Journal: Science / Year: 2021 Title: Tubulin glycylation controls axonemal dynein activity, flagellar beat, and male fertility. Authors: Sudarshan Gadadhar / Gonzalo Alvarez Viar / Jan Niklas Hansen / An Gong / Aleksandr Kostarev / Côme Ialy-Radio / Sophie Leboucher / Marjorie Whitfield / Ahmed Ziyyat / Aminata Touré / Luis ...Authors: Sudarshan Gadadhar / Gonzalo Alvarez Viar / Jan Niklas Hansen / An Gong / Aleksandr Kostarev / Côme Ialy-Radio / Sophie Leboucher / Marjorie Whitfield / Ahmed Ziyyat / Aminata Touré / Luis Alvarez / Gaia Pigino / Carsten Janke / Abstract: Posttranslational modifications of the microtubule cytoskeleton have emerged as key regulators of cellular functions, and their perturbations have been linked to a growing number of human pathologies. ...Posttranslational modifications of the microtubule cytoskeleton have emerged as key regulators of cellular functions, and their perturbations have been linked to a growing number of human pathologies. Tubulin glycylation modifies microtubules specifically in cilia and flagella, but its functional and mechanistic roles remain unclear. In this study, we generated a mouse model entirely lacking tubulin glycylation. Male mice were subfertile owing to aberrant beat patterns of their sperm flagella, which impeded the straight swimming of sperm cells. Using cryo-electron tomography, we showed that lack of glycylation caused abnormal conformations of the dynein arms within sperm axonemes, providing the structural basis for the observed dysfunction. Our findings reveal the importance of microtubule glycylation for controlled flagellar beating, directional sperm swimming, and male fertility.
A: 697.22797 Å / B: 1507.52 Å / C: 829.136 Å α=β=γ: 90.0 °
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Image stored as Reals
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Supplemental data
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Sample components
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Entire Axonemal 96nm-repeat
Entire
Name: Axonemal 96nm-repeat Details: Axonemal 96nm-repeat from active sperm flagella of wild type mouse. Reconstruction obtained with cryo-ET and sub-tomogram averaging. Number of components: 1
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Component #1: protein, Axonemal 96nm-repeat
Protein
Name: Axonemal 96nm-repeat Details: Axonemal 96nm-repeat from active sperm flagella of wild type mouse. Reconstruction obtained with cryo-ET and sub-tomogram averaging. Recombinant expression: No
Source
Species: Mus musculus (house mouse) / Strain: Wild type
Source (natural)
Organelle: flagellum / Organ or tissue: Sperm cell
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Experimental details
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Sample preparation
Specimen
Specimen state: Cell / Method: cryo EM
Sample solution
pH: 7.4
Vitrification
Cryogen name: OTHER
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Electron microscopy imaging
Imaging
Microscope: FEI TITAN
Electron gun
Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Electron dose: 100 e/Å2 / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM
Lens
Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD
Specimen Holder
Model: OTHER
Camera
Detector: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k)
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Image processing
Processing
Method: subtomogram averaging / Number of subtomograms: 900
3D reconstruction
Resolution: 24 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF
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