The genetic architecture of morphological abnormalities of the sperm tail.

Abstract:

:Spermatozoa contain highly specialized structural features reflecting unique functions required for fertilization. Among them, the flagellum is a sperm-specific organelle required to generate the motility, which is essential to reach the egg. The flagellum integrity is, therefore, critical for normal sperm function and flagellum defects consistently lead to male infertility due to reduced or absent sperm motility defined as asthenozoospermia. Multiple morphological abnormalities of the flagella (MMAF), also called short tails, is among the most severe forms of sperm flagellum defects responsible for male infertility and is characterized by the presence in the ejaculate of spermatozoa being short, coiled, absent and of irregular caliber. Recent studies have demonstrated that MMAF is genetically heterogeneous which is consistent with the large number of proteins (over one thousand) localized in the human sperm flagella. In the past 5 years, genomic investigation of the MMAF phenotype allowed the identification of 18 genes whose mutations induce MMAF and infertility. Here we will review information about those genes including their expression pattern, the features of the encoded proteins together with their localization within the different flagellar protein complexes (axonemal or peri-axonemal) and their potential functions. We will categorize the identified MMAF genes following the protein complexes, functions or biological processes they may be associated with, based on the current knowledge in the field.

journal_name

Hum Genet

journal_title

Human genetics

authors

Touré A,Martinez G,Kherraf ZE,Cazin C,Beurois J,Arnoult C,Ray PF,Coutton C

doi

10.1007/s00439-020-02113-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-01-16 00:00:00

eissn

0340-6717

issn

1432-1203

pii

10.1007/s00439-020-02113-x

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