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ArticleOmics : a journal of integrative biology2014

TCTEX1D4 interactome in human testis: unraveling the function of dynein light chain in spermatozoa.

Maria João Freitas, Luís Korrodi-Gregório, Filipa Morais-Santos, Edgar da Cruz e Silva, Margarida Fardilha

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Article in Omics : a journal of integrative biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria João FreitasSignal Transduction Laboratory, Centre for Cell Biology, Biology Department, Health Sciences Department, University of Aveiro , Aveiro, Portugal .
Luís Korrodi-Gregório
Filipa Morais-Santos
Edgar da Cruz e Silva
Margarida Fardilha
University of Aveiro · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies were designed to identify the TCTEX1D4 interactome in human testis, with the purpose of unraveling putative protein complexes essential to male reproduction and thus novel TCTEX1D4 functions. TCTEX1D4 is a dynein light chain that belongs to the DYNT1/TCTEX1 family. In spermatozoa, it appears to be important to sperm motility, intraflagellar transport, and acrosome reaction. To contribute to the knowledge on TCTEX1D4 function in testis and spermatozoa, a yeast two-hybrid assay was performed in testis, which allowed the identification of 40 novel TCTEX1D4 interactors. Curiously, another dynein light chain, TCTEX1D2, was identified and its existence demonstrated for the first time in human spermatozoa. Immunofluorescence studies proved that TCTEX1D2 is an intra-acrosomal protein also present in the midpiece, suggesting a role in cargo movement in human spermatozoa. Further, an in silico profile of TCTEX1D4 revealed that most TCTEX1D4 interacting proteins were not previously characterized and the ones described present a very broad nature. This reinforces TCTEX1D4 as a dynein light chain that is capable of interacting with a variety of functionally different proteins. These observations collectively contribute to a deeper molecular understanding of the human spermatozoa function.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCytoplasmic DyneinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDyneinsGene ExpressionHumansMaleMolecular Sequence AnnotationMolecular Sequence DataProtein BindingProtein Interaction MappingReproductionSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpermatozoaTestisCytoplasmic DyneinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDyneinsDYNLT2B protein, humanTCTEX1D4 protein, human

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PMID24606217
PMCPMC3976573
OpenAlexW2324701074

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