Regulation of Phosphorylation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3α and the Correlation with Sperm Motility in Human

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PURPOSE: To unravel the mechanism regulating the phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) and the correlation between the inhibitory phosphorylation of GSK3α and sperm motility in human.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The phosphorylation and priming phosphorylated substrate-specific kinase activity of GSK3 were examined in human spermatozoa with various motility conditions.

RESULTS: In human spermatozoa, GSK3α/β was localized in the head, midpiece, and principal piece of tail and p-GSK3α(Ser21) was enriched in the midpiece. The ratio of p-GSK3α(Ser21)/GSK3α was positively coupled with normal sperm motility criteria of World Health Organization. In high-motility spermatozoa, p-GSK3α(Ser21) phosphotyrosine (p-Tyr) proteins but p-GSK3α(Tyr279) markedly increased together with decreased kinase activity of GSK3 after incubation in Ca2+ containing medium. In high-motility spermatozoa, p-GSK3α(Ser21) levels were negatively coupled with kinase activity of GSK3, and which was deregulated in low-motility spermatozoa. In high-motility spermatozoa, 6-bromo-indirubin-3'-oxime, an inhibitor of kinase activity of GSK3 increased p-GSK3α(Ser21) and p-Tyr proteins. p-GSK3α(Ser21) and p-Tyr protein levels were decreased by inhibition of PKA and Akt. Calyculin A, a protein phosphatase-1/2A inhibitor, markedly increased the p-GSK3α(Ser21) and p-Tyr proteins, and significantly increased the motility of low-motility human spermatozoa.

CONCLUSIONS: Down regulation of kinase activity of GSK3α by inhibitory phosphorylation was positively coupled with human sperm motility, and which was regulated by Ca2+, PKA, Akt, and PP1. Small-molecule inhibitors of GSK3 and PP1 can be considered to potentiate human sperm motility.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

The world journal of men's health - 42(2024), 2 vom: 08. Apr., Seite 373-383

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Seung Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Young-Pil [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jeong Min [VerfasserIn]
Park, Dong-Wook [VerfasserIn]
Seo, Ju Tae [VerfasserIn]
Gye, Myung Chan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Glycogen synthase kinase 3
Humans
Journal Article
Phosphorylation
Sperm motility

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Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.5534/wjmh.230004

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NLM361334532