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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2019

Identification and characterization of RSIY-11, a novel seminal peptide derived from semenogelin-1, which acts as a neutral endopeptidase inhibitor modulating sperm motility.

Rani Fritz, Amarnath Mukherjee, Sahar Zaghi, Ilir Agalliu, Sangita Jindal, Alexandre K Tashima, Lloyd D Fricker, Kelvin P Davies

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rani FritzDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Amarnath MukherjeeDepartment of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Sahar ZaghiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Ilir AgalliuDepartment of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Sangita JindalDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Alexandre K TashimaDepartment of Biochemistry, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, 04023-901, Brazil.
Lloyd D FrickerDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Kelvin P DaviesDepartment of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. kelvin.davies@einstein.yu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-9210
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · USUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

Opiorphin as a master regulator of pathways leading to priapismR01DK107807 · NIDDK · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI DAVIES, KELVIN P · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos 2017/20106-9NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK107807NIH HHS DK107807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBased on prior reports demonstrating that neutral endopeptidase (NEP) inhibitors increase sperm motility, the goal of our studies was to identify endogenous seminal peptides that inhibit NEP and investigate their potential effect on sperm motility.

methodsPeptidomic analysis was performed on human seminal fluid, identifying 22 novel peptides. One peptide, named RSIY-11, derived from semenogelin-1, was predicted through sequence analysis to be a substrate and/or potential inhibitor of NEP. Enzymatic analysis was conducted to determine the inhibitory constant (Ki) of RSIY-11 as an inhibitor of NEP. Total and progressive sperm motility was determined at baseline and 30 and 60 min following addition of RSIY-11 to seminal fluid in 59 patients undergoing an infertility workup at an urban medical center. Additionally, the effects of RSIY-11 on sperm motility were evaluated in 15 of the 59 patients that met criteria for asthenospermia.

resultsRSIY-11 was shown to act as a competitive inhibitor of NEP with a Ki of 18.4 ± 1.6 μM. Addition of RSIY-11 at concentrations of 0.75 μM, 7.5 μM, and 75 μM significantly increased sperm motility at all time points investigated, with increases of 6.1%, 6.9%, and 9.2% at 60 min, respectively. Additionally, within the subgroup of patients with asthenospermia, RSIY-11 at concentrations of 0.75 μM, 7.5 μM, and 75 μM significantly increased sperm motility at all time points investigated, with increases of 7.6%, 8.8%, and 10.6% at 60 min, respectively.

conclusionsRSIY-11 is a newly identified semenogelin-1-derived peptide present in seminal fluid. RSIY-11 acts as a potent competitive inhibitor of NEP, which when added to seminal fluid significantly increases sperm motility. RSIY-11 could play a potential role in the treatment for male factor infertility related to asthenospermia and improve intrauterine insemination outcomes.

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Infertility, MaleAdultDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansMaleNeprilysinOligopeptidesPeptide FragmentsSalivary Proteins and PeptidesSemenSeminal Vesicle Secretory ProteinsSperm Motilityglutaminyl-arginyl-phenylalanyl-seryl-arginineNeprilysinOligopeptidesPeptide FragmentsSalivary Proteins and PeptidesSeminal Vesicle Secretory Proteinsseminal vesicle-specific antigenAsthenospermiaNeutral endopeptidase inhibitorRSIY-11SemenogelinSperm motility

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PMID31346917
PMCPMC6730740
OpenAlexW2965715481

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