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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

ELAPOR1 is a copper-dependent tethering factor driving proacrosomal vesicle fusion during acrosome biogenesis.

Tianyu Shao, Jiahao Ma, Xinshui Tan, Hongcheng Shan, Dan Xu, Kexin Zhang, Sanduo Zheng, Fengchao Wang

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. 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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Tianyu Shao *Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0009-0003-6509-3068
Jiahao Ma *National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3961-5120
Xinshui TanNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7066-6156
Hongcheng ShanChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0009-0004-9782-5179
Dan XuNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Kexin ZhangNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Sanduo ZhengNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7784-0177
Fengchao WangNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4252-5406

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Abstract

The acrosome is a crucial organelle essential for sperm function and male fertility. During acrosome biogenesis, numerous proacrosomal vesicles (PAVs) are transported to the concave region of the nuclear membrane and fuse to form the acrosome. However, the mechanisms governing the fusion of PAVs to form the acrosome remain poorly understood. Here, we identify endosome-lysosome associated apoptosis and autophagy regulator 1 (ELAPOR1), a conserved protein, as a key factor in PAVs fusion during acrosome biogenesis. Male mice lacking

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AcrosomeAutophagy-Related ProteinsCopperMembrane FusionAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyInfertility, MaleMaleMiceMice, KnockoutSpermatogenesisSpermatozoaAutophagy-Related ProteinsCopperacrosome biogenesiscryo-EMmembrane fusiontethering factortetramer

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PMCPMC12337314

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