Metabonomic Insights into the Sperm Activation Mechanisms in Ricefield Eel (Monopterus albus)

In fish, sperm motility activation is one of the most essential procedures for fertilization. Previous studies have mainly focused on the external environmental effects and intracellular signals in sperm activation; however, little is known about the metabolic process of sperm motility activation in fish. In the present study, using ricefield eel (Monopterus albus) sperm as a model, metabonomics was used to analyze the metabolic mechanism of the sperm motility activation in fish. Firstly, 529 metabolites were identified in the sperm of ricefield eel, which were clustered into the organic acids, amino acids, nucleotides, benzene, and carbohydrates, respectively. Among them, the most abundant metabolites in sperm were L-phenylalanine, DL-leucine, L-leucine, lysolecithin choline 18:0, L-tryptophan, adenine, hypoxanthine, 7-Methylguanine, shikimic acid, and L-tyrosine. Secondly, compared to pre-activated sperm, the level of S-sulfo-L-cysteine and L-asparagine were both increased in the post-activated sperm. Ninety-two metabolites were decreased in the post-activated sperm, including quinic acid, acetylsalicylic acid, 7,8-dihydro L-biopterin, citric acid, glycylphenylalanine, and dihydrotachysterol (DHT). Finally, basing on the pathway analysis, we found that the changed metabolites in sperm motility activation were mainly clustered into energy metabolism and anti-oxidative stress. Fish sperm motility activation would be accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, which might damage the genetic material of sperm. Thus, the anti-oxidative stress function is a critical process to maintain the normal physiological function of sperm.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Genes - 11(2020), 11 vom: 26. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Huiying [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Lingling [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Shaohua [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Haifeng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhong [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Guangfu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7006-34-0
885F2S42LL
Anti-oxidant stress
Asparagine
Cysteine
Energy metabolism
Journal Article
K848JZ4886
Metabonomics
Reactive Oxygen Species
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Ricefield eel
S-sulphocysteine
Sperm activation

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Date Completed 23.07.2021

Date Revised 23.07.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/genes11111259

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316831492