Semen Protein CRISP3 Promotes Reproductive Performance of Boars through Immunomodulation
Semen proteins play an important role in male reproductive performance and sperm fertilization ability and can be used as potential biomarkers to evaluate male fertility. The role of cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP3) in male reproduction remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the...
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| author | Yonghui Bu Ping Wang Siqi Li Li Li Shouquan Zhang Hengxi Wei |
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| description | Semen proteins play an important role in male reproductive performance and sperm fertilization ability and can be used as potential biomarkers to evaluate male fertility. The role of cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP3) in male reproduction remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the role of CRISP3 in the reproductive performance of boars. Our results showed that the CRISP3 protein content was significantly and positively correlated with boar fertility, sow delivery rate, and litter size. CRISP3 is highly expressed in the bulbourethral gland of adult boars and is enriched in the seminal plasma. It is localized in the post-acrosomal region of the sperm head and migrates to the anterior end of the tail after capacitation. The CRISP3 recombinant protein did not affect sperm motility and cleavage rate, but it significantly downregulated the mRNA expression of inflammatory factors IL-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 and the protein expression of IL-α and IL-6 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells, indicating that CRISP3 has an immunomodulatory function. In conclusion, our study suggests that semen CRISP3 protein levels positively correlate with reproductive performance, which may be achieved by regulating immune responses in the female reproductive tract. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1501f6f2261474c88c53386e7173e1f2024-02-23T15:20:22ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672024-02-01254226410.3390/ijms25042264Semen Protein CRISP3 Promotes Reproductive Performance of Boars through ImmunomodulationYonghui Bu0Ping Wang1Siqi Li2Li Li3Shouquan Zhang4Hengxi Wei5State Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong 510642, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong 510642, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong 510642, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong 510642, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong 510642, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong 510642, ChinaSemen proteins play an important role in male reproductive performance and sperm fertilization ability and can be used as potential biomarkers to evaluate male fertility. The role of cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP3) in male reproduction remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the role of CRISP3 in the reproductive performance of boars. Our results showed that the CRISP3 protein content was significantly and positively correlated with boar fertility, sow delivery rate, and litter size. CRISP3 is highly expressed in the bulbourethral gland of adult boars and is enriched in the seminal plasma. It is localized in the post-acrosomal region of the sperm head and migrates to the anterior end of the tail after capacitation. The CRISP3 recombinant protein did not affect sperm motility and cleavage rate, but it significantly downregulated the mRNA expression of inflammatory factors IL-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 and the protein expression of IL-α and IL-6 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells, indicating that CRISP3 has an immunomodulatory function. In conclusion, our study suggests that semen CRISP3 protein levels positively correlate with reproductive performance, which may be achieved by regulating immune responses in the female reproductive tract.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/4/2264CRISP3boarfertilityspermreproductive tract immunity |
| spellingShingle | Yonghui Bu Ping Wang Siqi Li Li Li Shouquan Zhang Hengxi Wei Semen Protein CRISP3 Promotes Reproductive Performance of Boars through Immunomodulation International Journal of Molecular Sciences CRISP3 boar fertility sperm reproductive tract immunity |
| title | Semen Protein CRISP3 Promotes Reproductive Performance of Boars through Immunomodulation |
| title_full | Semen Protein CRISP3 Promotes Reproductive Performance of Boars through Immunomodulation |
| title_fullStr | Semen Protein CRISP3 Promotes Reproductive Performance of Boars through Immunomodulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Semen Protein CRISP3 Promotes Reproductive Performance of Boars through Immunomodulation |
| title_short | Semen Protein CRISP3 Promotes Reproductive Performance of Boars through Immunomodulation |
| title_sort | semen protein crisp3 promotes reproductive performance of boars through immunomodulation |
| topic | CRISP3 boar fertility sperm reproductive tract immunity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/4/2264 |
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