TY - JOUR
T1 - A Functional Cytochrome P450 Lanosterol 14α-Demethylase CYP51 Enzyme in the Acrosome
T2 - Transport through the Golgi and Synthesis of Meiosis-Activating Sterols
AU - Cotman, M.
AU - Ježek, D.
AU - Fon Tacer, K.
AU - Frangež, R.
AU - Rozman, D.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Mammalian lanosterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51) is a microsomal cytochrome P450 that demethylates lanosterol to FF-MAS, an oocyte meiosis-activating sterol and late intermediate of cholesterol biosynthesis. Herein we report CYP51 unequivocally localized to acrosomal membranes of male germ cells in mouse, bull, and ram, in which it synthesizes FF-MAS in the presence of the acrosomal form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced-P450 reductase. In the mouse, CYP51 (53 kDa) resides in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi during all phases of acrosome development, indicating an intracellular transport from ERs through the Golgi to the acrosome. CYP51 (50 kDa) also resides on acrosomal membranes of bull- and ram-ejaculated sperm. In mouse liver, a 53-kDa CYP51 is no longer detected in trans Golgi, suggesting retrieval back to the ER and no further transport to other organelles. Glycosylated high-molecular-mass CYP51-immunoreactive proteins in acrosomal membranes of bull and ram and Golgi-enriched fractions of mouse liver indicate that mammalian CYP51s are subjected to post-translational modifications in the Golgi. In conclusion, CYP51 is the first cytochrome P450 enzyme to be detected on acrosomal membranes. It exhibits a unique, cell-type-specific intracellular transport that is in agreement with its cell-type-specific physiological role: production of cholesterol in the liver and sterols with signaling properties in sperm. Demethylation of lanosterol to FF-MAS by the acrosomal lanosterol 14α-demethylase enzyme complex demonstrates for the first time the ability of ejaculate sperm to synthesize meiosis-activating sterols.
AB - Mammalian lanosterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51) is a microsomal cytochrome P450 that demethylates lanosterol to FF-MAS, an oocyte meiosis-activating sterol and late intermediate of cholesterol biosynthesis. Herein we report CYP51 unequivocally localized to acrosomal membranes of male germ cells in mouse, bull, and ram, in which it synthesizes FF-MAS in the presence of the acrosomal form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced-P450 reductase. In the mouse, CYP51 (53 kDa) resides in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi during all phases of acrosome development, indicating an intracellular transport from ERs through the Golgi to the acrosome. CYP51 (50 kDa) also resides on acrosomal membranes of bull- and ram-ejaculated sperm. In mouse liver, a 53-kDa CYP51 is no longer detected in trans Golgi, suggesting retrieval back to the ER and no further transport to other organelles. Glycosylated high-molecular-mass CYP51-immunoreactive proteins in acrosomal membranes of bull and ram and Golgi-enriched fractions of mouse liver indicate that mammalian CYP51s are subjected to post-translational modifications in the Golgi. In conclusion, CYP51 is the first cytochrome P450 enzyme to be detected on acrosomal membranes. It exhibits a unique, cell-type-specific intracellular transport that is in agreement with its cell-type-specific physiological role: production of cholesterol in the liver and sterols with signaling properties in sperm. Demethylation of lanosterol to FF-MAS by the acrosomal lanosterol 14α-demethylase enzyme complex demonstrates for the first time the ability of ejaculate sperm to synthesize meiosis-activating sterols.
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U2 - 10.1210/en.2003-1332
DO - 10.1210/en.2003-1332
M3 - Article
C2 - 14630712
AN - SCOPUS:10744230098
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 145
SP - 1419
EP - 1426
JO - Endocrinology
JF - Endocrinology
IS - 3
ER -