Isolation of the peri-acrosomal plasma membrane protein D40 enriched fraction from guinea pig spermatozoa using a monoclonal antibody |
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Authors: | Ilayperuma I |
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Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. isurani@anato.ruh.ac.lk |
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Abstract: | Membrane fragments were obtained from guinea pig spermatozoa by mechanical shearing. A membrane-enriched fraction was separated from other cellular debris, mainly sperm nuclei and tails, by centrifugation on 20% Ficoll 70 solution. Peri-acrosomal plasma membrane protein, D40, enriched fraction was separated from this membrane preparation using a mouse monoclonal antibody to D40 attached to magnetic beads. Enrichment of D40 antigen in this fraction was demonstrated by western blotting. The method provides a preparative route to a membrane, the constituents of which play an important role in sperm recognition of the zona pellucida and the acrosome reaction. Some constituents of the peri-acrosomal plasma membrane over the equatorial segment of the acrosome may also play a role in sperm docking with the oocyte plasma membrane and fusion of the two cells. |
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