Transglutaminase 2 crosslinks zona pellucida glycoprotein 3 to prevent polyspermy

被引:7
作者
Cui, Zhaokang [1 ]
Lu, Yajuan [1 ,2 ]
Miao, Yilong [1 ]
Dai, Xiaoxin [1 ]
Zhang, Yu [1 ]
Xiong, Bo [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanjing Agr Univ, Coll Anim Sci & Technol, Nanjing 210095, Peoples R China
[2] Nantong Univ, Sch Med, Inst Reprod Med, Nantong 226019, Peoples R China
关键词
TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE; GAMETE RECOGNITION; FERTILIZATION; EGG; SPERM; ZINC; TRANSITION; BLOCK; MICE; ZP2;
D O I
10.1038/s41418-022-00933-0
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Soon after fertilization, the block mechanisms are developed in the zona pellucida (ZP) and plasma membrane of the egg to prevent any additional sperm from binding, penetration, and fusion. However, the molecular basis and underlying mechanism for the post-fertilization block to sperm penetration through ZP has not yet been determined. Here, we find that transglutaminase 2 (Tgm2), an enzyme that catalyzes proteins by the formation of an isopeptide bond within or between polypeptide chains, crosslinks zona pellucida glycoprotein 3 (ZP3) to result in the ZP hardening after fertilization and thus prevents polyspermy. Tgm2 abundantly accumulates in the subcortical region of the oocytes and vanishes upon fertilization. Both inhibition of Tgm2 activity in oocytes by the specific inhibitor in vitro and genetic ablation of Tgm2 in vivo cause the presence of additional sperm in the perivitelline space of fertilized eggs, consequently leading to the polyploid embryos. Biochemically, recombinant Tgm2 binds to and crosslinks ZP3 proteins in vitro, and incubation of oocytes with recombinant Tgm2 protein inhibits the polyspermy. Altogether, our data identify Tgm2 as a participant of zona block to the post-fertilization sperm penetration via hardening ZP surrounding fertilized eggs, extending our current understanding about the molecular basis of block to polyspermy.
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页码:1466 / 1473
页数:8
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