Analysis of human sperm surface glycoproteins which can interact with galectin-1

ABSTRACT: Herein, we constructed a human lectin microarray with 60 human lectin and lectin-like proteins. All of the lectins and lectin-like proteins were purified from yeast, and most showed binding to human glycans. To demonstrate the applicability of the human lectin microarray, human sperm were probed on the microarray and strong bindings were observed for several lectins, including galectin-1, 7, 8, GalNAc-T6, and ERGIC-53 (LMAN1). These bindings were validated by flow cytometry and fluorescence immunostaining. Further, mass spectrometry analysis showed that galectin-1 binds several membrane proteins including HSP90. Finally, functional assays showed that binding of galectin-8 could significantly enhance the acrosome reaction within human sperms. To our knowledge, this is the first construction of a human lectin microarray, and we anticipate it will find wide use for a range of human or mammalian studies, alone or in combination with plant lectin microarrays.

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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Testis, Sperm

SUBMITTER: Yangyang Sun  

LAB HEAD: Sheng-ce Tao

PROVIDER: PXD003785 | Pride | 2018-10-26

REPOSITORIES: Pride