVS2 effect on sperm capacitation

Reproduction ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 152 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoya Araki ◽  
Natsuko Kawano ◽  
Woojin Kang ◽  
Kenji Miyado ◽  
Kaoru Yoshida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Reproductive Tract ◽  
Female Reproductive Tract ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sperm Capacitation ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Sperm Membrane ◽  
Vesicle Secretion ◽  
Mammalian Spermatozoa

Mammalian spermatozoa acquire their fertilizing ability in the female reproductive tract (sperm capacitation). On the other hand, seminal vesicle secretion, which is a major component of seminal plasma, inhibits the initiation of sperm capacitation (capacitation inhibition) and reduces the fertility of the capacitated spermatozoa (decapacitation). There are seven major proteins involved in murine seminal vesicle secretion (SVS1-7), and we have previously shown that SVS2 acts as both a capacitation inhibitor and a decapacitation factor, and is indispensable forin vivofertilization. However, the effects of SVSs other than SVS2 on the sperm have not been elucidated. Since mouseSvs2–Svs6genes evolved by gene duplication belong to the same gene family, it is possible that SVSs other than SVS2 also have some effects on sperm capacitation. In this study, we examined the effects of SVS3 and SVS4 on sperm capacitation. Our results showed that both SVS3 and SVS4 are able to bind to spermatozoa, but SVS3 alone showed no effects on sperm capacitation. On the other hand, SVS4 acted as a capacitation inhibitor, although it did not show decapacitation abilities. Interestingly, SVS3 showed an affinity for SVS2 and it facilitated the effects of SVS2. Interaction of SVS2 and spermatozoa is mediated by the ganglioside GM1 in the sperm membrane; however, both SVS3 and SVS4 had weaker affinities for GM1 than SVS2. Therefore, we suggest that separate processes may cause capacitation inhibition and decapacitation, and SVS3 and SVS4 act on sperm capacitation cooperatively with SVS2.

Analysis of the Major Large Polypeptides of Rat Seminal Vesicle Secretion: SVS I, II, and III1

1987 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 501-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie L. Wagner ◽  
W. Stephen Kistler
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Vesicle Secretion ◽  
Rat Seminal Vesicle

Analytical biochemistry of seminal vesicle secretion: a challenge to andrological laboratories: Analytische Biochemie des Bläschendrüsensekrets: eine Herausforderung für das andrologische Labor

Andrologia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
pp. 166-177
Author(s):  
M. Balerna ◽  
G. Medici ◽  
L. Mazzucchelli ◽  
T. Bianda ◽  
L. Marossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Vesicle Secretion

scholarly journals Purification and identification of transglutaminase from mouse coagulating gland and its cross-linking activity among seminal vesicle secretion proteins

2008 ◽  
Vol 876 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan-Chin Tseng ◽  
Han-Jia Lin ◽  
P.S. Sudhakar Gandhi ◽  
Chia-Yih Wang ◽  
Yee-Hsiung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Vesicle Secretion ◽  
Coagulating Gland

The chemical nature of sex attracting pheromones from the seminal vesicle of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus

Aquaculture ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 137-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Resink ◽  
W.G.E.J. Schoonen ◽  
P.C.H. Albers ◽  
D.M. Filé ◽  
C.D. Notenboom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Chemical Nature ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
African Catfish

Preliminary report on the age-related variations in the serum and seminal plasma testosterone, seminal plasma biochemistry and seminal vesicle histochemistry of male broodstock African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1041-1047
Author(s):  
Chidozie Nwabuisi Okoye ◽  
Susan Omuboba Dan-Jumbo ◽  
Anietie Francis Udoumoh ◽  
Ukamaka Uchenna Eze ◽  
Anthony Chukwuemeka Ozokoye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Plasma Testosterone ◽  
African Catfish ◽  
Plasma Biochemistry ◽  
Age Related

Effect of antibodies against seminal vesicle secretion on fertility in the rat

Zygote ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Carballada ◽  
Pedro Esponda
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Vesicle ◽  
Genital Tract ◽  
Close Relation ◽  
Western Blots ◽  
Fertile Female ◽  
Site Of Action ◽  
Antibody Titres ◽  
Female Wistar Rats ◽  
Oviductal Fluid ◽  
Vesicle Secretion

Fertile female Wistar rats were immunised against rat and mouse seminal vesicle secretion (SVS) to test the production of allo-antibodies and the effect of the antibodies elicited on fertility. Twenty-six per cent of the rat and mouse SVS-immunised females were infertile after the treatment. The sera were titrated by ELISA and used in Western blots to detect the proteins recognised. Although neither the antibody titres nor the proteins recognised by the sera showed a close relation with the degree of fertility, in all females the highest antibody titre in the fluids from the genital tract was found in the oviductal fluid and during the night of oestrus. This fact suggested that the site of action of the antibody could be the oviduct. Similar results were obtained using mouse SVS as immunogen – a fact that can be related to the antigenic similarity between the SVS of the two species. The antibodies react with the spermatozoa but not with eggs or embryos. Analyses performed on embryos collected from sterile females showed that there was a delay in fertilisation and normal embryogenesis. Our results suggest that SVS proteins are antigenic and that these antigens are bound to the spermatozoa and could take part in early pre-fertilisation events such as capacitation or sperm transport.

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