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ArticleSpermatogenesis2014

The nuclear form of glutathione peroxidase 4 colocalizes and directly interacts with protamines in the nuclear matrix during mouse sperm chromatin assembly.

Rossella Puglisi, Irene Maccari, Simona Pipolo, Franco Mangia, Carla Boitani

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Article in Spermatogenesis, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Ferroptosis: The Demise of Cells Through Phospholipid Peroxidation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  5. Sperm Differentiation: The Role of Trafficking of Proteins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rossella PuglisiDAHFMO; Section of Histology & Medical Embryology; University of Rome "La Sapienza;" Rome, Italy.
Irene MaccariDAHFMO; Section of Histology & Medical Embryology; University of Rome "La Sapienza;" Rome, Italy.
Simona PipoloDAHFMO; Section of Histology & Medical Embryology; University of Rome "La Sapienza;" Rome, Italy.
Franco MangiaDept Psychology; Section of Neuroscience; University of Rome"La Sapienza;" Rome, Italy.
Carla BoitaniDAHFMO; Section of Histology & Medical Embryology; University of Rome "La Sapienza;" Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The testis-specific nuclear form of Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase (nGPx4) is associated with the nuclear matrix during spermiogenesis and is implicated in sperm chromatin condensation. In this study, we have addressed the question whether nGPx4 directly interacts with protamines by transiently sharing a nuclear matrix localization. We first expressed tagged protamine 1-myc and protamine 2-V5 in HeLa and COS-1 cells and showed by both confocal microscopy and immunoblotting analyses that protamines were produced in vitro and colocalized correctly to the nucleus. Co-transfection experiments demonstrated that protamine 1 was physically associated with flag-nGPx4 specifically at the level of nuclear matrix. The peculiar presence of protamines together with nGPx4 in this subnuclear compartment was also confirmed in mouse elongated spermatids by immunofluorescence, suggesting that nGPx4 is a physiological component of a novel protein complex relevant to chromatin assembly in condensing haploid cells. Also, in epididymal sperm, nGPx4 and protamine 1 co-immunoprecipitated, indicating that nGPx4, although localized to a subnuclear compartment different from that of protamines, represents a constant link between nuclear matrix and chromatin in mammalian male gamete.

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heterologous expressionnGPx4nuclear matrixprotaminessperm chromatin assembly

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