Characterization of an L-amino acid oxidase in equine spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction
Joanna B AitkenR John Aitken

Abstract

This study demonstrates for the first time the presence of an L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) enzyme in equine spermatozoa that is able to generate significant amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and create a state of oxidative stress. RT-PCR analysis revealed that the mRNA for this enzyme was present in the equine testis and spermatozoa, while immunocytochemical studies demonstrated that the mature LAAO protein was located in the sperm head, particularly in the acrosomal and postacrosomal domains. Experimental studies demonstrated that the aromatic amino acids (L-phenylalanine > L-tryptophan > L-tyrosine) were substrates for this enzyme, eliciting the dose- and time-dependent generation of ROS via mechanisms that were enhanced by cell death. This unexpected result was confirmed by analyses of ROS generation in subcellular sperm fractions, which again located a majority of LAAO activity to the sperm head. Equine cryopreservation medium was shown to contain sufficient quantities of aromatic amino acids to activate the LAAO system and generate ROS. The biological significance of this activity was established in an experiment in which physiological concentrations of aromatic amino acids were found to suppress sperm motility but o...Continue Reading

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