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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2026

Functional heterogeneity of sperm binding to the ZP2 N terminus across normospermic and infertile phenotypes.

Manar Ata, Maha A Abdulla, Fadi Choucair, Dania Hamada, Maria Sousa Esteves, Fatima Al Ali, Suma Garibova, Abbirami Sathappan, Johnny T Awwad, Matteo A Avella

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Manar AtaLaboratory of Reproductive Biology, Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-7111-5719
Maha A AbdullaLaboratory of Reproductive Biology, Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Fadi ChoucairReproductive Medicine Unit, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Dania HamadaLaboratory of Reproductive Biology, Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Maria Sousa EstevesLaboratory of Reproductive Biology, Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Fatima Al AliLaboratory of Reproductive Biology, Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Suma GaribovaLaboratory of Reproductive Biology, Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Abbirami SathappanDeep Phenotyping Core, Advanced Imaging Lab, Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Johnny T AwwadReproductive Medicine Unit, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Matteo A AvellaLaboratory of Reproductive Biology, Translational Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar. mavella@sidra.org.ORCID 0000-0003-0104-3304

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Abstract

backgroundHuman gamete recognition is mediated by the N-terminal domain of the zona pellucida protein ZP2. Conventional semen analysis often fails to identify functional subpopulations within heterogeneous ejaculates, particularly in men with defective spermiogenesis. This study sought to evaluate if a recombinant ZP2

methodsSperm samples from 10 normospermic and 12 infertile participants (oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia, and teratozoospermia) were incubated with agarose beads conjugated to recombinant ZP2

resultsNormospermic individuals exhibited nearly four-fold inter-individual heterogeneity in ZP2 CONCLUSION(S): Recombinant ZP2

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Infertility, MaleSpermatozoaZona Pellucida GlycoproteinsAdultHumansMalePhenotypeProtein BindingZona PellucidaZona Pellucida GlycoproteinsZP2 protein, humanGamete interactionICSIInfertilityIVFSemen analysisSperm selection

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