Wittmann, A. ; Grimm, M.* ; Scherthan, H.* ; Horsch, M. ; Beckers, J. ; Fuchs, H. ; Gailus-Durner, V. ; Hrabě de Angelis, M. ; Ford, S.J. ; Burton, N.C. ; Razansky, D. ; Trümbach, D. ; Aichler, M. ; Walch, A.K. ; Calzada-Wack, J. ; Neff, F. ; Wurst, W. ; Hartmann, T.* ; Floß, T.
Sphingomyelin synthase 1 is essential for male fertility in mice.
PLoS ONE 11:e0164298 (2016)
Sphingolipids and the derived gangliosides have critical functions in spermatogenesis, thus mutations in genes involved in sphingolipid biogenesis are often associated with male infertility. We have generated a transgenic mouse line carrying an insertion in the sphingomyelin synthase gene Sms1, the enzyme which generates sphingomyelin species in the Golgi apparatus. We describe the spermatogenesis defect of Sms1-/- mice, which is characterized by sloughing of spermatocytes and spermatids, causing progressive infertility of male homozygotes. Lipid profiling revealed a reduction in several long chain unsaturated phosphatidylcholins, lysophosphatidylcholins and sphingolipids in the testes of mutants. Multi-Spectral Optoacoustic Tomography indicated blood-testis barrier dysfunction. A supplementary diet of the essential omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid diminished germ cell sloughing from the seminiferous epithelium and restored spermatogenesis and fertility in 50% of previously infertile mutants. Our findings indicate that SMS1 has a wider than anticipated role in testis polyunsaturated fatty acid homeostasis and for male fertility.
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Polyunsaturated Fatty-acids; Double-strand Breaks; Long-chain; Germ-cells; Mammalian Spermatogenesis; Chromosome Inactivation; Lysine-9 Methylation; Mass-spectrometry; Deficient Mice; Sertoli-cells
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englisch
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2016
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2016
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1932-6203
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Band: 11,
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Artikelnummer: e0164298
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Lawrence, Kan.
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Peer reviewed
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30204 - Cell Programming and Repair
30201 - Metabolic Health
30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
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Genetics and Epidemiology
Enabling and Novel Technologies
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G-500500-001
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2016-10-28