Coincubation of Human Spermatozoa with Chlamydia trachomatis In Vitro Causes Increased Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Sperm Proteins
AUTOR(ES)
Hosseinzadeh, S.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Elementary bodies (EBs) of the obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis are responsible for the first step of attachment to host cells. We have studied the effects of EBs on human sperm protein tyrosine phosphorylation, which is important to sperm function. Indirect immunofluorescence using antiphosphotyrosine antibodies showed that serovar E, but not LGV, caused increased tyrosine phosphorylation which was localized to the sperm tail region. Immunoblotting revealed that serovar E caused a marked increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of 80- and 95-kDa sperm proteins, whereas serovar LGV caused increased phosphorylation of only the 80-kDa moiety. Considering the importance of tyrosine phosphorylation for sperm capacitation and other aspects of sperm function, we conclude that EBs may affect these events.
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