J Cell Sci 2006,
PMID: 16352663
Cotton, Leanne; Gibbs, Gerard M; Sanchez-Partida, L Gabriel; Morrison, John R; de Kretser, David M; O'Bryan, Moira K
Cloning of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) adaptor Snt-2 cDNA and the identification of FGFR-1 protein in association with sperm tails, suggested that FGFR-1 signaling was involved in either sperm tail development or function. This hypothesis was tested by the creation of transgenic mice that specifically expressed a dominant-negative variant of FGFR-1 in male haploid germ cells. Mating of transgenic mice showed a significant reduction in pups per litter compared with wild-type littermates. Further analysis demonstrated that this subfertility was driven by a combination of reduced daily sperm output and a severely compromised ability of those sperm that were produced to undergo capacitation prior to fertilization. An analysis of key signal transduction proteins indicated that FGFR-1 is functional on wild-type sperm and probably signals via the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway. FGFR-1 activation also resulted in the downstream suppression of mitogen activated protein kinase signaling. These data demonstrate the FGFR-1 is required for quantitatively and qualitatively normal spermatogenesis and has a key role in the regulation of the global tyrosine phosphorylation events associated with sperm capacitation.
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