机构:[1]Hebei Univ, Hlth Sci Ctr, Baoding, Peoples R China[2]Univ Utah, Sch Med, Dept Surg, Androl & IVF Labs,Div Urol, Salt Lake City, UT USA[3]Univ Utah, Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 USA[4]Univ Utah, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA[5]Hebei Univ, Inst Reprod Med, Baoding, Peoples R China[6]Hebei Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Ctr Reprod Med, Baoding, Peoples R China医疗生殖医学科河北大学附属医院[7]Hebei Res Inst Family Planning, Shijiazhuang, Peoples R China
Male infertility is often associated with a decreased sperm count. The Pygo2 gene is expressed in the elongating spermatid during chromatin remodeling; thus impairment in PYGO2 function might lead to spermatogenic arrest, sperm count reduction, and subsequent infertility. The aim of this study was to identify mutations in Pygo2 that might lead to idiopathic oligospermia and azoospermia. DNA was isolated from venous blood from 77 men with normal fertility and 195 men with idiopathic oligospermia or azoospermia. Polymerase chain reaction-sequencing analysis was performed for the three Pygo2 coding regions. Non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected and analyzed using SIFT, Polyphen-2, and Mutation Taster softwares to identify possible changes in protein structure that could affect phenotype. Pygo2 sequencing was successful for 178 patients (30 with mild or moderate oligospermia, 57 with severe oligospermia, and 91 with azoospermia). Three previously reported non-synonymous SNPs were identified in patients with azoospermia or severe oligospermic but not in those with mild or moderate oligozoopermia or normozoospermia. SNPs rs61758740 (M141I) and rs141722381 (N240I) cause the replacement of one hydrophobic or hydrophilic amino acid, respectively, with another, and SNP rs61758741 (K261E) causes the replacement of a basic amino acid with an acidic one. The software predictions demonstrated that SNP rs141722381 would likely result in disrupted tertiary protein structure and thus could be involved in disease pathogenesis. Overall, this study demonstrated that SNPs in the coding region of Pygo2 might be one of the causative factors in idiopathic oligospermia and azoospermia, resulting in male infertility.
基金:
University of Utah Andrology Laboratory Project; Hebei Province Natural Science Foundation of China [H2013201259]; Hebei Returned Overseas Research Activities [C2013005002]; National Returned Overseas Research Activities [7028505101]
第一作者机构:[1]Hebei Univ, Hlth Sci Ctr, Baoding, Peoples R China[2]Univ Utah, Sch Med, Dept Surg, Androl & IVF Labs,Div Urol, Salt Lake City, UT USA[5]Hebei Univ, Inst Reprod Med, Baoding, Peoples R China[6]Hebei Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Ctr Reprod Med, Baoding, Peoples R China[7]Hebei Res Inst Family Planning, Shijiazhuang, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Hebei Univ, Hlth Sci Ctr, Baoding, Peoples R China[2]Univ Utah, Sch Med, Dept Surg, Androl & IVF Labs,Div Urol, Salt Lake City, UT USA[3]Univ Utah, Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 USA[4]Univ Utah, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA[5]Hebei Univ, Inst Reprod Med, Baoding, Peoples R China[6]Hebei Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Ctr Reprod Med, Baoding, Peoples R China[7]Hebei Res Inst Family Planning, Shijiazhuang, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Ge S. -Q.,Grifin J.,Liu L. -H.,et al.Associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Pygo2 coding sequence with idiopathic oligospermia and azoospermia[J].GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH.2015,14(3):9053-9061.doi:10.4238/2015.August.7.14.
APA:
Ge, S. -Q.,Grifin, J.,Liu, L. -H.,Aston, K. I.,Simon, L....&Carrell, D. T..(2015).Associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Pygo2 coding sequence with idiopathic oligospermia and azoospermia.GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH,14,(3)
MLA:
Ge, S. -Q.,et al."Associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Pygo2 coding sequence with idiopathic oligospermia and azoospermia".GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 14..3(2015):9053-9061