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C2CD6 regulates targeting and organization of the CatSper calcium channel complex in sperm flagella.


ABSTRACT: The CatSper cation channel is essential for sperm capacitation and male fertility. The multi-subunit CatSper complexes form highly organized calcium signaling nanodomains on flagellar membranes. Here, we report identification of an uncharacterized protein, C2CD6, as a subunit of the mouse CatSper complex. C2CD6 contains a calcium-dependent, membrane-targeting C2 domain. C2CD6 associates with the CatSper calcium-selective, core-forming subunits. Deficiency of C2CD6 depletes the CatSper nanodomains from the flagellum and results in male sterility. C2CD6-deficient sperm are defective in hyperactivation and fail to fertilize oocytes both in vitro and in vivo. CatSper currents are present but at a significantly lower level in C2CD6-deficient sperm. Transient treatments with either Ca2+ ionophore, starvation, or a combination of both restore the fertilization capacity of C2CD6-deficient sperm. C2CD6 interacts with EFCAB9, a pH-dependent calcium sensor in the CatSper complex. We postulate that C2CD6 facilitates incorporation of the CatSper complex into the flagellar plasma membrane and may function as a calcium sensor. The identification of C2CD6 may enable the long-sought reconstitution of the CatSper ion channel complex in a heterologous system for male contraceptive development.

SUBMITTER: Yang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8774747 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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C2CD6 regulates targeting and organization of the CatSper calcium channel complex in sperm flagella.

Yang Fang F   Gracia Gervasi Maria M   Orta Gerardo G   Tourzani Darya A DA   De la Vega-Beltrán Jose Luis JL   Ruthel Gordon G   Darszon Alberto A   Visconti Pablo E PE   Wang P Jeremy PJ  

Development (Cambridge, England) 20220114 2


The CatSper cation channel is essential for sperm capacitation and male fertility. The multi-subunit CatSper complexes form highly organized calcium signaling nanodomains on flagellar membranes. Here, we report identification of an uncharacterized protein, C2CD6, as a subunit of the mouse CatSper complex. C2CD6 contains a calcium-dependent, membrane-targeting C2 domain. C2CD6 associates with the CatSper calcium-selective, core-forming subunits. Deficiency of C2CD6 depletes the CatSper nanodomain  ...[more]

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